Rook Lane Blog

January 10, 2012

After a recent trip to Wales, staying in Artists View – a rustic barn in the middle of the countryside – and braving the strong winds, pouring rain and pelting hale, I returned to Frome feeling somewhat refreshed. […]

December 21, 2011

With the end of 2011 nearly upon us and the dawning of the new year just around the corner – it’s time to reflect on the past year and make plans for the next one. 2011 at Rook […]

November 22, 2011

This weekend, during my trip to London, I was urged to check out the Ghost of Gone Birds exhibition at Rochelle School – an art exhibition documenting extinct birds. The recommendation came from two separate creative people – […]

October 21, 2011

Wassily Kandinsky – 1866-1944 – a Russian painter with a love of abstractism and eye for colour.

October 19, 2011

When Google Maps was invented, journey-planning was instantly simplified. You could whack a postcode in the search bar, wait less than a second and your destination was then miraculously plotted on a map that you could zoom in […]

October 14, 2011

LOVE Michael Craig-Martin. The colours…

September 28, 2011

My fave – Lithographie pour le Centenaire de l’Imprimerie Mourlot: And some others…

September 20, 2011

At the end of October, London-based sculptor – Tom Lomax – will be exhibiting a selection of his magnificent sculptures and 3D prints at Rook Lane. Recently retired from the Slade School of Fine Art, Lomax is a […]

September 16, 2011

Google, the search engine, has become as familiar to me as my cup of tea in the morning. I arrive at work, switch on the computer – check my emails and then open Internet Explorer and am greeted […]

September 1, 2011

Earlier this year I read Tracey Emin’s autobiographical book ‘Strangeland’ (check it out here). It contained all the details of her abusive, disturbing, unconventional and dysfunctional child and teenagehood – that have continued to inspire her art work […]