For those without wonderful eyesight here are the details;
5th Open Exhibition 2011
22nd October – 17th December
An excitingly diverse exhibition of works of all mediums by artists and
designers living in North East England and the Scottish Borders.
You and your guest are warmly invited to the Berwick Gymnasium Gallery
opening on Saturday 22nd October between 2:00pm – 4:00pm
Opening times: 12:00pm – 4:00pm Wednesday – Sunday
Free entrance from the Ramparts
Wild goats in a friends shed ready to have tracking collars attached by Newcastle University. They live in the National Park – mainly on Yeavering Bell (hill fort). I used to live at the foot of the hill – I miss it sometimes.
The Man Who Invented Wonderful Gadgets
Where would I be without my iPhone and my longing for an iPad? How many of us invent something truly new and change the way the world works?
“Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life.
Don’t be trapped by dogma – which is living with the results of other people’s thinking.
Don’t let the noise of other’s opinions drown out your own inner voice.
And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition.
They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary.”
Something I’ve been stitching on and off for over a year (or possibly two).
It uses Indigo dyed fabrics from the African Fabric Shop and Mulberry silk threads.
Sorry the full shot is not so good I had to take some quick pictures as I needed to get this into the post for my mums birthday.
Hello! Over the summer I’ve not been blogging as much as usual – I’ve been so busy and have loads to catch up on.
One of the courses I’ve recently started is “Learn Something New Everyday”, I discovered this little gem from my friend Gill.
I’m using purchased cards and chipboard and trying not to be precious about using it. This itself is a learning experience.
Had a wonderful day at Melrose Abbey with Frieda. We started with coffee and lunch and then headed across the road to the abbey where we spent a pleasant time marvelling at the architecture (its stunning).
We both took lots of photos.
This is my Blip of the day – a Blip of a Blipper in action
We spent time spotting old gravestones (fascinating) and looking around the museum - on a beautiful sunny day with the most gorgeous blue skies.
Open Studio starts tomorrow though to Sunday. I’m looking forward to it……. but now I must run and get 6 more sets of mirror plates!
Had a lovely day at the show – great to see friends and to be able to walk across the field makes it all so relaxed.
I only took the “handbag” camera today, it was a dull day (but dry – hurray!).
My favourites are always the flowers;
Ian goes for the Harleys;
There was only one entry in the “embroidery” section. How sad is that? I used to enter, then stopped – maybe I should start again. Is it OK to enter shows if you teach? What do you think?
More collages finished, framed and most are now hanging up in the studio.
Purple Goddess, background hand dyed (with the natural dye logwood) and hand painted with markals.
Background hand dyed silk ( with sticklac a natural dye) and hand painted with markals. Ribbon from the Australian trip in 2008, paper flowers (painted with sprays), peacock printed onto lokta paper.
One week until the Open Studio. I’m getting really excited now – not least because it encourages the boys to clear up in the garden (and I might even get the caravan washed!)
I’ve been spending time stitching whilst DS has been out at rugby camp and a birthday party. Nothing has taught me to juggle time/tasks better than the motherhood-self employment situation.
This is my box of bits – for each collage I’ve found something to add as embellishment. I’m hopeless at making cards so have opted to create small collages – these will be for sale for £35-£45, very reasonably priced.
Would you like to see a few glimpses?
There are Gothic themed;
Bees and butterflies;
Sewing and seeds;
Starting the framing last night
