Saltburn collage needs a home!

Hi there!

This week I'm going to be heading up to The Biscuit Factory in Newcastle to change round some work before Christmas. I'll be taking up a bunch of smaller pieces and bringing home one of my (much) bigger original works, this beautiful deconstructed map collage of the seaside town of Saltburn By The Sea (situated on the north east coast). The piece was made in spring this year, while I was working on a commission, and unfortunately lacked just one or two details that my customer wanted in her piece. It has been on display in Newcastle for a few months and sadly has had no takers. I love this piece, the colours really evoke the seaside-y spirit, and there are a number of details, such as the pier, which you will not find in any of my archive of previous works.

I would love to keep this piece, but that's not really in keeping with the whole 'making a living from selling paintings' thing, is it? So, I just wanted to make an appeal on it's behalf. The picture (which is approximately 45 inches tall and 35 inches wide) will be back with me by the end of this week, and will be residing in my flat/studio indefinitely. I would be more than happy to give seriously interested parties a viewing of the piece, and I may be persuaded to negotiate the price. Please get in touch by leaving me a comment either here on on my Twitter feed @underthecoldtap.

To see more available works please visit my Flickr site here.

Thanks!

Hello!

If you've been keeping up with The Gallery's Facebook page, or my Twitter, you will know that Trace, the exhibition I have organised/curated, opened at The Gallery in Masham a few weeks ago. The exhibition preview was really well attended (thanks for coming everyone) and we have even had a few sales, including my largest collage, 'Going Home', which was sold, and removed from the exhibition on the first day! This was great news, however it meant that the beautiful exhibition suddenly had a large blank space on the wall....

Luckily, I had another Masham-based idea in mind, which I have just finished and will be taking to the framers tomorrow. Hopefully this will be ready in time for the last week of the exhibition. The piece is called 'Down the fields'.

My next workshop at ArtisOn is next Saturday, the 17th of September, and is called 'Jewellery - inspired by vintage'. I'm running this workshop with Josie Beszant, and we'll be teaching a number of brilliant projects incorporating vintage and recycled materials into necklaces, brooches and hair pieces. I've been researching and making some of the projects we'll be covering on the day, and here's a few of the things we've come up with.

This is an amazing reversable necklace, made from vintage dominos!

And here's a safety-pin brooch, using vintage, recycled and handmade materials.

I have two more workshops this year after this one, for more information, visit the ArtisOn website.

Thats all from me,

Rosie!

From map to picture in just a few slices...

Hi!

Just thought I'd put this on here, as I just finished it.

I had a slight panic the other day when I discovered that one of the frames I had ordered had been missed - I had a piece all ready to stick down and frame, in time for the Trace exhibition, and I wouldn't be able to exhibit it. It was too late to re-order the frame, but luckily dad (the great artist Ian Scott Massie) had a frame fairly close to the size of the one i'd ordered. But I wouldn't be able to use the picture I'd already made.

Not wanting to miss the opportunity to use a nice big frame, I set to work making a new piece from an idea I drew out a little while ago. I've worked fast, but I'm pleased to say I've got it finished and I'm really pleased with it!

Here's how the piece looks before I get my trusty scalpel out...

and here's how it looks after a few swift slices...

All the work I'm exhibiting in Trace is new - pop down to the preview this friday at The Gallery in Masham (7.30pm- 9pm) and get an exclusive first look!

Rosie

One week to go...

Hi!

It's one week today until the opening of 'Trace' - the exhibition I have been organising, and have work in, at The Gallery, Masham. I've just finished getting the majority of my pictures framed, and have a few more smaller pieces to finish off. This time next week I'll probably be buying wine and nibbles, for the preview which starts at 7.30pm on the 26th. Anyone who reads this blog is invited to come along to the preview, which gives you a chance to see the exhibition before the general public. It also allows you to take in the show while sipping wine and munching the finest of nibbles - how civilised!

I really wanted all my work for this show to be new, though I am now tempted to pop in a couple of older pieces which fit the theme. But the majority of my work in Trace has never been on display. Here's one of the bigger pieces you see there...

'Going Home', Deconstructed Map Collage

I want to say a big thank you to all the other artists involved in Trace - everyone has been so enthusiastic, and has worked hard promoting the exhibition on thier own websites/twitter feeds etc. I'm sure it's going to be amazing, and I can't wait to see all the work when it gets delivered to The Gallery next week!

The other artists featured in Trace are:

Josie Beszant
Charlotte Morrison
Amanda Mercer
Angela Davies
Phiona Richards


To see more of the work featured in Trace, click here.

Hopefully I'll see you on Friday evening, but if you can't make it, Trace is on Display at The Gallery,Masham, until September the 26th.

Rosie x