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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...
Tryphena Foster
Jun 18, 20201 min read
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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...
Tryphena Foster
Jun 9, 20202 min read
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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...
Tryphena Foster
Jun 2, 20203 min read
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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,...
Tryphena Foster
May 22, 20203 min read
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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...
Tryphena Foster
May 19, 20201 min read
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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...
Tryphena Foster
May 7, 20202 min read
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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...
Tryphena Foster
May 6, 20202 min read
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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...
Tryphena Foster
May 1, 20201 min read
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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...
Tryphena Foster
Apr 30, 20201 min read
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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...
Tryphena Foster
Apr 21, 20201 min read
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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...
Tryphena Foster
Apr 21, 20201 min read
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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...
Tryphena Foster
Apr 21, 20201 min read
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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...
Tryphena Foster
Apr 21, 20202 min read
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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 …...
Tryphena Foster
Apr 21, 20201 min read
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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...
Tryphena Foster
Apr 21, 20201 min read
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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...
Tryphena Foster
Apr 21, 20201 min read
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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...
Tryphena Foster
Apr 2, 20202 min read
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