Tag: art exhibition
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Discover go to Ivinghoe…
Just a week away now from our Discover Original Art Fair in Ivinghoe, which means a heady mixture of excitement and mild panic as we try to get everything ready in time. I know many followers here live far too far away to visit us in person, but if you are near Ivinghoe next weekend,…
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We’re here…
Just in time for summer – or so it seems – we’ve opened our latest Discover Original Art exhibition in Datchworth, Hertfordshire. I’m still pinching myself, I’m so thrilled to be hanging out with the rest of these brilliant artists. We’re at the Mardleybury Gallery until 28th June, open Wednesdays to Sundays – and most…
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June at Mardleybury Gallery…
Only 48 hours away now from the opening of our latest Discover Original Art exhibition, at Mardleybury Gallery, Datchworth, Hertfordshire. Excitement is now taking over from panic – although it’s perfectly possible that panic may set in again before we finally open to the public! Only joking, I’m sure everything is under control… There will be…
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Stitchy Purdah
Well, all that frenetic activity back in the autumn seems like such a long time ago now. I think it’s safe to say that I took the slow practice of hand stitching to the edge, in the run up to our exhibition last November, which with Christmas following hard on its heels, made for a…
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Back in the frame…
Well, the first Discover Original Art Fair was a great success! Very many thanks to everyone who came along to Ivinghoe and supported us. We couldn’t have asked for a friendlier or more enthusiastic audience – you’re all wonderful. But for now, it’s time to pack the exhibition kit away and get back to stitching.…
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It’s the final countdown…
There’s a wonderfully informative and motivational book I once read, called ‘I’d Rather Be In The Studio’, by Alyson Stanfield. (You can read her blog here). When I first discovered the book, I was just beginning to recognise that I’d found my preferred medium, and was simply stitching, all the time, so I read Alyson’s ‘how…
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Discover Sarah Russell
So thrilled this morning to highlight the work of local artist and participant in the forthcoming Discover Original Art Fair, Sarah Russell. Sarah describes her inspirations… I am interested in creating a place where I would want to be. I aim to portray an emotional response to landscape…and my journey to the studio and…
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Discover Jan Drury…
Visitors to our forthcoming Discover Original Art Fair, will have the wonderful pleasure of seeing ‘up close and personal’, the abstract works from artist Jan Drury. Jan creates superb pieces, using many different media, gradually applied in layers, each contributing to the overall beauty and mystery of the finished work. These layers draw you into the experience,…
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Discover Joanne Bowes
Landscapes and the patterns created in nature, feature prominently in the delicious work of Joanne Bowes, who will be one of the eight local artists exhibiting at Discover – 29th & 30th November. Joanne is an established, professional artist, who achieved Foundation Diploma (Best in Year End Show), and Fda in Fashion and Surface Pattern Design, both…
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Discover Judy Youssef…
Today I want to introduce you to my wonderful, multi-talented friend, Judy Youssef. Judy is one of those amazing artists who seem to be able to turn their hands to a whole raft of techniques always finding a way to express themselves that is both unique and inspiring. Originally from the Isle of Wight, Judy has…
Ann Pawley 