Author: sawinspired

  • Doodle Painting in Stages

    Doodle Painting in Stages

    Our Quiet Places for Unquiet Minds project assistant Rebecca MacPherson has been experimenting with doodling in acrylic paint and drawing into it with a pencil to create vibrant patterns. “I mixed each colour in a pot with water to the consistency of milk. Then using a few different sizes of…

  • Meet Our Project Artists

    Meet Our Project Artists

    Somerset Art Works has developed an ‘At Home’ strand of our Quiet Places For Unquiet Minds artist residency project, thanks to funding from the Somerset Coronavirus Response and Recovery Fund. Lead artist Simon Ripley, assisted by artists Rebecca Macpherson and Rachel Gundry, will be developing innovative and interesting ways of…

  • Film from the Bridgwater Mind Art Group Workshops

    Film from the Bridgwater Mind Art Group Workshops

    Bridgwater Mind Art Group – Simon Ripley Artist in Residence  – Autumn 2019 Artist printmaker Simon Ripley was appointed by Somerset Art Works to run a programme of six printmaking workshops with the Bridgwater Mind Art Group during the autumn of 2019. An exhibition at Bridgwater Arts Centre followed, showcasing…

  • Welcome

    Welcome

    Welcome to Quiet Places For Unquiet Minds Somerset Art Works with Mind and wellbeing groups in Somerset A Somerset Art Works artist residency project with Mind and wellbeing groups around the county. The project focuses on teaching new skills, encouraging participants to explore their creativity, express themselves, build confidence and…