Festive Doll Making

Its moving towards the festive season again so why not take a break from it and do a course which involves you making something with your hands rather than using them to hand over your credit card. I will be running a Doll Making Course in Jesmond on Saturday December 8th. You will make a very special fairy or angel to put on the top of your Christmas tree. They are quite small so if you are a quick worker you might even make two! This will be one you will keep forever and become a family heirloom. You will learn basic doll making techniques and enjoy using special bits and pieces to dress your doll for the Christmas season. 

The course costs £45 and includes all materials.

To book please the Contacts Form on my web site. Click HERE for the link.

Printmaking Courses for the Spring

I have just posted details of printmaking courses I will be running in Spring 2013 on my web site www.mandypattullo.co.uk. This does seem a bit premature but Rebecca who does the bookings for Horsley Printmakers is offering an early bird discount if you book before November 30th.
There is a mixed media birds course,  shoe and abstract mark making making themed collograph courses and the Easter school will be on an African theme. For more details go to www.horsleyprintmakers.co.uk.

Only one week to go!

COLLECTION

Glossy magazine called COLLECTION plopped through the door today with a big feature about the Newcastle Fashion and Textiles Fair that I run with Jayne Turner. It all sounds very glamorous and the pictures  and writing are fantastic. Thanks to Liz Hands who wrote the article about us. Other fairs are trying to compete with us in the North East but they are all run by national promoters outside the region and we  think we are still the best because we hand pick the best dealers and we have a fantastic venue. Anyway read the article through the link here. We are on page 27 I think.

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Cushions at IKEA

Another reminder that I will be running a free little workshop at IKEA Gateshead this Wednesday between 6 and 9 in the textile department. There is a big personalisation and customisation event going on over there and the theme of this session is how to transform a cushion using their fabrics and simple techniques. Here are 2 examples I made today! 

Burrell at Berwick update

My work for the Burrell at Berwick exhibition has been going on steadily in the background. Here are pictures of details before they are stretched over frames. They are actually white and blue so don't know why the pictures look as though they are all on a pale blue background. Must have pressed something wrong in photoshop!

Arthur Bispo do Rosario

Was in London today and  managed to fit in seeing an exhibition of the work of Arthur Bispo do Rosario at the V and A ( until 28th October).

The display brings together over 80 artworks ranging from sculptures, hand-embroidered banners and garments, showcasing the variety and creativity of Arthur Bispo do Rosario (1909-1989), one of Brazil’s most recognised artists.

Admitted to a psychiatric hospital at the age of 29, Bispo’s creations were made in complete isolation from the art establishment. However his ‘outsider’ art has long been celebrated for its skill and imaginative approach to working with everyday, found materials. The work on show demonstrates his fascination for the reappropriation of objects such as buttons, bottles, paper, card and cutlery, which he manipulated to create elaborate sculptural pieces.

Worth a visit if you are in London.