Wednesday 14 September 2016

Festival of thrift

Date: Saturday 17th and Sunday 18th September
Time: 10:00 - 17:00 
Location: Stable
STABLE – a project combining the talents of selected new and established artists from Teesside and County Durham, creating a series of striking new artworks to temporarily transform the historic stable block on the Festival of Thrift site.  Works will respond to the history of the site and the Festival’s commitment to sustainability.  They include a walk-through woven installation, a series of 80 cast sandcastle sculptures and a light and sound responsive suspended ceramic and glass installation.  Look out for Steve Messam’s transformation of the tower!
The emerging artists selected for the project are:
Self-taught glass and porcelain artist Janet Rogers from Durham
Teesside University Fine Art graduate film and sculpture maker, Kirsty Childs
Stockton-based Paul Theo Murray, a graduate in visual communications from Leeds College of Art
Textile artist, Christina Hesford, a graduate of Hartlepool’s Cleveland College of Art and Design (CCAD)
Former Ian Ramsey School and Stockton Sixth form pupil, Becky Nicholson, a graduate in stage production also from CCAD.
Photo: left to right; Christina Hesford, Paul Murray, Vicky Holbrough (Navigator North), Kirsty Childs, Steve Messam, Stella Hall (Festival of Thrift), Janet Rogers, Nicola Golightly (Navigator North), Becky Nicholson, Alex Nicholson (Festival of Thrift). Image by Jason Hynes

http://www.festivalofthrift.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/FoT-programme-final.pdf to get the programme

Tuesday 22 March 2016

Easter Fused Glass Workshops

Half Term Dates

EASTER TERM
Tuesday 29th March to Friday 1st April
Tuesday 5th April to Friday 8th April
Three sessions a day 10am, 12am and 2pm Space is limited so best to book.  Email  Janet@crushedchilli.co.uk 
Fused glass workshop sessions are 60 to 90 minute workshops. Age limit 3 years to 99. Children must be accompanied by an adult. The workshops are themed however, if you have your own idea for a panel we will be pleased to assist.
Fused Glass Workshops make a window decoration or small bowl.
£15.00 per decoration
Please telephone 0191 3750644 or email Janet@crushedchilli.co.uk
to reserve a space



Sunday 14 February 2016

The Somme Remembrance & Expression

Beautiful but Deadly

No 5 Mills Bomb, hand grenades in cast glass.  The first modern fragment grenade used by the British army.  70 million units build, 7 second fuse.

Exhibition runs 8th February - 26th March 2016  POD Bishop Auckland


Photo c Louise Taylor / Wideyed


Cast Glass using lost wax method.  www.crushedchilli.co.uk

Tuesday 2 February 2016

Wobbly Glass Plates

My new wobbly glass plates come in lots of colours.  Each is hand drawn with enamel and sifted with translucent glass powder with a touch of opal powder in the centre.  Slumped onto my hand made bisque formers making them not possible to stack.  Perfect to display an alternative starter or simply display!