loz atkinson

02 May 2012

ring, ring. hello? ring, ring. hello?

my next art adventure involves painting a life sized fibre glass replica of a british icon the K6 kiosk telephone box. to raise vital funds for a fantastic charity Childline.

the summer of 2012 promises to be one not to forget and in the year of the Diamond Jubilee, we want to connect people with this familiar icon. BT ArtBox is about joining in with the nation’s celebrations and showcasing the nation’s diverse talent. across London’s iconic streetscapes you’ll find replicas of the Gilbert Scott telephone box, transformed by the very best British creativity. And after the public display, we’ll auction the boxes to raise money for ChildLine to celebrate their 25th Anniversary.

my phone box "the thing with feathers (that perches in the soul)" along with the other 99 boxes will go out on the streets of london from 18th june - 16th july 2012 after which, they will all be auctioned off in the hope of raising £1 million for Childline.

i will soon be on my travels down to london to bring my design to life. follow painting in progress tweets @lozatkinson_art

22 April 2012

good egg...

so the end has come to 'the big egg hunt' with all eggs now being shipped off to their new homes and their very generous owners.

'from little acorns, mighty oaks do grow' auction ended after being extended a few times with a most glorious bid of £1,400. this has helped towards funds for two amazing charities Elephant Family and Action for Children. with the final total still being counted!!

as well as raising what im sure will be a huge total for the two charities 'the big egg hunt' also smashed two world records! the first being 'the most expensive chocolate egg' at £7,000!!

then with an amazing 12,773 egg hunters!!! the world record for 'the most entrants in an egg hunt' was also broken!

and then what pops up on the BBC's bang goes the theory? only a familiar egg....

it has been an absolute honour to work on this project. not only helping kids here in the UK get a better start in life but also helping keep some of the worlds most endangered species safe from harm. i've loved every second! meeting other artists, getting to chat with the public and working with an amazing team behind the scenes that dont get enough praise for what they do! they're a small team but their ambition and heart are so huge they can and do achieve amazing things!!

16 March 2012

I say me, knowing all the while it's not me...

the hair on this piece has been doing my head in! its not 100% yet but i haven't done a "me. me, me" post for ages so...

If you were a tree/animal what kind would you be?

Tree = laurel

Animal = bird

What is your favourite colour?

Black

Why are manhole covers round?

holes in men usually are

What is your favourite drink?

Manhattan/Red Wine

What would I find in your refrigerator right now?

Cheese, butter, milk, beer, jam, meat, salad

What is the last book you read?

But Is It Art? And How to overcome depression. Both causing there own yet similar moments of despair! Currently reading

· The bell jar

· The bible; a history

· Haunted Shropshire

Some light reading you will agree

What is your favourite movie?

This is a tough one, as it seems to change with time!

· 300 will always be up there, it is beautiful.

· Eternal sunshine of the spotless mind is another favourite; it’s so unreal in its concepts but captures a truth that everyone can relate to.

· Zeitgeist.

· The corporation.

How would you explain a database in three sentences to your eight-year-old nephew/niece?

A place where lots of information is kept and then usually lost

If aliens landed in front of you and, in exchange for anything you desire, offered you any position on their planet, what would you want?

The secret to abundance and peace.

If you could be any character in fiction, who would you be?

I wouldn’t want to be any. What little you see of the character within a certain work of fiction isn’t a full enough representation! You know they still have to go food shopping, pay bills go thought the day-to-day monotony of life.

Although I wouldn’t mind being Raoul Duke. I used to have a similar fuck it attitude towards everything once upon a time and then reality hit and boy does that suck. Now I’m a nervous quivering wreck of a woman slowly building whatever it was that was myself back up to get things done and do what the heart says as that part of me has never let me down.

If you could be a superhero, what would you want your superpowers to be?

To know what to do and then have the automatic ability to do it

If you had only six months left to live, what would you do with the time?

How do we know I or anyone has that long left?

If you won $20 million in the lottery, what would you do with the money?

Make sure my nearest and dearest were “ok” then just disappear

If you were a car, what kind would you be?

Bubble car

Who do you like best, you mom or dad?

What sort of fucking question is that!

What kind of people do you dislike?

Idiots

What makes you angry?

Idiocy

Tell me about the worst boss you ever had.

A mini Hitler at a well known, but now failing purveyor of consoles and computer games. And when I say mini he was definitely compensating for a deficiency in the height department and wore a fucking gold “nike tick” earring. I don’t think he could contemplate that working there wasn’t the most important thing in my life?!

How many close friends do you have?

Many close in integrity not so many in proximity

In a small room you have a refrigerator, if you left the door of the 'fridge open would the temp in the room fall or would the temp in the 'fridge rise? Why?

The temp in the room would rise as the fridge uses up more energy in trying to keep the fridge at a constant cold temperature therefore kicking out more heat from the back. Causing a vicious circle!

Can you describe an atom?'

Atom is a four-letter word

How would you describe yourself in a sentence?

Benevolent, funny, caring and trying to choose love.

out of bounds

9th - 31st March 2012

group exhibition curated by Joe Moran at The Crocus Gallery, nottingham.

featuring some of leicester's up and coming artist's

Kate Da'Casto

Khush Nubian

Robert Hardaker

Joe Moran
Loz Atkinson

Cat Keen

Alex Walch

Sally French

for more information click here

13 February 2012

blanket media coverage

online

and over the airwaves

with more to come....

24 January 2012

we get old to soon and wise too late; review of the year 2011

two thousand and eleven a year of ups, downs, adventures, tedium, prescription drugs, booze and all that rock and roll...

in no particular order some highlights of the year, although we do start with the bestest :)

jungle city, edinburgh.

edinburgh is one of my favourite cities so i was incredibly happy to be invited back by elephant family to take park in this wonderous event! so 'one for the rock, one for the crow, one to die and one to grow" hornbill was created. living in the royal botanical gardens then placed out onto castle street with an amazing view of edinburgh's most famous landmark. to make the whole experience of being involved even better was that my hornbill featured on the front cover of the accompanying art book!

and to round it all off at the close of the online auction "one for the rock..." attracted a most amazing generous final bid of £2,050! helping the event celebrate the magnificence of Asia’s endangered wildlife, generating mass awareness of their plight and with the aim of raising £50m over the next ten years for their survival. for more info click here

bird watching spots of the year - bullfinch, nuthatch, longtailed tit, sparrow hawk being chased by crows, mistle thrush and a great spotted woodpecker

learnt how to use 3D software and created 4 images for an industry text book on 3D TV and film to be published in 2012

the fabulous @LuciaMasundire and i raised over £300 for shelter as part of their cake time national event. we took over leicesters cultural quarter for a week and the very generous creative people of leicester donated what they could for our cakey goodness all culminating in a big party with a mega cupcake give-a-way. all good fun and for a good cause too! double tick!

on a mild novembers day me and my better half climbed 80% of mount snowdon before having to turn back as we were losing light. not bad for a first go at climbing

new work added to my "women of faith" (working title) series. after having a little photoshoot with the amazing talulah blue and much research "lilith" is in the making. shes practically finished just a few more tweeks and off to the printers with her! the next image in that series will be of mary magdalene so its all go...

i can now say im an internationally exhibited artist with my work included in the trans-siberian arts centre exhibition. which saw mine and over 100 artists from around the worlds work exhibited in one of the cabins of the trans-siberian railway trains from moscow all the way to beijing.

i was seen hovering in the background of david dickinsons real deal and on derren browns "the assassin" with the derren brown experience being much more exciting! tho maybe he hypnotised me to say that.....

within the space of 4 days in june i was implicit in the prevention of two complete strangers suicide attempts.

2011 was not a year of many exhibitions but more a year of reflection and the creation of new works from self portraits to commissions to work using bodily fluids! 2012 will be exhibition central so be aware!

although no pumpkin amazingness was produced from the garden this year much to my despair but all was not lost as we some how managed to grow a 12ft+ hollyhock in our tiny little yard (which is still growing and flowering as we speak) if i find the giant at the end of it dont worry im all over stealing his golden goose!

and finally the welcoming of baby Lukas and baby Cerys into this crazy world! :D

with the big egg hunt and being recommended to become a young ambassador for the princes trust, 2012 has had a pretty good start! so may it continue and all of you specials get everything you hope for......

15 January 2012

the eggstraordinary painting of...

The Big Egg Hunt

the many streets of London

21st february 2012 for 40 days and 40 nights

the egg "from little acorns, mighty oaks do grow"

the design symbolises the proverbs meaning - great things may come from small beginnings. so from a simple idea, the huge impact the egg hunt will have, not only raising money to help endangered animals survive for future generations, it will also give those future generations the best start in life that they may not have necessarily had...

so before the egg even had time to make itself at home

on with the first coat of lovely bluey tealy wonderness! i'd just like to point out here that you should all be very proud as i didnt paint it black first! i know shocking right?! :)