This is a selection of some of her beautiful silver jewellery, many of her pieces are inspired by nature
Thursday, 31 May 2012
A huge welcome another new member
We are very pleased to announce that Lynne Cooke has now joined the Staffordshire Artists Co-operative.
This is a selection of some of her beautiful silver jewellery, many of her pieces are inspired by nature
This is a selection of some of her beautiful silver jewellery, many of her pieces are inspired by nature
Monday, 14 May 2012
Three years and going strong!
Three years today Gallery at 12 opened it's doors to the public for the very first time, It had taken three months of planning to get to that stage and we had no idea if we would last three months, let alone three years, so it is a massive achievement for us to have got this far!
I would like to share with you my personal view on our journey to this point.
The seeds for Gallery at 12 were sown around 6 years ago, when a group of artists including Bob Thacker and myself got together with the idea of taking Staffordshire art out to the County. It never got off the ground, apart from a couple of shows at one small village festival, the seeds then lay dormant for a couple of years. Then three years ago last January or February I was listening to Radio 2 when the Jeremy Vine show started up, he was talking about a group of artists who had got together and had started to use a shop on Dursley High Street to showcase their work, I was only half listening but I began to realise as the show continued that these artists were doing something we had been talking about doing two or three years earlier, so I had resolved to phone Bob later to discuss things with him. On my way home, however, I had to stop off at our local bakery and who should be in there but Bob and his wife, I have to say this was not expected as Bob doesn't live in the same village as me and it is the first and only time I have ever met him in the bakery!
Their reaction to seeing me took me by surprise, I was greeted with 'Hello - we've just been talking about you!'
I laughed and replied by saying 'you've been listening to Jeremy Vine'
Bob then replied 'Not only that but as a result we have been to Eccleshall and found a shop - would you be interested?
Well what could I say.
'Absolutely Yes!!!'
and the rest as they say is history -
The Staffordshire Artists Cooperative was formed and we managed to raise interest with several artists, some stayed, some decided that it was too much of a commitment either financially or time. but by the time the Gallery was ready for opening we were seven in number, excited for the future and at the same time slightly anxious about what would happen over the next few months.
Over the last three years 3 of the original 7 members have left for legitimate reasons but even more new artists have joined us.
Yesterday we held a celebratory Open day aimed mainly at potential new artists and hopefully as a result we will see some more artists join us in the next few weeks or months, the future is looking good.
Happy Birthday Gallery at 12
If you are an artist living in Staffordshire or local to Eccleshall and would also like to consider joining us or exhibiting with us, please pop in, have a look around and talk to the member manning the gallery, we would love to meet you:)
I would like to share with you my personal view on our journey to this point.
The seeds for Gallery at 12 were sown around 6 years ago, when a group of artists including Bob Thacker and myself got together with the idea of taking Staffordshire art out to the County. It never got off the ground, apart from a couple of shows at one small village festival, the seeds then lay dormant for a couple of years. Then three years ago last January or February I was listening to Radio 2 when the Jeremy Vine show started up, he was talking about a group of artists who had got together and had started to use a shop on Dursley High Street to showcase their work, I was only half listening but I began to realise as the show continued that these artists were doing something we had been talking about doing two or three years earlier, so I had resolved to phone Bob later to discuss things with him. On my way home, however, I had to stop off at our local bakery and who should be in there but Bob and his wife, I have to say this was not expected as Bob doesn't live in the same village as me and it is the first and only time I have ever met him in the bakery!
Their reaction to seeing me took me by surprise, I was greeted with 'Hello - we've just been talking about you!'
I laughed and replied by saying 'you've been listening to Jeremy Vine'
Bob then replied 'Not only that but as a result we have been to Eccleshall and found a shop - would you be interested?
Well what could I say.
'Absolutely Yes!!!'
and the rest as they say is history -
The Staffordshire Artists Cooperative was formed and we managed to raise interest with several artists, some stayed, some decided that it was too much of a commitment either financially or time. but by the time the Gallery was ready for opening we were seven in number, excited for the future and at the same time slightly anxious about what would happen over the next few months.
Over the last three years 3 of the original 7 members have left for legitimate reasons but even more new artists have joined us.
Yesterday we held a celebratory Open day aimed mainly at potential new artists and hopefully as a result we will see some more artists join us in the next few weeks or months, the future is looking good.
Happy Birthday Gallery at 12
If you are an artist living in Staffordshire or local to Eccleshall and would also like to consider joining us or exhibiting with us, please pop in, have a look around and talk to the member manning the gallery, we would love to meet you:)
Tuesday, 8 May 2012
New exhibition for May
We are thrilled to have husband and wife team Rick and Carol Greswell exhibiting in our gallery this month.
Rick is the photographer
and Carol makes this bright and colourful beaded jewellery
We are all looking forward to this Sunday when gallery at 12 will be celebrating our third anniversary. If you are an artist living locally and would be interested in joining our co-operative you would be very welcome to come along on Sunday to meet us and join in our celebrations
Rick is the photographer
and Carol makes this bright and colourful beaded jewellery
Sunday, 22 April 2012
More new artwork to show
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| By Cathy Sumner - member artist |
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| By Michael Wheeley - member artist |
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| By Jo Hill - member artist |
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| By Jo Hill - member artist |
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| By Angela Smith - member artist |
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| By Angela Smith - member artist |
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| By Vance Lupton - member artist |
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| By Vance Lupton - member artist |
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| By Vance Lupton - member artist |
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| By Vance Lupton - member artist |
Tuesday, 3 April 2012
Our gallery has had a bit of a make over
After a couple of recent exhibitions for our 2D artists we have been able to introduce some new paintings into the gallery and re hang many of the other paintings - a couple of our artists spent most of a Sunday doing so and it is now looking even better than before.
I have selected a few items to show you but this is by no means all of the new work, hopefully though it will give you an idea of the art work we have and make you want to come in and take a look - so next time you are driving along the M6 and see a sign for Eccleshall you might just decide to turn off and come and pay us a visit - you will be very welcome and then you might also choose to visit one of the cafes, or pubs for something to eat too and take in some of the other lovely independent shops along the High Street!
I have selected a few items to show you but this is by no means all of the new work, hopefully though it will give you an idea of the art work we have and make you want to come in and take a look - so next time you are driving along the M6 and see a sign for Eccleshall you might just decide to turn off and come and pay us a visit - you will be very welcome and then you might also choose to visit one of the cafes, or pubs for something to eat too and take in some of the other lovely independent shops along the High Street!
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| painting by Craig Sumner |
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| By Rose Jones |
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| By Wayne Tomlinson |
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| Birds by Jo Hill, Pictures by Helen Cartlidge, plaques by Cathy Sumner |
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| By Cathy Sumner |
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| Michael Wheeley |
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| By Sally Hadley |
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| By Micheal Wheeley |
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| By Craig Sumner |
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| By Noel Bennett |
Tuesday, 13 March 2012
Do you like sculptures
Associate member artist Barry Dixon has some exciting new work in the gallery - I am so pleased to be able to show you two more of his wonderful exciting pieces,
If you would like further information about these items or any others featured on this blog, please contact Gallery at 12, Eccleshall, or better still pop in and take a look, we would love to meet you.
Wednesday, 7 March 2012
New exhibition for March
Every month we offer space for a local artist to exhibit their work - This month we welcome Philippa Graham and her wonderful art work. Here are some of her pieces.
As I was closing yesterday I had a last minute visitor desperate to come in and view Philippa's work - don't panic if you haven't visited yet, the exhibition will be up until the last week in March.
If you would be interested in exhibiting 2D or 3D pieces in the gallery please pop in and have a chat or telephone us - we would love to hear from you.
If you would be interested in exhibiting 2D or 3D pieces in the gallery please pop in and have a chat or telephone us - we would love to hear from you.
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