Wednesday, 4 February 2015
The Winter edition of WDTL
The new edition of WDTL is now at Wivenhoe station, beautifully illustrated by Charmaine McKissock. Biographies of our writers can be found on the dedicated 'WDTL' page on this blog.
Saturday, 24 January 2015
January to March 2015 exhibition
The three exhibitors are Olga Brynza, who makes digital collages based on Soviet songs; John Morgan whose illustrated poems stem from his love of combining visual art, poetry and folksong; and Colin McAllistter whose drawing interests include cartooning and off the beaten track scenes of his hometown Colchester.
To find out more see us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/pages/Crab-Winkle-Gallery
To apply for an
exhibition: email: janeostler@gmail.com, or visit http://www.janeostler.co.uk/images.html
Tuesday, 21 October 2014
Thursday, 4 September 2014
George and Charmaine putting up their last exhibition
In August 2014, George and Charmaine put up their last exhibition of Jane Watson's work, before handing over to another Jane (Jane Ostler) - the new curator of the Crab and Winkle Gallery. Jane Ostler can be contacted on janeostler@gmail.com if you would like to apply to exhibit your art or craft work.
Tuesday, 29 July 2014
ALL CHANGE! NEW PROJECT VOLUNTEERS....
It’s virtually ‘all change’ at our station project. Charmaine & George McKissock
are taking more of a back seat, and making way for new & enthusiastic
curators of our Art Exhibitions, and our ‘Words down the Line’ writers
leaflets.
Jane Ostler, who has previously exhibited with us (remember her
‘orange-themed’ exhibition?), will be looking after future art exhibitions on
the platforms & booking hall. Joining her will be Sue Dawes (who was once
responsible for the art exhibitions at the station), who will be taking charge
of local writers work showcased in our ‘Words Down the Line’ leaflets.
Our latest exhibition will display the work of local artist Jane Watson,
featuring a display of family pets on platform 2, and two Colne-side scenes in
the booking hall cabinets. We’ll also be featuring the work of Hilary Lazell
& Martin Newell, with a piece called ‘Leaves Down the Line’ on platform 1,
which features Hilary’s illustrations & Martin’s text (apparently also
available in advent calendar format). Jane can be contacted on:
janeostler@gmail.com
Sue Dawes first ‘Words Down the Line’ leaflet features the work of
Jonathan King, Helen Chambers & Nicole Weller, and also features some
useful contact details for a variety of creative groups. Again, these leaflets
are available free in the station booking hall.
Sue Dawes can be contacted on: dawes@freeuk.com
We’re also celebrating our second anniversary of ‘Books Down the Line’,
which has proved very popular since the Garrett’s initial donation of bookcase
& books back in 2012. A big thank you to all who have contributed to the
success of this project: your kindly (& timely!) donations have almost
ensured that this initiative has become ‘self-managing’ !
We’re going to continue to manage the latter, and keep an overview of
the ‘Off the Rails’ project, including the station garden, (many thanks for all
your kind & supportive words during Gardens Open Day), so our train hasn’t
quite left the station yet…
are taking more of a back seat, and making way for new & enthusiastic
curators of our Art Exhibitions, and our ‘Words down the Line’ writers
leaflets.
Jane Ostler, who has previously exhibited with us (remember her
‘orange-themed’ exhibition?), will be looking after future art exhibitions on
the platforms & booking hall. Joining her will be Sue Dawes (who was once
responsible for the art exhibitions at the station), who will be taking charge
of local writers work showcased in our ‘Words Down the Line’ leaflets.
Our latest exhibition will display the work of local artist Jane Watson,
featuring a display of family pets on platform 2, and two Colne-side scenes in
the booking hall cabinets. We’ll also be featuring the work of Hilary Lazell
& Martin Newell, with a piece called ‘Leaves Down the Line’ on platform 1,
which features Hilary’s illustrations & Martin’s text (apparently also
available in advent calendar format). Jane can be contacted on:
janeostler@gmail.com
Sue Dawes first ‘Words Down the Line’ leaflet features the work of
Jonathan King, Helen Chambers & Nicole Weller, and also features some
useful contact details for a variety of creative groups. Again, these leaflets
are available free in the station booking hall.
Sue Dawes can be contacted on: dawes@freeuk.com
We’re also celebrating our second anniversary of ‘Books Down the Line’,
which has proved very popular since the Garrett’s initial donation of bookcase
& books back in 2012. A big thank you to all who have contributed to the
success of this project: your kindly (& timely!) donations have almost
ensured that this initiative has become ‘self-managing’ !
We’re going to continue to manage the latter, and keep an overview of
the ‘Off the Rails’ project, including the station garden, (many thanks for all
your kind & supportive words during Gardens Open Day), so our train hasn’t
quite left the station yet…
Wednesday, 23 July 2014
WDTL Summer 2014 edition
Words Down the Line will be available to take on your journey from tomorrow, at Wivenhoe station (and at a later date, Colchester station). This Summer edition sees writing from both beginners and the more advanced, as well as some useful information on groups in the area.
If you are a writer (both beginner and advanced) and fancy a stab at composing something on the subject of 'Autumn' (this can be 'change', the landscape or an interpretation of your choice), we are taking submissions until the end of September, for the October publication.
Please send your stories/memoirs (of 250 words or less) or poetry to dawesue@gmail.com. All writing will be forwarded to a guest editor who will decide what will appear in the next publication.
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