tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-45975540664391110292024-03-12T21:33:50.633-07:00a Somerton StudioMixed Media - painting, collage and stitchartspacehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15233430337075555892noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4597554066439111029.post-22964761961270678122014-03-30T04:29:00.000-07:002014-09-21T15:56:18.507-07:00Somerset Open Studio 2014<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>From the Market Square in Somerton, pass the White Hart and the Globe pubs, - follow along Kirkham Street, then bear right on the bend for Parsonage Hill, </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">(We are NOT part of the Town Hall Gallery exhibition)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">After an enjoyable first two days of Open Studio, we look forward to the next 2 weeks. Come and join us in a new home/gallery and studio venue.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">We have a wonderful selection of framed and mounted work, in addition to gift cards </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">and books for sale.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">20th September - 5 October, 2014 </span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">Sandra Meech</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: large;"><i>Sandra
trained as an artist and graphic designer in Canada, </i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: large;"><i>working as an
illustrator for magazines. Now working in mixed media and </i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: large;"><i>stitched
textiles, photography inspires work on a variety of themes that </i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: large;"><i>include the Arctic - ice, glaciers - the effects of global warming and </i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: large;"><i>endangered
forests. </i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: large;"><i>Recently moving to the West Country, new work has explored the
'levels' </i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: large;"><i>and other Somerset and Dorset locations with new compositions </i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: large;"><i>in paper, fabric and stitch. </i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: large;"><i>Sandra is a
published author of creative books on art textiles, </i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: large;"><i>teaching and exhibiting in the UK and internationally.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: large;">For
the Open Studio weeks, Sandra will be featuring collage and </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: large;">stitch compositions inspired
by the winter floods on the levels and inspiration beyond. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: large;">Work includes photo imagery, marks,
painted cloth, - collage compositions </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: large;">in paper fabric and stitch.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: large;">To see more about Sandra and her work visit </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.sandrameech.com/">www.sandrameech.com</a> and </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.sandrameech-art.blogspot.com/">www.sandrameech-art.blogspot.com</a><a href="http://www.sandrameech-art.blogspot.com/"> </a></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">Vera Sheaf</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: large;"><i>Originally trained as a painter with a degree in Fine Art from Reading
University, </i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: large;"><i>Vera has explored printmaking techniques in recent years. </i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: large;"><i>She finds these two ways of working complementary. </i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: large;"><i>A studio based
artist, her inspiration comes mainly from landscape. </i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: large;"><i>Many quick drawings
are made on the spot which become </i></span><br />
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process.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: large;">During the art weeks Vera will be showing new paintings, prints and collages </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: large;">celebrating colour, composition and
mark making. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: large;">Imagery inspired by surprising spaces in the artists
environment.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: large;">More of Vera's work can be seen at <a href="http://www.verasheaf.co.uk/">www.verasheaf.co.uk</a></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: large;">We will both be present during this open studio event </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: large;">and there will be daily demonstrations.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: large;">Cards, books and work will be on sale.</span></div>
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