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Oil Pastel Prints – Allium and Waterlillies
“Like meditation, being absorbed in creative practice can help us to be in the present moment, and can help to free our minds from our worries, anxieties and stresses of our lives. Looking and really observing things around us and noticing things that inspire us brings our focus outside of…
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Quiet Places for Unquiet Minds – Working in Isolation
Paul Newman from Somerset Art Works recently caught up with artist printmaker Simon Ripley about the Quiet Places for Unquiet Minds project. Over a phone call, Simon began by telling Paul how he has had to adapt his approach to working with groups, using live online workshop delivery and individual…
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Taking a line for a walk
This is a drawing I did in my garden. There are lots of plants from last year which have died and I ought to cut them back, but I love the contrast of the colours and structures against the new green Spring leaves that are coming up. The Artist Paul…
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Meet the Artists – Rebecca MacPherson
“This time is particularly challenging for many of us and I believe that the creative process of making art can be really beneficial for our mental and emotional health and wellbeing. Doing something creative is a mindful activity which can help us to feel more in touch with our true,…
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Art Materials during lockdown
It’s been impossible to visit an art shop for art materials supplies during lockdown. If you are new to some of the art activities we’ve been suggesting then it’s difficult to choose what to buy online. So we have been ordering and sending out paints – acrylic, gouache and water…
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Collage week
Collage – there’s nothing to it…glue, a brush and an old magazine. And it’s so relaxing to tear and stick, snip and glue. A bit like a jigsaw puzzle but you get to put the results on your wall with a sense of pride. Finding accessible ideas for maintaining good…
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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…
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What’s on Your Plate?
The first phase of this new project has been challenging because of all the issues that lockdown brings with it. As artists working in community settings we have had to face a world turned upside down both in work and in personal lives too. Getting to grips with the technology…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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