In the last newsletter I gave you details of all the courses coming up this year. Well several have already filled, so if you were planning on coming and have not yet booked, PLEASE DO NOT DELAY. I am been asking myself recently 'why is it that people want to come here'. Well one thing I am certain of is that you cannot fail to appreciate the wonderful situation of Moor Hall. This part of Shropshire is an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and I hope my studio and the welcome, that students get when they come here, make them want to return. I couldn't run the business without Martin who is always on hand to sort out any problems that might unexpectedly occur, like the a students flat tyre that happened last week. So please come and see for yourself, as I am sure you will love it here.
So lets begin by seeing a little more of what Sarah Burgess will be offering at the beginning of April.
SARAH BURGESS
Personal Landscapes with Print and Stitch
5th and 6th April (Fri/Sat)
£100
This is Sarah in her studio at home. Sarah has recently completed her MA in Textiles at Manchester School of Art, Metropolitan University. She has taught art, design and textiles in colleges for many years and I know that she always delivers a well prepared and thought provoking course.
Being surrounded by countryside where she lives in Derbyshire has an effect on her work, not always obvious to a viewer, but cycles of life, growth and plant structure are often in her mind.
The course that she is offering at Moor Hall will also focus on the landscape and will have students engaged in making accidental and intentional printed marks onto experimental surfaces. Text, stitch and marks are layered, fabrics inserted, contrasts explored and shapes exaggerated to create personal landscapes of time and space.
I know that this will be a brilliant course and one not to be missed. I have got my name down.
Sarah will also be giving a lecture on the Thursday evening at Craven Arms Community Centre, Newingtom Way, SY7 9PS at 7.00 for 7.30pm.
Contact: Carole Garland on 01547 530951 ~ batchcott@gmail.com