The Blue Window

This month the window is inspired by Peacock Blue.

It is in response to my business card which is based

on a peacock feather. 

made by embellishing and lots of embroidery and beading.

It is Norfolk Open Studios from the 

28th of May until 8th of June.

The Old Art Room Swaffham Studio will be 

open daily from 9 until 4pm weekdays and 

10 until 4ppm weekends unless stated.

There is lots of new work in the studio 

including work completed on 

The Ten Week Creative Textile Course.

Another course will be starting shortly if you 

are interested.

Mark Making Sketchbook at Art Class

At the start of every Monday Morning Art Class we have a

Mark Making or Drawing warm up exercise.

A fun way to start your week.

This month, May, there is a free sketchbook to draw and

collect these activities in, when you attend the class.

Mark Making stimulates areas of your brain that 

encourages exploration and strengthens cognitive 

agility and is fun, using tools and mediums that you may

not use often. 

(All tools and medium supplied for this activity).

We then get down to enjoying an Art Session using

the medium and muse of your choice.

Lots of help , techniques and advice by Jane.

Once a month there is a Drawing Skill Session 

with Sarah Howard a Gold Medal  National Artist.

Sarah is a Botanist and Artist. 

She shares her skills, knowledge and techniques. 

The next session is June the 6th 2016.

Norfolk Open Studios Week.

The Old Art Room is participating and is open daily for

the two weeks of the event.

Sarah is exploring spirals in nature with

fur cones and pineapples.

So lots of techniques to try.

Book now:)))

New Year, New Window, New Classes, Workshops and Courses

With the New Year a new window display advertising Cinderella.

TOSH the local Swaffham Theatre Group are putting this Panto on in February.

The Old Art Room is  making the Cinderella costumes:)))

New Classes, Workshops and A Ten Week Textile Course, as well as

the usual classes and we are participating in Norfolk Open Studios

again this year.

Come in and see the new shop and studio displays 

lots goodies to make, buy and be inspired.

Everyone says the window has a touch of 'Frozen' about it too!

Exhibition Girls

Here are two of the Exhibition Girls, Freda and Rona. 

They manned the Exhibition along with Gail  beautifully 

over the two weeks.

They sewed constantly the whole two weeks!!!

Freda finishing a whole hand quilt!

Rona finishing so many articles we lost count.

(An ironing board was installed along with a demo table so she

had no excuse).

Everyone commented on how friendly and full of information they were.

The visitors book is testimony to the success of the exhibition.

Thank you.

The Old Art Room Exhibition and Open Studios

The Old Art Room Exhibition displayed Mine, Students, Friends and local 

Academy's Mixed Media Art Work.

The Academy showcased their work as part of their Art Awards. 

 The Exhibition was part of the Norfolk Open Studios 2014 Events.

It was a great success.

We had lots of visitors and raised lots of money for local charities

 from the donation admission and a lovely write up in the paper.

Thank you, to all those who submitted their work, supported the event and

the lovely girls who manned the hall throughout the two weeks.

Stewart did a fantastic job as usual helping me 

put up and take down the exhibition. 

Norfolk Open Studio Preparation

I picked up the Open Studios Brochures and we needed to add my page link to the front of the book.

Here Josey and I are doing just that with 150 of them.

Visit the website HERE

Wow Look At The Sparkle

The Old Art Room is full of sparkle and colour now its all dressed 

with the "India Inspiration". 

Lots to look at and lots to inspire colourful projects and techniques.

Catch up by visiting us on Facebook to see whats going on.

India Inspiration Prep At The Old Art Room

Gill and I came into The Art Room on the 8th of January and laid out

all the Indian Inspired Textiles I have gathered, brought, made and borrowed.

It looked amazing and we could already see the studio full of

colour and sparkle.

I wanted to portray a little of what we had experienced on our travels but

also the sparkle of my sketchbook. 

See my India Inspired Sketchbook on my portfolio site

HERE

See more of Gill's  and my Indian Holiday 

HERE