Rook Lane Blog

Angels as cultural metaphors

Posted on September 20, 2011

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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 […]

Blue II Preview

Posted on September 20, 2011

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Blue II, a collaborative exhibiton from 10 Somerset-based artists, previewed at Rook Lane on Friday. Over 100 revellers rocked up to check out the Somerset Art Weeks exhibition, whilst sipping wine and chin-wagging with other art-enthusiasts. The theme […]

Fruity logos & the power of branding

Posted on September 16, 2011

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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 […]

Bye bye flowers – hello Blue II!

Posted on September 15, 2011

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My beloved fake flowers, in their vintage floral vases, have been demoted to my desk – from their prime position on the wooden storage cabinet in the foyer. I am not, however, too distraught – as the reason […]

Lady sings the blues…

Posted on September 9, 2011

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Helen Barrett – The Lady Loves Jazz – will be performing at Rook Lane on Sunday 9 October: Sunday evening jazz…. Tickets are £10 from the Cheese and Grain: 01373 455 420

Tracey Emin: Love is What You Want

Posted on September 1, 2011

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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 […]

The importance of being an artist

Posted on August 31, 2011

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I was strolling down Cheap Street during my lunch break – having completed my Rook Lane errands – when I bumped into Pete and Hilary – Frome residents, Rook Lane stewards, ex- headteachers, lovers of the arts, diggers […]

Defoe Digs Frome!

Posted on August 26, 2011

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“The town of Froom… is so prodigiously increased within the last Twenty or Thirty Years, that they have built a New Church, and so many New Streets of Houses, and those Houses are so full of inhabitants, that […]

A Child’s Perspective

Posted on August 23, 2011

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A little boy, aged about five years old, just walked into the Rook Lane Chapel with his father and marched straight up to my desk. “Is there any art here?” He said. I told him there had been an exhibition […]

Rainy Days and Rock ‘n’ Roll

Posted on August 18, 2011

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As a teenager, I used to wear baggy jeans that were far too long and would drag along the pavement. I listened to Green Day and Nirvana and thought I was somewhat ‘rock and roll’ in my impractical […]

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