Getting artists and makers together As curator of Blue Patch’s latest exhibition ‘Pull My Thread – textiles for a cool planet’, I had the privilege of exploring Brantwood, John Ruskin’s home, in the Lake District. A haven of tranquility, full of art, objects, books and with thought-provoking gardens too, Brantwood is both historical archive and […]
I’ve been seeking sustainable artists’ paint for years…. then I bumped into artist hana: painter, chemist, entrepreneur, environmentalist and super-geek. She’s invented a plant-based, plastic-free paint, Placrylic™ – at last! How it happened During lockdown hana wanted to paint but she couldn’t bear to use unsustainable, toxic solvents, especially in a confined space. This got […]
An artist’s project Painter Carolyn Blake has created The Unchanging Traveller, a collaboration between herself, fifteen poets and one graphic designer. Carolyn welcomed all on board to use her paintings of scenes through a train window to spark ideas. The book moves us from station to station, the route typically from Birmingham to Euston, London […]
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