Jean Manco – The Origins of the Anglo-Saxons

2018 has been a personally difficult year with the passing of my mum, Jean Manco, earlier in March. She was hugely inspirational to me and naturally I held her at the centre of my life, forever influencing my values and outlook on life. I was immensely proud of what she achieved, academically and in way…
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Big Art / Small Art – my new book!
Although I’ve mentioned this on Twitter and Instagram it’s about time I mentioned my new book Big Art / Small Art due to be published next week on the 8th September. As you can see from the photos it’s a handsome looking volume with a beautiful card bound spine, embossed cover and different textured paper…
Raw + Material = Art
I was happy to see the work of Anouk Kruithof on the cover of the latest Thames and Hudson 2012 catalogue which also signals the publication of my new book [amazon_link id=”0500289913″ target=”_blank” ]Raw + Materials = Art: Found, Scavenged and Upcycled[/amazon_link]. Kruithof is a talented artist from the Netherlands who recently had her first UK…

