Rook Lane Blog
Monthly Archives: May 2011
Expletives in art
May 25, 2011
Linda Williams, one of the final year Wiltshire College art students exhibiting at Rook Lane Art, has caused a bit of a stir with her controversial piece ‘Brickworks’. From a distance, it’s a selection of London bricks scattered […]
Girl Power
May 24, 2011
Laura Barnett’s article on female sculptors in yesterday’s G2 questioned why women are still so under-represented in the art world but – more specifically – in the sculpture world (read the article here). With the current ‘Women Make […]
The Little Red Cafe
May 19, 2011
I love coffee. A strong, flavoursome, lovingly crafted cup of perfectly hot coffee – with carefully thickened froth – can make my day. A weak, over-heated, dull-in-flavour and lacking the necessary craftpersonship latte can break my day. I know […]
L’Esprit du Jazz
May 19, 2011
‘Jazz washes away the dust of everyday life’ Art Blakey This Sunday – L’Esprit du Jazz will be filling the chapel with their cool but upbeat cafe jazz. Accordionist Karen Street, saxophonist Andy Tweed, guitarist Andrew Barrett and Dave Griffiths […]
Fear of the unknown
May 11, 2011
The current exhibition at Rook Lane – Myrtle Pizzey and Brian Dix: Reflecting – is a large body of work by two contrasting artists. Myrtle is inspired by Somerset landscapes and practises relief print making – creating linocuts […]
May @ Rook Lane Arts
May 6, 2011
May @ Rook Lane is going to be colourful and cultural and creative. Music, art and Swishing events galore… Get your summer sandals on, march up Bath Street (or meander down from the top) and check out Myrtle […]
