Comedy at the Cafe

July 21, 2014 Matt Bannister

Whilst flicking through some recent images of the Crystal Palace Overground Festival 2014 on Facebook, I came across these great pics. A bizarre selection of faces smiling and gurning at the audience, from the recent "Comedy in the Cafe" evening of stand up at Brown and Green Cafe, Crystal Palace station. I then noticed that the temporary stage for the evening had featured my framed prints as a little backdrop. The jaunty angles the pictures have ended up at, suit comedy I think! The images were taken by Ally at Stonelock Photography, and has kindly let me reproduce them here. Unfortunately I did not attend the event, but Ally assured me that some of the photos that didn't make her final edit were a bit blurred, as she was laughing so much. For more info and clips of the comedians, their homepages are here: John Kearns, Jenny Collier, Dan Green, Beasts.

If you fancy getting your hands on your own print to tell jokes in front of at home, click here.

The Creatures That Keep on Giving

June 9, 2014 Matt Bannister

Dinosaur Wedding

I was approached last year by a couple - Liam and Nasreen - who asked if they could use my 'Crystal Palace Monsters' image on their wedding invitations. A few email exchanges later (and a fee, of course), the were distributed and their wedding was a great success, I understand. They are both fans of the Crystal Palace area, the dinos and my work. Win Win Win!

New cards and packshots

Some new cards arrived from the printers (available now from my website store or in person from Brave Girl Gifts if you live near Crystal Palace). I decided to take them out for a walk and take pictures of them. Residents of SE19 may be able to identify where I took them.

Brown and Green Café

I also popped into the Brown and Green Café with a mission. I decided to swap one of the prints featuring sphinxes with a nice new version of 'Change Here for Evolution'. I really like the image and I think it's much better than the one I removed. Also the 'story' behind the piece is set on one of the platforms nearby. If you are ever in the area, drop in for some lovely food. Here are some pictures to help you find where the new print is. He he.

Joint Exhibition at Crystal Palace Station

August 31, 2013 Matt Bannister

Photographer James Balston and I installed our mini exhibition of prints, this week, at Brown and Green Café, Crystal Palace Station. All the work is related to the Crystal Palace area. My stuff has been inspired by the dinosaur and sphinx sculptures in Crystal Palace Park and the disused subway as mentioned many a time on this blog. James' photos are of the subway itself, and really capture the lovely (if unloved) Victorian brickwork down there. Lucky ballot winners for the Open House Weekend (21st September) will be able to visit the structure later next month. James and I were really lucky to be granted access when we did.

All the works are for sale. My prints can be bought here: bannisterimages.bigcartel.com, and James can be contacted via his websites here: jamesbalston.squarespace.com or thetrianglese19.blogspot.co.uk.

That's not me buying a coffee but if you look, you can see James in the distance behind the cakes.