This month’s Hub Gallery exhibition features work by artist Craig Hawthorne.
Entitled Strange Days: The Unusual Cast of Crazy Celebrations, Craig introduces a colourful cast of characters who embody the essence of the most peculiar holidays you’ve never heard of.
Sketched in ballpoint pen and brought to life with vibrant digital colour, each illustration captures the whimsy of these unconventional days—whether it’s ‘Talk Like a Pirate Day’ or ‘Monkey Day’. Hawthorne’s work turns the calendar’s oddities into a delightful visual feast, full of humour and charm.
Join this eccentric gang as they celebrate the unexpected, proving that even the weirdest days are worth a bit of fanfare.
Craig Hawthorne, born in 1971, has been a lifelong resident of Clitheroe. Alongside his freelance work in art and graphic design, Craig is a familiar face at the Spar store on Edisford Road—so there’s a good chance he’s packed your shopping!
Craig holds a first-class honours degree in graphic design from the University of Central Lancashire. Over the years, he has taken on numerous local commissions, including designing a Christmas card for the Mayor of Clitheroe and creating the iconic white lion image for the beer garden of The White Lion pub.
His illustration style is shaped by a blend of influences, drawing inspiration from the works of Sir John Tenniel, William Heath Robinson, and the British comics he loved in his youth, such as Whizzer and Chips and The Beano.
The Hub Gallery is open Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday from 9.30am to 3pm.
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