STUDIO - Westpier Open Studios

We are all opening our studios today for last chance Christmas shopping #openstudios #today #afterdark #westpierstudios #scarborough #westpier YO11 1PD

STUDIO - The Power of Experiences Film for the Crafts Council

I was invited to take part as one of the makers exploring the experience market by the Craft Council. Sarah-Mace Dennis put together a very beautiful film looking at 4 different makers/groups and the Craft Council recently put the film up on their website and youtube page. I’m 9 mins 12 seconds in if you want to jump to find me although I wholly recommend watching the entire film as it’s so beautifuuly made and I am in such good company. Thanks so much to the Crafts Council and to Sarah for putting this film together.

The link to the film is below:

https://youtu.be/c_O6PGQ8FOg

WORKSHOPS - National Tree Week

Some lovely sessions throughout Ryeldale for #nationaltreeweek Thanks to the Small Grant Funding from Ryedale Council I was able to run 'A Badge of Honour for Trees' workshops at Pickering Library, Norton Hive Library and St. Joseph's school. Many thanks to Ryedale Council for awarding me with one of these Grant's.

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WORKSHOPS - Ryedale Small Grant Funding for Tree Week

Brilliant to hear I've been selected for Small Grant Funding from Ryedale Council to run some workshops for National Tree Week, I'll be in Pickering Library 11.15am - 12.30pm and Norton Hive Library 2.15pm - 3.45pm on 4th December. these are free bookable family sessions, please contact the libraries to book directly 

ARTIST TALK - Designing your Future, Crafts Council

Earlier this year the Crafts Council recorded me speaking about my practice for their new professional development cohorts,  this was funded by Crafting Europe and the recording has just become available for the public to watch this week. The Crafts Council have put it on their website and Youtube page. I'm thinking of doing a seperate video just compiling the er's um's and erm's 😂

 

 

 

OUT & ABOUT - Gong Practitioner Course

Last weekend was the first session of my gong practitioner course with Sheila Whittaker in Devon... Amazing! I've thought about doing this course for 5 years and I'm thrilled that I've taken the plunge... I'm a gong fanatic!! It's very powerful healing work and I'm looking forward to being able to offer this vibration therapy when I graduate next year... I'll also see how it unfolds with my art as I feel they will play a part at some point too 😀

 

 

 

 

WORKSHOPS - Botanical Drawing at Pickering Library

Really lovely day running a botanic drawing workshop at Pickering Library for MakeMore Arts, there was lots of enjoyment and some brilliant reactions... yay!

 

STUDIO - Crafts Council Filming

It was lovely to meet Sarah Mace-Dennis recently who was in my studio filming for the Crafts Council. They are putting together a short film about the experiences and art workshops that I run from my studio. Looking forward to seeing the film 😁

 

 

 

 

WORKSHOPS - Selby Abbey

The final workshop this week at Selby Abbey as part of the HSHAZ (High Street Heritage Action Zone) project with Selby Council. The exhibition in the Abbey featuring all the work made in the workshops runs until the beginning of September. It's well worth a visit!

 

Workshop - Drawing Experience from my Studio

A lovely family came into my studio today to take part in my drawing experiences, these are bookable 1 hour sessions that are available daily, up to 5 participants. They produced some amazing artworks and had a great time :)

 

WORKSHOPS - Selby Faces, Selby Abbey

 Great little Selby Faces workshop today at Selby Abbey... Eden Taylor Draper, a young actress in Emerdale Farm was born in Selby. Sections of Get Carter, the feature film with Michael Caine were filmed in Selby too...  

EVENT - Selby Abbey Exhibition

Myself and Eleanor from Selby Council have installed an exhibition within Selby Abbey of 'Selby Faces' artworks created in the workshops I ran at Selby High School and Selby College. I'll be running another 3 workshops over the forthcoming weeks within a beautiful room at Selby Abbey. The artworks created in these workshops will also be added to the exhibition. 

 

DRAWINGS - Traditional Ice Cream Cart, Thornton-Le-Dale