June 17, 2025  

Turning Coffee into a Gallery – My Prints Now Showing at The Forge, Ringmer ☕🖼️

Relief prints and chine collée

This afternoon I visited The Forge in Ringmer, a rustic gem of a coffee shop tucked away in the Sussex countryside. I wasn’t just there for the coffee and cake (though both are excellent!)—I was there to hang a show. With the generous support of the team at The Forge, I’ve turned a wall of their café into a small but characterful gallery space for a selection of my framed lino prints.

The atmosphere is relaxed and intimate: exposed brickwork, vintage lighting, and a welcoming mix of seating. It’s exactly the kind of setting I love—where art feels like part of the everyday, not something set apart.

Featured on the wall:

Sycamore Gap

Sycamore Gap – my tribute to the iconic tree lost in 2023, printed using the chine collée technique.

Lewes Castle chine collée print

Lewes Castle – a dynamic print based on years of sketching, walking, and quietly studying this ancient landmark.

Norman nibbling in the paddock

Plus a few other favourites.

Each print is hand-cut and hand-printed, framed and tagged—ready to view, enjoy, or take home.

If you’re local (or fancy an outing), do drop by. Grab a coffee (the best is Sussex), find a quiet corner, and spend a few minutes with the work. I’d love to hear what you think.

🗓️ On show throughout the summer

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About Jonathan Vernon

I am a blogger, writer, screenwriter, printmaker, and educator whose work crosses the porous border between memoir and fiction. His narratives draw on five decades of diaries, dreams, and remembered landscapes — from Northumberland to Sussex — weaving personal history with social observation. Known for his sharp eye and gentle wit, he writes about the shifting nature of identity, the ghosts of childhood, and the enduring search for meaning in the everyday. His recent projects include The Form Photo, The Girl in the Garden, and Watersprites, each fusing memory, mythology, and modern technology to reimagine the stories we tell ourselves.

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