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Updated 18th May 2010
Welcome to Di Kaye Art Deco Artwork and our 2010 schedule. Di Kaye Artwork is a small Cottage Industry. Working from home, Di produces the Art Deco artwork, and her partner, Peter (me!), ensures that the business runs smoothly, and is responsible for getting the orders out on time as well as keeping this website updated, so if anything is wrong, I get the blame! We've updated the "All Originals" Gallery to try to get a better representation on screen of what the original artwork looks like, but it still can't compare with the real thing! Try and catch us at a Show. We also have people asking if they can visit the studio - as we are on the road from May through to December, there would be very little to see as all the stock is packed away for the next Show - usually only the piece that Di is currently working upon is in the studio - the only time we get to hang the paintings is at Xmas when the family comes to visit!
LATEST NEWS !
New CD Launches 5th August at 10.00am on Create and Craft - "Parisian Chic" for all things French and Elegant. See an exclusive offer in the Card Making CD Gallery
The Art Deco Figurines are now totally sold out - we await the next range. The Card Making Cd's are now on the website.
If you call you’ll speak to either one of us. Contact Numbers are 01780 480809 (for Di at Home) or 07931 556588 which is my mobile and constantly attached to my hip!
2009 was a much quieter year with the recession biting but we still enjoyed meeting Customers both old and new. New products in the pipeline this year include a range of high-quality porcelain mugs with the Art Deco Ladies and Dogs range and two more Art Deco figurine ranges that will be launched world-wide. The American on-line shop is still producing quality work and is a useful addition to our prints and cards. You can choose your design and have it professionally printed on to a T-shirt, Tote Bag or Mug, and the postage costs to the UK are not excessive! www.cafepress.com/dikaye for details or click the banner below
 For our American Customers, you can also order through Fine Art America which also produce stretched canvasses - please click on the link below
We have also moved some of our Galleries on to this site so if you are looking for something that is not "Art Deco" - like the Jazz prints, then have a look at Fine Art America and then e-mail us and we'll still be able to print them in the UK for you.
Our latest list of Shows for this year - note that we are not exhibiting so much due to pressure of work on Di so you may have to search a bit to find us!
May
29-31st Deene Park Antiques Fair, near Corby
June
26-27th, Castle Ashby Walled Gardens, Northampton
Castle Ashby
July
9-11th, Just Dogs Live, Championship Dog Show, East of England Showground, Peterborough
Peterborough
23-25th, Silverstone Classics
Silverstone
August
21-22nd, All About Dogs, Norwich Showground
Norwich
28-30th, Glenn Miller Festival, Twinwood Arena, Bedford
Twinwood
September
6th Art Deco Festival, Queen Mary, Long Beach California - this is a new one for us!!
17-19th, Newbury Showground - another place that we have not shown before
Newbury
October
1-3rd, Pete's at the Ryder Cup so no show planned!!
9-10th October, Hinchinbrooke House, Huntingdon
Hinchinbrooke
22-24th, Crowthorne
Crowthorne
29-31st, Sevenoaks School
Sevenoaks
November
Crafts for Christmas, 4-7th NEC Birmingham
20-21st, Sywell Aerodrome, Northampton
Sywell
December
TBD
Peter, 18th May 2010
We supply prints direct to the trade. Please contact us for a price list. Prices do not include postage and packing, but are free from the dreaded VAT. Through our links with Paypal, we can accept orders using most credit cards or debit cards. Or you can call Peter and he can accept payment over the telephone by Visa, Mastercard, Switch etc. You can also pay with a UK Cheque or International Money Order.
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Artists
Who is Di Kaye?
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Di is a professional artist, based in the pretty Georgian town of Stamford in Lincolnshire. As a "Cottage Industry", Di paints at home but the house has been adapted to provide a studio for painting and rooms for printing, framing, packing, shipping and storing her work as well as an office to keep up with the growing paperwork!
Having served an apprenticeship as a Graphics Designer with a textile printers (before the days of computers when art had to be created and drawn!), she put her talent to good use when bringing up four young children. Being at home meant that she could snatch a couple of hours a day to concentrate on her artwork, which was a useful way to raise extra income for family holidays.
When the children “flew the nest” Di expanded the work by commencing a Botanical Art Course and was told by the instructor that “this is where your true talents lie!” As her fine brushwork and attention to detail were already apparent in her earlier works, the instructor was forced to admit after 3 sessions, that he was unable to add anything to Di’s knowledge, as she had already out stripped not only the class, but his own work!
Not disheartened, she continued to paint holding several successful exhibitions in Lincolnshire and the West Midlands. The demands of her growing family, especially grandchildren, stretched her talents to designing on a larger scale, with complete playrooms and bedrooms. This led to numerous requests for “fairies” and looking at the market, Di realised that although there was a surfeit of children’s fairies, there was also a large adult interest. Starting off in her own style, Di began to paint “fairies” in an Art Nouveau style and took the first collection, with some trepidation, to a Craft Fair. The response from people of all ages and both sexes, was positive and encouraging and has led to the establishment of this collection. However, it was a visit to the Art Deco Exhibition at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London 3 years ago that was to be the turning point. Di came back inspired and started an "Art Deco" gallery which is now the largest part of her collection. Not content with painting in watercolours, Di experimented with acrylic and other media to capture the true skin tones whilst painting on a black background. the addition of Crystal added to the sparkle and elegance of the Art deco period. Di provides original artwork to the Savoy Hotel in London, a true Art Deco hotel as well as small shops and department stores across the country.
The Botanical gallery illustrates Di’s attention to detail, with one of the most popular being the “Bee,” in which you can see the hairs on its legs! This piece looks stunning in a bespoke black mount, within a gold or silver frame. The “Jazz” section draws upon Di’s ideas for a bold and colourful statement. Hopefully, the full band will be available soon.
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Ashley Kaye
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Ashley Kaye, Di's son, was born in Stamford and attended Stamford College after leaving school. Studying art, he specialised in African and Tribal Art and produced some very different work which gained him an A plus pass. The strong lines and blocks of pattern make very striking images and he now intends to expand his collection. This is the first time that his work has been available to buy on the open market and we are sure that it is going to be in great demand | |
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