Art and crafts in Bath! :-)

Such is my discombobulation at the moment....just found this post that I had written back in May...sorry!

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There's been so much going on in Bath recently: the International MusicFest 2009; Bear Flat Artists' Open studios; Widcombe Studios open day; and the Widcombe Art Trail (and here).

I've been enjoying all of these. Wandering around this beautiful city; stopping in pubs/cafes between venues; learning about all the different media that people are working with; getting glimpses inside stunning houses; and discovering places I didn't know existed even though I walk past them regularly...

Highlights for me from Bear Flat Artists' Open Day include:

• Kate Marshall: some wonderful pottery, using the ancient firing method including fire and water (Raku);
• Esther Norman: look at those wonderful sheep!! The white wool has a sparkly undertone - I love it!; and
• Richard Lawrence: I've mentioned his work before - but you can see more of his work here...

The Widcombe Studios open day was great - wonderful to see the spaces where all the work and creativity combine...

The Widcombe Art Trail was great; highlights include:

• Timothy Richards' architectural sculptures were astonishing. I'm saving up for some of his bookends - they'd make a wonderful gift for anyone with a favourite building!;
• Antonella Scarpa-Isles and Madeleine Town had some great work displayed...but, sadly, they haven't got much internet presence... (I'm surprised at how many artists don't have a presence online <sob>...It makes it so hard if you forget to pick up their card or scribble their name on the back of a beer mat... If any artists are reading this - please get yourself a sparkly website to display your fares, even just for us to drool over...! I'd very much recommend you drop Andy Macaulay-Brook an email);
• Robert Strickland: wonderful sculptures in an equally wonderful setting. You can stay with him there as it's a B&B too I see! (Although I could have sworn I saw the house for sale recently?); and
• Suzy-Jane Tanner and the lovely Sandra exhibited their creations at Suzy's amazing house... (Sandra has been busy making the cutest dolls!)