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Dave is a full-time printmaker/artist and printing tutor who lives in Chesterfield.

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Dave Elsom

Dave Elsom, of Sombrero Printmaking, raised over £450 last year by donating £5 for each limited edition artwork sold through his Etsy shop. All 90 images sold out. He's currently exhibiting his work at West Studios in Chesterfield with 10% of all exhibition sales being donated to food banks via the Trussell Trust. He also has a collection point for food and toiletries to help students at the nearby Chesterfield college, with the college's food pantry benefiting.<figure class="image"><img src="https://s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/newspage.com-staging/company/1232/files/ab255dee17592c938a5597c4c119692e5cdbb4bb04c0f485576255b2643ca3b2f6c830ba350d4dbc4e7e661f877f897edb4e66c4c5783e69e80f4cbd974df9c2.jpeg"><figcaption>This is one of the most popular prints.</figcaption></figure><figure class="image"><img src="https://s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/newspage.com-staging/company/1232/files/54070eb080e8cf9b6dacd0245ce0809a805a9a4eece496f357fe0ca70c25f96f0e6f221d598a82ca82a3cfdb90b98349fc5dcd9a9390e72ac246ae5149981549.jpeg"><figcaption>One of the digital images made by Dave to help fund the exhibition.</figcaption></figure><figure class="image"><img src="https://s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/newspage.com-staging/company/1232/files/16af88d12ea2ddc2d2a2e9ee286b1a43c2bd225dcb2c7d2e98578b044a1c820f2f410718a3ab290201ff77afb94e19e50620569b4f3a9ff8bb6934788d09e505.jpeg"><figcaption>Some of the lino prints in the exhibition.</figcaption></figure><figure class="image"><img src="https://s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/newspage.com-staging/company/1232/files/1e9fd6f113f7258ff3c258bcbe9a4b7093889c873a80f925b09a8edad6fc2e872648b7201b510cb5e0737a8c6dc9824891dd374cbbf5063dcabdf7f9f743bf70.jpeg"><figcaption>Food and toiletries collection for the Chesterfield College's food pantry</figcaption></figure><blockquote>Rather than just get angry about the number of people struggling to eat and heat their homes, I decided I would do something about it, using my art.</blockquote>

Chesterfield artist raises money for food banks through anti Tory work.

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