Winter is Coming

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CoLor mega wall, gettin’ trippy with it! Ogosh x Alas really like this.
Trik9 x Kisk X CoLor x Dose,staking a colorful claim to another spot with this awesome collaboration. Quite an old Phlegm this but one I’d never got up close too till now.                          Phlegms’ Green Man, again not new but I hadn’t had chance to make the trip out to it, rather different to his usual style, love it though and the location is fantastic.                                                                                                        Corpse character and a Llama! (?)  Sire x DeapStunner from Jean13 whoever she is 😉Cracking piece from Solo, but who is Ronnie Pickering?                                                  Foundry has been evolving his and Pawskis collaboration, it’s becoming quite organic.                       No idea, sweet though.Bokor, very fruity.Coloquix, lost his vowels, or maybe just changed his name to Clqx!                                     Sour x Marcus Method, so clever it hurts.                                                                                                              Cheeky little character from Xhastexo. Bob the wizard.  Wall by Skint with a dedication to a close friend who passed away recently.                                                    I met Tracy only a couple of times but I will remember her like this. RIP  Tracy x

Goodnight Mr Heathcote

Once upon a time there was a woman who made an amazing discovery ( to her)… 0f an artist called Phlegm… and the rest, as they say, is history…

A very important part of that history evolves around one building A. R.Heathcote…                                                                    my first urbex….. .         my first hidden Phlegm and Rocket01…      my first Fauna…      It could even be Phlegms first painting spot, got to be a very early one anyway.

Teas and Booms (I hadn’t got a clue at the time)

Early Clem Alice

Tekonta Secta, yes really.                                                     Following a partial demolition of the site, the place became a little more airy,but at least it was easier to photograph the ‘Beauty is a Beast’ in all it’s glory 🙂                                                                   The walls were still quite bare, I would visit regularly just to see if anything new had appeared.

Kid Acne was quite a regular visitor too.

But Phlegm was the busiest I think.

More artists began to visit the site, Perms went large.

The Phlegm and Rocket wall was painted over, initially with a Kid Acne x EMA x Drot collab  (there were tears, I can tell you!) and then this appeared by… mmm ..I wonder…

Dscreet painted one of his signature owls, I was quite giddy about this.

  Absolutely loved this, it was ages before I knew who did it, Jay Sharples.

 Mr Wolf, used to be all over the place.

 Kid Acnes’ woolly mammoth looking at home in the snow.

Colourful collaboration from Mila K and Color Art.

  Never knew for sure, but think this was by Misred.

Two Bob

 Mila K

 There was an attempt to shut the site off, Color  registered his disdain, it was open again in no time.

Prone                                                       Mr Wolf                                                 Kaze

Foundry and Fauna Graphic

Xhastexo and Coloquix

 Zoo

Kyle Hughes Odgers x Kid Acne

Petro                                                   Leeks                                                  Bine x Xhastexo                                       Eugene Booms x Tekonta Secta x CoLor x Phes

Eugene booms biggest character piece to date.

Kid Acnes’ touching tribute to Okie Dulo, a local club owner who died suddenly.

? x Miso                                             Ryder

Boaster from Nottingham paid a visit as did many others from out of the Sheffield area.Even though the place was renowned as a crack den, it remained a very popular spot.

 Angry Face

Xhastexo to the left with an unusual portrait of the Moors Murderers by CoLor and Nameless Nat.

KRSN , from Paris.

Color, EMA, Skint and Sour.

Coloquix                                                                       Marcus Method                                                                                                         Nymph x Sico

Eugene Booms

Skint

J Davies Arts

Xhastexo

Ogosh

Skint

FMB boys

Kosh

Simon Kent

  ? x sico x Skint xSuek

CoLor                                                     Bob                                                               

Kresh                                                                              Teml x Rambo                                            Asap, from the North East.

It was a nightmare going through photos for this, my biggest ever post, I’ll be bound to have put someone out and I apologise for that. I have 6 years of photos from this place, literally thousands. I really had a connection with it, rats,crack heads and all, and I am gutted at it’s loss.

  

I haven’t included pics from the boards or the Niche wall, they’re worthy of a post on their own though, if anyone’s interested.

Below is a link that tells you about the industrial history of Heathcotes, includes pre-graffiti pics http://www.28dayslater.co.uk/a-r-heathcote-cutlers-sheffield.t21572

Sleeep well Mr Heathcote, I for one will miss you.

While It’s Raining…

Dusto x Foundry x See, loving this 🙂 TBC 142, they may buff it off but they will return.Trik9 x Deap, looking good.Spade, visited for Tramlines, left his mark. Bob – The Urine Infections, ’nuff said… Kaze, not seen him about for a while. Sour, not seen him for a while either 😦 Mace x Gzos, staggering collab, brilliant work as always. Rocket01, stepping up a gear at the moment, bring it on!Lovely Gums, not met him but I’ve got a soft spot for his cheeky characters. I dunno….. made me laugh though. Misc…..mmmm…. very similar to…? Eugene Booms, feeling blue, made my day though, somehow managed to not see this on Insta, so was a wonderful surprise! Bine x Haste, the boys are back in town, didn’t think they’d ever left 😉 ABC x Peachzz psycadelic stairs. Wizo, seeing this around more and more. STOG has a clever eye for colour, lush!

Keep thinking there’s not a lot happening on the Sheffield Scene at the moment, but it is, there’s just a little more legwork to catch it all, oh well, I guess I could do with the exercise!

Summer is Coming!!

Haste, got the bird, think she’s a bit horny! Mace x Surge, Mortal Kombat, Finish Him!! Epic as always.  Jd Arts (Kame), I do love these, brilliant work. Brayk, diverse as always, and quite busy as of late.Dese, been busy at this place, this one’s my favourite though.Rateone, wouldn’t like to spend time in his head!  😉Cres….. This is probably the first time that Cres has featured on this blog , I’m not a great fan of most of his work but this is impressive. What a spot!Ogosh x Alas x Skint x Syke, hopefully not the last collaboration on this wall. Casper maybe?, but particularly liking the BilsMist1 , old school legend and a bit of a comedian! 🙂Burn x Kode, brightening car parks in the city, but unfortunately often a pain to photograph because people keep parking cars in front of them…Prone. Saw the man himself in the middle of painting this, he said I’d like it, he was wrong, I think it’s fantastic 😀  Bint and Tekonta Secta walked into a bar……… I’m sure there’s a joke in there somewhere, but anyway, great to see them in one of our more salubrious hostelries.

I’d been thinking things were a bit quiet in Sheffield, but if you have a good look around, it’s as busy as ever, thankfully, don’t want my garden too tidy do I?

Urban Ramblings

Saki x Teml, lethal combination.Kid Acne has been busy with a new batch of stabby women, now they’ve got legs!Trik9 with a lovely lady.Dese x Ensa, been quite busy recently. May the 4th be with you, Trik9 x STOG x MethYo Birdskulls…..no idea… Foundry x Pawski, these guys work so well together, marvellous stuff.Kaze x Sore, on one of the fastest changing walls in Sheffield, lasted about a fortnight, which is probably a record.Kid30 x Boaster, glorious,unexpected find, The Lurkers, absolutely love this, they have a blog that’s well worth a read 🙂 http://www.the-lurkers.co.uk/travel-sheffield/#.VV0PCflViko  Tekonta Secta, luscious in lemon.Sour, glamour puss 🙂Begins with a ‘W’, beyond that I’ve no idea, but I think it’s great…..Ahem!… I give up I really do, the W is a C for Casper, although the word is Corpse, just to confuse me, it worked!Cracking piece by Rambo.Seen a couple of these quirky characters about I think they’re sweet.Derp, like this a lot, it’s a dog thing.Brayk, an upstanding member of society….of course he is  😉 Bubba 2000 has placed various wheatpastes around the city, I’ve found 2 so far.Bob, with bit of Snoop dog.A grand piece from Solo.Deap x Mila K, fantastically colourful.Xhastexos placard  clutching creatures are lurking in all manner of strange places.Syke x Skint x Old x Bob,probably looked better before the goalposts were painted on but still a cool wall.Beautiful part of the magical window painting at Rare and Racy Book shop on Devonshire Street, by Magda Boreysza I chose this shot as there are plans well under way to demolish this wonderful row of shops that are the heart of the Devonshire Quarter, but there are ongoing campaigns to get the decision overturned. https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/save-162-170-devonshire-street-sheffield?action_object_map=%5B842371122478661%5D&action_ref_map=%5B%5D&action_type_map=%5B%22indiegogo%3Acontribute%22%5D&fb_action_ids=10155564321015725&fb_action_types=indiegogo%3Acontribute#/story

April Splashes!

Mila K, seems to be keeping busy this year, long may it continue.D7606, Hangin’ on the Telephone with Debbie Harry.Face The Strange x Pop Art Is Dead collaboration,funky.Ogosh x Alas, loving these guys work at the moment.Jahoer, not a name I’m familiar with, like the style though.Phlegm, the arty shot. 😉Rate x Monkey See, nice combination of styles.Mars, going large, for a change 😉Corpse doodlings on the back of one of his pasteups that was starting to remove itself from the wall. Bob, I do like Bob.Pawski, fantastic as always but this one is something really special.Dala, pretty flowers, patterns and decorated ladies are starting to appear quite regularly around the city.Zone,really happy to see this master back on it. Xhastexo x Bine, has been altered since this photo was taken, due to some childish shenanigans, but this is the original in in all its glory.Alex Ekins, peddler Raven, sleeping on the job. Rackone x Kode’ banging wall, took me ages to get a decent shot because of cars parked in front of it!Earth x ?, popping up more regularly these days, which can only be a good thing. Dems x Osim(?), spongey floors are not a favourite of mine, but worth the trauma for this..Alan x Teml x Dyson x ? x Riseone x ?, great wall, 6 artists, I bet it was quite a party. Cheeky pair in a nice little spot!          Sheep, having a spliff… It’s been two years since we lost Clem Alice and the pain is still very raw for his friends and family, tributes have appeared marking the anniversary of his death, although the artists that were closest to him, commemorate him on every piece they do.This Clem Alice piece is, I think, where ‘Long Live The Explorer’ first appeared. Sleep well George. x

Spring Is On It’s Way!

A BOK production, featuring Kisk, Trik, apologies for the piece I chopped off, it just didn’t work with the joiner, my fault, bloody useless with a camera.This is the one I couldn’t fit on.Big BobCoLor, Eug X Espre, with a little D7606 too.Coloquix , got his ladies playing a dangerous game.Little Bob and a big Gums, really like these, is he local?https://youtu.be/ScaQts1Q41c  Kid Acne playing the lyric round again, I’d never have got this one in a million years.Xhastexo, good to see the monsters still get out every now and then 🙂Dyson. one for his boys.CoLor and Tekonta Secta, not new, but I’d not got up close before and it probably won’t be there much longer.Very fond of this little chap, no idea who made him.Taken me years to get to this place, it’s old and well battered, but I though it was ace. Riseone and Wolf can be seen amongst others.Olds, samurai master?Skint, pastel foxyness or foxy pastelness. Mila K, From My Cold Dead  Paws Pt2,at the end of the rainbow, literally.Brayk with a very dark character.Kaze, not seen this fellow in a while,glad to see he’s still on it!

Looking forward to  bit of decent weather, it’s always better for painting!

Tis The Season….

Due to crappy internet, Christmas and bad weather, not got around to posting this even though I started it at the beginning of December. Luckily it has been a bit quiet recently so hopefully I won’t have missed too much out.Love this quirky little chap by Mikk Murray. Spotted this local legend putting the finishing touches on this.And Britney did it again. Meth producing lots of wonderful work at the moment. Eyepopping colours from Narke.Rateone, gone fishing 😉

Bine and Haste collab, boys gone large!J Davies, more lovely creations.My favourite of a series of Bubba creations on Ecclesall Road.Corpse, creating an ever expanding array of characters.Shoe and Pawski having a cheeky paint. (Do you see what I did there? 😉 )Coloquix to the left of me, Brayk to the right, here I am.Surge, Mars And Mace, having a Star Wars moment, awesome!No idea who, but really like it. Have since been informed that it is Form and Scar, thanks for the info 🙂Sico, in one of my least favourite spots, great piece though.

Assuming the snow melts before the end of the year I hope to be out and about, still got a few bits to catch up on.

Hope everyone has had a very Merry Christmas, thanks for your support over the past year!

Sheffields Answer To Felm

Got to practice my mountaineering skills to view this wonderful creation by Foundry.Found this little lady by Coloquix hiding out in pigeon land too.And this death defying, but only just, piece by Brisk was near the summit.Reverse graffiti at it’s very best, I do love it when a cover up only reinforces what it’s meant to cover up!YMYD, very busy body at the moment, still not sure whether it’s Gun House or Bun House… but I’d choose death by bun any day 🙂 Rise One quality.Dyson, feeling the rainbow, well most of it.The Funky Mind Benders, in your face! 🙂JD  really love this style.‘Your brain is a terrible thing to waste’ – Cantastic Art.Lollipops, interesting collab between C3 and D7606.Haven’t seen this little fellow about for a while, Xhastexo.Peachzz and Teddy BN7, cracking piece in a great location.Tulip by Dala, sometimes something so simple can look so effective.Kent has been the target of a dogging campaign recently, at least this one is untouched.Not a new one I think, but only just spotted this little Eug.Spotted this too, don’t know who it’s by though.As some of you will know, work has begun on the former Gatecrasher site, hopefully we won’t lose the boards just yet.

Well my internet’s still buggered, should be back to normal soon. Good job the weather’s been so lousy I haven’t been out much.

Oh and just in case you were wondering, I have it on good authority that Felm is the correct pronunciation of Phlegm… so now you know!  😉

 

 

Tour de Graff

While the many were watching mad men on bicycles I had a little wander. Got to this just after Meth had finished it. Nice bit of Bob.Byne and Haste are really on it at the moment.Interesting collaboration between Casino and Desmond, definitely different.D7606 has added another little yellow piece to this extremely very busy doorway. Kosh-9s definitive canine.Was good to catch up with Burn and Kode of TCM as they finished this awesome wall, sadly Rackone had left before I got there.Love these cheeky chappies!This simply stunning piece featuring Gail, the dominatrix, from Sin City is another creation by Surge. Eug going large, I was amazed that the scary baby was still there by the time I got to it, but it is pretty firmly attached.A topical cracker by Rocket01 appeared a few days after the Tour de France had left.Not sure of the names for this one.Rateones’ scary cyclops,lurking in the darkness.This is going to be awesome, can’t wait to see it finished.