Thinking about sketchbooks now - getting mine to pose together for a photo shoot:
It's Stacking Up....
Here Is The Flyer For The Creative Sketchbooks Course
If you - or anyone you know - might like to come along; please link back here or forward them this flyer....
It will be fab to fill the course with people like you:
New Classes....
Happy to say I've had the 'go ahead' from the College to run my Creative Sketchbooks eight week course of Monday evening classes.
Took a few photos in my shed of stacks of my own sketchbooks - as I might use them to make a flyer to promote them - get lots of lovelies to come along:
The course will start on the 12 May 2014 and run until 30 June. Once I've done a little flyer - I'll post it here....
Feeling a Bit Frayed?
Managed to catch a really good exhibition at the Time and Tide museum in Great Yarmouth just before it ended last weekend.
'Frayed' showcased the healing power of stitching and textiles.
I had seen previously (at a small show in the Costume and Textile museum in Norwich - years ago) the amazing embroidered rant that is Lorina Bulwer's long 'sampler'. Stitched whilst in the Workhouse (wrongly - as she thought - in the 'Lunatic' section), it stands as a testament to her need to get all her worries off her chest and possibly to the physical relief of having busy hands:
'Frayed' showcased the healing power of stitching and textiles.
I had seen previously (at a small show in the Costume and Textile museum in Norwich - years ago) the amazing embroidered rant that is Lorina Bulwer's long 'sampler'. Stitched whilst in the Workhouse (wrongly - as she thought - in the 'Lunatic' section), it stands as a testament to her need to get all her worries off her chest and possibly to the physical relief of having busy hands:
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You can see just how long it is - and recently more of it has been discovered..
There were contemporary interpretations of some of the pieces, which complimented them and served to illustrate how timeless the hands-on act of sewing (or any other creative medium, I'd argue) and the 'well-being' gained, proves to be.
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This image shows a small area of a most extensive bed cover and drapes of cotton chintz patchwork and applique, produced by a mother who had ten children, plus more she had lost, bless her - before her beloved first born boy died at 14 years old. For three or four years (if I remember rightly) she stitched and sewed, with gifts of fabric from friends, neighbours and family, to create this. It's intensity seems to have got her through her grief.
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On a far less intense note - I can highly recommend the little cafe at Time and Tide - we enjoyed a lovely lunch and good coffee too!
Must Get Some Gouache...
I just came across this little delight of an insight:
Mary Feddon - what a gentle woman - embuing a gentle strong elegance in her paintings that sit firmly in the British tradition, celebrating the greyish muted colours of our weathery skies.
Here, just for you, a nibble; a delicious selection of Mary Feddon gouaches showcasing her confident use of black and ability to employ a sense of play through repetition:
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A Fine Nicholson-ish Day Out
What a lovely treat.
I spent a relaxing yet stimulating day in the company of a sweet and inspiring lady - (thank you Helena) in Cambridge - to see the ART & LIFE exhibition.
Art and Life 1920-1931 celebrates the confluence of the Nicholsons; Winifred and Ben, with Christopher Wood, Alfred Wallis and William Staite Murray.
Interestingly curated by Winifred's grandson, the show explores comparisons between each artist's style and the influences they gave to and took from each other.
Such a pleasure to soak up the gorgeous chalky colours that Winifred Nicholson embraced.
I love her paintings.
There were several of her trademark flowering plants wrapped in tissue, on windowsills, before landscapes:
These sections are from two paintings in the show, executed a year or so apart. Helena pointed out the less fluid, clunkiness of the top one and how, twelve months later, Winifred Nicholson's developing confidence and ability is evident in a looser, more easy style - the painting appears less 'laboured' than the top one. Ever observant and erudite is Helena.
Love the way all the interest is at the top of the painting, balanced and supported simply by vertical shadows.
This painting was amazing - and the image does it no justice. There is a clear turquoise blue behind the lace of the curtain on the left that is bleached out here. The subtlety of the warm and cool greys and whites is flattened - that's why going to see these in the 'flesh' is essential for feeding the soul.
It's on until May...
Socks Hanging up to Dry
Sometimes the simplicity of the mundane domestic scene can be inspiration...
After I'd hung up our clothes on the airer in the bathroom the other day, I thought what a bright colourful representation of our family - and took a couple of photos:
Then I did a few drawings in my sketchbook...
Make A Date...?
Inspired by some calendars I saw on Pinterest, I decided to make some last minute presents for family and friends - with which to welcome in the New Year - so won't give too much away - as you may be looking!
Here are three of them - bet you can't guess which months they are:
Here are three of them - bet you can't guess which months they are:
All twelve images are made up of photographs taken, this year, of flowers in our garden - and it's a right old mess; bereft of even one flower border. I played around on Photoshop to create them.
These are some of the inspiring Pinterest calendars:
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