 On Saturday 7th June, Arcane and @mattartpix had a stall at the Brighton @vintagefurnitureflea organised by @judysvintage - this was their first event in the city, and considering the length of the queue on opening and the brilliant atmosphere, I think we can safely say it was a big success!
On the left is our stall, with most of Matt's small mid-century furniture items already on their way to their new homes! We had the feeling that this was going to be a good one anyway, and Brighton didn't disappoint! The venue was absolutely stunning: St Bartholomew's in the heart of Brighton. This is a really impressive and original building designed by Brighton-based architect Edmund Scott, and it is crammed with beautiful details which unfortunately, we didn't really have time to take in, as we were so busy the whole day! We had the perfect customer base for us: people who know what they want, are knowledgeable and into beautiful objects, books, furniture and art. It was great to see so many people interested in the prints of Matt's vintage-inspired collage art! We cannot wait for the next Vintage Furniture and Flea in Brighton - but we will be back much earlier than this as we wish to explore the area properly. We think it might just be the perfect area to move our ArtPix/Arcane HQ in the future... We have been very busy since coming back from France and we are in full planning mode. Still on the list of "important things to do" are the launch of an online bookshop this autumn and the publication of Miss Gish's third novel The Right Place, by Spring 2026. Watch this space! In the meantime, do follow us on Instagram where we regularly post updates and new stock in! Go HERE.  We are really excited to announce that the Arcane/ArtPix team is headed to Brighton this weekend for The Brighton Vintage Furniture and Flea organised by @vintagefurnitureflea this Saturday 7th June in Brighton!
Matt will have his usual colourful stock of carefully hand-picked vintage treasures and we will bring a small selection of vintage 50s, 60s and 70s ephemera and books, including great mid-century sci-fi books and volumes on art and design! The Brighton area is on our list of *potential* areas to move the Arcane/ArtPix HQ to in the next few years... So it'll be great to have a first look at it! The Brighton Vintage Furniture & Flea - Saturday 7th June 2025 (10:30am - 3:30pm) - Church of St. Bartholomew Doggies welcome! ;-)  A quick update to say that the Arcane/ArtPix team is back from three fantastic weeks in France, including two in gorgeous Normandy, which we like more and more! And we have found the ideal bolthole! It was so wonderful that we didn't want to leave!
We came back last weekend and we have barely had time to breathe, it's gone a bit mad already here at Arcane/ArtPix towers! There is a lot going on and this will be a very busy summer for us... More news soon! Please bear with us, and don't forget to check out the Arcane instagram HERE and the ArtPix instagram HERE! That's where we are the most active at the moment and you will find updated news, new stock, events, etc.  A few days ago, we left copies of Miss Gish's two novels I Am a Muse and The Book of Thoth for people to find on the bookshelves at the bus stop in Queen Camel, Somerset. I will be doing this again throughout the spring/summer in Dorset, Somerset and beyond if possible!    2/20/2025 February update: Plans afoot! It is a wet and gloomy day today in Dorset and the ArtPix/Arcane HQ is a hive of activity as we beaver away at our various projects.
The Arcane office is filled with incense and The Mighty Sieben's fabulous music - a lot of plotting is taking place! Work has resumed on the first draft of Miss Gish's third novel The Right Place and we hope to publish in Spring 2026. and a decision has finally been taken regarding launching an online Arcane Bookshop. This, we hope, will happen in June/July 2025. Watch this space and follow our updates on Instagram HERE!  Incredibly, January 2025 is the 10th anniversary of the publication of Miss Gish's second novel, The Book of Thoth. In 2023, we missed the 10th anniversary of Miss Gish's first novel, I Am a Muse, because we had mostly stepped back from promoting Arcane and books. As we attempt to resurrect our much-neglected imprint this year, we couldn't let yet another 10th anniversary pass us by! Here at Arcane, we are incredibly proud of this volume! This is the first book fully designed and typeset by Matt ArtPix who had designed the cover for I Am a Muse. As the true design creative he is, he got the idea behind the cover straight away and came up with the perfect cover! We wanted the cover to be the opposite of what people would expect for a Gothic novel, and we also wished to express time-travel, ghostly apparitions with a hint of Ancient Egypt and Art Deco! The beginning of 2025 is still very slow and we are still half-hibernating BUT plans are afoot! Watch this space (and go to our INSTAGRAM ACCOUNT for music, books, nature, art and more!)  1/8/2025 Welcome to 2025: we're back! Chapel Hill from the coastal path, Abbotsbury, Dorset, 07/01/2025 We haven't been very active since the pandemic for various reasons, but finally, we are back!
In 2025, we will complete the writing, editing and publication preparation for The Right Place (to publish in the first half of 2026) and work will start in earnest on Hell Lane: A Barton Stacey Mystery We will also hatch a plan to sell our pre-loved and rare books more efficiently. The development of this side of Arcane will take quite a while and in 2025, priority will be given to the publication of The Right Place. Watch this space and keep an eye on our Instagram page for regular updates! 12/26/2024 Looking forward to 2025... A gloomy, eerie Christmas Day walk which is the perfect illustration of our year... 2024 has been an unpleasant year for us till the very end here at ArtPix/Arcane HQ, so much so that we've decided on a near-complete re-set in the New Year.
I will concentrate on my much-neglected publishing imprint and will finally complete the first draft of The Right Place and prepare it for publication, and I now want to get started properly on my fourth novel, Hell Lane: A Barton Stacey Mystery. I also hope to set up my online pre-loved, vintage and rare books bookshop by the end of the year. Watch this space, we will be much more active on here and in the real world in 2025! Please keep an eye on our Instagram page HERE!  ** UPDATE**
Sadly, due to Storm Bert battering the UK, Sunday trading at @mapperton_estate was cancelled. Thank you to all the people who came and bought books from us! Watch this space for more news... I am thrilled to announce that Arcane Publishing will have a stall at the famous Mapperton Christmas Market at the enchanting @mapperton_estate in Dorset on the 23rd and 24th November 2024. I will bring a carefully curated selection of beautiful pre-loved, vintage and rare books to this special event (fashion, architecture, art, first/early editions and more ...), as well as copies of my first two novels, I Am a Muse and The Book of Thoth. This will be the only event for Arcane Publishing in 2024. I am now ending Arcane's hiatus. After an extremely challenging year, I am planning on finally working on developing Arcane Publishing further in 2025 and completing and publishing my third novel, The Right Place. I hope to do more quality markets next year and to launch an online shop to go with my websites and instagram. The Mapperton Christmas Market Mapperton Estate Mapperton Beaminster Dorset DT8 3NR Saturday 23rd November: open 10am to 6pm Sunday 24th November: open 10am to 4pm You will need to book your tickets on the Mapperton Estate website. |
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