Past events and courses:
2019: Exhibitions & Batik Workshops
Ammerdown Conference Centre nr Bath: Delivered 2 one day Batik workshop days plus a 3 day photography course
Natural Theatre Commission: Funded to run an themed art project with a group of mature learners. My advertising brought along 6 women and 4 men and our theme was the Somerset Coal Canal 'basins' behind my studio. In April we had produced 22 A4 sized pieces ranging from Batik to screen printing as well as applique, cross titch and photo transfers Our piece was titled 'The Somerset Coal Canal, then and Now'.
The resulting large cloth banner 'triptych' was exhibited at Midsomer Nortons new library, a Somerset Coal Canal Society social event and is now displayed in Radstock Museum as part of the Coal Canal history display.
The Engine Room Art Group: Once the triptych was complete, all but one of the group asked if they could continue their weekly art sessions. Since July, the group has attended art sessions each Monday afternoon and new members have joined. Our programme is:
15 minutes of still life or other suggested 'warm up' activity
Developing your own themed work (mainly batik and screen printing)
Every last Monday of the month, we decide where to go and spend the afternoon together walking, viewing an exhibition or listening to someone inspirational. So far we have met: Greyfield Woods, High Littleton, The Coal Canal and Wellw Brook path and Victoria Art Gallery.
2018:
Cam Valley Arts Trail:
Arts Workshop Day: February 24th: Timsbury (a two and a half hour batik workshop for 10 participants)
April/ May 2018: Masvingo Zimbabwe delivered Batik workshops to the staf team at Bethany House working with candle wax 'drippings' twigs wrapped around with copper wire (as tjantings) fabric for table cloths, vats of boiling water on th ground and tin cans!
April: The International Batik Guild held their AGM weekend at Paulton Engine for the second time (in my absence as I was in Zimbabwe!)
Spring Exhibition and Sale: April 28th Timsbury (exhibiting my latest work and demonstrating the technique of batik)
19th May: Exhibited at the Old Bakers Arts Exhibition at the Quaker Meeting House in Central Bath
9th June: 'Colour' Exhibition at The Quaker Meeting House in Central Bath. ( One of 15 artists exhibiting together under one theme)
2017:
February 2017: Cam Valley Arts Trail
Arts Workshop Day: Batik workshop, 90 minutes max 10 people Timsbury
Open Studio: Cam Valley Open Studio weekend November 4th & 5th (exhibiting in Timsbury)
Adult Community Learning Courses Bath College:
6/7 week courses run throughout the year in: Midsomer Norton, Peasedown St John, Wellow, St Johns Hospital Trust (Bath) Julian House over 50s (Bath) Stroke association in Farrington Gurney and Bath) and Dominion Road Twerton (mothers and children).
Creative art media included: batik, screen printing, air dried clay, print making, painting, photography and making sun catchers
November: Kafountine, Senegal: Visited a girls college where they were learning batik and dressmaking to provide a career. Demonstrated Batik with my tjantings which they had never seen
2016:
January 7th to February 11th: Midsomer Norton 'Love to Learn' (am) Part 1
January 7th to February 11th: Radstock Sirona/ Bath College Wellbeing Course (pm) Part 1
February 25th to April 7th: Midsomer Norton (am) Part 2
February 25th to April 7th: Radstock (pm) Part 2
April 19th to May 24th: Wellow (am) Bath College/ Sirona Wellbeing
7th May: Shared exhibition space and ran Batik demonstrations with artist Annie Davenport at The Old Council House, Midsomer Norton
18th May-3rd June: Exhibition of students work in foyer of MN Library
May 21st: Batik Explorations All Day Workshop at The Studio, Paulton Engine
May 9th to 20th June: Timsbury (pm) Bath College/ Sirona Wellbeing Course
17th June: Own & students art exhibition in MN Arts Festival and ran Batik demonstration one hour workshops
September 17th: Batik Explorations All Day Workshop at The Studio Paulton Engine
5th & 6th November: The Studio Paulton Engine 'Open Studio' as part of the Cam Valley Artists Art Trail
Exhibitions & Batik Workshops in 2018:
Cam Valley Arts Trail:
Arts Workshop Day: Saturday February 24th Timsbury
A two and a half hour batik workshop maximum 10 participants
Spring Exhibition and Sale: Saturday April 28th Timsbury (where I will have a table and stand exhibiting my latest work and demonstrating the tehnique of batik)
Old Bakers Arts Group Exhibition Saturday 19th May at the Quaker Meeting House in Central Bath
Where I will be exhbiting and possibly demonstrating Batik
'Colour' Exhibition Saturday June 9th at The Quaker Meeting House in Central Bath. One of 15 artists exhibiting together under one theme
Past events and courses:
2017:
February 2017: Cam Valley Arts Trail
Arts Workshop Day: Batik workshop, 90 minutes max 10 people Timsbury
Cam Valley Open Studio weekend November 4th & 5th
exhibiting in Timsbury
Adult Community Learning Courses Bath College:
6/7 week courses run throughout the year in: Midsomer Norton, Peasedown St John, Wellow, St Johns Hospital Trust (Bath) Julian House over 50s (Bath) Stroke association in Farrington Gurney and Bath) and Dominion Road Twerton (mothers and children).
Creative art media included: batik, screen printing, air dried clay, print making, painting, photography and making sun catchers
2016:
- January 7th to February 11th: Midsomer Norton 'Love to Learn' (am) Part 1
- January 7th to February 11th: Radstock Sirona/ Bath College Wellbeing Course (pm) Part 1
- February 25th to April 7th: Midsomer Norton (am) Part 2
- February 25th to April 7th: Radstock (pm) Part 2
- April 19th to May 24th: Wellow (am) Bath College/ Sirona Wellbeing
- 7th May: Shared exhibition space and ran Batik demonstrations with artist Annie Davenport at The Old Council House, Midsomer Norton
- 18th May-3rd June: Exhibition of students work in foyer of MN Library
- May 21st: Batik Explorations All Day Workshop at The Studio, Paulton Engine
- May 9th to 20th June: Timsbury (pm) Bath College/ Sirona Wellbeing Course
- 17th June: Own & students art exhibition in MN Arts Festival and ran Batik demonstration one hour workshops
September 17th: Batik Explorations All Day Workshop at The Studio Paulton Engine
5th & 6th November: The Studio Paulton Engine 'Open Studio' as part of the Cam Valley Artists Art Trail
