BONJOUR!

SPEND £40 ON L’OCCITANE PRODUCTS IN STORE AT ARTERIA AND RECEIVE A FREE PROVENCE GIFT SET

THE PROVENCE GIFT BASKET INCLUDES AROMACHOLOGIE PILLOW MIST, LAVENDER FOAMING BATH, VERBENA SHOWER GEL AND VERBENA SOAP BAR

HAPPY DAYS! 

*NEW IN*
DAISY + DOT TINNED CANDLES – £10 @ ARTERIA

Daisy and Dot is a small company based in the rural Lake District. We hand make lovely candles; they smell fabulous, burn beautifully and look pretty too.

Hand poured natural soy wax with cotton wicks, mixed in small batches with distinct and unusual quality fragrances, inspired by family life in rural England whether that’s rhubarb crumble and custard following Sunday Roast Dinner or a well deserved Gin and Tonic after the kids have gone to bed!

Two breast cancer survivors known as the Scarletts have launched a unique project to raise awareness of cancer surgery, treatment and life beyond the disease, as well as vital funds for the charity who gave them support.

A few months ago Andrea Partridge, CancerCare’s Volunteer and Engagement Co-ordinator, and Sarah Drake, a volunteer at the charity, met a lady who was about to undergo surgery as part of her treatment for breast cancer. She was terrified at the prospect – scarring, types of reconstruction, losing her femininity – all things that hundreds of women with a cancer diagnosis face every day.

Andrea and Sarah (aka The Scarletts) have both been through the same illness. They took time to talk to her, even showing her their scars, and this reassurance and support was enough to help her make decisions about her own treatment choices.
This act led to the beginnings of an inspirational project – The ‘Knocker Jotter’.

Everyone in the ‘Knocker Jotter’ is a member of Phoenix (an online support group supported by Lancaster based charity CancerCare) and has been, or is, going through the harrowing journey of cancer, the diagnosis, the treatment, the side effects and living with them all.

Cancer, and particularly, breast cancer, attempts to strip women of their physicality, visual identity, taking their hair, eyebrows, eyelashes, nails and on many occasions, their breasts, leaving behind physical and mental scars. The ‘Scarletts’ wanted to share their personal experiences and let others know that whatever they may be going through, others have also faced it and no one needs to feel alone.

“Through the portraits in the Jotter, we wanted to take back ownership of our bodies, to share our scars and our new selves, to be proud of who we are, the journeys we have been on and the new women we have become.”

“The time spent together during the photo shoot was a significantly empowering experience. We shared our journeys, our fears, our tears, our hopes, our scars. We hope as others fill in the pages of the journal our stories, our words and our portraits will help empower them on their journey.”

WE PRESENT THE SHORTLIST FOR “MUMS THAT MAKE” & “DADS THAT DO” FOR 2017

(THIS EVENT IS SPONSORED BY BATH HOUSE IN SEDBERGH)

WE ARE DELIGHTED TO ANNOUNCE THE SHORTLISTED APPLICANTS FOR THE 2017 CAMPAIGN

IT WAS A REALLY TOUGH DECISION TO MAKE AS ALL THE ARTISTS AND MAKERS WERE OF SUCH A HIGH STANDARD

HERE ARE OUR SELECTED CREATIVES – A VIBRANT AND DIVERSE MIX OF STYLE AND TALENT….WE FEEL VERY VERY PROUD INDEED! PLEASE JOIN US AS WE CONGRATULATE:-

SUZANNE CLAIRE WILLIAMS – JEWELLERY DESIGNER
HEIDI VILKMAN – PAPER CUT ARTIST
ELIZABETH EMMENS WILSON – CERAMIC ARTIST
DONNA FLOWERS DORNING – LEATHER DESIGNER
CLAIRE TILLOTSON – DESIGNER
ANDREW MERCER – ARTIST
KRISS FOSTER – ARTIST
MARC PRILL – ARTIST

THE WORK WILL BE SHOWCASED IN THE WINDOWS FROM 23RD AUGUST AND THEN IT WILL BE DISPLAYED IN THE GALLERY UNTIL 7TH OCTOBER

THE WINNING 1 X MUM AND 1 X DAD WILL BE SELECTED 24^th – 26th AUGUST AND ALL PARTICIPANTS WILL BE NOTIFIED SOON AFTER OF THE RESULT

THE WINNERS WILL RECEIVE A PAMPER HAMPER FROM SPONSOR BATH HOUSE AND WILL ALSO BE BOOKED IN TO A FUTURE GALLERY EXHIBITION

MAY WE ALSO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO THANK ALL THOSE WHO APPLIED FOR THE EVENT IT WAS A VERY TOUGH CALL TO SHORTLIST AND WE WISH YOU ALL THE VERY BEST OF LUCK WITH YOUR CREATIVE ENDEAVOURS

“I have always been a visual artist, working in a variety of different mediums and settings. For the last 11 years I have worked constantly with printmaking. I have used screen printing for many years to transfer my drawings on to fabric and paper, playing with layers or colour and collaged papers to reference my subject’s colour’s and
textures.”

 

“All my work starts with drawing, it is the basis of everything, my aim is to capture my subjects movement and energy and communicating those idea in messy gestural lines.”

 

“I have more recently begun to work with master printer – Iain Sloan at Ironpress printmaking in the Storey Lancaster. Learning new printmaking techniques, Etchings and dry points where I can learn to use my mark making in a different way, building up lines and textures on the metal plates, and respecting traditions and age old skills.”

 

“Also a process that has captured my imagination called Collagraphy – a technique using simple cardboard and glue to create a printing plate by scoring into the card and sticking layers to the surface, creating the textures needed to hold the ink and achieve a print. I love the fact it is very lo-fi and accessible to anyone- I find what you can make a piece of card do amazing!”

 

“My work always has a focus on wildlife and nature, simply because of its endless supply of fascinating subjects!”

 

“This body of work is the beginnings of a large study of the European starling (Sturnus vulgaris) an often overlooked common garden bird, I have huge affection for them and their jagged angular appearance, their often aggressive mob like behaviour and of course their incredible flocking producing breath taking murmuration’s of thousands of birds in the autumn skies.”

 

FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT 01524 61111 OR EMAIL INFO@ARTERIASHOP.CO.UK

“BOHEMIA” @ GALLERY 23

“A bohemian is simply an artist who consciously or unconsciously secedes from conventionality in life and in art” Westminster Review 1862

A Bohemian is a non conformist an avant-gardist. They are a free spirited individual.

The intention of “BOHEMIA” @ Gallery 23 is to capture that sense of freedom and liberation of expression.

It will reflect upon historical and contemporary bohemia, on its origins and its global influences. It will focus on the relaxed well being that this informal ethos brings.

The “BOHEMIA” exhibition is a retreat from the “norm” and a sanctuary from the everyday.

The exhibition runs from 11TH MAY TO 7TH OCTOBER 2017

For more information call 01524 61111 or email info@arteriashop.co.uk

 

The #bohemia #gallery #exhibition is open 10am tomorrow with the preview event Fri 12th May 5-7pm. Here is a taster, some before + after pano shots taken by Louise! We can’t wait to show you round, it will get you in the mood for #summer

YOU ARE INVITED TO THE PREVIEW OF THE

“BOHEMIA” GALLERY EXHIBITION

FRIDAY 12TH MAY FROM 5-7PM

join us for nibbles and raise
a glass of our guest wine

PROVINO wines presented
by ALBERTO ZAMBIANCHI

“A bohemian is simply an artist who consciously or unconsciously secedes from conventionality in life and in art” Westminster Review 1862

A Bohemian is a non conformist an avant-gardist. They are a free spirited individual.

The intention of “BOHEMIA” @ Gallery 23 is to capture that sense of freedom and liberation of expression.

It will reflect upon historical and contemporary bohemia, on its origins and its global influences. It will focus on the relaxed well being that this informal ethos brings.

The “BOHEMIA” exhibition is a retreat from the “norm” and a sanctuary from the everyday.

The exhibition runs from

11TH MAY TO 7TH OCTOBER 2017