Surf Wood For Good

Surf Wood For Good celebrate 30 artists who have taken part in an incredible bellyboard campaign and online auction. Surf Wood for Good offers free wooden belly board hire as a positive alternative to cheap, environmentally-toxic polystyrene bodyboards that are so often discarded on beaches around the country.

My board 'Sharing the Surf, Basking Shark’ was created from my own experience of seeing Basking Sharks in UK coastal waters and celebrates how we can peacefully co-exist together. Basking sharks are an endangered species and are a protected species in UK waters and there are strict rules how close boats and other watercraft can go. Sadly, this protection doesn’t stop them from being victims of pollution, entanglement in fishing gear and plastic pollution due to the way they filter feed on plankton at the surface. You should always give them plenty of space if you find yourself sharing the water with them, at least 4 metres away. We need to act now to clean up our act otherwise we will sadly lose them altogether. Globally shark fishing is a massive issue. It is estimated 100 million sharks are killed each year, over the last 50 years there has been a 70% decline in shark populations. Sharks are essential to a healthy ecosystem in the sea and must be further protected here in the UK and globally."

This is an art auction like no other. Starting on the 15th June for three weeks only, the @surfwoodforgood online auction will raise vital funds to fuel Surfers Against Sewage's Ocean Activism.

All the boards for the Surf Wood For Good Auction are currently in exhibition at St Ives Brewery Cafe, St Ives, Cornwall, TR26 2BX. All the boards will be on display until 1st July 2022.

Aerial Seascape Paintings to Coastal Tote Bags & Tea Towels →

I am excited to share with you my Kickstarter campaign that I have been working on for a few months. I have always wanted to take my artwork into making textile functional products that are accessible and also environmentally consciously created. I would love to bring my coastal aerial paintings to initially tea towels and tote bags. I would then like to expand to make up bags, cushions, aprons and oven gloves further down the line.

The tea towels will be in full colour edge to edge printed using organic 100% cotton which is from a sustainable source. The tote bags are a flat design and the full colour print of the main bag also matches the straps, which gives them a unique look. The designs will be printed onto 100% organic cotton which is from a sustainable source. I will be eventually selling them on my website.

My Kickstarter campaign starts this Friday 25th June 2021 as part of the Fri Yay Surprise with Indie Roller. I have 30 days to reach my goal!

Why I care?

I am so excited about being able to offer fabric products and to take a new positive step in my business. I would love to be able to offer unique products that are affordable and share my love of the ocean. I am so passionate about the environment and in making these products I have made informed choices for fair, sustainable, environmentally friendly materials, processes and production.

The company I will be using to create the products is based in the UK and do all the printing and making of the final products in house. The company uses reactive inks that conform to Oeko-tex standard 100 (means they contain no harmful chemicals). The inks used in the production processes are synthetic and no animal products are used. The artwork will be printed onto 100% organic cotton material. They are machine washable.

Project Timeline

The tea towels and tote bags will be printed and shipped out around 2 months after the campaign ends, to allow time for the funds to transfer to me from Kickstarter, and allow for printing and making.

How can you help?

I need you to pledge on my Kickstarter to help me raise enough money to be able to print the tea towels and tote bags.  Aerial Seascape Paintings to Coastal Tote Bags & Tea Towels by Joy Clifton — Kickstarter On the main campaign page, you will see all the pledges available to choose from. There are 6 tiers to choose from including greetings cards, tea towels, tote bags, a bundle of each design (including one greetings card, one tea towel and one tote bag), A4 Limited Edition Print and A3 Limited Edition Print.

If you do enjoy my work and would like to receive your own seascape inspired tea towel or tote bag or both for yourself, or to send someone special as a gift, please make sure you pledge before 21st July 2021, the fate of this campaign quite literally is in your hands!

Please click the link below to see more and pledge to help me reach my goal.

Thank you so much!

New Surf Inspired Pin Badges

I am excited to share with you my four new surf pin badges that I have been working on! So here they are!! I will be launching them on Friday as part of the Fri Yay Surprise with Indie Roller.

PRE ORDER your Limited Edition Surf Inspired Pin Badges now! Each pin is made from 3mm sustainably sourced beech ply with my artwork UV printed on the front. There is a butterfly pin on the back to secure to your favourite garment or bag . PRE ORDER closes on 11th June 2021!!

The pin badge is 5cm diameter and comes with a backing card and wrapped in recycled tissue paper. Each item is posted in a small postal box. Orders will be dispatched on Friday 2nd July 2021.

Being a natural product, there are natural variations in the grain and colour of the wood making each badge totally unique.

Joy Clifton Seascape Art is one today!!

I can't believe it has been a year since I started my indie business selling my Seascape Art. A lot has happened in this year and I have lots of plans on where I want to go next. The biggest and most important part of this is you and I want to tell you how thankful and grateful I am to have such wonderful collectors of my work whether its buying a painting, print or a card it is so appreciated and I normally do a little dance around the room!

I am marking my Joy Clifton Seascape Art 1st Birthday with a thank you offer of 25% off EVERYTHING on my website so that's original paintings, prints, ceramic bauble and greetings cards. This offer will be applied at checkout with this code HAPPY1 . The code will finish on Friday 7th May 2021 at 11:59pm.

Looking back over the year I completely embraced the new way of living and took my paintings online and got involved in lots of wonderful online markets with Makers Market from Home, Indie Roller, Shop Small Love Indie, Curated Makers and Duchy Fairs in Cornwall. It has been an absolute joy to do these and meet lots of wonderful people. I also have my work now stocked with Colour and Space Gallery in Cornwall and Inspire Makers are now stocking my cards.

Where now for Joy Clifton Seascape Art you might be wondering! I am working now on new products using fabrics which I will be launching in a few weeks. I am then hoping to be able to find further indie shops and galleries for my work in the next year. Another part of my work that I am hoping to grow is commissions of artwork for collectors and also brands. From the summer onwards I will have more time to be able to work on bespoke art pieces and bring your favourite seascapes and ocean adventures to life. If you are interested I am taking bookings now and I have 4 spaces left until September. Please email me hello@joycliftonuk.com.

Indie Roller Bundle Event

I’m so excited to announce I will be taking part in the Indie Roller Bundle Event on Saturday 17th April 10am -10pm. Join me for a super fun online shopping event hosted by Indie Roller. Here are a few sneak peeks!

As part of this one day event I will be offering Limited Edition Giclée Prints paired with the matching Greetings Card; hand painted ceramic baubles paired with a complimenting greetings card; greetings card bundles; The Sea inspired hand painted ceramic baubles bundle and the ULTIMATE ‘Sharing the Surf’ Limited Edition Bundle. These will only be available for one day and would make excellent presents for upcoming celebrations or a lovely treat for yourself.

I will also be going live on Indie Roller on their Instagram page on Saturday 17th April 2021 at 20:45 BST.

You can browse and shop an exciting range of bundle offers from independent  creative businesses. Give this hashtag a follow #IndieRollerBundle on Instagram to discover all the amazing bundles in the lead up to the event. 

Exclusive new greetings cards and prints released today and upcoming makers market events!!

I'm EXCITED to share my new range of greetings cards and limited edition giclee prints with you.

To purchase or find out more please visit my shop on my website Joy Clifton — greetings cards (joycliftonuk.com) or Joy Clifton — prints (joycliftonuk.com).

Hope you enjoy them! I also have a little secret to let you in on I'm developing a few homeware items and I can't wait to share what I have been up to!

Very excited for the Makers Market From Home Party. Please join us all on Saturday 20th March 2021 from 10am - 2pm to celebrate a year on Instagram @makersmarketfromhome!! Wow it's been an incredible journey and it's such a wonderful way to celebrate this amazing community by a Makers Market From Home Party. We will each be setting a stall up in our own homes with a party vibe to it. You can see all the behind scenes prep on the #mmfhprep and on market day go to the #mmfhparty to see everyone's amazing party stalls! Andy and Alice will be hosting lives on the hour and will be talking to lots of wonderful makers, creatives and artists.

This amazing community really helped me develop, grow and become confident in doing lives!! I have enjoyed doing all these markets and it has been so wonderful meeting lots of other makers and lots of you!!

So grab your party hat and some tasty cake and join us all for a fab celebration!

The following weekend I’m taking part in the @shopsmallloveindie online market on 26th – 27th March at www.shopsmallloveindie.co.uk

There will be an amazing range of products and exclusive offers!

Postable Pop Up

So EXCITED I’m taking part in my first #postablepopup this Saturday 20th and Sunday 21st February from 10am to 10pm on Instagram! I have been missing doing events and so looking forward to this and showing you all my new artwork! I will be going live at 11am hope you can join me then! To purchase all you need to do is visit my shop on my website www.joyclifton.uk.com/shop for my original paintings or wwww.joycliftonuk.com/prints for my limited edition prints and greetings cards. I am offering 10% off with the code POSTABLEPOPUP all weekend as well as the Free UK Delivery code BRINGMETHESEA .

It is so important to #shopsmall and support all the wonderful artists, creatives and makers out there. Do check out @postablepopup page and also the #postablepopup now and throughout the weekend! It’s going to be EPIC!

New Era Exhibition

I am taking part in the group show ‘New Era’ at Art Number 23 Gallery, which have invited artists from all over the world to submit their applications and participate in the virtual project. The exhibition will run from 3rd to 24th February 2021 and the virtual exhibition can be found here www.artnumber23.online The work I have on show is ‘Sharing the Surf, Grey Seals’, ‘Moment of Calm’ and ‘Socially Distanced Surfers’ to find out more about my work and purchase them click the button below

Happy New Year and Free UK Delivery

Happy New Year everyone! I hope you are all well and had a lovely Christmas even though it might have been different from normal. We had a lovely Christmas at home and we saw the rest of our family virtually. Now the UK is back in lockdown and galleries are having to close their doors for now. If you are like me missing the ocean I would love to be able to offer free UK delivery so I can bring the sea to your home. The offer applies to all my original paintings, limited edition prints and art greetings cards. Please enter the code BRINGMETHESEA at checkout to bring the beach to your home. I am in the process of painting some new work, if you want to be the first to see it sign up to my newsletter!

Many thanks for your continued support.

Love and light

Joy

Catch me at these Virtual Markets!

I’m going to be taking part in a few Christmas Virtual Markets over the next few weeks, you can catch me at...

Sunday 15th November @makersmarketfromhome for the fabulous Christmas Bonanza #mmfhchristmasbonanza #makersmarketfromhome

Saturday 21st and Sunday 22nd November @duchyfairs #virtuallytherefair #duchyfairs

Thursday 26th November 7-9pm @indie_roller Art and Illustration Christmas Showcase #indierollerchristmas #indieroller

Look forward to seeing you there with a mulled wine and mince pie in hand!

Coming Soon Christmas Pop Up Shop

For the festive season I have been busy creating two mini collections of work and a range of hand painted ceramic baubles. I am happy to announce they will be available to buy from Friday 23rd October 2020. The first range I created was ‘The Endless Winter’ which explores surfing in some of the coldest locations on earth. The second range is ‘Frozen Shores, Marine Life’ which explores the wonderful animals that live in the Arctic and Antarctic. The original watercolour paintings and Art Christmas Cards will be available to purchase.

The hand painted ceramic baubles come in three different designs ‘Sea Foam’, ‘Shoreline’ and ‘Wave’. Hand painted with acrylic paint with iridescent sea foam and varnished on both sides. Each bauble is threaded with hand dyed sari silk ribbon. These stunning decorations are the perfect gift for any ocean lover, make a statement on a Christmas Tree and complement any room.

I am donating 10% of all profit on this collection to Surfers Against Sewage which is a charity that inspires, unites and empowers communities to take action to protect oceans, beaches, waves and wildlife.

New Collection 'Sharing the Surf'

Welcome to my new collection ‘Sharing the Surf’. The new collection explores the positive and peaceful relationship we can have with marine life that inhabits the world’s oceans. There are seven new watercolour paintings in the series from different viewpoints. The marine life that I explore in each painting I have been lucky enough to see in the wild whether surfing or diving or from a boat. I explore how we can peacefully exist together and how we need to undo the damage we have done to their environment together.

I am donating 20% of all profit made on original paintings, prints and art greetings cards to Surfers Against Sewage who are a campaigning charity that inspires, unites and empowers communities to take action to protect oceans, beaches, waves and wildlife.

New Collection 'Sharing the Surf' release date Friday 25th September 2020

I am pleased to announce that on Friday 25th September 2020 my new collection ‘Sharing the Surf’ will go live on my website. The new collection explores the positive and peaceful relationship we can have with marine life that inhabit the ocean. There are seven new watercolour paintings in the series from different viewpoints. I will be donating 20% of all profit made on original paintings, prints and art greetings cards to Surfers Against Sewage who are campaigning charity that inspires, unites and empowers communities to take action to protect oceans, beaches, waves and wildlife.

Makers Market Sunday 13th September 2020

I’m excited to announce I will be taking part in the Maker Market From Home on Sunday 13th August 2020 from 10am -5pm over on Instagram. I will be showcasing my original watercolour and acrylic paintings, fine art Giclée prints and art greetings cards. I will be offering free delivery over the weekend and the code is BRINGMETHESEA. I will be donating 20% of my profit on market day to @surfersagainstsewage who are campaigning for cleaner and reducing plastic pollution.

I’m so excited to be returning to this wonderful community of makers and there is a new format with more opportunity for browsing. Head over to @makersmarketfromhome and follow the #makersmarketfromhome

See you there! 

Virtually There Fair

I’m taking part in the Duchy Fairs Virtually There Fair on Saturday 8th and Sunday 9th August 2020 from 10am - 4pm on Instagram @duchyfairs. There are lots of wonderful traders of craft, design and artisan makes, food & drink and vintage finds taking part, it's not to be missed.

On Saturday the 8th the fair will be launching at 10am with a virtual tour of the fair where all of the traders will say hello and tell you a little bit about themselves. Then the browsing and buying begins! I will have an album of photos on the @duchyfairs grid featuring an array of stock and info on how to buy. I have a special discount code for 10% off for the weekend which is DUCHY10. Hope you enjoy the fair, see you there!