Art in Action, the Fortieth and Last Show! Readers of my blog will know that Art in Action is one of my favourite events. Art in Action 2016 is the fortieth one and sadly the last show. I shall miss meeting a wide variety of artists and craftspeople, watching them demonstrate their skills and discussing their work with them. I love learning about different […]
Fabric, Fibre and Yarn at The Big Textile Show In my last post I told you about the Mini car yarn bomb at The Big Textile Show. Today I’m going to write about some of the exhibitions, workshops and stalls at the show. Inspiration! As usual there was a lot of fabulous work on display from local and […]
My Hometown I was going to write about knitting this week, but instead I’m writing about my hometown. I’ve lived in various cities in several countries and found the residents are always proud of their city. I’ve come to the conclusion that people from my hometown are unassuming, modest and industrious. They tend to denigrate […]
In my last post I wrote about the St George’s area of Leicester and showed you some of the old warehouses and factory buildings. Regeneration of this area and its rebranding as ‘The Cultural Quarter’ started around 2000. A new theatre (Curve) was built, Leicester’s arts cinema (Phoenix) relocated, and the Moderne cinema became the Athena conference centre. Alongside these […]
