A pottery taster - Enigma Pottery, Frome 09/06/2016 I’d always fancied having a go at pottery. Nothing to do with Demi Moore in Ghost, obviously. Nothing. At all! :) I guess it’s really the appeal of making something by hand from scratch… the feel of clay on fingers and palms (or what I imagined clay would feel like, never having actually made anything with it before). Without wanting to sound like a pretentious idiot, it was the idea of making a connection with the material as well… the free feeling I thought I might get if I tried it! So I
I’d always fancied having a go at pottery. Nothing to do with Demi Moore in Ghost, obviously. Nothing. At all! :) I guess it’s really the appeal of making something by hand from scratch… the feel of clay on fingers and palms (or what I imagined clay would feel like, never having actually made anything with it before). Without wanting to sound like a pretentious idiot, it was the idea of making a connection with the material as well… the free feeling I thought I might get if I tried it! So I
Linda Sandeman - Four Thoughts 07/15/2016 This week's Four Thoughts is contemporary, shiny and precious... all in one bundle! That's because we're talking to awesome jewellery designer & maker, Linda Sandeman. Linda works with gold, silver and gemstones and began making jewellery about 10 years ago... developing her skills under the watchful eyes of respected designer makers Jesa and Al Marshal from Flux 'n' Flame, deep in rural Dorset! She then set up her own studio at Black Swan Arts in Frome last August, alongside talented filigree
This week's Four Thoughts is contemporary, shiny and precious... all in one bundle! That's because we're talking to awesome jewellery designer & maker, Linda Sandeman. Linda works with gold, silver and gemstones and began making jewellery about 10 years ago... developing her skills under the watchful eyes of respected designer makers Jesa and Al Marshal from Flux 'n' Flame, deep in rural Dorset! She then set up her own studio at Black Swan Arts in Frome last August, alongside talented filigree
Thirty years of art - Black Swan Arts, Frome 07/11/2016 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 that house a lot of the things we love... in one very cool place! There are two awesome gallery spaces - The Black Swan Arts Main Gallery and the Black Swan Arts Round Tower - showcasing contemporary, accessible and interesting local art. Art you can fall in love with. There’s also a gorgeous gift shop ‘SEED’, a handful of small, artisan studios - where
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 that house a lot of the things we love... in one very cool place! There are two awesome gallery spaces - The Black Swan Arts Main Gallery and the Black Swan Arts Round Tower - showcasing contemporary, accessible and interesting local art. Art you can fall in love with. There’s also a gorgeous gift shop ‘SEED’, a handful of small, artisan studios - where
