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6×4 Secret Postcard Exhibition

Sunday, November 14th, 2010. Published in Art, Craft & Design, Cultural & Exhibitions by

The 6×4 Secret Postcard Exhibition kicked off this weekend and in the end nearly 800 postcards were sent from artists around the world including Paul Smith, Wayne Hemingway, Martin Parr and Richard Wilson. The launch night attracted quite a lot of people and over 80 postcards were sold including a card made by local award winning jeweler Barbara Tipple. The lucky person who bought the card for £20 also received over £200 worth of diamonds.

I popped by the exhibition this afternoon to see the work and take some pics and was very impressed with the selection and quality of the work. Jan Williams informed me that all the cards left after 5pm today will be for sale online.

6X4 Secret Postcard Exhibition

If anyone has any stories to tell of their purchases or if you are one of the artists with a story to tell about your entries then please add these to the Flickr 6×4 Group. Jan would love to hear how you made your piece and if you have bought a postcard then you could take a photo of it on your wall and upload it to the flickr group. When you find your postcard in the group please add comments. If anyone took photographs at the opening night then Jan would love to see these added to the group. I was lucky enough to purchase a piece of work by Dan Thompson of Artist and Makers. It now sits very proudly at home.

Now in my house

6X4 Secret Postcard Exhibition

See more photographs of the exhibition at my Flickr stream.

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  2. Thanks for posting such a great record of 6by4 Claire. What an amazing weekend!It really brought people together and it was good to see so many new faces at Art Space. I’m still buzzing but have a bit of a postcard hangover today!

    Huge thanks to everyone who supported this project. Looks like we may have to do it again next year according to the feedback we’ve had.

    Jan (on behalf of Art Space) x

    Jan Williams on November 15th, 2010

  3. [...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by Maricar Jagger, Jan and Chris and Karl March, Jan and Chris. Jan and Chris said: @strongislanduk what a brilliant #6by4 weekend in #Southsea.Thanks to one & all :) http://tinyurl.com/2wgjkqq #art [...]

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  4. I’m so glad the event was documented as I was unable to attend.
    One of my submissions is in the shot above, bottom right, black and white tulip :)

    Elizabeth James on December 7th, 2010

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The 2nd Strong Island Ale – Dry Dock No. 1

Tuesday, May 8th, 2012. Published in Features, Food & Drink, Strong Island by

As you may know each year we run a home brew competition in February where the winning brew has the opportunity to be brewed by Irving & Co Brewing Co. and sold around the city in the summer. Last year’s brew, the Strong Island Hopper Ale, was hugely successful being one of Inving’s best selling ales and selling out so quickly it went through a second brew run. This year’s winning ale is Dry Dock No. 1, originally brewed by Lee Immins, went on sale in some of Portsmouth and Southsea’s pubs over the weekend.

We spoke to The Hole in The Wall in Southsea who said the new ale went down a storm with it being their best seller on Sunday and with almost two barrels empty by the end of the Bank Holiday weekend. Those guys at the Hole in The Wall and their regular ale drinkers know their stuff so for us this was amazing early news with the ale.

To officially launch Dry Dock No. 1 we are having a launch party with the lovely souls at The Belle Isle on Thursday evening. The ale will be on full flow, come down and try a pint or two. As well as being on sale all around the city the ale will also be available in Chichester’s Belle Isle too, so you can drink it away from home for the first time too.






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The Isle Of Wight Randonnee 2012 – Team Strong Island

Monday, May 7th, 2012. Published in Bikes & Cycling, Features by

Just over a year ago, a group of Strong Islanders were sat on the Isle of Wight ferry on our way to the yearly Randonnee cycling event; 60 miles around the island spread across 5 checkpoints. Whilst on the crossing we couldn’t help but admire various enthusiasts and their custom team jerseys. Fast forward a year and it is my great pleasure to unveil the Strong Island cycling jersey. Made as a one off for the event, the jersey is our way of representing this city and all the values that come with it. Thanks to the combined designing efforts of Chris Ballingall and Tristan Savage, we were able to produce this clean, retro looking jersey that 11 of Southsea’s finest could wear to conquer the island’s endless hills. Well done chaps.

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