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A Closer Look: Venues 4 and 5

7/27/2019

It's time to take a closer look at the next two venues on this year's Combe Down Art Trail. The Trail takes place on Saturday 7th - Sunday 8th September, 10am - 5pm and there will be plenty to see, buy, and take part in. So let's find out what's going on at venues 4 and 5, both at the King William IV pub in the heart of the village!

King William IV - Skittle Alley

On Combe Road, Venue 4 showcases large artworks by two local artists in the magical setting of the pub’s skittle alley.

Emma Rose Paintings
Emma is an award-winning artist who uses Indian inks, acrylics and gold leaf to create semi-abstract and impressionistic paintings. She also produces limited edition giclee prints.
www.emmaroseartworks.com

Carol Symon Paintings
Carol paints in oil, watercolour, acrylic, ink and other mediums to create landscapes, still life and portraits of people, animals and houses.
www.carolsymonartwork.com

King William IV - Main Bar

Refreshments and toilet facilities available here
Venue 5 is home to a variety of subjects in watercolour, oil and mixed media. Also experience tasty Greek food and homemade cakes while relaxing with a drink.
KING WILLIE'S HOMEMADE CAKES
Saturday and Sunday, 10am - 5pm

Alex Vogdopoulou Greek food
Alex will be making authentic Greek food including pies, moussaka, dolmathes, fresh aromatic dips, village Greek salad with kalamata olives, and many other delicious dishes.
www.facebook.com/AlexGreekCooking
Food served on Saturday and Sunday, 12pm – 4pm

Martin Hobday Paintings
Martin experiments with acrylic, mixed media and ink to create paintings and drawings in a variety of styles and subject matter, including paintings inspired by the West Country and the sea.
Email: martinj102001@gmail.com

Antonia Robertson Paintings
Antonia paints small scale pictures of flowers, ceramics and interiors.
Email: plodgerobertson@hotmail.co.uk

Nina Haigh Paintings
Nina finds inspiration in gardens and planting design as well as the arrangements created by florists. She paints flowers, often celebrating special occasions, mainly in watercolour and acrylic.
Email: flowersfortyfive@gmail.com

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A Closer Look: Venues 2 and 3

7/25/2019

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It's Friday and time to take a closer look at two venues on this year's Combe Down Art Trail. The Trail is taking place on Saturday 7th - Sunday 8th September, 10am - 5pm and there will be plenty to see, buy, and take part in. So let's find out what's going on at venues 2 and 3!

1 North Road

Sunday only
At Venue 2 there’s a unique opportunity to make flower crowns or buy ready-made ones. Suitable for all ages and abilities.

Forrest and Tilley Flower crowns
Have fun creating your very own crown made from a willow base and locally grown flowers. £10 a crown
www.facebook.com/forrestandtilley
Flower crown workshop, Sunday only, 10am - 5pm

5 Combe Road

Venue 3 has six artists showcasing a variety of work in different mediums. Weather-permitting, ceramicist Kate Marshall will be running demonstrations on the wheel.

Kate Marshall Ceramics
Kate makes a range of unique hand-thrown Raku pots and bowls as well as eye-catching stoneware ceramics. New to this year’s trail are her ceramic clocks.
Email: marshall.kate7@gmail.com
Demonstration of the potter’s wheel on Saturday and Sunday, 12pm and 3pm (Weather permitting)

Sally Jefferies Paintings
Sally’s paintings this year are in acrylic, water-mixable oils or on glass. Her work is often experimental as well as the more traditional landscapes and still life.
www.sallyjefferies.com

Rachel Ward Paintings and photographs
Rachel experiments with a variety of subjects in watercolour, oil, drawings and photography, including landscapes and portraits (pet and human).
www.rachelwardart.com

Ele Nash Collage and ink
Ele uses mixed media and collage to depict figures and landscapes. She has recently taken up cat-sketching in ink to help raise money for Bath Cats and Dogs Home.
www.elenash.com

Madeleine Town Mixed media
Madeleine uses mixed media to create atmospheric images of imagined landscapes populated by animals and inspired by the forces of the natural world.
Email: townperry@yahoo.co.uk

Kerrie McNeil Silk screen prints
Kerrie produces original prints by directly painting on to an open mesh silk screen, blending colours to create atmospheric skies and reflections in water.
www.kerriemcneil.weebly.com

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A Closer Look: Venue 1

7/19/2019

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With the summer upon us, it's time to take a closer look at each venue on this year's Combe Down Art Trail. Every Friday in the lead up to the Trail (that is taking place on Saturday 7th - Sunday 8th September, 10am - 5pm) we'll be giving a taster of what to expect. So let's kick things off with venue 1, the Hub!

The Hub, Mulberry Way

Refreshments and toilet facilities available here

New to the trail this year, venue 1 on Mulberry Way has an eclectic mix of art, ceramics, prints, hats, jewellery and children's clothes. Two workshops will be running here as well: The Animation Workshop and the All Play Music Workshop.

Angela Frankham Animation Workshop
Suitable for all, come along and make a blob of plasticine move and morph! Angela has a passion for animation, having worked on projects such as Pingu and the Corpse Bride.
www.theanimationworkshopbath.com

Animation workshop. Saturday and Sunday, 10am - 12pm and 2pm - 4pm

Roshan Hughes All-Play Music Workshop
Roshan is a local musician and music teacher. She runs music workshops for all ages and abilities. Bring your own instrument or some will be available for you to try.
Email: roshanhughes@gmail.com

Music workshop. Drop in sessions on Saturday and Sunday, 2pm - 4pm

Linda O’Gorman Paintings and prints
Linda is a painter who produces mixed media work inspired by her travels and by the city of Bath. She enjoys experimenting with monoprints, particularly in the drawing of architecture.
www.linda-ogorman.co.uk

Sally Gardiner Ceramics
Sally is a ceramicist who makes farm, domestic and wild animals such as hares. She is especially interested in horses and dogs. All her pieces are handbuilt in stoneware clay.
www.sallygardinerceramics.co.uk

Sara Liras Linocuts
Sara is a linocut artist and printmaker, working mainly in monochrome. She is inspired by the world around her, from nature, travel, and architecture to films and TV programmes.
www.limecatlinocuts.com

Sarah Turrell Pottery
Sarah makes finely thrown stoneware pottery mugs, jugs, plates and bowls that are light, strong and durable. She is inspired by the ever changing effects of light on land, water and sky.
www.sarahspottery.co.uk

Adrienne Horswill Hats
Adrienne makes sculptural hats for men and women, using colourful recycled fabric, feathers and beads with applique and embroidery.
Email: adriennehrh@hotmail.com

Cath Coffin Jewellery
Cath makes jewellery in silver, gold, copper or bronze. She is inspired by her love of the coast and the water’s edge. Pieces can be personalised.
www.coastalcreativity.co.uk

Millie Chandler Children’s clothes
Millie mixes and matches fabrics to make unique children’s clothes for little explorers – hand-made rompers, leggings and t-shirts.
www.littleacornmakes.co.uk

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The RA Summer Exhibition

7/16/2019

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Hound by Sally Gardiner

While the Art Trail volunteers are getting things ready for the Combe Down Art Trail on Saturday 7th and Sunday 8th September - including the rather lovely flyer designed by Steve Wells - we wanted to celebrate another success story by one of our artists.
For the second year running, Sally Muir has had a painting accepted into the prestigious Royal Academy of Arts Summer Exhibition in London! Not only is her dog painting hanging on the esteemed walls of this fantastic gallery, it was also picked out by presenter Kirsty Wark on the BBC documentary about the exhibition!! We couldn't be prouder of Sally. The exhibition runs until 12th August 2019.

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A Closer Look: Venues 4 and 5

King William IV - Skittle Alley

King William IV - Main Bar

A Closer Look: Venues 2 and 3

1 North Road

5 Combe Road

A Closer Look: Venue 1

The Hub, Mulberry Way

The RA Summer Exhibition

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A Closer Look: Venues 4 and 5

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A Closer Look: Venues 2 and 3

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The Hub, Mulberry Way

The RA Summer Exhibition

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