Taunton Live Sock Extravaganza Exhibition is ready to go…

Workshops by me, Liz, of Busylizzie Art and Go Create Taunton, have taken over 600 children in ten Primary Schools,  on creative journeys under the umbrella theme of “Socks” between May 23rd and June 24th, 2016… Unconvinced, when the idea was first mooted by Chris Dart of CiCCiC, I sat down to doodle my firstContinue reading “Taunton Live Sock Extravaganza Exhibition is ready to go…”

Taunton Live 2016 Amazing Sock Extravaganza…

Workshops are happening in several Primary Schools in Taunton Deane over the coming weeks in the lead-up to Taunton Live 2016, Summer Festival of the Creative & Performing Arts… This last week saw Liz, of Busylizzie Art, in the role of Schools’ Coordinator for Go Create, Taunton working in 5 schools and delivering workshops andContinue reading “Taunton Live 2016 Amazing Sock Extravaganza…”

The Amazing Taunton Live Sock Extravaganza 2016…

In the run-up to Taunton Live Arts Festival 2016, (18-24th July) Busylizzie Art is delivering free-to-schools workshops to more than 10 Taunton Deane Primary schools to generate artwork for the “Amazing Sock Extravaganza” exhibition at the Creative Innovation Centre CIC…1-8th July. Wednesday was a brilliant day with Y6 at Parkfield Primary working through the whole designContinue reading “The Amazing Taunton Live Sock Extravaganza 2016…”

Marauder’s style Map depicts their very own love story …

Busylizzie Art has created something truly ‘Bespoke and personal’ for this lovely couple’s forthcoming marriage at the beautiful Hornsby Mill, near Chard, Somerset. Their romantic story, which developed from a first date in Taunton to the proposal at Harry Potter World, and was interwoven with love tokens and fictional links to the JK Rowling tales,Continue reading “Marauder’s style Map depicts their very own love story …”

It started with a… cornflower…

Soft, sweeping brush strokes form this beautiful blue and lilac cornflower and this could be the start of your wedding stationery theme… Creating exquisite, hand-crafted save-the-dates, invitations, place names & table plans, menu cards, favour bags etc each with your specially designed motif, Busylizzie Art will ensure a perfectly coordinated feel to your wedding day.Continue reading “It started with a… cornflower…”

Two foyers, one artist…

If you want to create a “wow” on entry, Liz of Busylizzie Art will transform your foyer with a hand-painted panel or a whole ‘all walls’ painting… Resources 4 Learning in Bridgwater, now have a wise-words wall, with  quotation from Dr Seuss: “The more that you read, the more you will know…the more things youContinue reading “Two foyers, one artist…”

Woodland scene almost complete…

Squirrels scamper in along an old beech branch, whilst s second owl swoops in and settles in the ash tree…     If you like this painting and would like to discuss further – email : busylizzie2@sky.com        Liz of Busylizzie Art  at work…

And a fox crept up on the hedgehogs…

The woodland scene begun last week is beginning to be inhabited by a host of woodland ‘friends’….    All of the ‘arriving’ creatures are being  painted in a range of scales to fit the spaces – so don’t be too critical of the fact the hedgehogs look as if they could seriously challenge Mr Badger… Continue reading “And a fox crept up on the hedgehogs…”

Woodland wildlife beginning to inhabit KS1 entrance foyer…

Busylizzie Art has been commissioned to breathe some sense of wonder and excitement into the KS1 foyer at Combe St Nicholas Primary School, by painting huge woodland wildlife wall-art from floor to ceiling! After preliminary sketches, work began on the researching of suitable ‘characters’ for the scene. It needed to have Badger, Fox, Squirrel, OwlContinue reading “Woodland wildlife beginning to inhabit KS1 entrance foyer…”

The Amazing Taunton Live Sock Extravaganza….

Preparations are well underway for Tuesday’s information meeting where interested primary teachers will find out more about this project which will feed into this year’s Taunton Live Festival of the Performing and Creative Arts. With ‘Socks’ as the theme, we will be exploring the skills of drawing, colour-mixing and painting as well as working inContinue reading “The Amazing Taunton Live Sock Extravaganza….”