Sketching at Peto Gardens Iford Manor

Another SW Illustrators sketching trip to the beautiful Peto gardens at Iford Manor. Thank you for your kind hospitality once again!

                                               
                              Sketches by Nadine Wickenden

The garden is open to visitors from 2-5pm this Sunday 25th Oct, for the last time before closing for the winter. Enjoy the autumn colours there while you can! Details here at Iford Manor

                               Sketch by Jane Veveris Callan

Cirencester Hare Festival

Swillustrators Nadine Wickenden, Anthony Hitchcock and Jane Veveris Callan will see their hares go under the hammer on Friday 24th Oct in the Cirencester Hare Festival Gala Charity Auction.

                                               
                             'Civitas' by Nadine Wickenden

The proceeds will go to the Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust's 'Green Hare Churn Walkway' project, which will create a new nature trail by the River Churn, involving schools and community groups.

                                 'Bob' by Anthony Hitchcock

There is a last chance to see all the hares together at Bingham Hall, Cirencester on Thursday 23rd Oct 4-7pm and on Friday 24th Oct 10am-12 noon.
Although tickets for the auction are now sold out, those interested in bidding on hares can place commission bids and should contact organisers for a remote bidding form at Cirencester Hare Festival

                         'Tigris Panthare' by Jane Veveris Callan

Comments on THE ART OF STORYTELLING Exhibition, The Pound, Corsham

When Penny Ives and I collected our leftover art from The Pound 10 days ago, we were directed to look at the Comments Book.  Here are some of the comments - some by children; some by adults, apparently.

A selection of the Comments on The Art of Storytelling exhibition at The Pound, Corsham, in which the SW Illustrators: Penny Ives, Jane Veveris Callan, Anna Popescu, Nadine Wickenden & Frances Cony along with non-SW Illustrator Sir Quentin Blake (and others) exhibited.  (CLICK on image TO ENLARGE).

OUT OF THE SILENCE Exhibition at Frome, Somerset (until Saturday 3 August 2013)

Rook Lane Chapel, Frome

Jackie Morris's work, from which the title of the exhibition Out of the Silence, is taken.

Frances Cony's work is between the windows.

Anna Ildiko Popescu's work.

Nadine Wickenden's work.

The exhibition, organised by Rook Lane Arts and Hunting Raven Bookshop, has been curated by Claire Carroll, and features work by SW Illustrators Nadine Wickenden, Anna Ildiko Popescu, Frances Cony together with that of Jackie Morris, Sholto Walker, Jessica Ahlberg, Mike Brownlow, Miriam McQuillan, Clare Venables, Andrew King and Mary Kilvert.

Out of the Silence is on at The Rook Lane Chapel, Bath Street, Frome, Somerset, BA11 1DN, from Saturday 6 July - Saturday 3 August 2013, (10am - 4pm Tues - Sat), (http://www.rooklanearts.org.uk/events/out-of-the-silence/).

There is also an exhibition of schoolchildren's entries to an illustration competition, where they were asked to design a cover for their favourite books.  Tolkien's & JK Rowling's books are amongst those chosen, together with less known works.

Photos © Frances Cony

SW IlIustrators in OUT OF THE SILENCE Exhibition in Frome, Somerset (6 July - 3 August)

© Anna Popescu

SW Illustrators Nadine Wickenden, Anna Popescu & Frances Cony have work in the children's book illustration exhibition Out of the Silence.  The exhibition is part of the Frome Festival (http://www.fromefestival.co.uk/) 5th – 14th July 2013, which has lots of different events going on, with comedians, actors, rope-making workshops, tunnel-exploring, open studios etc.

The exhibition, organised by Rook Lane Arts and Hunting Raven Bookshop, also features work by Jackie Morris, Sholto Walker and Jessica Ahlberg amongst others, and carries on for a couple of weeks after the Festival finishes.  

Out of the Silence is on at The Rook Lane Chapel, Bath Street, Frome, Somerset, BA11 1DN, from Saturday 6 July - Saturday 3 August 2013 (http://www.rooklanearts.org.uk/events/out-of-the-silence/).

© Nadine Wickenden

© Anna Popescu

© Nadine Wickenden

© Frances Cony

© Frances Cony

 

Private View - THE ART OF STORYTELLING Exhibition, The Pound, Corsham SN13 9HX

The exhibition The Art of Storytelling opened on Friday 7 June with a Private View.  SW Illustrators: Nadine Wickenden, Anna Popescu, Penny Ives, Frances Cony & Jane Veveris Callan are exhibiting along with illustrator-in-residence Chris Dunn, James Stayte & Sir Quentin Blake.  Exhibition is on until 20 July 2013.

Sir Quentin Blake's work

Jane Ververis Callan's work

Browsers

Frances Cony's work

Anna Popescu's work

Penny Ives's work

Nadine Wickenden's work

For further details: see The Pound's website: http://www.poundarts.org.uk/pound/EventDetails.aspx?artid=2100 

and the post below:  http://swillustrators.blogspot.co.uk/2013/06/the-art-of-storytelling-exhibition.html


Photos © June Goulding

THE ART OF STORYTELLING Exhibition, The Pound, Corsham (8 June - 20 July)

The "selection of South West Illustrators" includes SW Illustrators: Nadine Wickenden, Anna Popescu, Penny Ives, Frances Cony & Jane Veveris Callan.

There is also real original artwork by Sir Quentin Blake and The Pound's illustrator-in-residence Chris Dunn.  Chris will be doing some workshops during his residency.  See The Pound's website for further info:  http://www.poundarts.org.uk/Pound/aboutus.aspx

The Art of Storytelling exhibition is part of The Corsham Summer Festival (13-16 July) so there will undoubtedly be other things to see and do in the pretty town of Corsham, a few miles east of Bath, if you should choose to visit the exhibition.   The Pound has a cafe, which serves good-sized slices of delicious cake!
 

Workshop in Amman

SWillustrator Nadine Wickenden has recently

returned from running a Workshop in Amman.

This is her report of the experience...

I was asked to go to Amman in Jordan to teach 

some locals my  technique and then we worked
 together creating 2 kids books. It was all down to
this amazing woman Rana Dajani (a professor of biology) 

who has a passion for getting the local kids reading. 

It seems there isn't a tradition of parents reading to
young children in Jordan, so she began by asking her
 local mosque if she could do story telling  there and from
 this it grew to other mosques and other countries. 

She applied to the American Embassy for one of their

Arabic book program grants and with this grant
 she paid for me to do this workshop.

  

 Here's one picture from each student. 

None of them had painted in watercolour before,

so it was a steep learning curve for them.

 

We were working in a summer school for young children

and I was also asked to teach them one morning. 

It was a marvellous venue. We had children's voices 

in one direction and calling to prayer drifting

 through the window in the other.

 Here are some of their pictures:-

This has been the best experience in my working life. 

Our press sometimes  portrays the Muslim community
 in a negative light, but from my experience this couldn't be

 further from the truth - such friendly, funny, generous people.

 I loved every minute with them.
 

Timeline design for Corfe Castle

Nadine Wickenden was commissioned by Ice House Design in Bath to create a timeline design for Corfe Castle in Dorset.

The design is worked in two layers, set with a depth of a few inches, and the pieces are lazer cut from metal.

You can now see the full piece on display at the National Trust attraction, Corfe Castle in Dorset.

Art for Hearts - an auction for G.O.S.H.

A few of our members have donated illustrations towards

an on-line auction of work by children's book illustrators.

The auction proceeds will go towards organ transplant research

by Great Ormond Street Children's Hospital.

This link will take you direct to all the items in the auction

Go to EBAY AUCTION NOW!

Mixed Media - Nadine Wickenden

Art for Hearts auction

Mixed Media - Nadine Wickenden

Art for Hearts auction

Frances Cony - Lovingest Dog

Art for Hearts auction

Ian and Kristine Stacey are the organisers behind the auction.

In June 2009, when less than five weeks old, their baby required a heart transplant operation. Tom is the youngest boy to have had such an operation at the Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH), in London UK.

You can read more of their story HERE.

Mary Hall - Bedtime

Art for Hearts auction

If you are a professional illustrator and would like to send a piece of artwork, or a fine art print to Ian in time for the auction, please email him for further details at:-

i_stacey(at)yahoo.co.uk

Auction of
Children’s Book Illustration artwork and prints
in aid of research by Great Ormond Street Hospital’s transplant team
on e-Bay
beginning 2nd November 2009

CLICK TO GO TO AUCTION NOW!

For further information see:

http://art-for-hearts.blogspot.com

Frances Cony - Easter Zebra

Art for Hearts auction