The Old Brickyard Tea Gardens

The Old Brickyard Tea Garden, Scalford, LE14 4ES Friday 4th to Monday 7th 10am to 5pm www.oldbrickyardteagarden.co.uk

“A unique experience to delight all your senses”.

Artist / designer Anna Stasinska will be exhibiting and selling original artwork to raise money for HOPE Against Cancer, a local Cancer Research charity

Artists / designers work sold at the tearoom include: Jewellery by Alegria Jewellery: www.facebook.com/alegriajewellery Pottery by LB Ceramics: www.facebook.com/LeighBassCeramics Paintings / prints by Caroline Pairaudeau: www.carolartgallery.com Crochet creatures by Marilyn Cragg Handmade loveliness by Sugar Plum Pig: www.facebook.com/SugarPlumPig

Also for sale are greeting cards by various artists including: Handmade cards by Marilyn Pepper Pat Murray: www.patmurrayillustrator.com Lynne Whitfield: www.painters-online.co.uk/artist/lynnew7

For news, further info and updates check the website or Facebook page at www.facebook.com/BelvoirArtTrail Kooroon Gallery Valley Christian Fellowship Church Main Street Harby, Leicestershire, LE14 4BN (Next to Nags Head Pub) Kooroon, 2 North Crescent, Bottesford, Leicestershire NG13 0BP Open Saturday 5th May 10.30am to 4.30pm Friday 4th May, Saturday 5th May, Monday 7th May 10am to 4pm each day

Artist Ruth DeSilva Visiting Artist Rosa Wain Ruth carves alabaster and soapstone. She says she Creativity has always been central to Rosa’s life. Born in never starts with a predetermined idea of what to Coventry to Slovene and Italian parents, she has been a carve and what emerges is entirely down to the teacher, dress/pattern maker and gardener. Yet her structure and fickle nature of the rock. creativity didn't really come alive until she discovered the “Form always exists in rock, I just remove all the un- Bible and became a Christian. For Rosa, the Bible is full of necessary layers to find it.” pictures waiting to be painted and it is her deepest well of Ruth’s love of carving began as a child when she inspiration. Alongside this her passion for gardening, the would chip away at pieces of wood with her natural world and a fascination for kaleidoscopes inform father’s chisels. “I suppose I was always destined to carve but it wasn’t until my her work. Watercolour and its bright, fine pigments are her preferred medium. college tutor presented me with my first piece of Welsh alabaster that I began to Rosa has been exhibiting for about ten years in various places including theatre discover I could produce something aesthetically pleasing. I wanted to keep carving lounges, cafes, Open Studios and has even had the privilege of showing at but after my B.Ed in Art & Design my life was filled with marriage, teaching and Coventry Cathedral. With her husband Roger, she runs Worship Art workshops, family so it was a very long time before I could get back to it. Now in my golden mainly from a church based at Coventry Elim. years and thanks to the encouragement of other artists in the Vale, I’m rekindling www.rosawainartist.com that passion. It’s exhilarating to have a chisel in my hand once again.” Venue Contact Details: 01949845106 and [email protected]

www.kooroon.com

Artist Steven Wright displays a range of his Poppy Seed Cafe Steam punk created gadgets and artefacts.

12 Queen Street, Bottesford, Leicestershire NG13 0AH ”Steampunk! What’s that?” Window display 4th to 7th Well, come along and find out. (Please note the café is NOT open 5th, 6th & 7th) “Is it art? What is art?” Artist Glenda Gibson paints in bright colour expressing Sure to intrigue the younger generation and her joy of the world and her relationship with God. From cause discussion whatever your age. water scenes, to houses and hearts, Glenda’s work is about expressive colour and textures. Tea and Coffee will be served. Glenda can be contacted through Kooroon Gallery. www.harbycf.org.uk Venue: www.facebook.com/thepoppyseed1 Dove Cottage Hospice Charity Shop Old Sorting House

15 Market St, Bottesford, Leicestershire NG13 0BW Old Sorting House, 25 High Street Bottesford, Window display Friday 4th to Monday 7th (Shop open 4th and 5th) Leicestershire (opposite Convenience Store) Window display 4th to 7th Artist PollyWhistle (Please note the studio is NOT open but Dian will be A window display of brand new textile treats, at the Fuller Rooms on Monday 7th) made especially for the 2018 Belvoir Art Trail by Jane Millum as PollyWhistle. All the work is ArtistDian Harrison, the studio owner, is a painter and teacher of Decorative Art created from reclaimed and vintage fabrics and Mixed Media. purchased from Dove Cottage Hospice Charity. The exhibition will share the window space with a During the course of the Art Trail there will be items on display in the window complementary display of items for sale by the space of the Studios including Painted Decorative Art, Painted Furniture, Mixed shop and 20% of proceeds from sales of any of the Media, Fine Art Prints and Garden Pottery. PollyWhistle creations displayed will be donated to Dian was an inaugural member of BADFA (The British Association of Decorative the Dove Cottage Hospice Charity. and Folk Art) and lived for several years in America. She was lucky enough to www.pollywhistle.com have been taught by some of the most well known teachers of Decorative Art. www.dovecottage.org Venue and Artist Contact: [email protected] Nags Head Pub Methodist Chapel 20 Main Street, Harby, Leicestershire, LE14 4BN Friday & Saturday 12pm till 1am Bottesford Methodist Church, Devon Lane, Bottesford, Nottingham, NG13 0BZ, Sunday 12pm to 11pm Saturday 5th 10am to 4pm , Sunday 6th 1pm to 4pm, Monday 7th 10am to 4pm Monday 7th Family Fun Day 12pm onwards ArtistGemma Stewart The Art Society (VoBAS) have their annual exhibition every May. The Nags Head is a real country pub serving a The group was founded 41 years ago. With 30 members (current chairman is range of scrumptious food from locally sourced Eddie Lilley) it is still thriving and producing a great variety of paintings in produce, within a friendly and homely setting. different media. The standard is excellent. The pub displays original art work by various artists including landlady Gemma Stewart, who Why not have a look and stop for refreshments? creates contemporary textile art through a All are welcome. combination of weave and print. VoBAS contact: 01949 842952 www.nagsheadharby.com www.bottesfordmc.org.uk/artsfestival.htm [email protected] St Mary the Virgin Church The Old School Room

St Mary the Virgin Church, Rectory Lane, Bottesford, Leicestershire NG13 0DA The Old School, Grantham Road, Bottesford, Leicestershire NG13 0DF Friday 4th May to Monday 7th May 10am to 4pm Monday 7th May 10am to 2pm Artist Donna Drouin Bottesford & Vale Creatives – Creative Space Display “It’s true you’ll find me stood stock still staring at a leaf, or A static display featuring examples of items made during past with my head tilted at the sky watching a bird soar over- Creative Space sessions and workshops, plus full details of the 2018 head. This winter you would’ve caught me crouching programme. down in the snow observing it melting from my breath or www.facebook.com/groups/bottesfordandvalecreatives taking photographs of dried out cow parsley that had its petals replenished with snow. This is just part of my world Artist/ Workshop Leader Heidi Draper that I try to capture onto paper, canvas, photographs and Saturday 5th May 10am to 12pm (in the Church) tissue. The concept of redemption, repurposing, reusing, giving a fresh look at (Also in The Old School Room Monday 7th 10am to 12pm) things that would normally be discarded. Showing the beauty that is intrinsic. “ Children! Come with your parents and enjoy an Art Workshop. www.instagram.com/donnadrouin [email protected] We will be using natural resources and putting our own individual stamp on them. Using wooden discs you can choose whether to ArtistCeleste Drouin-Davis make a wall hanging, keyring or necklace. An outstanding art student, experimenting with new me- dia and the process of making. Displayed work will include film. The Fuller Room ArtistPaul Davis The Fuller Rooms, The Old School, Grantham Road, Paul Davis has combined his passions for history and making to Bottesford, Leicestershire NG13 0DF recreate pieces of armour, which in turn help him to broaden his (Parish Council Rooms next to Library) knowledge of historical construction techniques. Alongside this Monday 7th May 10am to 2pm is Paul’s hand crafted wooden spoons, made out of apple, cherry, pine and driftwood, following the natural lines in the wood. Artist Dian Harrison will be displaying and selling her work (see information under Old Sorting House). ArtistJane Millum (PollyWhistle) Jane brings into being a ragtag collection of whimsical little people U3A groups showing their work include: using reclaimed, vintage and carefully selected new materials. Nit and Natter (knitting) Influenced by real and imagined stories, folk art and Primitive Card Craft (cards) Americana, Jane’s work also incorporates textile collage and is Painting Group (paintings) borne out of a passion for traditional sewing and textile sculpture techniques. www.pollywhistle.com