Decoupage and Collage under the knife!

10th March – 1st April 2010

Craig Ennew is an artist and graphic illustrator based in Salisbury, who is well known to school boys and their parents as the Head of English at Bishop Wordworth’s School.

Craig creates unique collages and works of decoupage, drawing from an eclectic range of images and patterns, frequently bringing in original compositions of text. Works capture eccentricities of the English psyche, often focusing on vintage and retro imagery and design. Craig is influenced by all things nostalgic, lonely and strange, from the wonderful little films of Oliver Postgate, to the eclectic music of Tunng, Adem and Four Tet.

The process of producing the original pieces involves a significant amount of time working on an initial collage. This can be done either by hand or in Photoshop. Many prints are then made of the final image, and section of these prints are then cut out and layered to produce the depth and dimension in decoupage. Often, sections of text are sourced from a range of writings to create an original text composition that forms a part of the final piece.

He is regularly exhibiting his work, including galleries in Pewsey, Salisbury and Waterstones Book Stores. He has produced collages and decoupage that illustrate particular years, for example, as well as working on advertisements and magazine layout.

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The Gallery is open Monday to Saturday, 10am – 4pm.
Commission from sales will be going towards Oxfam’s work overseas to end poverty and suffering.