Last events this weekend!

Not long to go now.................

On Saturday I'll be showing again in Chelthenham at the Arts & Crafts Market

on the Promenade 9am - 5pm

Sunday will be my last retail show for this year in Hereford High Town

once again from 10am - 4/5pm

The studio at The Fold will then be open the following times:

Saturday 19th 10am - 5pm

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Sunday 20th 11am - 4pm

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Monday 21st - Wed 23rd Dec 10am - 5pm

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Christmas Eve 10am - 2pm

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Closed until Sat 2nd January 2010

Blackthorpe Barn this weekend

I shall be exhibiting at the lovely Blackthorpe Barn in Suffolk this weekend, near to Bury St Edmunds at Rougham. This is a week earlier than the usual one I show at here. I shall be sharing a stand with friend Penny Williams who will be showing her cats, dogs & chickens.

28th & 29th November

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10am - 5pm

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further info can be found on the website:

http://www.blackthorpebarn.com/

This will be the last event which is further afield....still have Hereford & Cheltenham shows in December plus of course the studio is open 6 days a week up to Christmas.

Innov8 show in full swing at Number 8

These are just a few pictures from Number 8 today....

The show is on tomorrow too from 10am - 6pm. This selling exhibition really is a great opportunity to view some of the best craftsmanship in Worcestershire.

Batik work by Maire Therese King

Porcelain by Bridget Drakeford

Wooden bowls by Ray Key

Lampshade detail by Sarah Walker

Willow work by Jenny Pearce

Fused Glass by Lorna Prudden

My stand!

Detail of verdigris panel

Also all geared up for a busy weekend at The Fold hopefully...

We have lots of nibbles & some warming winter cheer for you!

Hope to see you there either Saturday or Sunday????

Designer Makers @ The Fold Special Event

Once again I'm doing 2 things at once this weekend.......

Exhibiting at No8 in Pershore & involved with a special weekend at The Fold.

All the designer maker studios will be open this Saturday & Sunday for a Christmas shopping opportunity!!

Saturday 10am - 5pm

Sunday 11am - 4pm

I shall be having some special offers...haven't decided what yet???? But will probably involve Christmas cards & decorations....plus a new nibbles & maybe a tipple.....Much nicer than trawling the High Street I'm sure?

innov8 @ Number 8 Pershore

The next event I will be showing at is a local show this time.

The WGDC Christmas Show is being held at Number 8 in Pershore.

The preview is this Thursday 19th November 7pm - 9pm.

The show will then continue on Friday 20th & Saturday 21st November 10am - 6pm.

www.wgdc.org.uk

www.number8.org

Many of the Guild members will be exhibiting at this event:

*Willow Baskets*

*Batik*

*Ceramics*

*Furniture*

*Glass*

*Metalwork*

*Jewellery*

*Textiles*

*Wood*

South Hill Park this weekend

I'll be off to Bracknell tomorrow to show

at South Hill Park once again.

It's a lovely show with very high quality work & always something different every year.

Sat 14th 11am - 6pm

Sun 15th 10am - 5pm

Tickets £4

More details can be found on the website:

www.southhillpark.org.uk

Events for November

This is going to be a busy month with several shows booked.
The studio will be open as usual during these events as Tim is back full time.
We will now be opening the studio every Sunday until Christmas 11am - 4pm.

The following is a list of the November events:

• CRAFT FAIR SOUTH HILL PARK
• Bracknell
• Sat 15th & Sun 16th November

• INNOV8 THE WGDC CHRISTMAS SHOW
• Number 8 Community Arts Centre Pershore
• Fri 20th & Sat 21st November

• DESIGNER MAKERS @ THE FOLD CHRISTMAS WEEKEND
• Bransford, Worcs
• Sat 21st & Sun 22nd November

• BLACKTHROPE BARNS CRAFT FAIR
• Rougham, Suffolk
• Sat 28th & Sun 29th November

Also just to let you know there are 3 shows booked for December:

• HEREFORD ART MARKETS
• 12th & 20th December

• CHELTENHAM ART MARKET
• 19th December

The Gallery Upstairs exhibition

Hello

Sorry not been around for couple of days due to horrible cold cough throat thing! Back now....

Popped to the private view in Henley in Arden on Sunday - phew! How busy??? I didn't stay very long as I was worried I would have a coughing fit but all the work looked fab! People were queueing up to make purchases & I did spy a couple of red dots on my work so a good sign....

The exhibition opens tomorrow 10th November & runs until the 28th November.

http://www.thegalleryupstairstorquil.co.uk/

Frans Wesselman a fellow WGDC member is also exhibition his glass & etchings

Some of Jayne Lucas's work who I stock at the studio too.

Hookshouse pictures...

Just a few pictures of the Hookshouse exhibition I took during set up on Thursday afternoon....

Mine & Penny's display...busy as usual!!

Some of Chris's fab tall striped pots..

More of Chris's work

Lovely basket work by Norah Kennedy. I've reserved one of the angels already!!

Showing Off Event this weekend!

Just a quickie as I should have left the studio by now.............!

I'm showing in Ludlow this Saturday & Sunday with the Shropshire Guild & the Worcestershire Guild of Designer Craftsmen.

The fair is taking place at the Harley Centre,

Ludlow College in Ludlow just off the Castle Square.

Saturday 10am - 5pm

Sunday 10am - 4pm

It should be a good quality event & a chance to start that Christmas shopping for some unique gifts.

The studio will still be open at Bransford as Tim is working there!

Forthcoming Events in October

Time is whizzing by & we are almost in October....I have a number of events coming up which I will of course keep you posted about. Here's a brief listing.....

• Worcestershire Guild of Designer Craftsmen are showing in the Craftcases at No8 in Pershore.A selection of work from some of the members will be on display & for sale, including some of my jewellery. This is from 9th October until 18th November.



• Three Little Pigs also in Pershore is going to be showing some of my metalwork panels & pictures plus a selection of garden sticks & greetings cards throughout October.



• An exhibition at Hookshouse Pottery is planned for 23rd October to 1st November where I shall be showing a range of work alongside Penny Williams & other makers including Christoper White who hosts the event at his studio near Tetbury.



• Several WGDC members are taking part in 'Showing off' in Ludlow 24th & 25th October together with members of the Shropshire Guild.

More details of these events will be posted nearer the time to each one....this is just to give you some ideas!

Malvern Show this weekend

I'm setting up at the Three Counties Showground this afternoon for the Malvern Autumn Show. As usual I'm exhibiting with the Worcestershire Guild of Craftsmen in the Wye Hall alongside Penny Williams. The weather forecast looks good so I'm hoping for lots of visitors! I'm going to show some of the Autumn Leaves metalwork pieces.

More information regarding the show can be found at www.threecounties.co.uk and on the WGDC website www.wgdc.org.uk

The Guild will have the new directory's available at the show which are a very useful guide to the Guild members. My Bransford studio will still be open today and Saturday as usual.

CREATE Craft Show

This Friday I'm off with Penny Williams down to Dorset to exhibit at 'Create'.

Although this is the first occasion we have shown at this event this is the 3rd time it has been held at Walford Mill in Wimborne.

All of the makers have been carefully selected so it should be a good quality craft show.

There will be several makers demonstrating throughout the weekend.

There is a private view on Friday 7th August - I have a few tickets....email me if you'd like one???

info@sharonmcswiney.co.uk

The Mill includes a craft shop, on site makers, gallery & bistro.

www.walfordmillcrafts.co.uk for more information.

Tim will be holding the fort at the studio on Friday & Saturday should you be planning a visit to Bransford.

Cheltenham Art Market

Last event for a couple of weeks...

Cheltenham Art Market this Saturday 18th July

9am - 5pm

The Long Gardens, The Promenade, Cheltenham

(Fold studio will be open as usual)

Event this week

The next event we are showing at is part of the Ledbury Poetry Festival.

This Friday there will be a Arts Market next to the Market House.

9am - 5pm

I'm hoping that my studio will be open as usual as I have another new recruit to the McSwiney empire with my mum joining forces with us to help out!

Upton Jazz Festival this weekend!

After a rather hectic time last weekend doing 2 shows at once this coming Fri/Sat & Sun should be a little less frantic!! We're showing at the Arts market as part of the Upton Jazz Festival. Not sure if jazz is my thing but thought it was worth giving the show a go??? It's a new one for the Boffy tribe so we'll see how it works out....

Market opening times:

Fri 26th June: 12pm - 7.30pm

Sat 27th June: 10am - 7.30pm

Sun 28th June: 10am - 6.30pm

More info on the Jazz Festival can be found on http://www.uptonjazz.co.uk/

Landmark Arts & Leigh Events this weekend

This coming weekend I'm exhibiting at 2 events - good job I have Tim on board isn't it!

I'm off to Landmark Arts Centre on Friday for the Midsummer Arts Fair. I haven't done this event before but have had good reports from other makers. The centre is situated on Ferry Road, Teddington, London TW11 9NN. You can find more info on the website http://www.landmarkartscentre.org/

Leigh Open Gardens & Craft Fair

The second event is on Sunday 21st June 12 noon to 6pm at the Tithe Barn in Leigh. This craft fair is part of the Leigh Open Gardens event with around 15 gardens ranging from courtyard to extensive being open to visitors.

The craft fair is being held in the fantastic 14th century Leigh Court Tithe Barn which sits adjacent to the 12th century St Edburga's Church. Leigh is not far from my studio at The Fold - off the A4103 follow the signs from the Bank House Hotel roundabout.

Funds raised from this event will be donated to the establishment of a dedicated breast cancer unit at Worcestershire Royal Hospital.

Visit www.leighandbransford.org.uk for details of the area.

Five at the Factory exhibition

Yesterday I spent the afternoon at Hampen Factory with Sue Brown & Carolyn Foulkes arranging the exhibition 'Five at the Factory' which is part of the

Cheltenham Art Festival & Open Studios www.cheltenhamopenstudios.org.uk

6th - 14th June 2009

Hampen is in an idyllic setting with birds & wildlife in abundance around the buildings www.hampenfactory.co.uk

It is amazing how well our work compliments each other. My verdigris panels highlight the greens in Carolyn's bird picture. Caroline's fantastic embroidered creations with leaf & spiral motifs emphasise detailing in my red & gold panels.

I really love Sue Brown's work (several pieces adorn my walls at home!), the new great tits are fab - might have fallen for those!

Lesley Maddox McNulty's head sculptures look stunning - the textures & colours really work well.

It's well worth a visit to the exhibition which is open everyday during the event

Tomorrow we are having a late evening until 8pm where all the artists will be present to discuss their work - come & join us for a glass of wine & watch the birdies!!

Baby blue tit rescue!

Well the weekend was a success in Cheltenham with lots of interest in the metalwork panels & pictures in particular, it was a good opportunity to promote the forthcoming Five at the Factory exhibition in Hampen.... more on that shortly!

We had some extra excitement on Sunday when a tiny baby blue tit decided to try it's wings out next to our stand. After we found it on the pavement we decided to probably safer to try & put it back up into the tree. Mum & dad then came back & fed the little cutie but a further 5 rescues were required! Here's hoping the little chap survived the ordeal ok?

Today I've had another delivery from Stoneware Birds... The blue tit design is still my favourite, especially after the weekend. I feel a piece of jewellery may develop too........

Cheltenham Event 23rd & 24th May

Here's hoping for better weather next weekend!

We'll be showing at a new event in Cheltenham on Saturday & Sunday

The Promenade Arts & Crafts Market

The Long Gardens, Cheltenham

Sat 23rd 9am - 5pm

Sun 24th 10am - 4pm

Worcester High Street Stand

Thought you might like to see the stand display at Worcester this weekend. We set up again this morning - much brighter than yesterday thank goodness!

Tim is holding the fort while I'm at the studio with the farmers market going on at The Fold. It's a lovely sunny morning so hoping for lots of visitors.......
Our stand is next to Roy Dutton's wooden sculptures......
I really like the big head figure the texture on the metal surface is fab. If you see Roy ask him about the trouble he had making this piece!
We already own 2 figures with earrings...can feel another purchase coming on!!!