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| "Bloodhound" Justine Osborne, oil on canvas |
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| "Badger in the Dark" Adam Binder, bronze edition of 12 |
Saturday 22 June 2013
Corinium Musuem in Collaboration with Cotswold Open Studios Presents "Hidden Treasures 2013"!
Thursday 20 June 2013
Bring Your Wellies and Festival Gear to Seventeen Black This Friday! Seventeen Stock is on!
From 7pm this Friday Seventeen Stock, the annual charity fundraiser at
Seventeen Black, will take place! With lots of local artists, the festival
themed night out will raise money for Winston’s Wish. Winston’s Wish supports
bereaved children after their loss.
The year before, Seventeen Black supported the Lyndsey Roughton Purple
Heart Foundation and raised £1200. Hoping to better it, lots of companies have
opted in to sponsor the event. Jim Beam, Pipir Heidsieck Champagne and
Jagermeister are but a few of the well known international brands, but local
businesses including Decimal Skate Store are backing fundraising.
A £3 charity tombola has prizes provided by Zubrowka Vodka, Brothers
Cider and other sponsors. Whilst you catch up with and/or make new mates, great
music will be on. Bands and acts including Kitten and Bear, Dylan Q and Laurie
Wright will be providing entertainment!
Entry is £3 from 7pm, but goes up to £7 past 10pm. Get there early!
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Tuesday 11 June 2013
Get Excited as Cotswold Open Studios: Hidden Treasures, Rolls Through June 29th-30th
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| The bus and many of the contributing artists... |
Get the chance to see
the art of Pirates of the Caribbean concept artist Darrell Warner plus visit
Laurence Llwelyn-Bowen’s in action!
Runner up to the Chamber of Commerce Business awards “Creative
Champion”, Tessa Webb is firmly ensconced in the local artistic community. And
what a community it is, hidden away in the middle of nowhere, great things
reside. Though no one would see Cirencester as an artistic hub, artists make
themselves at home, perhaps because they deliberately want to avoid a clique or
the illusion of stylistic walls that a scene would require.
Weaving them together and rounding up this herd of cats is
Tessa Webb, founder of Creatives Into Business. Running courses such as Artists
Into Business and Designers and Photographers into Business, her experience
helps the core values of marketing calibrate to a multitude of businesses.
Hidden treasures is an accurate title for the tour of
studios. Aided and abetted by a vintage bus "Old Babs" provided by Alexcars of Cirencester,
those fortunate enough to have tickets can cruise to 18 locations over the
weekend, with some locations having more than one display. Of course making
your own way will be quite welcome, with 5 hubs in walking distance of the town
centre, including the New Brewery Arts and Corinium Museum. The Museum will
already have its doors opened to the Open Studios by the 22nd June.
Notable artists include Darrell Warner, who has been an influential
concept artist for Warner Bros, having his sketches utilised for Pirates of the
Caribbean and Captain America. Laurence Llwelyn-Bowen will be displaying in the
centre of town at 21 Market Place. The classically trained artist is proficient
in more than interior design, having said that, he is finding new success as
Changing Rooms is now airing in China. Sophie Ryder, whose Hare and Minotaur work
is well known on the Cheltenham Promenade, will be one of several artists displaying
at the Wet Paint Gallery.
Sunday 9 June 2013
Museums at Night Review: UWE Exhibition 16.05.2013
University of West of England comes to town!..
The Corinium Museum is a constant supporter of the arts.
Having such a wonderful location directly in the centre of town, and hosting
the Visitor Information Centre, the museum is a portal to the town. The gallery
next to the V.I.C. is frequently changed so there is an incentive for repeat
visits. But what hasn’t been done until this night was letting the art creep
and crawl into the deepest depths of the museum.
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| Displaying amongst history... |
With such wonderful exhibits, adding a fresh twist of modern
art displayed next to culture from hundreds of years ago was a cool and
refreshing experience. From an anthropological point of view, having modern and
historic clash meant an examination of what makes us human. What was regarded
as valuable in past civilizations and artistic is no doubt very different, but
the fact that art and craft has been a constant companion to the Saxons and the
students was a good enough reason.
The scenario was win-win, if the students sold a piece that
night the museum would get a commission, and the students would have a great experience
and footnote to add to their portfolio. With that, the people who came to regard the
display saw something quite unique. That is the reason why this kind of thing
needs to keep occurring.
Whilst walking through the museum I saw a man transfixed at
the Saxon display, he clearly had come for the modern art, and the museum
indeed would not be open otherwise, but he took his time feasting his eyes on
the well constructed displays.
The scenario was win-win, if the students sold a piece that
night the museum would get a commission, and the students would have a great experience
and footnote to add to their portfolio. With that, the people who came to regard the
display saw something quite unique. That is the reason why this kind of thing
needs to keep occurring.
If you are interested in more artistic events at the museum,
contact Emma Stuart.
Emma.Stuart@cotswold.gov.uk
Thursday 6 June 2013
Art in Cirencester 1: Mirjami Design
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| Laura Mirjami |
Mirjami Design can be found in the Brewery Court Cirencester...
Hidden away in the alley behind the Brewery Arts Centre and
underneath the Cafe, lies a shop filled up with trinkets and larger decorative
pieces. Pumpkin poofs are set out on top of each other a bit like giant pin
cushions. Mirjami Design is the studio and shop of Laura Mirjami, a Finn who
came to England and decided to set up a business dealing in exclusive handmade
items.
The smaller items would appeal to any youngster who ventured past. To a child, seeing small bears, penguins or mice in ornate and tiny scale might make them think of teddies in miniature! In fact, these are dense paper weights that are deceptively heavy.
The smaller items would appeal to any youngster who ventured past. To a child, seeing small bears, penguins or mice in ornate and tiny scale might make them think of teddies in miniature! In fact, these are dense paper weights that are deceptively heavy.
These lovingly prepared items are ideal presents to adults in an office who don’t get much
time to embrace the child within! Rustic and
homely, the well presented pieces have an element about them that makes you
want to squeeze their tiny faces!
These lovingly prepared items are ideal presents to adults in an office who don’t get much
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| Paperweights |
With general lines of products available, bespoke commissions
can also be crafted. Laura’s work sells mostly outside of Cirencester, but
accompanied by her dog Pixie, the studio offers a breath of fresh air to any
worn out shopper who wants to see something less commercial and more unique.
Quirky items such as book marks in the form of different
animals such as foxes are light enough to fit in the post and sufficiently cost
effective to allow most to leave with a memento.
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| The Studio |
In combination with a cup of coffee and a wonder around the
New Brewery Arts, Mirjami Design grasps the spirit of the centre and may well
ignite your imagination when it next comes to buying a gift!
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| Penguin Bookmark |
Address: Mirjami Design, Studio 7, New Brewery Arts, Brewery
Court,
Cirencester GL7 1JH, UK
Telephone: +44 (0)1285 652 378
email: contact@mirjamidesign.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mirjamidesign
Website: www.mirjamidesign.com
Wednesday 5 June 2013
Zane Meldere Article No.2: Why women should lift weights
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| Zane Meldere: Personal Trainer |
Counter your intuition
Most women
wouldn’t want a six pack, maybe something a little less intense, a flat
stomach? It’s a noble goal. However, it’s amazing that people with no
orientation or experience in exercise would probably think to achieve this
goal, dieting/starving and running are the solution. Intuition often comes from
your past experiences, and if you have no experience of exercise, you will get
quite stuck. In fact, reducing your calories may be the last thing you want to
do. Why? Because the highest contributor to increasing your metabolism is
digestion. Digestion of high fibre and high protein sources, which aid muscle
growth, will build a tighter body.
Strategy: Playing the Long Game
Diet alone
is not enough. Lifting weights may indeed not have a handy calorie counter, and
in fact would not burn as many calories during the period of exercise an hour’s
running would, but it has two key advantages. Your calories will be burnt for
24 hours after lifting weights whilst running’s impact stops almost instantly,
weights are also supportive of your ligaments and joints opposed to running.
It’s a bit like the difference between earning money in a job, and accumulating
interest with savings. There is an instant impact with cardio or clocking on,
but as soon as you stop the activity the effect is lost. There comes a point
where the steady weight lifting strategy compounds its results beyond the small
amount of time spent exercising. This is called the after “burn effect”.
So, why do Women not do it Already?
There are
many preconceptions about weight training and body building in both the female
and male world. However, one of the biggest reasons ladies would feel
uncomfortable weight training is the belief 1: it leads to a masculine form,
and 2: they are not welcome in the free weights zone.
Of course,
men are not always the best communicators, and being in a gym can seem an
unfriendly environment. You may think people can sense your insecurity, but in
reality they probably have no idea you have your eye on a piece of equipment. A
personal trainer can help you build your confidence in how to approach the gym
and make best use of its facilities.
Other Advantages
Lifting
weights will increase a ladies everyday strength and posture whilst making them
leaner even if they weigh the same. With that, osteoporosis which mostly affects
women can be avoided with weight training and the diet that goes with it. The
combined effects of these two forces counteract the western problem of Type II
diabetes.
Stress
reduction is also a key problem in today’s living. Cortisol is a hormone that causes
feelings of stress and fat accumulation. Good exercise and diet can counteract
it. With that, the body’s response to insulin can be increased through a better
diet and training method. Eating for weight lifting usually means a reduction
in carbs especially low quality ones, which are a huge contributor to insulin
spikes and sugar lows.
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| Client hard at work |
Pictured
Zane’s
client Allison used to only run, but after a year’s training is more flexible,
stronger, and has a more feminine form. She recommends weight training to any
woman.
For more details contact: Zane@zanemeldere.com
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