Category Archives: Art

Graham Crowley at Churchill

Sunday was glorious. I convinced Mum to drive me to our local DIY shop to buy some flooring for my kitchen before she went to partake of the Promenade Concert at the Fitz. Then after cleaning the floor up in … Continue reading

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Time at the Fitz: Dr Winifred Lamb and the Shahnameh

Darkness creeps in at four o’clock everyday and I really wouldn’t mind hibernating around about now. Yoga was tough on Monday evening – fun at the time but afterwards the aches kick in! We had a new teacher – Paula … Continue reading

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Lunctime talks at the Fitz

I have had a super week cycling to the FitzWilliam for their lunchtime talks. On Tuesday I went to panel discussion in gallery 3 at the FitzWilliam which focused on sculpture and commerce. Chaired by Tom Flynn the panellists Nick … Continue reading

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Peppermintpatty’s Papercraft

I’ve just been checking out Karin’s creatively crafty blog. She made a host of beautiful cards and other things which you can see on Peppermintpatty’s Papercraft. The latest and most exciting news is that she will be guest designing for … Continue reading

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Discovering John Clare at the Festival of Ideas 2010

The Festival of Ideas started on Wednesday and I started off well by going to a lecture on poetry that very evening. It’s always so much easier to understand a poem when someone else has done all the research for … Continue reading

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Despite the rain

The weather this week has been almost all rain and no sunshine but today it was bright and hot and perfect for cycling to the the antique shops on Gwydir Street. Next to them, also in Dales Brewery, is the … Continue reading

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Musée de Grenoble

On Thursday I cycled into town to the Musee de Grenoble – a large art gallery in the centre of Grenoble. A ticket for a student may be €2 but as I have left those days behind I had to … Continue reading

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A brief sojourn in Paris

I did spend all of Saturday and Sunday eating French bread and drinking red wine and it was as good as I imagined. I also discovered a liking for espresso after our trip to Paris on Monday. We caught the … Continue reading

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Furse and White charm the audience at the Fitz

Mike and I walked along the waterlogged path to the FitzWilliam – I just can’t get enough of the place. I can get enough of this rain though. It’s been raining for about a week now and today the river … Continue reading

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Sargent, Sickert and Spencer at the Fitz

This morning I cycled into the centre past the rowers on the river. It’s the most energising thing to see people enthusiastically trying to bump each other while their supporters on the banks yell advice. Despite the wet changeable weather … Continue reading

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