Armchair. Edward ian Armchair is a character that has touched the lives of a certain number of people, and to those people he is rather odd. He is someone you have probably never heard of and you probably never will.

Armchair. Rather strange. He's the egg with a double yolk. He's the dog with three legs. He's the lump in your mashed potato.

A poet. A performance poet. A punk, performance poet

Punk [punk] n (coll) type of youth who cultivates tough, deliberately unpleasant image; lout, bum, idiot; ~ Punk adj worthless, rotten; loutish, deliberately offensive; outrageous, violent. Poet [pO-it] n writer of poems. Punk Poet [punk pO-it] Edward ian Armchair. Say no more!

Writing since 1975 and performing since 1980, his words are always better experienced 'live', 'from the horse’s mouth' as they say, but hopefully this website will offer the next best thing. Take a look at some of his words when you have a moment.

An outsider artist looking in

Armchair had his first exhibition of paintings and drawings at the age of sixteen at a local Arts Centre in the small market town of Tamworth in Staffordshire.

It wasn’t until 2022, some 45 years later that he had another work exhibited. This time it was a piece called ‘I used to love you’ shown in the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition and featured on the BBC2 TV programme “Summer Exhibitionist” (at 6m 09secs) hosted by comedian Joe Lycett. Take a look at some of his paintings, drawings and sculpture when you have a moment.

Snap happy

Armchair also trained as a professional photographer and still feels that thrill when capturing those precious moments of real life. Take a look at some of his snaps when you have a moment.

Let him twiddle your knobs and tickle your fancy.