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The pleasure of learning
I started a short course on mixed media and photo-transfer this week, having no real background in painting or mixed media beyond the little dabble with artists’ books. It took me back to school days, scrabbling round at the last … Continue reading
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4th Droitwich Mail Art exhibition: Review — Droitwich Mail Art
There is something about the mail art that puts it on the completely different level than any other art movement. The artists involved in the networking are, before all else, a curious people who are open to new experiences. They … Continue reading
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In the garden
No fancy processing, just intentional camera movement and some basics in Lightroom. Fun to do but quite a high attrition rate! Here are a few serendipitous shots… and a colourful set to finish.
Books as Art
Yesterday was the first session of a creative bookmaking course (Anna Yevtukh’s 10-week Books as Art incorporating mixed media) at Malvern Hills College. I had been on a day’s workshop with the tutor there and thoroughly enjoyed that, though to be … Continue reading
A Hidden Gem
I wrote about this place earlier in the year, and eventually got around to doing a slideshow. Sign of age, repeating myself, I guess, but it bears a re-visit! Enjoy a quiet meander through this local gem…
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December 2, 2016
Tagged architecture, art, carving, church, contemplative, Droitwich, gem, glass, hidden, Josey, Pippet, quiet, Ravenna, stone, Venetian, Worcestershire
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Ravenna in Droitwich: a Hidden Gem
Earlier this week David Holden led a fascinating guided tour round the Sacred Heart church as part of the DAN Arts Week in Droitwich. He talked about the story of the church and its wonderful Venetian glass mosaics, which include as … Continue reading
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Tagged arts, Droitwich, Droitwich Spa, history, local, Worcestershire
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Reflective
On the way back through Worcester from a pleasant afternoon at Croome Park (more of which anon…) we came back past the turn for Diglis basin and locks, which we’d somehow never visited in thirty years of living in the … Continue reading
