• Paint & Prosecco

    We had a couple of relaxed workshops running up to Christmas where we guided our attendees to create a statement clock from a plain birch wood circle.  We used Annie Sloan Chalk Paint™️ as our medium, using various processes texturing, gilding, stencilling, decoupage and distressing.

    Here are just three of the clocks made.

    The first clock was made to look like concrete and had copper leaf applied to the textured finish. The clock face was finished off with clear wax to create polished and matt areas .

    The middle clock was made using masking tape to block off the sections, block colours, copper leaf and stencilled sections.  Again the clock face was finished off with clear wax to protect it.

    The third clock was painted in two colours with masking tape used over the first layer to create the board effect and distressed to show the lower colour. A decoupage image was applied to the clock then finished in decoupage varnish  (image transfer medium)

    The ladies made a great job and had a evening of fizz, creativity and new friends - more of the clocks can be seen on our Facebook page

    We will be running more of these workshops in the New Year - booking essential.

     

  • Setting up the Christmas Exhibition

    Each year we set ourselves a target when to start working towards the Christmas exhibition.   Its always a difficult decision - what date to launch on, aiming for November and trying to avoid other large events which impact on footfall is often a challenge.  This year we opted for a Saturday afternoon.

    The work behind the exhibition takes months in the preparation, finding out who will be providing work, collating all the images, editing them, putting them on the website, promoting the event on social media and advertising.  This all happens before you get the artwork in your hands.  For me, opening the bubble wrap, even although you know what's coming, is still very much a pleasure and a surprise, a bit like being a child in a sweet shop.  Then comes the task of selecting and placing work in the space to ensure that it feels right.  Lots of ladder climbing and lifting are involved, who needs a gym!  Once the paintings are up, the windows are dressed, fairy lights up, handmade christmas pies and fizz at the ready .  Phew all done.... great feeling and sense of achievement - hope of a good show.

  • Lem Lem Chalk Paint - the colour of Hope

    Lem Lem  

    the new Annie Sloan Chalk Paint colour

    A soft, warm green, inspired by fields of alliums that Annie saw in Ethiopia, grown by women farmers who are supported by Oxfam’s Ethiopian Seed Project. This limited edition colour is great for creating a retro 50's look, and works well as part of a vintage floral style. Every pot of Lem Lem sold will raise vital funds for Oxfam, helping people beat poverty worldwide.

    This is a great project to get behind raising funds for Oxfam and it's a beautiful colour to cheer us up and let us dream of warmer climates.   Looking forward to seeing all your projects.

     

     

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