Changes to Opening Times and Online Delivery in April

While we are in London at Pick Me Up fair, opening times will be slightly different to usual and some online shop orders may be slower than usual during the set up and first few days of the fair (15th -.22nd April).

Soma will be closed Tuesday 16th April.

We will not be offering express delivery services until Wednesday 24th April.

If you are making a special journey or need a parcel by a specific date, please get in touch by phone or email.

Pick Me Up runs from 18th - 28th April 2013 at Somerset House, Embankment entrance, London and is open 10am - 6pm Tuesday - Friday, with late night opening on Thursdays 18th & 25th until 10pm.

Pick Me Up 2013

We are very pleased to announce that we will be returning to Pick Me Up graphic art fair at Somerset House later on this month.

This year we will be showing the work of regular exhibitors, Peskimo and Tom Frost alongside new to Soma artists, Hazel Nicholls, Nicholas John Frith and Telegramme.

The show runs from the 18th - 28th April at Somerset House, Embankment Galleries, London.

New Mugs and Tiles by Rob Ryan

We have some beautiful new mugs and tiles available in Soma from Rob Ryan, hand printed in his East London studio.

You can view the ceramics on our website here and see more images below.

Rob Ryan Valentines Print 2013

Rob Ryan has created a beautiful silkscreen print for Valentines, as he does every year. This years print titled 'There is Only Time' depicts a man and woman on a hill with a clock.

The text reads:

"There is no such thing as free time.
There is no such thing as work time.
There is no such thing as play time.
There is no such thing as spare time.
There is no such thing as the right time.
There is no such thing as down time.
There is no such thing as quality time.
There is no such thing as the wrong time.

"There is only time.

"The rarest and most precious gift I can give you seems to be the one thing I never have enough of to spare, but I promise to give you as much as I have and will make even more + more to give you. Can these seconds and minutes slowly grow into hours and days and perhaps weeks, months and years?In the name of St. Valentine can you be mine? 14th February 2013."



This beautiful print is signed and numbered in an edition of 100, paper size 68.5cm high x 51cm wide with print size 47cm high x 33.5 cm wide and priced at £150 unframed.

We are able to frame this print for customers coming into our gallery. Unfortunately we are unable to post this print framed as it is too large.

View the Valentines 2013 print by Rob Ryan on our site here

View all work by Rob Ryan here

Christmas Posting Dates

The last posting dates for some countries are coming upon us pretty quickly. For Australia and New Zealand  it is Wednesday! Please see the list below for our advised last orders. As ever, we would ask you to place your orders as soon as possible to ensure your parcel arrives in time (and that we don't sell out of anything!) and to advise you that these dates are just a guide. We cannot be held responsible for orders arriving late due to the postal service.

Please try to get your orders in by the following dates and times:

UK
Standard delivery - Wednesday 19th December 4pm
Express delivery by UPS (heavy/bulky items) - Thursday 20th December 4pm
Express delivery by Royal Mail Special Delivery* - Friday 21st December 4pm
(* Particularly heavy/bulky items may not be able to be sent by Special Delivery - please contact us if you require any advice or assistance)

Western Europe
Airmail - Tuesday 11th December 4pm
UPS for heavy bulky items - contact us for availability and price

Eastern Europe, Canada & USA
Airmail - Sunday 9th December 4pm

Africa, Caribbean, Central America, Middle East & South America
Airmail - Thursday 6th December 4pm

Asia, Australia, Far East (including Japan), New Zealand
Airmail - Tuesday 4th December 4pm

Please use these dates as a guide only and please feel free to contact us with any questions or queries about sending your orders. Please note that the time stated is UK time!

You can read the Royal Mail recommended dates here. Please don't forget that we need time to process and pack your orders!

Image above is Polar Bear Christmas card by Lisa Jones and can be found on our site here.

Hate Mail by Mr Bingo Book Signing 17th Nov

Next Saturday 17th November between 2-4pm, Mr Bingo will be in Soma for the Bristol signing of his new book, 'Hate Mail'. Come along during this time to meet the genius illustrator and get your books signed. 



In his own words, "Last year I sent a postcard to a stranger called Jonathan Hopkins. It said on it "F*ck you Jonathan, f*ck you and f*ck your sh*t legs". People seemed to be into it so I opened a service on my website, inviting strangers to pay me in return for an offensive postcard addressed to them (or whoever they ordered it for).

"I persevered with the project and now with over 400 'Hate Mails' under my belt, I am pleased to announce that Hate Mail (the book) is out now and available to buy."

It has been rumoured that there could be bottles of 'Hate Ale' at the signing, brewed specially for his London book launch in a brewery.

Books will be available to purchase in Soma from the 17th.







You can read Creative Review's review of the book here.



The signing will be held on Saturday 17th November, 2-4pm, 1st Floor Gallery Space, Soma, 4 Boyces Avenue, Clifton, Bristol, BS8 4AA.

Crispin Finn's 2013 Year Planner

The incredibly popular Crispin Finn handmade Year Planner is into its 5th year!

As ever they have tried to improve on last years and have made a few practical adjustments.
The size of the grid has been adjusted and separated out from each month to allow for additional annotation that spans across many dates. They have also alternated the colour of months to allow for easy tracking. Weekends are clearly defined and easily spotted as a block with a thick border. Public holidays are highlighted with a small sun icon, and as always they've kept the design practical, functional but also aesthetically pleasing and in their trademark red, white and blue.

Embossed 2 colour screenprint on 120gsm 100% recycled, biodegradable white paper, measuring 997 x 700mm. Open edition.

Each planner comes hand folded and sealed in a screenprinted brown kraft bag.



Working predominantly in red, white and blue, a restriction they initially set themselves in order to hand produce simple and affordable designs, the colour scheme has become part of the Crispin Finn identity.

As well as commisioned projects and freelance work, they also produce limited runs of ephemera.

You can view all work by Crispin Finn here.

And you can view the planner on our website here.