Rook Lane Blog
Rainy Days and Rock ‘n’ Roll
August 18, 2011
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 […]
Ford Family Closing Party!!
July 29, 2011
Devastated by the famine in East Africa, and desperate to raise funds to help suffering children, Giles and Aubrey Ford have offered to auction off their artwork and donate a large proportion of the proceeds to charity. Father […]
Tessa Farmer and fighting fairies
July 13, 2011
In today’s G2, Laura Barnett writes about Tessa Farmer’s current exhibition: ‘Enchanted Garden: Flower Fairies and Dark Tales’ at Mottisfont Abbey, Hampshire (National Trust). Tessa Farmer makes the most incredibly intricate scenes – using roadkill and wings pulled […]
Silk Mill Studios and Gallery
July 13, 2011
Strolling into the Silk Mill Studios, Frome, I felt like I was entering a derelict site – with the charmingly antiquated exterior of the building, and the dusty path leading to the entrance – but one that inspires […]
Festival Launch Party
July 8, 2011
Last night the Rook Lane Chapel was buzzing with festival energy. Luke Concannon (Nizlopi) was wandering around the Rook Lane garden – barefoot – with a meditative gaze, strumming his acoustic guitar in preparation for an incredible acoustic set, whilst Benji […]
Ford and Father
July 6, 2011
Giles Ford began transferring a collection of both voluminous and miniature paintings from his studio to Rook Lane Chapel yesterday. I’d seen images of his work – but hadn’t yet seen any in the flesh – and they […]
Forget ‘voice of an angel’ – she IS an angel
June 17, 2011
Last night the chapel was buzzing with a calm but eccentric folky crowd – there to hear Martha Tilston. Support act Morales/Watts kicked off proceedings with a quirky and romantic set – Watts finger-picking guitar with the speed […]
A ‘happening’ at Rook Lane Chapel
June 15, 2011
Rook Lane Arts is a multi-displinary arts space; it is not confined to one specific art form. It is defined as a community arts centre, which this indicates the audience – but not necessarily the programme. I love […]
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 […]
