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There are many who believe that there is ‘no time like the present’ but very few who use the idea for a wall painting. Debra Hall and the community Arts Group at Saint Martins have done just that. Saint Martins is central to Birmingham’s the famous Bullring. No surprise that a bull features strongly, other landmarks will be quickly recognized and the theme exhibits the energy and live that floods through this inner city area. The group of artists came together especially for this project... Read Full Story

Koloron Art Fabric from ESPO We are pleased to inform UK users of Koloron Art Fabric that they can now buy from ESPO. Local Authorities including LEA Schools together with Charities, the volunteer Sector and other qualifying commercial organisations that trade with ESPO are now able to buy Koloron direct. Koloron large rolls and Mini rolls are held in stock and appear in both their printed and online catalogues. Read Full Story

How to save thousands of Street Art images every year Throughout 2010 Koloron are inviting UK Artists and Art Groups to enter creative ideas for an exciting project. We at Koloron know there are a lot of talented Artists looking for large spaces to paint their work. A big wall painting is great but is often not appreciated by the person who owns the wall. On many occasions the work is remarkable but because it is seen as graffiti they are lost when the Local Authority has a clean up. Now... Read Full Story

Jane Bower got one hundred Year 5 children to consider the Elements. Hardwick Middle School in Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk set to work creating a number of 4ft square panels. One for each of the Classic Elements. According to Empedocles, Greek philosopher, scientist and healer, all matter is comprised of four "roots" or elements. Earth, Air, Fire and Water. Well it was the fifth century B.C. However Koloron Art Fabric turned its hand to a creative interpretation. Working with heat, water and a... Read Full Story

Workshops with Jane Bower One of the many interesting qualities of Koloron Art Fabric is its reaction to heat. Like many materials it transforms in exciting ways, ways that can be creatively controlled, often with surprising results. Heat and its effects on art materials is the subject of a workshop run by Jane Bower where she combines Art and Science and explores the results. Intended for those teaching at KS1/2 the one-day workshop explains how to fire without a kiln, make objects by... Read Full Story

This brilliant Prep School came into view as I rounded a corner a week ago. I was so struck with the cleverness of the design that I had to stop and take a few pictures to share the experience. It's called Colour Land and it's in the Turkish Republic of North Cyprus. And yes the bright sunshine does really help the colours to work on the imagination. Think what it must be like to be a kid who goes there. Fantastic. I was blown away by the pencils that are in the walls, the relationship of the... Read Full Story

After many questions about using Koloron Art Fabric for textile studies we have a few examples. Colourful aren’t they? “For sheer versatility Koloron Art Fabric is exceptional, responding well to woodblock and lino as well as screen printing.” Says designer Carole Miles, whose work we show here. Most emulsion-based inks work well and when it comes to embellishments with pens, pencils, metallic pastels and wax crayons the results are clean bright and easy to apply. Koloron is light and easy to... Read Full Story

Arnulf Betzold now serves the German market for Koloron Art Fabric and garments. Based in Ellwangen, Betzold provide a fast mail order service across Northern Europe. Concentrating on supporting Education with an overnight delivery service they carry large stocks of over 10,000 product lines. Order lines are open from 7.30 – 18.00 Monday to Friday. Tel: 0800 90 80 90 80 Fax: 0800 70 80 70 80 Email: service@betzold.de Their website is http://www.betzold.de/ and their Koloron page www.betzold... Read Full Story

In answer to Ted's query about Koloron Art Fabric in Scotland we are happy to put you in touch with Pisces Art in Glasgow. North of the border ring 0141 882 6336 and when south, they have an office in Crewe, ring 01270 849 001. Here is their website www.piscesart.co.uk We hope this helps. Whilst you can always get the full range of Koloron products from us mail order increasingly Art shops and Art Materials suppliers are carrying them. The latest is Ruddocks of Lincoln. They are in the High... Read Full Story

We have had a request for the name of a Koloron stockist in France. Jennie you can buy Koloron from ColArt. They carry Koloron garments of Early Years under their Color & Co brand and Koloron Art Fabric by the roll, 1m x 5m roll and the larger 1.5m x 10m roll, under their famous Lefranc & Bourgeois label. So when you get there you'll still be able to paint those large images. Loved the cars by the way. Regards John Read Full Story