tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-49757740880377092522024-03-12T19:18:25.686-07:00Quilters Cottage NorfolkA Contemporary Creative studio of Art and TextilesThe Old Art Roomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16125974139849959232noreply@blogger.comBlogger1408125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4975774088037709252.post-62112238784298422942020-08-09T00:45:00.003-07:002020-08-09T00:51:19.428-07:00Change another chapter in the studios<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Its been a week since we turned off the lights in The Old Art Room Swaffham studio for good.<br />
Quilters Cottage has become my studio again. Home from home. An unsettling feeling of loss, bewilderment and stress as we could see bills not going to be able to be paid, if the pandemic continued, as the town studio and shop thrives on sharing and support. We handed the keys back to our amazing but reluctant landlady on the 3rd of August, as she too loved the 'magic' the studio created and we had been good tenants throughout the five years. <br />
A lot of changes have occurred as we (meaning Stewart and myself) have worked from home, gardened and brought Quilters Cottage back to life. The cottage and garden needed so much doing as we maintained what we could in a few hours at weekend before this. The studios were more like store rooms, grabbing what I needed for the town studio and dumping off what was not required until the following time or season, they needed love and TLC as we had put some much time and energy into growing the business in Swaffham. It thrived and I am so pleased with that as it has made so many so happy, including us. Not to say it won't again but it will be very very different with social distancing being a main priority for the unseeable future.<br />Covid 19 has brought about a change for all of us.<br />In the beginning of the pandemic Stewart was on call and worked certain days but this has gave us the time for us to work on Quilters Cottage and bring it back to life. This was until the whole of a town studio came home, overwhelming and creating what we can only term caos and a feeling of hoarding. This led to us taking 45 boxes and items to our local auction to ease a little of the tusami of shop and studio that hit our veranda, studio and home. this I can see we are going to have to do for months to come as there was never able to be a sale due to the restrictions. A sense of overwhelm but I deal with each area, each box day by day. Each item, box means often at least 5 to 10 other moves or jobs as it takes logistics to fit in what I had gathered over 25 years of teaching and sharing creativity in the community. A life's work!</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br />
So, I felt it necessary to write this entry to express this. Unsure whether it was nostalgia or a sense that Quilters Cottage is becoming another way of sharing the creativity that is wakening here. The Old Art Room is still operating as the signs are ready to go up in a very unique space:)) </div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">I will keep you up to date with the goings on.</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">Join us for Facebook live <a href="https://www.facebook.com/oldartroom">HERE</a> or the blog <a href="http://theoldartroom.blogspot.com/">Here</a><br />
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Unsure whether this is a stand alone entry or the start of many.<br />
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The Old Art Roomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16125974139849959232noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4975774088037709252.post-57884372281420806012015-08-11T20:46:00.002-07:002015-08-11T20:46:28.093-07:00Enchanted Nest<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Its Cathedral Window with a twist.</div>
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They make their sounds when you push their tummies.</div>
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I had fun today putting frills around their collars.</div>
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I love working with these colours.</div>
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The Old Art Roomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16125974139849959232noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4975774088037709252.post-75134834145790957402015-01-10T03:26:00.003-08:002015-01-10T03:26:48.918-08:00Oriental Junk Journal<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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This is my completed Oriental Junk Journal. Lots of Chinese and Japanese Inspiration.<br />
I got it done for the Chinese New Year of the Sheep/Ram.<br />
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The Old Art Roomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16125974139849959232noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4975774088037709252.post-28189587873621191392015-01-06T08:24:00.001-08:002015-01-06T08:24:38.589-08:00Cinch Paper Punch <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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At Christmas I dipped my nails straight in the glitter pot and loved it.</div>
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So have started this year with Chinese Red and holographic glitter.</div>
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Looks like the holographic glitter is my trend for the year.</div>
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The Old Art Roomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16125974139849959232noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4975774088037709252.post-47560197932674894442015-01-05T11:59:00.000-08:002015-01-05T12:56:20.486-08:001970's Craft Junk Journal<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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This is one of the new topics for January in the studio.</div>
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I have really enjoyed the start of this theme.</div>
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This month its 'Metal and Shimmer'.</div>
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