The iPhone5 HardCase proofs are have arrived! Check out our new 2013 designs!!! They're lighter, brighter and lots of fun, and still have the sophistication that Finchley Fans adore. View our full complement of new designs.
We've been designing so many gorgeous new images recently, and have been beginning to think that they'd look amazing as even more than iPhone hard cases and cards... our minds took a little wander and we've decided to offer our Finchley Paper Arts designs up to Licensing Opportunities! As travel is one of our favourite things, we couldn't resist the thought of Finchley hardside luggage, water bottles and umbrellas! And then thought of returning home; crawling into a bed covered with luscious Finchley patterned duvets covers and matching pillow cases... sumptuous wall papers, throw pillows that tell a story, and journals that will keep your most intimate secrets. This invitation is open to all quality manufacturers... submit your inquiries now.
Wow!!! Many of us enjoy watching award ceremonies filled with celebrities, and fantasize about getting our hands on one of the marvelous and treasured "Gift Bags" that the nominees get. This year, Finchley Paper Arts is SO overwhelmingly excited to announce that we'll be providing some of the gifts that the top 30 nominees for the Golden Globes 2013 will receive! With high hopes of having our products spotted on the devices of celebrities the likes of Meryl Streep, Glenn Close, Jodie Foster, Charlize Theron, Kate Winslet, Ryan Gosling, Kenneth Branagh, Viggo Mortensen, Brad Pitt, George Clooney (say what!!!!), or Christopher Plummer, Finchley Paper Arts would be over the moon to receive an email of your photo of a star with our skin or HardCase on their device.
Somehow, it feels like we're the ones that have won an award!!! Now where did we put that statue...
A little while back, Amazon.com approached us to sell through their site, and we couldn't think of anything we'd like better... well, except maybe winning the lottery ...or a year-long stay in some warm, tropical exotic all-inclusive spa... but that hasn't happened yet. So we've partnered up with Amazon, and are thrilled to be able to offer a fine selection of Finchley Paper Arts products for sale online to individuals across the globe! We've listed a great selection of HardCases and gel skins for laptops, iPhones and iPads, as well as sets of assorted cards and luxurious gift wrapping paper. We're hoping to expand the line of FPA items that Amazon.com carries, so let us know what products you'd like to see available!
Happy shopping!
Wow! We're so flattered and excited to be Gelaskin's new Featured Artist! They're starting with 5 of our Nature designs including Butterfly Post, Stork Post, Dragonfly Post, Swan Post, and Heron Post. What's so great about Gelaskins having these designs on their site, you ask? Well, the simple answer is this: now you'll be able to order individual skins directly from Gelaskins that will fit any number of different devices. Until now, Finchley Paper Arts' gel skins (and now HardCases) have only been available to fit iPhones, and iPads, but we know some of you have other devices and would love to ge it into your favourite Finchley design. Now you can! As always, our laptop skins come in 13", 15" and 17" and will fit any brand's laptop in those 3 sizes.
Stayed tuned for our first "Finchley Contest" and win yourself or your loved one a $40.00 Gift Voucher towards a new Finchley Skin or HardCase with GelaSkins ! Our Nature series is now available for their 20 top devices including Phones, iPads, iPods &MP3's, Laptops, Kindles & Gaming Devices ! Here's a link to the devices available with our FPA designs.
Contest details to follow.
Well folks, they've finally arrived! After a long process of getting our designs ready for the new format, designing our new bilingual packaging for these beauties, and having it all produced, the Finchley Paper Arts HardCases are ready to ship. These gorgeous cases are not only deliciously stylish, they also will help protect your iPhone from impact and scratches. And the best part is that they can be changed up when you're ready for another design! Here is a quick video explaining how they are best snapped on and removed. As with the Finchley Paper Arts Gel Skins, the Finchley Paper Arts HardCases come with the link to download the matching wallpaper design. Order yours today and express yourself in style!
It looks like we're making news in eastern Canada - how exciting! One of the newest shops to carry Finchley Paper Arts products, J'Adorn in Kincardine Ontario is letting the town know what we've got on offer... check out the online article here!
In the event you're looking for a gorgeous Finchley Paper Arts HardCase in your favourite local shoppe, here's what they look like. Finchley Paper Arts Ltd.'s new packaging on all gel skins and hard cases is now bilingual, and will get your purchase home, or to that special someone in pristine condition. Compact and easy to mail, they'd sure make for beautiful Christmas gifts!
We're so excited to be offering HardCases for the iPhone 4/4S! They're being printed this next week and will be on the shelves in early October. HardCases are made from a tough polycarbonate material made to protect iPhones from impact damage and everyday wear-and-tear. Combined with a stylish Finchley Paper Arts design, these protective cases will set your iPhone apart from the crowd! There are currently 10 of Finchley's top designs available, and there'll be 10 exciting new designs introduced when the iPhone 5 cases come out this fall! Check them out, and be sure to pre-order through your local sales rep in order to have them in stock in time for your Christmas sales. Coming soon they'll be available on Amazon.com for individual sales as well. Stay tuned!
Thank you to everyone who came out to our First Annual Artist Studio & Garage Sale on August 26th! It was a huge success and not too many fights ensued over the wood letterpress blocks ! For those who missed it, we have kept our "pop up shop" in place in the studio. We have lots of treasure and bargains still to be found. Just give us a call to book your appointment to drop by the studio. Email us at info@finchleypaperarts.com or call 250.598.1408. Lots of vintage suitcases, bottles, vintage art suppplies, cabinet cards, dominoes, Liebig cards, Japanese book binding papers...... and the list goes on.....and on... Everything must go !!
Dreaming of her recent trip to Venice, Lola's seductive gaze leads us to believe she has a few secrets in that heart of hers. With her deep green eyes and ruby lips, this beautiful lass could certainly share some tantalizing tales. Available in skins for laptops, iPhones and iPads, ...and coming soon in HardCases, too!
Even we wonder what Lola's Secret is...
Our newest design, Poseidon's World brings this handsome fella to life. Sophisticated and elegant, Poseidon sits atop an old world map of Constantinople. This "God of the Sea" will look smart on any of your electronic devices - he's available in skins for laptops, iPhones, and iPads and will be available in the new Finchley Paper Arts HardCases coming soon!
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We're so excited to be introducing our new Canadian Sales Force, Jannex Enterprises Ltd.! They'll be bringing Finchley Paper Arts to the Canadian market and debuting our line of products at the Toronto Gift Show from August 12th - August 15th.
"Serving the retail marketplace since 1980, Jannex is one of the leading greeting card, stationery, and gift distributors in Canada. Our product criteria is fashion, art and innovation as it translates to paper related products. We source the world for a discriminating retail community which in part consists of:
The team at Jannex prides itself on service. We strive to provide a quality customer service department in support of a knowledgeable sales force. Our shipping and administration departments are efficient and round out our Jannex family. Our goal is to make our retail community more profitable and distinctive.
Our office, showroom and warehouse facilities are located in Markham, Ontario which is a suburb of Toronto. Our showroom is open to retailers during regular business hours, with a full complement of products consisting of greeting cards, calendars, social memory books, gift wraps, gift bags, stationery, invitations, announcements, box note cards and Canadian made souvenirs, as well as many other gift accessories."
If you're coming to the Toronto Gift Show this month, stop by the Jannex Booth 11313 and check out our display. If you're not able to make it to the show, and are interested in carrying Finchley Paper Arts cards, wrapping paper, and skins for laptops, iPhones, and iPads in your Canadian store, please contact Jannex Enterprises directly to be put in contact with the sales representative in your area. We look forward to being in shops all across Canada! Yay, eh?
Well it's been a long time since my last confession... oops, I mean blog entry, but to be fair, it's been smokin' busy around here. So far this year we've been to the Spring Fair 2012 to exhibit our wares in Birmingham England, to New York to walk both the National Stationery Show and Surtex 2012 (a licencing show) in May, and Las Vegas in June for the Licencing Expo 2012. After our whirlwind trip to the UK we have decided to adopt the British "Keep calm and carry on" as our new motto!
In addition to the global travels we've also been working on getting representation across our beautiful country, making some new designs, and working out the details on some new products! Stay tuned for more entries to come!!! (See... we have been doing stuff... even if we've been slacking on the blogging end of it!)
Wow! What a long flight!! We finally made it to Birmingham UK to participate in the Spring Fair Gift Show! The second day we were there, the snow started to fall like mad, just in time for the opening day. News reports told folks to stay at home unless totally necessary, but our little booth was hopping! There was loads of interest from Museums, Distributors, and Retail shops from all over the UK and Europe. We met amazing people, and had the best "neighbours" at the show; characters Andrew and Allan of Full Colour Black were fantastic and introduced us to so many great contacts!
We were too busy during "show time" to snap any photos, but here are a few from our day off in London:
Now the hard work begins... We're looking forward to doing business with all of the wonderful people we met on our travels!
Finchley Paper Arts Ltd. is so excited to be in Birmingham, UK participating in the Spring Fair International! We're here from February 5th to 9th 2012 at the NEC. We've got a whole bunch of new things up our sleeve for 2012, so be sure to pop by our stand (4GG82) to check it out and say hello!
We're on another adventure, this time to meet and support the Donald McEvoy Ltd at the Dallas Marketplace gift show in Dallas, Texas. They'd made up a gorgeous display of our Finchley Paper Arts wares - we LOVE THE COLOUR! It was a quick trip as we are on our way to the UK Spring Fair Show, leaving on February 1st!
Wow! We're so pleased to be featured on Lúz Gallery's website! A big thank you to Diana Millar and Quinton Gordon for your wonderful write up about Finchley Paper Arts' products. Here's what they wrote:
"There's something that I love about picking up an old book, opening the cover and finding that someone, years ago, took a moment to write a beautiful inscription, or even just to write the date that the book was received. There's something about handwriting from a hundred years ago, the flow of the ink from a fountain pen with the swirls and curls that I love to admire. Even old documents of simple accounting have a beautiful flair. I have kindergarten teacher printing- perfectly straight, up & down - just like you learn in kindergarten. Or most days I may never even pick up a pen or pencil, just fill a computer screen with typed out letters.
But, the problem is, you can't handle these beautiful documents every day. Most of the time they remain tucked away in archival sleeves and dark boxes, only to pull out on rare occasions, so they don't crumble from the daily use.
That's why I loved finding Finchely Paper Arts and their 'undercover' creations. They are bringing a new life back to these beautiful old documents & images, and allowing them to have a new life in this age of technology. Each design comes from their love of the arts, combined with parts of history, their worldwide collections and photographic & book images, resulting in beautiful new compositions or undercovers for your iphones, laptops and ipads.
Something that you use everyday!
I recently visited Finchely's studio, and I was allowed a peek into a few of their inspirations...! There is an incredibly special book that was pulled from their grandparent's collection of 'old dusty books' from under the crawl space. This book was originally printed & bound in 1600's and was part of a incredible collection!
Here's their story in their own words;
While researching vintage ephemera, we came across a wealth of family genealogy data from Cambridge England. Some of the many passions of our family were bookstores, publishing and even a mobile library. In the 1740’s a large private library came up for auction. Our family purchased several books containing the personal bookplate of Lady Henrietta Cavendish Holles of Wellbeck Abbey in Sherwood Forest.
Finchley was the last home of our Great Grandparents before their immigration to Canada in the early 1900’s, we thought it fitting to use the Finchley name to re-establish our family in the publishing industry.
The book I was able to view was from this special collection of Lady Henrietta, and had her incredible handwriting in the book, as well as her own personal bookplate. She even had her own way to mark each book that she read, in her estimated collection of 50,000 books!
Or there's the dramatic red wax seal now part of the very first designs from Finchley, the Face of Finchley. Or the gorgeous colourful Seven Seas cover (currently looking great on my phone!)
So well...these may be a bit unusual for a gallery to carry, I just love that Finchley is breathing a new life from the bookarts and bringing them into the 21st century ~ 'little mobile works of art'
We are very excited to be carrying these new items at the gallery. If you are not in town, we have many of the undercovers available to purchase online. Or stop into the gallery to see all covers we have in stock.
The covers currently are available for iphone 4, ipad 2 and laptops (PC or Mac) for 13", 15" and 17"
Or send us an email if you have any questions on Finchley Paper Arts and their gorgeous creations.
(perfect stocking stuffers??!)
* I forgot to mention, in case you're wondering, Finchley Paper Arts is located here in Victoria BC !!"
Thanks Diana and Quinton!
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Spring has arrived in the land of Finchley in Victoria. We are frantically playing catch up at Finchley Paper Arts putting the final design touches to our new Passport-Catalogue and display backdrop for our upcoming big show in NEW YORK CITY May 15th-18th, 2011.
The National Stationary Show will be taking place at the Javits Centre in Manhattan. This is the World Stage for the stationary market with delegates from across the globe.
FPA has designed a new line of greeting and holiday cards , plus a beautiful line of wrapping paper with gold metallic highlights. With the roll-out of the IPAD 2 last month, we have had GelaSkins produce a series of skins for the IPAD 2 to be unveiled at the NY Show along with many other new designs for laptops, iphone 4, and the iPad 1.
If you are in NY city in May , please drop by Booth 1771 at the Javits Connvention Centre. Hope to see you there!
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The best skins on the planet! We have teamed up with www.Gelaskins.com to bring you a variety of skins for your laptops and iPhone4. GelaSkins are removable vinyl skins for protecting and customizing your portable devices. Not to mention turning your ordinary device into a piece of travelling artwork. With our designs and their technology, we feel we have come up with a winning combination.
GelaSkins removable covers are backed by adhesive technology from 3M, which allows bubble-free application. When it comes time to switch it up for another design, GelaSkins remove cleanly leaving no trace of residue on your device.
Our first sample order has arrived and they have almost sold out even before getting them onto our website! There are still a few available in each selection. Check out our Blog for a "sneak peek" at our first set of designs. We are submitting another order now and hope to have them back in stock by mid to late January.
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Magic lantern slides.... even the name conjures up a magical image for its time...
There has been some debate about who the original inventor of the magic lantern is and what year the original device was developed. It was around the late 1640s - 1650s. It was even referred to as the “lantern of fright” because it was able to project spooky images that looked like apparitions. In its early development, it was mostly used by magicians and conjurors to project images, making them appear or disappear, transform from one scene into a different scene, or even create the belief of bringing the dead back to life..
The first lantern slide producers made their slides using albumen-coated plates and, after a short period, switched to wet-collodion plates. The introduction of dry plate processes, as well as mass-produced lantern slide kits, made the slides easier for amateur photographers to produce.
The finished product was placed within a lantern slide projector to be viewed on a wall or screen. The first projectors used oil lamps for light. By 1870, limelight, produced by burning oxygen and hydrogen on a pellet of lime, offered a better, although more dangerous, form of illumination. In the 1890s, the invention of the carbon arc lamp, followed by electric light, provided a safe method for displaying the lantern slide image.
Our latest Magic Lantern finds are some great Nature and Comic slides from England. Due to the weight of the glass slides, the shipping to Canada can be pricey or free depending on the vendor. All arrived in great shape with no breakage.
Recent sets that we managed to find and add to our collection are Moths and Butterflies, Nature, and Comic Cats and Dogs. They make a great addition to our World Culture, Cities of the World, Children and Nature series. The Comic Cats and Dogs show a great side of English Humour.
Stay tuned for up coming designs using content from our slides for our new Collage Pages, Gelaskins for Laptops & Iphones and new Art Card Designs.
Here are a few links to sites for info on Magic Lantern slide Machines and history.
http://www.antiquesjournal.com
http://www.magiclantern.org.uk
The Polaroid Transfer process involves hand printing each image, resulting in no two images alike. They are printed on Arches Watercolour Paper. Image transfer is often described as a "crossover" art form, one that blurs the distinction between conventional photography and handcrafted art, such as painting. This creates mystique and a truly artistic image. Each miniature portrait should be kept away from direct sunlight.
The original vintage trays come in three sections. We have modified them into individual trays for a more convenient size, each with it's own theme.
Using vintage papers for backgrounds, family heirlooms, photos, and a variety of embellishments, each tray starts to come alive once the indiviual compartments are filled with treasures.
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Welcome to the new line of Finchley Paper Arts " TAG ART" ! We have drawn upon our vast archives of personal world photos, maps, old documents and trading cards to create these new tag pages. We hope you enjoy the new layouts with multiple sizes of tags on one sheet. They are Quality Digital printed on 120 lb McCoy Card Stock. We welcome your comments and feedback on our new line.
We now offer 32 pages of Tags.
We have designed our second set of Finchley Art Cards ! Check them out, new sizes are available. We now have 32 different cards. We welcome your comments and feedback on our new line.
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Come and see us at the "Antique & Collectable Show" in Victoria, B.C. June 13th ! Pearkes Arena 10am~4pm.
Well it's been 2 months since our last Blog entry BUT we have been busy "Treasure Hunting" and designing 2 new sets of Art Cards and 35 new Tag pages!!
The first set of Art Cards are now available on our site and the next set of Art Cards and Tags will be available early June. They will be off to the printers next week! So please check back. Wholesale card inquiries are welcome as well.
We will be offering our Collage Sheets as pdf' down loadable files in June.
"Latest Treasures" include modified smaller Letterpress Trays for mixed media collage. They are available in limited supply.
We found these rusted grates at a local 2nd hand store. (See below) Lots of ideas for these beautiful caste iron sculptures.... We will photograph each step in the process of transforming them into Unique Altered Art. We will feature the before and after photos in our Gallery Section.
With each art piece we will try and create a colour combination palette, in the hope that you may also want to use it. It always takes me ages (sometimes days) to pick out just the right vintage document, photo etc for a new piece, background colours generally are several layers deep to obtain the right hue..... and then changed again. Each layer has its own story to tell as well. I have many canvases started but never finished...
From each palette one can create unlimited art pieces, handmade or digital. The colour formulas are in RGB and listed beside each colour for easy reference.
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Ok so here goes... If someone had told me a year ago I would actually have a blog, I would have laughed at them. English was never my best or favourite subject in school and I think I skipped out of every oral presentation I had to do! Geography and the Arts were always my passion and still are today.
I hope to be able to share with you my view of the colours and textures I've seen in this world.
It is amazing that each continent definitely has a "colour combination palette" that we associate with it, but they can be easily blended harmoniously if we only take the time and imagination to do so.
We would like to introduce to you "Finchley Global Colour Combinations" ~ "Colour Palettes"
With each art piece we will try and create a colour combination palette, in the hope that you may also want to use it. It always takes me ages (sometimes days) to pick out just the right vintage document, photo etc for a new piece, background colours generally are several layers deep to obtain the right hue..... and then changed again. Each layer has its own story to tell as well. I have many canvases started but never finished...
From each palette one can create unlimited art pieces, handmade or digital. The colour formulas are in RGB and listed beside each colour for easy reference.
Artwork: Polaroid Transfer on Watercolour Paper.
Inspirations:
I am from an exotic land.
I am the door and pillars from an ancient Kasbah.
I have housed many generations, from pilgrims to armies to harems to princes.
I have heard the laughter, the orders and the whispers throughout time and felt the touch of hands.
4) Polaroid transfer of an Indian Door
Colour Palette: Created from the inspiration pieces.
Artwork: Digital Collage.
Inspirations:
Colour Palette: Created from the inspiration pieces.
Artwork: Digital Collage.
Inspirations:
Colour Palette: Created from the inspiration pieces.
Artwork: Digital Collage
You could easily create a similar mixed media collageusing luminious colour washes, black and white photos, vintage documents, letters and transparencies.
Inspirations:
Colour Palette: Created from the inspiration pieces.
Artwork: Altered Art Assemblage - Vintage Letterpress Tray
Inspirations:
1) Top far right - Place of The Winds, Jaipur India.
2) Inspirations row from left to right - Morning Light at Benares (Varanasi) India.
A fellow traveller once told be there would be places in this world that one feels a "special presence and energy" if you take the time to sit quietly and wait. I felt this several places, but especially sitting on the steps of the Ghats along the River Ganges in Benares at 4:30 am, and climbing the steps of the pyramids in Cairo Egypt awaiting sunrise.- ( which one can get fined for if caught... another story for a later day ! )
Even though I didn't use the "India" theme in this altered assemblage, it certainly gave me the idea for which colour palette and vessel to use.
3) Finchley Keys.
4) Vintage Handwriting Collage page.
5) Finchley Cabinet Cards.
Colour Palette: Created from the inspiration pieces.
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Artwork: Digital Collage
Inspirations:
1) Top far right - Vintage Indian Currency.
2) Ziegfeld Follie Photo.
3) Rajasthani Tapestry Collage page.
4) Background walnut stained paper with Finchley Photoshop Brush Set #1 ( coming soon as a new product!).
5) 1800's vintage French Letter ( Reproduction French Letters - coming soon as a new product!).
Colour Palette: Created from the inspiration pieces.
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Altered Letterpress Tray
Vintage key, cabinet card, antique glass bottles, vintage blue box, handwritten 1800's French letters, vintage envelopes, wax seal, vintage watch, scissors, ceramic door knob, mollusc shell and quail eggs.
Terrace Studio
"Gypsy Traveller Collage"
