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Play your part in Flaming Prints!
Northern Print in Newcastle’s Ouseburn is staying open for The Late Shows on 18 and 19 May. Head along to add your fiery thumbprint to the giant flame being created as part of Flaming Prints, the round the world printmaking … Continue reading
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Wood engraving at Northern Print
Still on my mission to be more creative, I booked a place on a wood engraving day course at Northern Print. Led by the dauntingly good wood engraver, Chris Daunt, the course was a fascinating and enjoyable journey through this … Continue reading
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Tagged art, Northern Print, Ouseburn, printing, wood engraving
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Pitmen Painters triumphant return
While London burned last night in brutal and senseless riots, I was in an entirely different world – the early 20th Century coal mining town of Ashington, with a group of pitmen who hired a professor to teach them what ‘art … Continue reading
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Tagged live theatre, pitmen painters
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What’s wunderbar this week?
Aaah, summer. Great isn’t it? Last Saturday was particularly “British”, and being marooned in the flat by the torrential rain, thunder and lightning, I certainly got lots of ironing done. Never mind, there’s so much in the diary this week … Continue reading
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Tagged Books, bridges, festival, Film, Journal Theatre, Library, live theatre, pitmen painters, Tyneside Cinema
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An embarrassment of cultural delights
This week, I seem to have had a diary malfunction. I’m not sure when I’m going to get time to watch my usual reality TV and celeb car crash programmes… Monday – EAT Festival at the sublime Cherry Tree, with … Continue reading
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Tagged art, exhibition, festival, Film, Food, live, music, Northern Print, The Cherry Tree, The Sage Gateshead, Tyneside Cinema
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Flocking to Northern Print
I’m very involved with Northern Print, as I serve on the Board of Trustees. It’s one of my favourite places in Newcastle, and recently I was there for the launch of the new exhibition, Flock. There was a fab demonstration … Continue reading
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Tagged art, birdies, bunting, doing, exhibition, flock, lovely, making, Northern Print
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