I got a bit lost on the way, but managed to sneak in at 6:30PM. Unfortunately, my phone was dead at this point in the day, so I've no photos of ELCAF. There, I met my good friends, Brolly Lolly, a very talented bunch of fellow MA graduates. They had a table and lots of stunning art on it. I also saw some people I hadn't seen for ages, like Alexis Deacon, Stephen Chan and Emma Carlisle. I also met Viviane Schwarz for the first time, which was great. I bought lots of things. I had to, because I had a £50 note in my wallet (which, by the way, is highly unusual) that my dad had given me as a birthday gift a short while ago.
Somewhere between dumping my things under Brolly Lolly's table and shopping, I lost my A2 pad filled with my A-Z train journey sketches. So someone somewhere has them. Oh well. But because of this unfortunate fact, I don't have any close-up sketches of my A-Z to show you. Instead, here is a list. You'll have to use your imagination to visualise the artwork. (The actual drawings done in the window are safely stashed away in Foyles.)
A - Art Galleries
B - Big Ben
C - Cab
D - Double-decker
E - Eye
F - Foyles
G - Guard
H - Harrods
I - 'I Heart London' tee
J - Jam (traffic)
K - Kew Gardens
L - London Underground
M - Made in Chelsea
N - Number 10
O - Olympics (The Queen parachuting)
P - Phone box
Q - Queen
R - Rain
S - Shard
T - Tower Bridge
U - Union Jack umbrella
V - V&A
W - Wimbledon
X - X-mas shopping
Y - Yum (fish & chips)
Z - Zoo
Right, now I'm off to read these books (below).
If you want to read a WAY BETTER blog about ELCAF, which has lots of photos, check out Sarah McIntyre's blog HERE!
I'd like to say a special thanks to all at Foyles for having me, Lucy for taking photos of me, and Elena, for the pencil sharpener.
One last thing - go to Foyles! Their new flagship store is beyond words, and their Grand Opening Festival is still happening (until July 5th)! There are more details on that HERE.