Johnnyinthe56 Art & Life Blog — eco-friendly fashion

  I really like the idea of looking after our environment and so over the last year we've continued to reduce our carbon footprint and our impact on the environment in a few ways and I wanted to share them with you, so here they are.... We're using 'print on demand' for all our printed products. This significantly reduces over production, as each item is only produced once the order is placed. Our printed items are produced by a printer that is geographically closest to the delivery address, thereby reducing delivery miles and the carbon footprint of our products. All...

Well, we've got the 1st month of 2025 under way and hopefully you've just about recovered from the excesses of the festive season.... So now feels like a great time to make some plans!   Here's a few things I like to make some gentle plans for during January, whilst it's still cold and dark out.  Creative inspiration - things to make. Wardrobe update - You may want to add a new hoodie or a unique t-shirt, we've got you covered! Catch up with friends & family - just in case we missed anyone during the festivities. Menu Plan -...

Happy Halloween! Once again we're looking forward to a bit of Halloween fun and hope you are too! The decorations are up, we've got a bucket-full of Halloween sweets to hand out to visitors. The film we've selected for this year's traditional family Halloween horror film viewing will be 'The Thing'  -  the brilliant 1982 John Carpenter version. Yes, there will be pop corn and maybe a cheeky take-away!   To complete our horrible Halloween celebrations we've added the suitably dark: 'Bright Light Dark Soul' original painting to the website this week and you can keep up with all the...

Well, I'm still busy creating murals at Elland Road (LUFC) and when I'm not doing that, I'm working on the new product lines for the website. So here's the latest additions. You can keep an eye on all the progress on my instagram feed. Come and check out the new arrivals in the Space Art Collection. New in this month are: Jupiter Rising original art work mugs, tote bags, hoodies, T-shirts, sweatshirts, art prints and posters. Moon Rise art prints, posters, hoodies, t-shirts & mugs. Thanks for reading! Johnnyinthe56

Having settled back at home after our summer of day trips and travels, I find that I have travel on my mind again. Specifically a trip to Japan. Japan, it’s art, culture, place and people have always fascinated me and I’d love to visit. But, I live on the other side of the world, in Yorkshire, so it’ll need a lot of saving up to get there. Despite the difference in languages, culture and the massive physical distances, I love that there are also similarities. Yorkshire and Japan a both hilly and cold at times, they've produced great literature and...