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Summer newsletter

13/7/2022

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'Distant Isles I'.  Delighted to see this original painting off to a new home last week.
Hello, I hope this finds you safe and well. 

At long last it feels as if some sort of normailty is resuming. I'm so enjoying being at Poolewe Tuesday Market every week.  And a trip to Torridon every two weeks to take part in the market there is a joy as well.  Having conversations with people, untrammeled by masks, is great!

Linoprinting news

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​Last month I completed a commission - printing a set of notebooks destined to be gifts. The cover design was of Schiehallion, a famous Munro in Perthshire. It was a new direction for me, and fun to do. It has prompted me to look more closely at the mountains nearby - watch this space for further developments!  Another new linoprint design is the croft house (image above, printed on a sketchbook). 

Market days

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​I continue to have a stall at Poolewe Tuesday market and will be there every week until the end of October, except Tuesday 16th August.

You can also find me at Torridon Thursday market, twice a month at Loch Torridon Community Centre Hall, in Torridon. The next one is on Thursday 14th July, 10am-3pm.

In the meantime, if you're not in Wester Ross, a selection of items is always available in my website shop.  

Also on the Photo4me and Redbubble websites.
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​Many thanks for your continued interest in my work.

all the best

Jennifer
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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:

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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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Summer newsletter

6/7/2021

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'Distant Isles III' - off to a new home via the An Talla Solais Members' Show. 

I hope this finds you safe and well. 

The past few months have been busy with supplying my stockists, as everywhere gradually opens up again. It has been good to be back at Poolewe Tuesday Market again - there are always interesting conversations to be had with visitors, as well as with my fellow stallholders. It's great to hear how many creative folk are around!
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Inchgowan Fine Art

Inchgowan Fine Art is opposite The Old Inn, just along from Gairloch Harbour, over the old bridge. I'm delighted to announce that I now have artwork on show at a lovely local gallery - Inchgowan Fine Art in Gairloch (formerly Solas Gallery).  There's some framed work on the walls, mounted work in a browser and smaller framed and mounted work - all original watercolours and mixed media.  The two paintings shown below - 'Coastal 6' and 'Shore 1' are currently on show there. 

There is an interesting mix of work by several artists - well worth a visit!
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New stockist

The gift shop at Gairloch Filling Station has recently been extended and revamped into a great space. Happy to say I have some items available there - selected mug, coaster and greetings card designs. Open Monday - Saturday 8.30am - 5.30pm.  
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New work - new directions

I recently submitted some work to the Society of Scottish Artists (SSA), of which I'm a member, in a new format for me - moving image, or more specifically, a film poem.  It's called 'Sand'. I've spent a lot of time walking on sandy beaches (very lucky, I know) over the past couple of years, which inspired the (spoken) words and images. I am delighted to say that my piece has been selected to be shown in an online exhibition on the SSA website in August!  I'm very happy with this outcome, as I'd been keen to combine words and images (and other sounds) for a while and this provided an ideal opportunity.  The theme for the open call was "A Space Between'.  I'll let you know when it's available to view online.

Sand photograph - a still image from my first film poem.
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Coming Soon ....

Do you still send postcards when you're away on holiday?  I know, I know, we've forgotten what it's like to be away on holiday. Here's hoping you get to travel before too long. I was away for a break last week, in another beautiful part of Scotland - yes, there are definitely other beautiful parts - and it was so refreshing to have a change of scene. We don't need to go far to get the holiday feeling, I believe. 

Back to postcards ... there's a new project in the offing, more news soon!  Keep an eye on Facebook and Instagram for updates.  Here's a sneak preview.   ​
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As always, a selection of my work can be seen on my website.  As things have opened up in recent times, I have been open for prearranged studio visits - these will recommence later this month.  It's so much better to see artwork in real life than on a screen!  

Thank you for your continued interest in my work.

I hope you're enjoying the summer, wherever you may be. 

best regards

Jennifer
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November Newsletter

3/11/2020

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I hope this finds you safe and well and bearing up under whatever restrictions are in place in your part of the world. 

The season is over for Poolewe Tuesday Market – it was wonderful to be part of it for the first time this year. We went out with a bang, with all the stallholders dressed up for Halloween for the last event.  We are looking forward to having not one, but two Christmas markets – on Friday 27th November (4-8pm) and Saturday 28th November (10am -2pm) in Poolewe Village Hall.  I will be there on the Friday evening. 

2021 calendar

This year’s (or should I say next year’s) calendar features photographs taken over the past twelve months, on the west coast of Scotland.  As before, it is a slimline calendar, with each image printed on the back for use as a postcard. Below are some of the images in the calendar. It's now available to purchase in my online shop.
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Exhibition
 
I am very happy to have a couple of paintings (including the one shown above, "Fair, Moderate or Good") in the newly opened online - for the first time ever - Members’ Show at An Talla Solais. This is a lovely exhibition of the work of 66 member artists. The upside of it being online this year is that you can all enjoy browsing it too!  Enjoy. 

Cabinet, the lovely gift shop adjacent to An Talla Solais gallery in Ullapool, has now reopened.  It is open Tuesday-Saturday, 10am-1pm and 2pm-5pm. They are currently stocking a selected range of my greetings cards, mugs, coasters and keyrings.

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Notebooks

As promised, and by popular request, I now have a selection of lined notebooks available. There are two sizes – A5 and A6, and all have original linoprints on the front cover.  They come in a range of colours – all available from my website shop.  There is also still a range of A5 sketchbooks available there and small square ones too.
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Local News
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Last but by no means least, there has been much excitement locally, as the news emerged that the fabulous Gairloch Museum, which moved into its new premises and reopened last summer, was one of the winners of the UK-wide Museum of the Year award.  One of the other winners was Aberdeen Art Gallery.   I'm delighted to be connected to both these wonderful places - the art gallery shop in Aberdeen stocks some of my Shipping Forecast mugs and coasters, and I have cards and sketchbooks in the Gairloch Museum shop.   

In celebration, I gave the museum here a little linoprint of the Rubh Re Foghorn, which now has pride of place at the front of the building (the actual foghorn, not my print!).  Happy to say they liked it so much they are now stocking greetings cards bearing this design in their lovely gift shop. They also have lighthouse design ones there too.
Thank you so much for your interest in my work, it is greatly appreciated.  I have really enjoyed meeting people face to face (socially distanced and wearing masks, of course) at the Poolewe Tuesday markets this year and receiving very positive feedback about my work. 

Stay safe and well

all the best

Jennifer
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Finding ways forward

2/9/2020

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I hope this finds you safe and well and able to enjoy a little freedom at last.  I have a few pieces of news to share.

Poolewe Tuesday Market
I am delighted to let you know that the wonderful Poolewe Tuesday Market started up again on 18th August. This was thanks to the meticulous planning and hard work of the organisers.  Of course it is a bit different, with a limited number of stalls each week, a takeaway cafe (some weeks) rather than a sit-in one and a limit on numbers allowed in to the hall at any time (currently 20 visitors). It was so good to be out and about (wearing one of my own mask designs, of course) and talking to people face to face again.  I will be at the market every Tuesday (except 22nd September) until the end of October.  It's open 10am - 2.30pm every Tuesday in Poolewe Village Hall.
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Masks
Since it seems that face coverings will be with us for a while yet, I've set up a number of my designs (over 100) to be available on masks from Redbubble.  I've bought a few of these myself and find them very comfortable to wear. I've been wearing the Sweet Peas one (shown below) at the Poolewe Tuesday Market and have had some kind comments (and requests to purchase). There's 20% off when you buy 4.  I've been interested to see various designs appearing - it's a good way to show a bit of your personality, when your smile is not on show! 
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​Stockists
I'm happy to let you know that several of my local stockists have recently reopened their doors - carefully and cautiously, of course. 

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GALE centre in Gairloch is open again, (10am - 5.30pm, every day except Saturday) offering teas, coffees and cakes and a range of gifts, as well as information about the local area.  

Gairloch Museum is also open (10am - 5pm, Tuesday - Saturday) with visits by appointment only for now. They have produced a useful video to show you what to expect when you come to visit.

Loch Torridon Community Centre Gallery is open again too : Monday - Friday 9am-6pm and Saturday 10am - 2pm.  I have some original work on show, here, including small, mounted works, as well as a range of greetings cards.  The Wee Whistle Stop is providing refreshments at this lovely venue. Check their Facebook page for opening times.  

Cabinet, the lovely wee gift shop within the An Talla Solais gallery in Ullapool, has also just reopened.  They are a new stockist for me, with a range of my mugs, coasters, keyrings and greetings cards (mainly with a nautical theme) available.  Open Tues-Sat, 10-1 and 2-5. 

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New Stockist
Delighted to say that the Button Bothy, located within Poolewe Village Hall, is now stocking a range of my greetings cards.  This is a gem of a shop, selling jewellery, buttons galore, scarves and other gifts, and also providing access to Ron's Book Bothy with an eclectic mix of vintage books, prints, charts and maps. 

In the meantime, if you're not in the northwest Highlands or aren't planning to visit anytime soon, I have a wide range of items available in my website shop. 

Many thanks for your continued interest in my work - it is greatly appreciated.  If you have any queries, please don't hesitate to get in touch via the Contact page on my website.

wishing you all the best

Jennifer
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