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Nailsea Knits for those in Need

by lesley | Aug 24, 2017 | Categories: News & Press. Tags: autumn project, blanket, blankets, Blue Room, campaign, community groups, crochet, developing countries, dressing gown, dressing gowns, helping, hospices, hospitals, keep britain warm, knit, knit for peace, knitting, Lesley Gleeson, Nailsea, others, prisons, refugees, refuges, sewing, shelters, The Blue Room, and volunteering. | 0 Comments

Nailsea Knits for those in Need We’re launching our annual community project in September and we need your helping hands. So many people around the world are in desperate need, we...

Hygge

by lesley | Aug 4, 2017 | Categories: News & Press. Tags: Blue Room, cake, candles, crochet, cushions, danish, fabric, haberdashery, hooks, hygge, knitting, material, Nailsea, needles, notebooks, notionts, scarves, sewing, socks, tea room, The Blue Room, weaving, wool, and workshops. | 1 Comment

Hygge (pronounced hue-gah) came second only to ‘Brexit’ as word of the year in the UK in 2016. The eagled-eyed among you may have spotted the word in the description of Weave a Peg Loom...

Getting to know: Adrienne Hughes

by lesley | Jul 6, 2017 | Categories: News & Press. Tags: acrylics, Adrienne Hughes, barbara rae, carey, coasters, colour, constantine bay, cornwall, crete, finland, flax bourton, joni mitchell, matala, mousemats, prints, screen printing, sky arts photographer of the year, sting, summer book, the end of the game, tove jansson, trevose head, van gogh, and vibrant. | 1 Comment

Adrienne Hughes is our Exhibitor of the Month for July. Lots of you will know Adrienne for her fabulously vibrant images, both in frames and on coasters, placemats, cushions and mousemats available...

Getting to Know: Craig Johnson

by lesley | Jun 12, 2017 | Categories: News & Press. Tags: Blue Room, bristol marina, cameras, clevedon, clevedon pier, clifton, clifton suspension bridge, coasters, Craig Johnson, marina, Nailsea, photography, photoshop, photoshopped, portishead, portishead marina, and The Blue Room. | 0 Comments

Craig Johnson is our Exhibitor of the Month for the second half of June. Craig is relatively new to The Blue Room, so we thought we’d get to know him, and his work, a little better…...

Getting to Know BRAG (Blue Room Art Group)

by lesley | Apr 27, 2017 | Categories: News & Press. Tags: Angela O'Shea, Art, Art Group, BRAG, Collage, Jeff Martin, Kevin Munro, Liz Marsh, Nailsea, Painting, Sarah Benfield, The Blue Room, and Watercolour. | 0 Comments

The Blue Room Art Group (or BRAG) are exhibiting their work in The Blue Room during North Somerset Arts Week. This friendly group meets every other Wednesday in The Blue Room and, under the watchful...

Getting to know: Ann Kelson

by lesley | Mar 3, 2017 | Categories: News & Press. Tags: Ann Kelson, Blue Room, cards, ceramics, crochet, fabric, glass, kate mcgwire, knitting, and Nailsea. | 0 Comments

Ann Kelson is our Exhibitor of the Month for March, let’s get to know her better… Where were you born? How long have you lived in North Somerset? I was born in Bristol but have lived in...

Getting to know: Sarah and Lesley… even better!

by lesley | Feb 21, 2017 | Categories: News & Press. Tags: Blue Room, Coburg Crafts, interview, jewellery, Lesley Gleeson, Mydsomer Studio, Nailsea, Sarah Aumayer, and video. | 0 Comments

Our exhibitors of the month for February, subjected themselves to another interview! And this time there was a camera… Huge thanks to Martha for being an excellent director, cameraman and...

Getting to know: Sarah Aumayer of Mydsomer Studio

by lesley | Feb 15, 2017 | Categories: News & Press. Tags: Blue Room, dichroic, fused glass, garden, jewellery, Mydsomer Studio, Nailsea, Sarah Aumayer, and workshop. | 0 Comments

Sarah Aumayer is the second of our Exhibitors of the Month for February. Let’s see what we can find out about her… Where were you born? How long have you lived in North Somerset?...

Getting to know: Lesley Gleeson of Coburg Crafts

by lesley | Feb 12, 2017 | Categories: News & Press. Tags: accessories, beads, Blue Room, Coburg Crafts, enamelling, exhibitors, Gabbie Gardner, jewellery, knitting, kumihimo, lampwork glass, Lesley Gleeson, and Nailsea. | 0 Comments

Lesley Gleeson is one of our Exhibitors of the Month for February. We asked her some questions… Where were you born? How long have you lived in North Somerset? I was born in Birmingham, moved...

Getting to know: Wight & Wight

by lesley | Jan 24, 2017 | Categories: News & Press. Tags: Blue Room, exhibitors, fused glass, jewellery, leather, Nailsea, nigel wight, sarah wight, Weston pier, wight & wight, and wood. | 0 Comments

Sarah and Nigel Wight are the Exhibitors of the Month for January. We thought you’d like to get to know them a little better… Have you always made things? Tell us about something you...

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