Printmaking, Secret Postcards & Fairy Tales....
Di Oliver is a printmaker based in Milton Keynes, whose work has been selected for exhibitions in Europe, the US and Japan, we heard...
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Tryphena Foster
- Jun 29, 2020
- 2 min
Islamic art with Ruqaya
We take a look at Ruqaya Albeaty's Islamic art that she's been working on during lockdown. Islamic art is rich in history and has been...
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Tryphena Foster
- Jun 23, 2020
- 4 min
Tom Chapple reflects on his journey into art.
At the beginning of the year we put a call out to artists to submit their artwork for Milton Keynes Open 2020, we launched the event in...
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Tryphena Foster
- Jun 18, 2020
- 1 min
Rhubarb and Cheesecake!
Our very own caretaker and Westbury artist, Frances Fox, is a keen cook and can often be found in the kitchen cooking up various...
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Tryphena Foster
- Jun 9, 2020
- 2 min
String Art with Sveta....
String art has been around for a while it was first used in the 1800's as a way of teaching Maths, by the 60's and 70's it had changed...
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Tryphena Foster
- Jun 2, 2020
- 3 min
Wendy & Beryl's Art Club .....
Last week I had the pleasure of talking to Wendy Thompson, I chatted to Wendy about her 85 year old mother, Beryl, and the unexpected...
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Tryphena Foster
- May 22, 2020
- 3 min
Clay, Shells & Life drawing....
Mallory Henson tells us how she's been keeping herself busy .... I have painted quite a lot since I joined the MK Society of Artists,...
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Tryphena Foster
- May 19, 2020
- 1 min
Pigments & Powders!
On the 1st of May I wrote a post "Off to a head start" showcasing the work of Charlie Blake and looking at the portrait art he had been...
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Tryphena Foster
- May 7, 2020
- 2 min
Pens, Pencils & Photographs.....
For some, being in lockdown has provided an opportunity to re-visit the joy that creativity can bring. With jobs, family and everything...
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Tryphena Foster
- May 6, 2020
- 2 min
Floral Magic!
We catch up with floral artist and textile designer, Nicky Hunter as she talks about what she's been up to during lockdown. I've really...
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Tryphena Foster
- May 1, 2020
- 1 min
Off to a head start!
At the beginning of April we put a call out to artists, we wanted to know what creative practices people had been up to whilst being at...
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Tryphena Foster
- Apr 30, 2020
- 1 min
A very tidy workshop!
We've recently heard from Di Oliver who works as a printmaker, Di tells us what she's been up to during lockdown.. "Several exhibitions I...
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Tryphena Foster
- Apr 21, 2020
- 1 min
Too good to eat!
20th April 2020 SUZANNA RAYMOND - ARTIST Thanks to Suzanna for sharing her first sketch from home, a snap shot of her meal prep using a...
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Tryphena Foster
- Apr 21, 2020
- 1 min
Westbury in oils
20th April 2020 LANCE FENNELL - ARTIST Our latest edition to our #letscreateWAC blog is this fantastic gif by one of our Westbury artists...
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Tryphena Foster
- Apr 21, 2020
- 1 min
Good clean fun!
9th April 2020 SOAP CARVING WITH ERIN MORLEY-SMITH Erin's an art teacher and was looking for new ways to engage her students during this...
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Tryphena Foster
- Apr 21, 2020
- 2 min
Acrylic magic!
8th April 2020 FRANCES FOX - ABSTRACT ARTIST I happened to bump into Frances as she was creating her circular pieces of art - I was as...
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Tryphena Foster
- Apr 21, 2020
- 1 min
Inside the Ceramicists shed!
6th April 2020 KIRSTEEN HOLUJ - CERAMICIST I have always been interested in mixed media work … ceramics and wood, ceramics and metal …...
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Tryphena Foster
- Apr 21, 2020
- 1 min
Wolverton Wonders & Printmaking
7th April 2020 VONNIE RAW - PRINTMAKER, PAINTER & MIXED MEDIA ARTIST I've completed my first set of three 'Wolverton Works Windows' lino...
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Tryphena Foster
- Apr 21, 2020
- 1 min
Westbury - A tranquil haven ....
8th April 2020 ROBIN SOUTER - ARTIST AND SURGEON Robin is an artist at Westbury and describes his latest painting below. Those who know...
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Tryphena Foster
- Apr 2, 2020
- 2 min
Keeping the creative cogs turning during Covid-19
On the 17th of March 2020 we made the decision to close to the public in line with government advice. We then had the task of cancelling...
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