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Cooltan Arts

I met a woman at the John Cale concert, at the Royal Festival Hall last weekend, who is a director of this organisation who describe themselves as such: "CoolTan Arts exists to inspire the well-being and creative participation of a diverse range of people through the production of quality art. CoolTan is run by and for those with mental distress." I had a look at their website and it's packed full of art, videos and podcasts. They have an e-bulletin, ev… Continue

Added by Leslie Wilson-Rutterford on October 13, 2008 at 12:21pm — 5 Comments

Jewelry masterclasses on offer

Hi everyone! 2 colleagues of mine are running these new 'not-for-profit' jewelry making and marketing classes. Look at the events page for the business side of jewelry making. The workshops are being run by Sarah Palmer and Pauline Hamilton, of Palmer Hamilton Partnership. They delivered the Fast Track training I did last year, which was brilliant. They are lovely. Hope you find this info useful! All the be… Continue

Added by Leslie Wilson-Rutterford on September 9, 2008 at 1:04pm — No Comments

EXHIBITION OF BIPOLAR / BPD PAINTINGS, POTTERY AND PIECES

I came across this in my artnews listing and though it might be of interest. The link takes you to the artnews page, which then has 2 links: one to the artist's website and one to the Birmingham gallery website. All the best, Leslie Continue

Added by Leslie Wilson-Rutterford on August 9, 2008 at 4:58pm — 1 Comment

A Tribute To A Very Gorgeous And Talented Actor

I just found out that Paul Newman only has weeks to live. I am beside myself with grief. All I can say is Nam-myoho-renge-kyo and that I am completely distraught. Check him out! Continue

Added by Leslie Wilson-Rutterford on August 9, 2008 at 2:08am — 4 Comments

A special summer day spent at Wrest Park, Bedfordshire, England

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Our son was away at a Buddhist 'Young Eagles' summer course for the weekend, so we decided to have a day out from London. We chose the English Heritage site, Wrest Park, as it was north (easy to get to from North London) and not too far (under an hour's drive). It rained hard for a bit on the motorway, but when we arrived, the sun started to come… Continue

Added by Leslie Wilson-Rutterford on August 4, 2008 at 9:30pm — 1 Comment

Brixton Summer Arts Event June 29 2008

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A lovely day was had selling my artists books and other objects at the Electric Avenue Market in Brixton, South London, hosted by Blank Canvas-Art Core Initiatives. This could become a regular feature in Brixton, as well as in Waterloo, another Lambeth area market place. Watch t… Continue

Added by Leslie Wilson-Rutterford on July 6, 2008 at 1:30pm — 1 Comment

A Wonderful Evening of Bookworks and Art Launch the Opening of The Bowery Gallery, Headingley, Leeds

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My work was exhibitied alongside other national and international book artists in the Time & Space Exhibition. The show opened with a few other solo exhibits for the launch of a new gallery in the Headingley area of Leeds, UK. (Read more in Events) I traveled up from London for the night, on the train, as a total stranger, not having never me… Continue

Added by Leslie Wilson-Rutterford on June 16, 2008 at 6:00pm — 1 Comment

A Contribution to Reading Around project with University of West England, Bristol

Hello everyone! I'm sorry I haven't contributed so much to the caff in the last couple weeks. While I've been quietly and manically organising and hosting my 3 chaps' birthdays within a 10 day period (16-26 April), a p… Continue

Added by Leslie Wilson-Rutterford on April 28, 2008 at 9:30pm — 1 Comment

Received, With Thanks (a modern-day Receipt book) has been accepted!

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Added by Leslie Wilson-Rutterford on March 31, 2008 at 3:00pm — 17 Comments

A new slide show of my book 'I Am An Art Gallery: A Re-creation'

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Added by Leslie Wilson-Rutterford on March 13, 2008 at 5:30pm — No Comments

FORM: A bookwork about womanhood, motherhood and the form my life takes.

The mothers and women theme this week inspired me to share the ideas behind this artwork, which draws largely on womanhood, and my life as a mother.

University of Northampton invited book artists to make a work on the theme: Add… Continue

Added by Leslie Wilson-Rutterford on March 3, 2008 at 9:58pm — 4 Comments

Foundations of Aethetics Lost slideshow

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Added by Leslie Wilson-Rutterford on March 1, 2008 at 2:00pm — 4 Comments

Foundations of Aesthetics Lost, an altered book

Take a look at the new slideshow on my website: http://www.leslieworks.co.uk. It's a series of photos of my bookwork, 'The Foundations of Aesthetics… Continue

Added by Leslie Wilson-Rutterford on March 1, 2008 at 2:00pm — 1 Comment

Andy Campbell: Dreaming Methods - Digital Fiction

Hello all, Not sure if I'm breaching any web rules here, but I was sent info by ArtNews about this. Check this link out: http://www.dreamingmethods.com/uploads/dimogauble/. If that link is not accessible, go to the sign-up page to access (it's free) and totally worth a look! http://www.dreamingmethods.com/ All the best, Leslie Continue

Added by Leslie Wilson-Rutterford on January 8, 2008 at 1:30pm — No Comments