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Open Studios ( part 2)

Rachel, Nanette and I managed to paint on site whilst we were there and Nanette also managed some gardening.  The workshops were all very well received.  At the same time I managed to get out and about to visit others on the trail. My framers in Brampton were part of the trail because upstairs is situated, the Gallery North West. On my re...

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Florence Arts Centre is my venue for open studios. Every year in September, Eden Valley Artistic Network creatle a brochure of artists in north and west Cumbria. Over two weeks and three weekends artists open their own studios or gather in churches or community venues to show art and skills. Two years ago Nanette Madan joined me, last year we were ...

We are now a few weeks in to my exhibition in The Tolbooth in Kirkcudbright. This year it spans the Arts and Craft Trail. With nearly 140 contributors, there is so much to see. We decided to book into our favourite hotel over the weekend to experience the atmosphere. The first thing we noticed when we arrived on Friday was how busy it was. Usually ...

How I love to receive a book token and I was delighted to get one for my recent birthday, and a special big one it was. I was picking up my art work from the New Bookshop, where it had been displayed in the window as part of Meanders, a wonderful annual exhibition of artist's work in the windows of shops in Cockermouth. I had chosen my paintin...