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Alison Erika Forde Artist | Illustrator

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〰️ artist | illustrator
〰️ co-founder @twoxcrows
〰️ collectives @yiiikesart @gang_of_five
〰️ email: [email protected]

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Wanna get your portrait done for free? Get down to our Salford Voices Banner Exhibition and Craft Pop-up Tour this Autumn! ✍️ A free half-term activity where you can get stuck in to creative Salford-themed activities!

Check out these gorgeous portraits by our amazing artist facilitators @phoebefoxtrot and @alisonerikaforde ✨

Our tour continues across Salford at four more venues - a chance to see banners created by artists Chris Alton, Emily Simpson and residents at Broughton Community Centre, with audio description from @adaeravama for blind and partially sighted visitors.

Upcoming dates:
Swinton Gateway: until 26 October
Irlam and Cadishead Leisure Centre: Tuesday 27 October, 1:30 – 5:30pm
Walkden Shopping Centre: Wednesday 28 October, 11am - 3pm
@langworthycornerstone: Monday 2 – Friday 6 November

This project has been made possible by the generous support of the @greatermcr. It has been funded by UK Government with support from @salfordcvs and @salford_council. With thanks to the @arnoldclark_ltd Community Fund and @salixhomes and the Live Well Community Wellbeing Fund 2026 delivered by The Broughton Trust (with support from Salford CVS) for their generous support.

#SalfordVoices #Salford #Salford100 #CraftPopUp A photo of illustrator Phoebe Foxtrot drawing portraits at a Salford Voices Banner Exhibition and Craft Pop-up event.

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☆☆ THIS SATURDAY!!!☆☆☆

FREE PET BLESSINGS AND PORTRAITS
..(HOW OFTEN DO YOU HEAT THAT!)

An art event for everyone to enjoy with local artists celebrating sketchbooks and sketching in the wonderful surroundings of the Grade 1 listed Parish Church of Saint Mary's
With @alisonerikaforde @fotofacade @andyrowland36
@sewcially.conscious

Events and sessions through out the day to include

All day - The always popular Washing line gallery
See something you like?create another piece of your own and swap for that one.

10.45- 15.45 with intervals -Quickfire portrait booth

sit for one of our collective artists and get a free unique portrait to keep cherish and take home and even frame!

11- 12.30 Quick fire Pet portraits to coincide with the churchs Pet Blessing event we will be offering a chance to bring your pet in to try and sit for a quick artist portrait

10 30_1.30 .Make your own sketchbooks from recycled materials to use in and outside church or at your own leisure. There will also be Prompt boards to inspire you all to look around or use your imagination

11.30-12.30 Be inspired by seeing work of sketchbook artist Lee Crocker and be led on a mini landscape tour around the church with a couple of quick demos thrown in

1.30 -3pm Whispers within the walls -

become a church detective with Andy Marshall
Be inspired again by seeing Andys work and be led on a mini tour in and out of the church being shown all bits of inspiration you may not normally notice

A mini art market selling artists original work and prints

Refreshments stall provided by church including Deb's delicious homemade cakes

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You may have noticed we've been a bit quiet recently since June's Comic Con...
Truth is, for a bunch of reasons we've decided to end our short but worthwhile journey as Two Crows Arts Studio CIC.
We want to keep this page as a legacy of all the ace stuff we did but will now post as @twoxcrows which will let you know what @alisonerikaforde and @crockerart65 are up to.
We are proud of that legacy, those who have supported us and who we have connected with. There are a lot of you (you know who you are) and you all mean so much to us.
We are exhausted but excited about our next journey and invite you to come and celebrate what we have done and new beginnings at the @parishofstmarys Radcliffe with fellow artists @andyrowland36 @fotofacade and @sewcially.conscious as part of the Arts Festival on October 10th 10.20 to 4.30
@culturebury
We'll put the details up tomorrow
Its getting late!
Thanx Lee and Al

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Shoddy editing of video of the completed book of Ettes!playing around and having downright fun with a printer bought in @tkmaxxuk and a vintage book bought for 10p in a chazzer.
Recrecreating 2 ACE gigs in Manchester firstly the ace @thecourettes and @edgarwbjones at @yes_mcr then the ace @thesurfrajettes gig at @thebreadshedmcr supported by the also ace @xraycattrio

@surfrajetta @babeonthebass @miss_shermette @veryfamousdrummer @flavia_couri

Ps thank @ellenbby_ for filming!

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FREE PORTRAITS IN THE PUB with artists @two_crows_studios @alisonerikaforde & @crockerart65

Throwing it back to 11 August in the Edwin Waugh Wetherspoons pub (Heywood Spoons) as part of the Great Heywood Gathering arts & wellbeing festival, we commissioned two local artists to draw portraits of people in the pub!

Thank you to our artists, & everyone from the community who got involved especially the spoons art group for your supporting, friendly & welcoming attitude - if you're stuck for things to do definitely check out Spoons Art group On Tuesday evenings at the pub (no experience needed) they meet up and work on their creative projects together, sharing skills, advice and admiration of each other's work!

It was such a wholesome and uplifting evening we look forward to organizing more events like this in the future so keep your eyes peeled, give us a follow for updates on upcoming activities near you!

#freeportraits #artgroup #heywood #Rochdale #artistcommission

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Yet more daily drawings in old @moleskine diary.
Going backwards again
##dailydrawings #sketchbook #drawingaday #artoninstagram

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Hey up!

FREE PORTRAITS! 👩🏻‍🎨

Drop-in and meet artists Alison Erika Forde and Lee Crocker from Two Crows Arts Studio for a chat & to get your own free speedy unique portrait in the pub done with a bevvy! 🍻

🗓️ Tuesday 11 August
⏰ 7 PM - 9 PM
📍 Edwin Waugh Wetherspoons
🏷️ FREE!

🌞Part of The Great Heywood Gathering
Arts & Wellbeing Festival 10 - 23 August!

Please share to your stories, repost & help us spread the word about all of our great community events happening in Heywood!

#freeportrait #pubportrait #liveillustration #heywood #Heywoodevents

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Been a bit in Limbo lately but heres a not in order catch up of my new people book from 1953 missing out previously seen weekend in Levenshulme..
#peopledrawing #sketches #pentelbrushpen #sketchbook #drawingontext

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My Daily drawings in an old @moleskine diary.
First 6 months done and heres some of my favourite bits!
Rain and Sun.Cats and twats and some truly beautiful m9ments with @mrs_alison_erika

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Another Over 2 weeks of daily diary drawings again..the old @moleskine_arts
Diary is getting a bit thick and taking a battering!
#artoninstagram #dailydrawings #catsonınstagram
#sketchbookdrawings

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Who's next in our Two Crows Artist showcase?
Alison @alisonerikaforde (Mrs Crow) is co-director and founder of Two Crows.

She is slowly stepping back into painting after focusing on illustration work and a few years hiatus. Alison prefers to paint on found objects and avoids rectangles, currently revisiting loose repeat patterns, animals & kitsch collections.

Alison is open for painting commissions as well as illustration projects 💚
Contact alisonerikaforde@gmail.com for more info...

At Two Crows we are fully aware of the dire financial situation ordinary people are facing & our artists try to be as affordable as possible.

If you value art & artists, please help support creative trades over Ai 💚

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Over a week ago we had a very ace time at @radcliffemkt with SpiritofRadcliffe.Despite rubbish weather until the afternoon (still blooming cold!) We had a good turnout for doing washingline gallery,Zine making,the potrait booth,sketchbook walk and the dolls hospital.
The popup exhibition went down well and is still up until 19th April
Thanks again to @culturebury and @radcliffemkt
For helping it happen

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