Saturday 6th July - The March Hare Collective @theapex - 10am until 4.30pm

This Saturday 6th July we will be upstairs at The Apex, Charter Square, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk. A wonderful array of local artists and makers. This is our last March Hare of the summer 2013!

Our first ‘March Hare Collective Guest Blog’ is from Caroline Blake

Caroline Blake

www.carolineblake-art.co.uk

I would describe my mixed media work as “vivid nature”, as it’s all about colour which I make vibrant, pearlescent or fluorescent and I love to embellish with jewels and glitter. The paints are applied onto board lined with tissue paper which I crease in an individual way for every piece, giving a textured 3D effect. My latest obsession is to apply tiny beads to the crevices of the tissue to create an interesting terrain. 

I am a stickler for placing my gems and beads in the right places and will sometimes be seen hoovering my paintings if I am not happy with a stray bead.

The titles of my current paintings are rather tongue-in-cheek; I enjoy playing with the word "tree”, which is worked into the title.

I am a self-taught painter inspired by my maternal grandfather who was a member of the Royal Academy.

I am able to offer commissions and if you love particular colours I can create something personal for a special room.

Five adjectives that sum up my ethos and work are:

Vibrant

Funky

Contemporary

Striking

Bling

Well, May and June events have seemingly rushed by and our next big event is 

Saturday  6th July at The Apex, Charter Square, Bury St. Edmunds.

 

We have a free prize draw of wonderful art, craft and design direct from our collective and anyone can enter by filling in their name and e-mail onto a flyer and posting it into our collection point upstairs on the day. The prize draw bundles are set to go out after the summer! 

The collective continues to grow and so does our enthusiasm to promote the original and creative work of our makers. We hope to have some demonstrations running alongside the stalls as part of our future events. Watch this space...

Our next event on Saturday, May 4th promises a variety of wonderful designers. artists and crafters. The first Saturday of every month features 20 plus stalls all local artists from Suffolk showcasing their excellent work. Browse and buy from the community, supporting creativity.

Catherine Downes

My designs are by nature very clean and minimal but retain a very feminine quality with an almost "Calligraphy" like feel to them. I work in Sterling Silver and all pieces are designed and handmade by myself. 

http://www.fruitfarmfabrics.co.uk/index.html

The wonderful creativity from Caroline Davidson. Inspired by photographs and drawings taken from around her home, an old fruit farm in Suffolk. Bold, contrasting colours with strong repeat pattern combined with the unexpected make this work 

original and and a joy to have about the home.