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JOIN JANE CONTINUING TO MAKE SENSE OF ART And  this month Jane has been to a local sculpture garden. Roche Court Sculpture Park A beautiful sunny afternoon in September, and an unexpected couple of hours free! I needed an art injection - but also needed to be outside....

JOIN JANE CONTINUING TO MAKE SENSE OF ARTAnd  this month Jane has been exploring the world of Holiday Souvenirs - the tasteful kind!Port Isaac Tea TowelSticks of rock, Kiss me quick hats, fridge magnets, tea towels, tee shirts, sand in a bottle - the list goes on and...

JOIN JANE CONTINUING TO MAKE SENSE OF ARTAnd  this month Jane has been exploring the world of Making Sense of Art For Children.I've always thought that 'Art Appreciation' is a very stuffy, rather archaic term for something that is so exciting and relevant to our...

THE MEXICAN GENIUSES IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCEA Fabulous Morning In Surrey QuaysThe Mexican Geniuses Immersive Experience is currently on at Dock X in Surrey Quays, London.  Like The Van Gogh Immersive Experience it was a wonderful way to learn a lot about the lives and...

JOIN JANE CONTINUING TO MAKE SENSE OF ARTAnd  this month Jane has been exploring the world of William Morris.What does the name William Morris mean to you? To me his name has always meant Victorian fabrics and wallpapers -rather heavy, solid patterns of flowers and...

JOIN JANE CONTINUING TO MAKE SENSE OF ARTAnd  this month Jane learnt about Picture Framing                                                                                                                                                                                 ...

THE VAN GOGH IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCE A Fabulous Day Out In Bristol The Van Gogh Immersive Experience is currently on at The Propyard - an old warehouse in Bristol - an amazing space for a truly amazing experience. This was my 2nd immersive experience - the first being...

JOIN JANE CONTINUING TO MAKE SENSE OF ARTAnd  this month Jane learnt about Portraiture                  For me, the word “portrait” takes me straight back to my childhood, to rainy days on holiday when the beach option wasn’t going to work so off we'd go to find...

JOIN JANE CONTINUING TO MAKE SENSE OF ARTAnd  this month Jane learnt about Pate de Verre It literally means 'a paste of broken glass' and dates back to the ancient Egyptians who mixed finely crushed glass with a mixture of gum arabic and water and then painted the...