Frosty November at The Gallery

We are all feeling a little exhausted this week after last month’s Masham Art’s Festival. The week was a triumph full of packed-out workshops, buzzing evening events and our most successful open exhibition yet. As you can see from the photos everyone who attended had fun, many thanks to everyone who helped organise such a wonderful festival, roll on 2011!

Sculptor Elizabeth Price stole the show at the Arts Festival open exhibition with her tiny ceramic figures dotted all around Masham Church. We’re pleased to announce that we will be stocking some of these lovely ladies in the near future – every home needs one!      Each figure is totally unique and perfect for brightening up any nooks and crannies – they measure approximately 8 inches tall and are between £80 – £95 each.

Back at The Gallery we are hastily stocking up in all our favorite items (and some new stuff too) in readiness for Christmas. We have a bundle of exciting new toys from our much-loved supplier John Crane, gorgeous felt bags from kusan and a lovely selection of Christmas cards. Remember to shop locally as much as possible this Christmas and support your local businesses!

Christmas is not for another five weeks or so, and right now in The Gallery our Autumn exhibition ‘Still’ is open for another two weeks. For those who haven’t managed to drop by and see it yet, don’t delay – it’s a feast for the eyes and won’t be around for much longer! This beautiful original still life by Susan Dennis is still up for grabs at £350.

That’s all from me, see you in December!

October-Fest!

Autumn is definitely here – we had gale force winds here yesterday and Masham is littered with piles of leaves and the odd broken tree branch.  As always the Gallery is an ocean of calm – particularly in one of our windows where we have a beautiful display of delicate and intricately patterned lampshades by Lush designs. The shades are made from hand-printed paper designed by Maria Livings and are available in a range of sizes, colours and designs.

To accompany the lampshades we have these lovely hanging wooden birds (also by Lush designs). These come flat packed and are easy as pie to put together – they look great in windows or hung from your Lush lampshade!

We’re tapping into the vintage trend this season with some new jewellery. Lost and Found necklaces are made mostly from recycled jewellery and other intriguing objects (look closely and you may find some hand-cast resin with tiny treasures encased inside). Each piece is hand-made and completely unique – prices start at around £20.

Forget the ocean of calm, now that I think about it there’s loads going on! Don’t forget the two most exciting events this October – the start of our next exhibition, ‘Still’, is just around the corner. For more information visit our site or check out September’s blog.

If that wasn’t good enough, this month sees the long-awaited arrival of the Masham Arts Festival 2009. From the 23^rd to the 31^st of this month Masham will be overrun with fun, frolics, music and lots of creativity. There are simply far too many amazing events packed into the week so check out the Festival’s website and don’t forget to book for the events you like – tickets are selling fast!

That’s all from me, have a great October and a happy Halloween.

For Masham Arts Festival info:

www.mashamarts.com

For us!

www.mashamgallery.co.uk

Autumn at The Gallery

Having been away to the sunny Cyprus college of Art this summer, I find the weather in Yorkshire to be particularly disappointing this September! Thank goodness then for our next exhibition – ‘Still’ – which will be sure to brighten things up around here. Opening on October 10th, ‘Still’, as you may have guessed, is an exhibition of still life work by four contemporary artists. Still it may be, but I assure you there will be nothing dull about this vibrant show – as you can see from this work by Jane Askey.

Also featured in the show are paintings by Susan Dennis, mixed media sculpture by Clare Goddard (these spoons are made out of recycled teabags!), and warm homely prints by Susie Perring. We are really priviliged to be showing these artists all well known in their area and collected both nationally and internationally. Do come down and soak up some colour with us.

Still runs from October 10^th to November 23^rd 2009.

See our website for more info.