What a very merry christmas:D

It's been a lovely few weeks, exhibitions, music, friends and great food!

I spent christmas day with friends. Dave O'Brian is the best cook, what a feast he prepared,he even made his special, no air in the middle yorkshire puddings:D Beef cooked to melt in your mouth perfection, and all the trimmings. Christmas dinner has to be one of my favourite ever meals. And the cheese platter, oh my....

This is Clive, my brother, my mum and me at the exhibition in Ironbridge, a lovely evening. I met a girl there i used to go to school with and I've not seen her since I was 15!

My jewellery.

Silver necklace, etched, domed, soldered and polished by me.

Reticulated silver pendant with a cabochon aquamarine. This is my first attempt at stone setting, it's very difficult. Luckily the rustic setting suits the necklace.

Jenny, the gallery owner, hanging my pictures before the show.

Rosie and Jamie playing in Ghislaines sitting room at the Gallery.

Me in my room at the Ghislaine Howard studio Gallery.

Merry christmas everyone xxxx

Glossop Christmas Arts Trail

I hope that you can visit me as I take part in the Glossop Christmas Arts Trail taking place over the first weekend in December. I shall be holding an open studio and would love to see you and share a Christmas drink and mince pie. My studio will be open during the times shown below:

Saturday 3rd December, 10am – 7pm

Sunday 4th December, 10am – 5pm

at The Ghislaine Howard Studio Gallery, 7 Oak St, Glossop, Derbyshire, SK13 7AP

Sixteen Glossop artists are taking part in the Arts Trail, opening up their studios and exhibiting their work in this celebration of arts and crafts taking place at seven venues in the town.

Within the group are both nationally renowned artists and emerging artists and craft artisans. Working in a variety of media including oils, pastels, ceramics, glass, textiles, printing and stone this event showcases the creativity abounding in Glossop.

The Glossop Christmas Arts Trail will give people the chance to go from venue to venue on the Arts Trail, see the artists in their studios and provide an exciting opportunity to view their work and shop for original and affordable gifts for Christmas.

For further information visit:
www.glossoparttrail.co.uk

Glossop Arts Trail

Love and Light xxx

Upcoming exhibitions!

I have been so busy lately doing lots of wonderful things but haven't been able to blog because my internets down, so frustrating and I hope to get it sorted this week. I'm currently in the library, I love the library:D

I have 2 exhibitions coming up, one group show beginning on Fri 2nd Dec in Ironbridge, Shropshire, at http://www.ironbridgeframing.co.uk/


The second exhibition is the Glossop Christmas Arts Trail starting on Sat 3rd Dec! Have a look at the links for more info, really hope to see you all there, I've been doing lots of new work!
http://www.glossoparttrail.co.uk/

Love and light xxx

Mmm, lovely things....

Watching this

http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1281450323&ref=ts#!/photo.php?v=10150802110695405

and listening to this

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mvd_tvffGbc&feature=related

Enjoy:D xxx

I'm on page 8!

Finally made it into the Glossop Advertiser:D

Now to do some new work for the next exhibition, the Glossop Christmas Arts Trail! More info to follow soon...

Love and light xxx

New Train Station Gallery website is finally up and running:D

I'm so happy to be the first artist featured on the new website for the gallery space at Glossop train station! Simon Denvers has done a great job.

Please take a look.

http://www.stationgallery.co.uk/tracy-cupitt.html

I'm thinking about using this as my profile pic when I finally get around to making my website more personal. What do you think?

I've been spending some of my free time making some pendants using these glass tiles and the chiyagami paper I bought back from Japan. I might make another etsy shop for my jewellery as I think having art and jewellery on the same site might look rather cluttered.

I went round to my friend Eves house for dinner the other night with my landlady and friend, Gayle. Eve cooked us the most amazing south indian curry with lamb, my fave:D Apple crumble for dessert, but by then I was too full of curry to want to bend down and get my camera from my bag:D
Eve says next time she makes the curry I can come round and she'll teach me the recipe, can't wait.

Love and light xxx

Artwork in Glossop train station

I now have the honour of being the first artist to exhibit work in Glossop train station:D I had my photo taken by the Advertiser, a local paper, today, they should be giving me a write up next week!
The station has recently had a lot of work done on it, the old waiting rooms have been re-opened and my work is in there.

Thanks to Friends of Glossop Station, and Simon Denvers in particular, for all their help.

Love and light xxx

For happiness

Listen to Laura Marlings new album here

and watch Treme.

Trying to get a good picture of the earrings I made proves to be difficult!

Love and light xxx

What a lovely few days off:D

I've done a couple of things the last few days I've never done before. I've just been out for a walk in the hills in the rain (people who know me will know I don't usually venture out unless it's sunny), I went to the Walker Art Gallery in Liverpool, and I enjoyed salad for lunch!
The salad was at The Oakwood in Glossop, courgette, goats cheese and a mint dressing, yum.

Really enjoyed the gallery visit too, good company, some great artwork, some that I didn't like but enjoyed having a rant about why it could possibly have won prizes, and the best cup of Earl Grey I think I've ever tasted:D

A friends birthday party.

Turner at the Walker Art Gallery.

Me and Simon, reflected.

Gaugain at the Walker Art Gallery.

Love and light xxx

New work

I'm really happy with the new self-portrait I've just finished. I'm working on a few different pieces at the moment, inbetween work and fun, and I'm loving the contrast between white space, colour and black pen, it feels satisfying somehow:D

Love and light xxx

New work for the City & Guilds course.

I've just finished my work for this module on earrings. I've made some cute little cards to present them on.

Love and light xxx

I got a distinction:D

Got my reults back today from the first module of the City & Guilds Jewellery course, top marks for me:D

So pleased, I feel like I've learnt lots of new things over the past few months.

xxx

Manchester Metropolitan University Degree Show

I went to the degree show last weekend. All of the tutors that I had when I was there have left now and that reflects in the work, much less flowers, a lot more digital imagry. 

I love flowers though, so Amy Mingkwan was my favourite, have a look at her blog:

http://www.amymingkwan.blogspot.com 

She has a lovely set on flickr too:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/amymingkwan

I also liked:

http://ashleelouisegrant.com/portfolio-3
http://ayearintextiles.blogspot.com

http://hollymustill.blogspot.com

http://www.kam-papavasilopoulou.blogspot.com

http://rachel-omalley.blogspot.com

http://lowridrakley.blogspot.com

Enjoy:D xxx

More pics of my time in Wales:D The Botanical Garden of Wales is beautiful, well worth a visit.

The beach pics at the top are of St Davids, a beautiful part of Pembrokshire. We walked along the coastal path and ate award winning Welsh ice cream, I think it was my favourite day. Pembrokshire reminds me of Cornwall, it's very dreamy and gentle, I'd love to live there one day. I miss living by the ocean. I wonder why I've never tried to paint the sea, I love it so.

xxx