Inspirations



I have always loved History, Literature and Art.........................................................................................................
beautiful things, the stuff of dreams..................................................

flowers, butterflies, fairy tales, embroidered fragments, Chinese blues, Botticelli angels, Blake's visions, Burne-Jones pictures............................................................................................

amongst many other hints and wisps of the past..........................

to catch in my net and weave into mydesigns..................

which I hope others might find as beautiful as their inspirations.

Friday, 15 June 2012

CCAD Alumni evening......

Revisited the scene of the crime.......!!!!

On Tuesday evening I returned to CCAD to see this years exhibition (some lovely work as usual-eapecially the beautiful fairy tree world created by a fellow CCAD Green Lane foumdation student), pick up my Professional Studies and  meet my lovely degree tutor Claire and technician Catherine (who is now working as a tutor and promoting a gallery in Barnard Castle as well as producing beautiful artwork) and students from my course. It was lovely to see everybody and catch up. Beverley has done a brilliant job setting up her stamping business , whilst Jackie continues to go from strength to strength with her furnishings(it was so nice to catch up with her at Catherine's workshop a few weeks ago). Joy and Coleen have built on their undergraduate succes and have yet again been selected as finalists in a major UK competition. Mavis as always is master of many talents and has produced jewellery as well as bespoke cushions for various clients. Such a talented group to have studied with...!!!!!


Wednesday, 6 June 2012

EMA trauma/ Baltic visit

Owing to the Jubilee post was not available for a June 8th hand in for an extended essay worth 50% of my mark for an OU module I've been studying for. Not only that not allowed to send registered/next delivery???!!!!!

So set off this morning to deliver to Gateshead regional office (also closed over holiday). Stopped at Angel (one of the sculptures my essay was devoted to) for extra proof of delivery, a picture for the blog.................but after several tries new format won't upload!  any way lovely Sheila Robinson gave me a receipt, recorded delivery to centre on line so in two ays before ( as can't hand into a rregional cemtre after two days before............................)

Beautiful centre, awful location (road system wise)  except for....being a few mins away from the Baltic.........but when I got there.......only one exhibit.... a reconstructed memeory.....of a scottish bothy made from reclaimed wood and rusty corrugated iron.....