Pop Up Todmorden Open Studios 2019
What a strange summer we have had! Some days have felt very cold and autumnal (or like Spring, right at the beginning) and other days have been boiling with all time highs! I’ve been oh so lucky to catch my holiday breaks during the boiling days but I’m not entirely sure I am ready for the summer to end. Can’t believe it is September tomorrow!
But September it is and forward we trot :) This marks the start of the busy season, so (happily) no time to mope about! We kick off with Todmorden Open Studios 2019, and I can’t wait! Like last year, I shall be showing my work at the Old Co-op in Rochdale Road along with some incredibly talented artists while cocktails and South American street food will be served downstairs at Yakumama. I strongly recommend you treat yourself to a Margarita as they make you happy and I can’t think of a better way to view art :) For more information about their food and drink, visit: https://www.yakumama.co.uk/
I have posted the Tod Open Studios poster above. Please feel free to share and use. Below, I have posted the artist listings (kindly created by Mr Q although he will not be showing his work this year). Again, please share and use.
Oh, I almost forgot. We are going to have a fantastic, amazing, deliriously joyous launch at The Golden Lion starting on Thursday 12th September from 6pm. As with tradition, there shall be the very popular live drawing event and the infectious sound of the famous band from Brazil , Theo Mizú. The band will play a mix of eastern and western musical references (Gypsy, Balkan, Arab, Brazilian). I’ve a feeling the night is going to be a scorcher! You can check out the band here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HpHg0_Vruyo
Come visit us, come to the launch!
Artists Listings for Pop Up Todmorden Open Studios 2019
Hebden Bridge Open Studios
We are going to have a musical happening and we would like you to join us on Saturday, 6th July at Birchcliffe Centre from 3pm. There will be booze aplenty, great conversation and amazing visual stimulation to feast your eyes upon. On top of all this, we have live acoustics by Inbetween Music - Andrew Daley and Steve Lacey-Marsden. They look forward to entertaining you with clarinet, mandola and probably a few other instruments as well. They love a good tune and have built up a great collection from around the world, some old, some new. Is it folk? Is it jazz? Is it something else? Who cares, it's going to sound amazing!
Harriet Quilty and Josephine Gornall's art will be available at Phinefibre studio, Birchcliffe Centre, throughout the event. Tea, biscuits and a warm welcome to greet you!
Creative with Nature Exhibition Extended!
Hello everyone and a warm welcome to those that are new to subscribing!
Can’t believe the days are so long now and that the summer is virtually upon us; it just needs to get a little warmer and we’ll be there! Already the last six months have zipped by before I have said the word ‘kni……
I am pleased to announce that Joe from Creative with Nature, in Rochdale Road, Todmorden, has decided to extend the exhibition for another month throughout June. This is great news and, if you haven’t been already, please pay the gallery a visit. It is primarily a willow workshop/gallery and the first thing that hits you as you walk in is the fresh smell of the willow. Mmmmmmmm.
If you would like to buy artwork on line, please visit ‘shop’ here on my site. Not all the work that is at Creative with Nature is online here. So if you can, please go along to the gallery and check out all the other lovely art & craft on sale there.
From 5-7th July I shall be participating at the Hebden Bridge Open Studios, sharing artist Phinefibre, Josephine Gornall’s lovely studio space at the Birchcliffe Centre. The Birchcliffe centre was once upon a time a church. It is now partitioned off as studios and well worth a visit. Josephine’s studio has the most handsome window made of stained glass with the image of Jesus Christ looking down upon her. She is in good company and so will I be. Here is the link to find out more: http://hebdenbridgeopenstudios.org/
The Map of Todmorden I illustrated for the Water Quarter Collective is slowly being rolled out. It is great to see the map being printed in large format and displayed in various locations. There is still some more work to complete as new sponsors come along. I shall be illustrating their business fronts to be included on the map shortly.
More besides as there is a lot of exciting activity on the horizon, which I can’t talk about, so for now I’m signing off. Speak to you soon. Buckets of love.
Creative with Nature Spring Launch
Hello everyone,
Very excited to announce that I am participating in a group show at Creative with Nature.
For this exhibition - and since I am showing at an art gallery that works with nature - I pondered upon how that would apply to me. Fortunately, the pondering didn’t last long. Thoughts soon directed me to my love of plants. I’m not very good with plants and I am not a gardener. Something about a slug war and chopping worms into two that doesn’t agree with me. House plants can get a little neglected too, yet they complement a house so much! So my answer to this problem is to paint them instead to enjoy them that way!
The exhibition launches with an event on Friday, 5th April between 6 - 8 pm and will run until the 25th May. You are invited to the event, so please come along if you around! There will be free flowing booze, nibbles as well as art to feast your eyes upon!
I will be showing my work alongside the wonderful wicker worker, Joe Gregory, as well as fantastic artists, Maria Clancy and Naomi Neale who both work in watercolour depicting nature and wildlife.
You will find Creative with Nature at 22 Rochdale Road, Todmorden. Here is the link to the website if you would like to find out more: https://www.creativewithnature.co.uk/
Hopefully see you there!
Illustrated Map of the Water Quarter, Todmorden
Very happy to preeesent!…….
Hello everyone, just like winter is a time for hibernation, I, too, have been spending the winter months in quiet contemplation, holed up in my garret, wearing layers to keep me warm with one solitary heater to keep my layers warm. Hector, our lovely german wire haired pointer cross and Youtube (so addicted, help me!) have been so very kind as to keep me company as I work. What a tough life! :)
What have I been doing all this time? Well, I have had……
Very happy to preeesent!…….
Hello everyone, just like winter is a time for hibernation, I, too, have been spending the winter months in quiet contemplation, holed up in my garret, wearing layers to keep me warm with one solitary heater to keep my layers warm. Hector, our lovely german wire haired pointer cross and Youtube (so addicted, help me!) have been so very kind as to keep me company as I work. What a tough life! :)
What have I been doing all this time? Well, I have had a couple of projects on the go. The first one I’m excited tell you about now and you can see it above, it’s an Illustrated Map of the Water Quarter in Todmorden.
By now, you may have heard me relentlessly talk (or rather illustrate) about post industrial Todmorden and the breathtaking landscape. I have illustrated the buildings, the doors and mills, the woolly sheep (a common sight is seeing them on the street as they go awol), the dry stone walls and my very own Tod Map, which has proven to be a bestseller on account of the fact that Tod holds a special place in the heart of many people.
Which is why I was thrilled when I was asked to create a map for the Water Quarter Collective of the Water Quarter in Todmorden. The ‘hood is a popular and busy location in the centre of the town, intersected by the Rochdale Canal. This Water Quarter is close to the train station (Manchester is only 25 minutes away), bus routes and plenty of (free) parking. Here, you will find a vibrant, diverse, children and dog friendly community with cafés, music venues, street food, art galleries, workshops, gift shops, well-being and plenty of more besides,
And it is not just this area that will benefit. We will be starting on the reverse side of the map shortly, which will embrace the larger area, including useful information, places of interest and more info on the local business. This is also a very useful aid for when you come and visit! Please feel free to share this post or print out the map in preparation for the day you do come and visit. Come and support our local community, which has so much to offer and for everyone! Looking forward to seeing you!!