site07 open studios: don't miss them

site07 open studios first weekend has just been - it is also open next weekend and I strongly recommend that you don't miss it - a festival which features the work of 250 local, national and international artists. Here's a sample of stuff that I managed to get to over the weekend....

Photo 1 above: This is me - Nadine Faye James has a variety of work on show and for a £1 will also do a portrait of you on her typewriter

Photo 2: Nadines' mum Noela Bewry shared the gallery space - and what a space - views across the 'Heavens'

Photo 3: Angela Findlay - love her work and use of mud with the paint

The festival began earlier this month (see my 2nd June blog). I love how you can also see the artists homes - the many wonderful things they've collected but also as you'll see from these photos piles of shoes and washing-up and more. For more information visit www.sva.org.uk

Photo 4: Cleo Mussi - very well known locally and now nationally for her work - interestingly she also has an exhibition at Bovey Tracy in Devon which my parents saw this same weekend - it was also good to see photographer John Heseltine's work (see my previous blog on 2nd June for one of his photos)


Photo 5: Another favorite is Judy McKenna - ended up with some of her cards but would loved to have also bought a real painting! She shared her arts sapce with Wendy Morgan who also had some great oil paintings.

Photos 7 and 8: Pam Harmer - some great sculptor pieces in slate including this Chrysanthemum and amazing sunflower - the sunflower has for years been the Green party's logo - appropriate in that her husband, Chris Harmer, narrowly missed gaining the Nailsworth seat in the recent elections for the Green party.