That deep and delicious blue that’s so loved the world over is Ultramarine and it has a fascinating history. This intense, midnight blue is created by grinding a luminous blue mineral called Lapis Lazuli, mined primarily from the Sar-e-Sang mines of Afghanistan, and was at one time more valuable than gold.
We were delighted to award emerging artist Marigold Plunkett with the Pegasus Prize, £100 worth of art materials, for ‘Sofa Endurance 1’ an etching which is part of a collection called the ‘Sofa Series’ created during lockdown. A very personal project that really kept Marigold on track during those tricky months, removed from her Masters degree at Camberwell College of Art.