More Gallery Changes

As I'm now getting less making time with the work involved in running the Creative Gallery, Wareham, I have decided to withdraw from the Black Barn Gallery at the Ginger Piggery.

So currently my regular outlets are:

Creative Gallery, Wareham
Everycloud Gallery, Dorchester
Grey Door Gallery, Castle Cary
Lazyhill Gallery, Abbotsbury
Love Fish, Southbourne
Tourist Information Centre, Christchurch

Purbeck Art Weeks 2013

Corfe Castle - this platter is one of a range I produced for Purbeck Art Weeks 2013 for display at The Creative Gallery, Wareham.
I will be adding more to the range over the next few months and hope to exhibit  several pieces at the last Dorset Art and Crafts Association Exhibition to be held at Bovington Middle School - 2nd-6th August.  As from 2014 the DACA exhibition will be moving to the Purbeck School in Wareham.

Gallery News

Two really exciting bits of Gallery News .......................

Firstly Jill and Michel Rousseau who used to own Wessex Fine Art and Ceramics in Wareham until they went to run a gallery in France eight years ago are now back in the UK and today opened their new gallery in Castle Cary, Somerset.  Called the Grey Door Gallery in Woodcock Road they will be hosting some of the finest potters in the UK - and most flatteringly are going to stock my work on a regular basis.  Check out their website www.thegreydoorgallery.co.uk

Secondly, and more importantly for me, I've take over the Creative Gallery in Wareham.  Initially the gallery will remain much as it has been exhibiting the paintings of the Towler brothers - Graham and Cliff - Dorset land/sea scapes and birds, and the pottery of Rosemarie James and myself.  But over the next few months I will be extending the range of work on display - Caroline Walker, photographer has already joined us, Gill Smeulders (jeweller), Linda Rowe (glass) and others will be joining shortly after Easter, followed by a few other regulars.  Then I will set up a rolling exhibition programme featuring an artist/maker of the month.

Our first major event will be Purbeck Art Weeks which runs from 25th May-9th June.  During that time the Gallery will be open daily from 10am-5pm.  Wareham has a host of good eateries and interesting independent shops, as well as walks along the river or round the walls, and is surrounded by beautiful countryside - so why not come and visit us then.  The Creative Gallery, St John's Hill, Wareham BH20 4NB.

New Gallery

A new gallery for February - Every Cloud Boutique Gallery at 3 Nappers Court, Charles Street, Dorchester DT1 1EE
A really attractive little gallery in the centre of our County Town, Dorchester.  Charlotte stocks a really excellent range of jewellery and smaller items as the gallery is quite small - an ideal place for gift buying.
www.everycloudboutique.co.uk

Noah's Art

Most exciting, and a good start to 2013.  I have been invited to put some work into an exhibition "Noah's Art" at the Orleans House Gallery, Riverside, Twickenham, TW1 3DJ.  I took the pieces up there yesterday - and it's in a lovely setting beside the Thames, and near St. Margaret's Station, South West Trains.  The exhibition runs from 13th February to 28th April, with a Private View on Wednesday 13th February from 5.30-7.30pm.

Christmas is coming

With Christmas fast approaching I've been making soap dishes for the occasion - these are already available at the Lazyhill Gallery in Abbotsbury, and the Creative Gallery in Wareham - and will be on sale at Stourhead this weekend 20th/21st November, where I will be having a stand next to Jane Maddern the maker of the wonderful soaps so customers can choose their own soap to go with the dish.  These make a great Christmas gift.

Other events coming up to Christmas include:  Salisbury Christmas Market,  where a group of exhibitors at the Ginger Piggery are getting together to man a chalet for the first couple of weeks in December;  Christchurch Christmas Festival in the Priory Church where a really festive atmosphere will combine craft displays/sales with the Church's advent celebrations; and Dorset Pottery Group's annual exhibition in the Allsop Gallery at Bridport Arts Centre.  Other fairs, etc are shown in the calender page of this blog.

A busy time!  A very Happy Christmas to you all.

Swanage Folk Festival

After two fantastic outside events during August - Buckham Fair and the Melplash Show, my favourite event of the year is coming up next weekend.  Two days of fun and fantastic music and dance at Swanage Folk Festival falls this year on the 8th and 9th of September.  Come and find me with lots of other great craft folk in the marquee in Sandpit field.