Bookmark0The circus is back in town with Circus 1903’s delights of the Golden Age of Circus. Experience all the thrills and daredevil entertainment of a turn-of-the-century circus when CIRCUS 1903 returns to the Southbank Centre this Christmas with new acts for 2019 including the Brazilian Wheel of Death. Sensational puppetry from the award-winning team behind War Horse puts …
Bookmark0I can’t tell you how useful this book is. As a writer and therefore a creative person, sometimes I need to sit down and marshal my thoughts as to where I’m going and why and sometimes how. And this book fits that bill completely. From telling you how to stop writing negative e mails (yes, …
The Business of Creativity: Philiy Page – GIVEAWAY Read More »
Bookmark0Sarah Hamilton is a designer of cards and prints and she started the not-for–profit ‘Just A Card’ campaign’ about four years ago. Juliet Bawden speaks to her about the campaign and how she got started. As it says on its web site, The Just a Card campaign, aims to encourage people to buy from designers, …
Meet the artist, designer and brains behind the ‘Just A Card’ campaign: Sarah Hamilton Read More »
Bookmark0This book is to crafts people what a dictionary is to a writer, a very useful tool, full of vital information. It reminds me of the 1970’s Whole earth catalogue and the 1980’s John Seymour National Trust book ‘Forgotten Household Crafts’. This is a book for the twenty first century. It is concise and engaging …
Bookmark1Joy, oh joy this exhibition is fabulous. An exhibition of the work of pioneering Abstract Expressionist artist Lee Krasner (1908-1984) and what a coup for the Barbican – the first European exhibition for over 50 years of her work. The exhibition will then tour to Frankfurt, Bern and Bilbao. Living Colour features nearly 100 works-many …
Living Colour: Lee Krasner, Barbican Art Gallery. Read More »
Bookmark1If you like Scandinavian design you will love the autumn winter collection from Broste Copenhagen. Our roving reporter Juliet Bawden has been to see what we can expect from this classic Danish company. Throughout the Danish company’s, 60-year old history, design objects, furniture, and modern art have come and gone along with changing trends and …
Bookmark0Juliet Bawden has been to see the autumn / winter range from JD Williams and has come away impressed. Here are a few of her favourites. If you are looking for good design at a low price point then you need look no further than J D Williams autumn winter ranges. They have produced ranges …
Home Inspirations for Autumn Winter 2019 from JD Williams Read More »
Bookmark0Visit Kew Gardens to see the iridescent glass sculptures of Dale Chihuly and the magnificent Hive installation by Wolfgang Buttress. Juliet Bawden from www.creativecolour.org has and reports back to tell us all about this fascinating exhibition. At the end of Chelsea Flower show and the opening of many Gardens under the International Garden Scheme it …
Bookmark0Nettle soup may not be for the faint hearted but it is in fact a superfood containing high levels of iron, potassium, vitamins C and D and chlorophyll making it your go to for anaemia, respiratory problems and even hay fever. We foraged and cooked with Alex Richards as she donned her long sleeves, trousers …
Bookmark0The fourth in our ‘Voice of the Expert‘ series with Rouse Limited. In this episode Tom Stroud discusses Financial Housekeeping with Ben Rouse and Ben Silk from Rouse Limited. Follow / Like The Magpie Anthology:
