Esther Jeanes - Four Thoughts
One of the things I've really loved seeing during lockdown, is the work of Somerset artist, Esther Jeanes... or should I say the mini...
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- Aug 21, 2020
- 7 min
Art in lockdown – closer through creativity
If you read the blog and listen to the radio shows regularly, you’ll know one of the things I love is art for all... art that captures...
- Apr 13, 2019
- 5 min
Songwriting & singing for the FIFTY BEES
A little while ago at the crack of dawn, I woke up, half-asleep, scrambled to find a scrap of paper and scribbled down some lyrics about...
- Nov 20, 2018
- 3 min
White-jawed & yellow-faced – FIFTY BEES 3
Get ready for a recap! (like the start of your favourite TV drama, when there’s a 60 second reminder of what happened last time ;)). The...
- Aug 23, 2018
- 6 min
Still the bees knees! FIFTY BEES: The Interconnectedness Of All Things
You might think Somerset fibre artist Lydia Needle's idea for FIFTY BEES started with, well... a bee! ;) It's a good guess, but...
- Jul 21, 2018
- 3 min
Angus and the owls - Four Thoughts
We love a cracking arts trail to follow, don't you? And there's definitely a place in our hearts for wise owls! We've got a stunning barn...
- Jul 17, 2018
- 4 min
Rubbish art... that's anything but!
Inside the old HSBC building in Shepton Mallet, something rubbish is happening. "Err... so why are you wasting our time with it," you...
- Feb 11, 2018
- 4 min
Rebecca Bruton - Four Thoughts
We're always on the look out for something a little bit different and we always keep our eyes open for art in unusual places, so this...
- Dec 5, 2017
- 4 min
Shelley Dyer-Gibbins - Four Thoughts
Guess what? Somerset artist Shelley Dyer-Gibbins has done something pretty flipping awesome. She's only gone and won the 'Original Print...
- Oct 22, 2017
- 8 min
Kate Rattray - Mosaics, Glastonbury Abbey & Robert Plant!
Got a cuppa? Sitting comfortably? Ready to join us on a journey through Glastonbury legend and mystery, all wrapped up in some beautiful...
- Sep 23, 2017
- 6 min
Somerset Art Weeks - Celebrating visual arts in Somerset
It’s here! The time of year when we see these yellow signs pop up all over Somerset and we get a little bit excited ;). Yep… Somerset Art...
- Jul 15, 2017
- 6 min
Lydia and the fifty bees...
...that's a great name for a band if you ask us, but no! This is all about the Bees. Fifty beautiful, almost life-sized ones,...
- Oct 5, 2016
- 6 min
Art on the Edge - Brean Down Fort
Each year, SAW (Somerset Art Works) dedicates just over two weeks to showcasing the fantastic art and artists that live and work in our...
- Jul 11, 2016
- 4 min
Thirty years of art - Black Swan Arts, Frome
If you’re ever in Frome, check out the Black Swan Arts Centre. It’s a true gem, tucked away in a beautifully restored huddle of buildings...
- Mar 12, 2016
- 2 min
Tiny & terrific! Sugar Cube Gallery, Hambridge
Fancy a cuppa? That’s one question we never say no to. We’d have been Mrs Doyle’s favourite guests if we’d ever gone to Craggy Island… so...
- Mar 11, 2016
- 3 min
Jackie Curtis - Four Thoughts
It's the weekend! What better time for Four Thoughts - our little interview asking four quick questions of someone we think you'd love to...
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