Busylizzie Art has gone back to class – Friday art class at CiCCiC Taunton to be precise! What a pleasure it is to explore objects and materials from a different perspective than usual. Who knew bubble wrap would capture the imagination in such a way… Circles inspired further choices of objects to look closely atContinue reading “Art for arts sake…”
Category Archives: Recent Projects
Taunton Live 2017 Schools’ Art
Looking back to July 12th-31st and a truly amazing exhibition of exciting, vibrant Primary School Art interpreting the theme of identity; Who am I? What do I like doing? What is important to me? So many questions with so many and varied responses – imprinted in clay, printed on fabric, t-shirts, kites, woven into wall-hangingsContinue reading “Taunton Live 2017 Schools’ Art”
Does Taunton want another Taunton Live Performing and Creative Arts Festival?
The few days immediately following any large event feels flat for the organisers, as the energy expended during the preparation and staging of it begins to be noticed…and the aftermath of Taunton Live 2017 Arts Festival was no different for Jenny or Liz, its co-organisers. Then, when a week or so has passed, it beginsContinue reading “Does Taunton want another Taunton Live Performing and Creative Arts Festival?”
Busylizzie Art working with GoCreate in the community…
Busylizzie Art & Jenny Keogh joined forces on behalf of GoCreate CiC to paint a large outdoor mural for Comeytrowe Residents on the wall of the hard court play area adjacent to Comeytrowe Park, Taunton this week. The brief was to brighten up the previously graffitied walls to make to aspect much more welcoming… JennyContinue reading “Busylizzie Art working with GoCreate in the community…”
Busylizzie on the move…
It’s that time of year again! It’s the time when Busylizzie packs the car with different art materials almost every day and arrives at a different Taunton Deane primary school to inspire, engage, research, develop skills and help children to create their works of art. Take a look at the skills being developed: Clay tilesContinue reading “Busylizzie on the move…”
Busylizzie Art & SAV shortlisted for local award!
So pleased to announce that “Once upon a time…” (the illustrated story of Lloyd Fouracre’s early life) which was created as a teaching resource for the current SAV Primary workshops, has been shortlisted for the prestigious Taunton Deane Business Awards new Creative Industries category! Thanks must go to Adam Fouracre, Lloyd’s brother and founder ofContinue reading “Busylizzie Art & SAV shortlisted for local award!”
Taunton Live 2017 Primary Schools’ Projects…
Taunton Live 2017 Primary Schools’ Projects meeting took place on March 21st and was attended by teacher representatives of 6 local primary schools. A reminder of Taunton Live 2016 and the Amazing Sock Extravaganza was part of the presentation which drew in the teachers to begin thinking about ‘Blowing in the Wind’… The Primary ProjectsContinue reading “Taunton Live 2017 Primary Schools’ Projects…”
Painting on cakes…a new departure
So, being totally honest, my first attempt at painting directly onto a tier of one of Charlotte Jane’s wedding cakes was not great! It was largeand clumsy and more resembled one of my large-scale wall paintings rather than the detailed watercolour paintings I transform into wedding stationery! But not to be disheartened, I gotContinue reading “Painting on cakes…a new departure”
Special delivery…
Friday saw Liz of Busylizzie Art and Adam Fouracre of Taunton based charity “Stand Against Violence”, collect the first copies of the special new resource to support the new wave of primary workshops, from Mark Gladstone-Smith at Carly Press… ‘Once upon a time’ was borne out of the need for some visual focus for theContinue reading “Special delivery…”
Exploring through drawing…
Busylizzie was invited to present a day of art skills training at Combe St.Nicholas Primary School immediately after autumn half-term, to help inspire teachers towards their Christmas art activities. The head teacher of this church school had suggested “Angels” and wishing to avoid the ‘paper doily everyone identical’ collage, I began to think around theContinue reading “Exploring through drawing…”
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