Feb
02
For those of you who read my previous post you will know that I moved into a new art studio in November. No sooner as walls and shelves had been painted, materials stowed away and work had begun Christmas arrived, and along with Christmas came the snow. Now for me here in Yorkshire that meant a break from the workshop not only for Christmas frolic but to wait out the cold. It was to my sadness and horror that when I returned to my art studio to find damp and humidity, I opened the door only to find a mist in the air and pools of condensation an my boxes, sketchbooks with damp pages and some very unhappy sewing machines!
As much that could be saved had to be which necessitated a quick move into warmer and certainly drier climes. Fortunately the damage to machinery was minimal, and although some consumables were lost much was saved by the plastic storage boxes and spaces bags that I had so wisely purchased some time ago.
It it with great sadness and annoyance that the move was so fleeting and we I assure you Fonzie is being re-housed and cared for.
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Dec
26
Just a couple of events I need to tell you about. I have been asked to put some artwork up at a corporate event taking place at The Loft, Leeds on the 2nd December. My work has also been requested to be displayed for six months at LS1. LS1 offers a very high profile viewing opportunity to their many clients from National/International business. The club hosts high level business events – from training, meetings to celebration. The owners of LS1 are very proactive supporters of the arts and are very open in their desire for my work to be seen by an optimum audience who will hopefully buy or commission. They are also the couple who bought my artists books and prints from the Trinity exhibition
I received a letter only this morning informing me that I have been accepted to the British Craft Trade Fair in Harrogate this coming April. The fair has run successfully for a number of years and represents the very best of British makers. Buyers who attend the fair come from a wide variety of outlets such as galleries, heritage outlets, interior design companies and independent retailers. The BCTF also host an online catalogue called Design Edge. I have so much to prepare for the event but I am very excited that I have something so nice to do in spring, and being busy will not allow time for any post christmas winter blues to set in!
The Frozen Canal Outside My Studio
And now for the really fun part of the post how cool is the snow! I am loving it, the dogs are loving it, I have already made three snow angels and confused the dog by throwing snow balls for him. And everything looks so pretty and bright, it is such a welcome change to grey days with no light.
Above is a picture of my town square on Christmas Eve at midnight for our annual carols in the square! So this is my last post until the new year. I will leave you with this; “Merry Christmas To All And To All A Good Blog!”
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Nov
28
Well the art fairs are well and truly in full swing. The time was that I used to be upset that I was galavanting all over the country so close to Christmas, but in truth I have grown to love it. Not a religious person but I am a Christmas person, I always have been, often to the annoyance of those around me. Traveling around to art and craft fairs during the lead up to Christmas suits me down to the ground, I get to listen to cheesy Christmas songs, get excited by helping people find special gift for loved ones and gift wrap – yes I am one of those people who loves to wrap presents, without any complaint! I also love that I get to meet and talk to so many people and get caught in the hustle and bustle of their day. The first of my art fairs this year is rather late but well worth a visit. I will be selling at The Arthouse as part of the Wakefield Art Walk on Wednesday 25th November 2009. Art Walk Official Website Follow the Wakefield Artwalk on Twitter
We have a great community art team in Hebden Bridge called HEADS and they organised a fantastic lantern parade with the children for the Christmas lights switch on, we then had a brass band and carols! Its at time like these that I do feel smug about my town and its strong community feel.
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Sep
19
My ’Drawings from India’ sold really well at the exhibition that opened back in May. In addition to making sales I have been contacted by a lady who saw my at The Bowery has commissioned me to create three pieces of work fro her up-coming wedding anniversary. She wants the work to explore and reflect her married and subsequent family life.
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Sep
10
I am the new member of the board at the Arthouse based in Wakefield acting as an artist representative for the next two years.
The Arthouse is a unique national membership organisation for the visual arts. It was created in 1994, by a group of visual artists to campaign for equality of access to opportunities for work, training and exhibiting for both disabled and non-disabled artists equally. Membership includes professional practitioners in all visual and tactile art forms and approaches to art; artists are welcomed whether or not they have taken a traditional route to development of their practice.
It also designs and manages ambitious projects including residencies, exhibitions, commissions and research, nationally and internationally, all in accessible settings. The Art House speaks on behalf of all artists and represents their interests to funding and commissioning bodies, to training institutions, to galleries and venues, and to others. It campaigns for inclusive practice across the visual art sector.
I feel that sitting on the board will be a valuable and fulfilling experience for me.
An image from the recent Identity Cards Project
Participating artists:
Louise Atkinson Zeev Parush
Karen Babayan Roee Derstain
Peta Bickerstaff Dimona Arel
Abu Jafar Amili Gelbman
Linda King Ella Lustig
Sophie Littlewood Oren Vaxler
Bob Milner Inbal Druval
Jan Millington Dubi Roman
Charlie Morris Varda Breger
Val Rolls Aviva Meromi
Carrie Scott-Huby Ora Brill
Richard Wheater Orit Alloush
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Aug
02
Good news you can now purchase ‘Fonzie’ products online. Fonzie is the textile design company that I run and we offer unique textile crafts for you and your home, and we now offer them online.
Not On The High Street was started in 2006 by Holly Tucker and Sophie Cornish in order to bring creative small businesses to the wider public. A small brands big audience affair! Not On The High Street turn down I high number of businesses so I am proud to be amongst their cornucopia of creative talent.
FInd me at www.notonthehighstreet.com/fonzie
A selection of textile products available online now!
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Jul
05
The body of work I created for the ‘BOaRlaNe’ exhibition entitled ‘Where Is The Church’ was a huge success. I received a lot of praise for the work and sold two of the artists books and three photographic prints of the work that I also produced! The two pieces that were sold are featured below.
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May
30
This month I took my first trip down to the Hay Festival in Marmaduke , (the camper). The whole of Hay on Wye is idyllic and beautiful and there are so many places to buy books – heaven! Whist at the festival I had an epiphany regarding the exhibition at Trinity.
My hook is the church with a capital C, the institution of the church. What does it mean to people? What role does it play in individuals and communities lives? How does it adapt to an ever changing society? Does it indeed adapt? I will explore these themes through a series of artists books. I have chosen this medium as books themselves hold a great significance when we think about the history of the church. Historically the Church was the gatekeeper of literacy and the written word – and those who wanted to know how to read and write had to approach this through the Church.
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Mar
18
These are self-indulgent photos I know but I received a new puppy for my birthday and I am taking this opportunity to show off my dogs. Sam is the very smug dog with a bone and Archimedes (Archie) is the new addition on the left.
In addition to having an age crisis on my birthday I also lined up a few events and exhibitions for you to check out.
The Drawings from India and Language exhibition is moving from Hebden Bridge to Leeds. The exhibition will be moving to The Bowery, this is a wonderful place in Headingly that houses an art café, craft shop and teaching centre. It also plays host to four artists every six weeks in two gallery spaces, in May I will be one of them.
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Jun
10
I work as an artist and also run a textile design company. I intend to use this blog to keep you all up to date with what
I am up to, what is inspiring me and future plans. I hope you enjoy my future blogging.
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