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Spring Newsletter

21/4/2022

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​I hope this finds you safe and well. 

At long last, it feels as though spring is in the air - there are wild violas in the garden, the larch is covered in bright green paintbrushes of fresh needles and there are primroses in the woods.  Visitors have started arriving, places are opening up and it's time to move forward again. 

New Stockist - The Carron Pottery

I'm delighted to say that I now have some of my work in stock at the lovely Carron Pottery, at Cam-allt by Strathcarron.  I'm especially happy about this, given my long-standing links with Lochcarron.  I spent most of my childhood holidays there, staying in my granny's house in Slumbay - the area is full of happy memories.   The Pottery now has a selection of my greetings cards, linoprinted sketchbooks and notebooks and also some small original, mounted watercolours.  
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Torridon Thursday Market - fortnightly

This week saw the first Torridon Thursday Craft and Food Market in Loch Torridon Community Centre Hall.  I'm delighted to be taking part this year - I'll be there every two weeks with a selection of my original artwork and gifts.  The next market will be on Thursday 28th April, 10am - 3pm.  There is a lovely mixture of stallholders, all with a warm welcome.
Poolewe Tuesday Market

I'm happy to say that this market is up and running again (the first one was on 29th March).  I'll be there every week until the end of the season, at the end of October.  This year sees some lovely new stallholders joining in, as there is space for a few more folk again.  It's always lovely to meet new people and catch up with folk.  I look forward to seeing you there!  It's on every Tuesday from 10am - 2.30pm.  
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The linoprinted sketchbooks and notebooks are proving to be very popular.  I now have a wider range of sizes - from A6 size, plain cartridge paper, to 11 x 11 inch large square sketchbooks.  Selected sizes are currently available from Gairloch Museum, Poolewe Tuesday Market, Torridon Thursday Market, Loch Torridon Community Centre Gallery, Carron Pottery, and The Button Bothy in Poolewe.  
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Exhibition at Inverewe Garden, Poolewe

I'm happy to be part of a mixed exhibition at Inverewe Garden:

​Opened on Friday 15th April
In Osgood's Cafe - at the top of the main car park.
On show until further notice.

Many thanks for your continued interest in my work.

all the best

Jennifer
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Late summer news

10/8/2021

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'Distant Isles II'. Currently on show at Loch Torridon community centre gallery.

I hope this finds you safe and well end enjoying the summer. It's good to hear that things are opening up again - it's been a long time coming.

New moving image work on show
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In my previous newsletter, I mentioned that some new work had been selected for an upcoming exhibition. I'm happy to let you know that the online exhibition, 'A Space Between', curated by the Society of Scottish Artists, is now open and is available to view until 5th September.  My moving image piece, combining photography, spoken word and recorded sound, is called 'Sand'.   There is a lovely range of work to enjoy. ​
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​Postcards now available

I've produced a set of six postcards featuring local scenes and landmarks (4 are shown below) and am happy to say these are now available from a couple of local stockists - Gairloch Gifts (at the Filling Station) and the GALE centre. They're also available directly from me at Poolewe Tuesday Market.  I'm there most weeks until the end of October.  Details of dates are available on my website. Some of these images are also available as photographic prints and canvases via my photography portfolio on the Photo4me website. 
Restock of Loch Torridon community centre gallery

I delivered some new work to the lovely Loch Torridon community centre gallery the other day - several seascapes (see top image) and a selection of small works and greetings cards.  I'm happy to say that they're now also stocking a selection of my customised sketchbooks and notebooks. The gallery has a great mix of work on show (including ceramics, baskets, glasswork and more, see images below) and there is a lovely popup cafe, which is open Monday - Friday 9am - 6pm. 

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Many thanks for your continued interest in my work. 

Do pop by and say hello at Poolewe Tuesday market, if you're in the area.  

best regards

Jennifer
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Trying Times

20/3/2020

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Latest News

​I don't need to to tell you we are facing difficult times just now.  I hope this finds you and your loved ones well and adapting to whatever circumstances you find yourself in. 

In my last newsletter, I was sharing news of being part of Poolewe Tuesday Market, stocking some of my products in Cabinet at the lovely An Talla Solais Gallery in Ullapool and an exhibition of my paintings at Inverewe Garden.  You can see the paintings I planned to exhibit (and more), in the gallery pages of my website.  More recently, I had provided cards and sketchbooks to the shop at Gairloch Museum. None of these things is happening now, for obvious reasons. 

Sketchbooks and linoprinting

One of the upsides of being creative is that I never seem to find it hard to find something to do.  Recently, I've been doing more linoprinting.  I like the fact that I can get quite quick results. I keep things simple, which helps. Most of the printing has been of marine themed designs onto sketchbooks - gorgeous colours from Pink Pig - resulting in customised items, all with a unique, hand printed design on them.  There are two sizes - little 4x4 inch ones, with good quality cartridge paper, and A5 size ones, with heavy duty watercolour paper.  Yes, they're available to purchase on my website.

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Short Stories

I'm planning to share some more of my short stories here on my blog in the coming weeks; there's no point them sitting in a drawer for ever!  I'll be posting the ones from my two self-published short story collections; some of them have been broadcast on the fabulous Two Lochs Radio station already, and some more will hopefully be shared on air there in the future.  

In the meantime, as always, my artwork, photography and a wide range of products are available via :
  • My website
  • Redbubble
  • Photo4me
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Making things

​I highly recommend doing something creative during these trying times - draw, paint, write, play music. Plant seeds, and look forward to watching them grow. That's what I was doing yesterday.  Or learn a language - I discovered the wonderful App, Duolingo and have been learning a bit of Gaelic, as well as brushing up on my French and German and getting going with Spanish.  It's a great way to learn, very encouraging and good fun.  Or make soup. Making soup is one of my go-to things when it all gets a bit too much.  It feels like a time for recalibration, in so many ways.

Wishing you all the very best - thank you for your interest in my work, it is greatly appreciated.

Jennifer x

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