July 2010
NEWS FROM MOOR HALL
3 Day Summer Painting Workshop
at Moor Hall Studio with
Paul Priestley
This course is already taking bookings so don't waste another day, book
now!
This 3 day course with Paul will be a great opportunity for students
wishing to be challenged and to learn from an inspiring teacher. Spend
three days painting and drawing
in
the wonderful surroundings of Moor Hall and the Shropshire Hills. With
stunning landscapes, farm buildings, farm animals and the tranquility
of wide open spaces and wooded glades you cannot fail to be inspired.
The course will cover sketching in the open air, line, tone, perspective,
creating depth and interest in drawing as well as covering all aspects
of landscape painting.
Each day will provide a different challenge, whether it is painting
an expansive view of the landscape, or the more intimate scene of a
babbling brook in an area of woodland. The course is designed for all
abilities as much of the teaching will be on an individual basis. The
focus will be on acrylic and oil painting mediums, but with opportunities
for working in watercolour.
Wednesday - Friday 4th, 5th, 6th August
2010
£150 for the full 3-day course
For further information on course content contact Paul Priestley:
01568 617433 info@paulpriestley.com
THE MARCHES BRANCH OF THE EMBROIDERERS GUILD
Jan Beaney
International textile artist, teacher, author, lecturer, co-founder
of Double Trouble and member of the 62 Group
"Landscape, changing light and atmospheric qualities inspire
the imagery which is integrated within a new cloth created by machine
stitching on soluble fabric."
7.30 Thursday 2nd September
Main Hall Bishop's Castle Community College
SY9 5AY
Members £1.50. Non members £5.00 including refreshments
Join the branch this evening for a full textile related programme throughout
the year. Invite your friends! Further Information: Sue Daborn 01568
780220
Jan will also be offering a two day workshop at Moor Hall Studio on
the following two days: Friday 3rd and Saturday 4th September 2010.
Constructing Cloth : Approaches to Landscape
Students will be encouraged to create their own cloth(s) depicting aspects
of landscape. Soluble film, layering, machine and hand stitching and
the embellishing machine will be considered as appropriate.
Cost £100 for the two day course.
ART VAN GO
Double Image - 25th and 26 June 2010
This for me is always an exciting course which produces such brilliant
results as shown in the work below from Susie Stone. I shall be returning
to Art Van Go on November 5th and 6th 2010 when students will discover
that they can draw and again this is a course that will produce some
fantastic results from the students.
Link to Art Van Go website
ELEMENTAL DRAWING with PIP WOOLF
The class was full and the day was rich with activity
Here is a comment from one of the students:
"
Pip Woolf's course tackled a question we all have to find an answer
to - How do I begin? She took us back to mark making, a simple straight
line, repeated again and again as we focussed on our breathing and the
sounds around us in the studio. The terror of the blank page in the
pristine sketchbook was broken! From the studio we moved outside into
the beautiful surroundings of Moor Hall and we continued within the
discipline of straight lines but this time absorbing the sensations
and sounds of the natural surroundings, the wind in the trees, the sounds
of the stream and the sensation of the earth beneath us as we drew whilst
laying on the grass, . Our marks were changing, influenced by our engagement
with our surroundings. We also used 'elemental' pigments direct from
rocks, smoke from candle flames, painted with flower petals rubbed onto
the paper and even wode! We departed with our sketchbooks full, artfully
scorched in places, filled with original mark-making and most of all
memories of a unique experience."
Cheryl Williams
Sketchbook Work by Bobby Britnell
I hope that Pip will return in the new year to offer further challenging
courses such as this one so do watch out for these.
WORKING TOGETHER
Courses with Bobby Britnell and Ruth Issett
This years series of 'Working Together Courses' have now all taken
place, but fear not we have plenty more planned for next year.
So here are a few dates for your diary and as soon as we have further
details I will let you know. We are planning a series of new courses
which I think you will find both stimulating and challenging......so
get those dates down first.
2011
March 21, 22, 23 Mon/Tues/Wed
April 15, 16, 17 Fri/Sat/Sun
May 06, 07, 08 Fri/Sat/Sun
If you want to register your interest please get in touch and I will
put your name on a list.
MORE NEWS FROM BOBBY
ART IN ACTION
Waterperry Gardens, Waterperry, Ny Wheatley, Oxon OX33 1JZ
15th - 18th July 2010
Gates open: 9.00
Show opens:10.00am - 5.30pm
It is with great regret that I will be unable to attend Art in Action
this year as originally planned. This is very disappointing for me,
particularly as I know some of you were planning to visit me and I also
know that all 4 of my courses were fully booked. Those who have booked
however will not be disappointed as a fantastic tutor has offered to
take my classes, non other than Diana Springall. So you will without
question be in for a really special treat.
It is an event well-worth visiting with 150/200 artists to observe first
hand, working on their own particularly creative process. Artforms include,
painting, textiles, ceramics, glass, woodwork, sculpture, jewellery
and so much more.
Contact: 02073813192
info@artinaction.org.uk
Their website: www.artinaction.org.uk
SIAN MARTIN
Distant Stitch Online Course
Another disappointment was not being able to tutor alongside Ruth Issett
at Sian Martins's Distant Stitch Summer School at Urchfont last week.
Nonetheless the students all had a great time in the skilled hands of
Ruth and with their mentor Sian.
Sian offers wonderful on-line opportunities for students wishing to
pursue City and Guilds Course in Embroidery as well as exciting short
textile courses. If you would like to see more of what Sian Martin is
up to, click on either of the following links:
Sian's website www.distantstitch.co.uk
Sian's blog: www.stitchloop.blogspot.com
EXHIBITIONS
Ruth Issett's 'Crazy for Colour' Course is now fully booked for next
year, but I am trying to persuade her to offer some more, so do watch
this space. Meanwhile for those unlucky not to get on one of her courses
do check out her current exhibition in Shrewsbury.
CONNECTED WITH COLOUR
June 1st - August 7th Theatre Severn, Frankwell Quay, Shrewsbury
This exhibition accompanies
SEW MUCH MORE
A Textile Exhibition
Embroiderers' Guild Shropshire Branch
June 25th - August 7th 2010
NEW PROGRAMME
September 2010
My new programme for the Autumn is beginning to take some shape now.
If you are after a particular course, do get in touch very soon so that
I can slot it in or maybe you would like to book your group to come
to me at some point.
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