Y Gallery Leicester

New creatures now on display at Leicesters Y Gallery in Leicester city centre, to coincide with the Leicester Comedy Festival which runs until March.

Exhibition at Winterbourne House

We are having an exhibition at Winterbourne House at Winterbourne Botanical Gardens in Birmingham during May and June. (dates to be confirmed) The house has recently been renovated so we look forward to displaying some of our new creatures there!

Kube Gallery Exhibition

Here are a few photos from the exhibition at the Kube gallery, Poole, which ended this weekend. We like the work of Chantal Powell displayed next to our work!

Some of our newest creations....

'Off The Shelf' exhibition

Runs from 5th December until the 24th January!

Amy x

New Fairy Tales Competition- Win a Particle Article!

http://thefairytalecupboard.blogspot.com/2009/11/new-fairy-tales-competition.html

To celebrate the launch of the fourth issue of online magazine New Fairy Tales, and to help raise money for their nominated charity Derian House Children's Hospice, New Fairy Tales are holding a fantastic competition and offering readers who make a small donation the chance to win one of two fantastic prizes...the first prize is one of our very own creatures!

So for your chance to win follow the link above and get donating!

Amy

Janet Bell Gallery

Our work is now available at the beautiful Janet Bell Gallery, which is in Beaumaris, Isle of Anglesey. Visit the website for more details. http://www.janetbellgallery.com/

Amy

Visit to the Darwin Centre

Last weekend we both visited the new Darwin Centre which has opened as part of the Natural History Museum. Here are just a few of the inspirational photos we took whilst on our visit there.

Review of Pickfords House Exhibition

http://www.a-n.co.uk/interface/reviews/single/541118

"Off The Shelf" Exhibition

From the 4th December until the 24th January we will have some of our creatures on display at Saltburn gallery in Saltburn-by-the-Sea. For further details please see the saltburn artists project website:

http://www.saltburnartistsprojects.org.uk/contact.htm

Christmas Exhibition at Artifex Gallery, Birmingham

Some of our recent pieces of work will be on sale at the Christmas Exhibition at Artifex gallery, Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham. The exhibition opens on Saturday 14th November and entry is free.

Directions and opening times are available from the gallery's website:
http://www.artifex.co.uk/index.php

Amy

Workshop at the Beetroot Tree gallery, Derby, 7th November 2009.

Here are just some of the great creatures that were made at our most recent workshop at the Beetroot Tree gallery in Derby! Look out for new workshop dates in the new year.

Amy

Particle Article Work on display at the Kube gallery, Poole.

From the 7th November until the 19th December we have works on display at the Kube gallery in Poole. The exhibition 'Reopen Poole 2009; REuse, REassemble, REthink' is free to go and see, and is a collection of art works formed from old ideas, materials and objects.

For further details see the Kube's home page
http://www.kubepoole.org.uk/intro.aspx



Amy

Now taking orders for Christmas!

Hi All!

Please be aware that we are now taking orders for Christmas, so get your order in soon to avoid disappointment! Please contact us at enquiries@particlearticle.co.uk for more details.

Amy x

Workshop at Beetroot Tree, Derby

Just a reminder that on Saturday 7th November we are holding a particle article workshop where you will be able to make your very own particle article creature! Contact the beetroot tree gallery for more details.

http://www.thebeetroottree.com/

New Particle Articles at Marcus Galleries

10 new creatures are now on display at Marcus Galleries in Moseley...here are just a couple....

Jigsaw

A piece of artwork created collaboratively by staff at Sandwell’s expanding Eating Disorder Service. The idea for the jigsaw evolved during team-building exercises and is created from pewter. Each jigsaw piece is symbolic of an aspect of eating disorder; put together the piece represents the recovery process. The team hopes to use the artefact for health promotion and educational purposes.

Claire x

Earthwatch

Here are just a few of the creatures created in our workshop last week in a project called 'Earthwatch' at Stratford civic hall. It was an environmental project aimed at school children, where they created a rainforest from recycled materials. The website is http://www.escapeworkshop.co.uk/

New Fairy Tales Issue 3

This online collection of contemporary fairy tales, featuring our work, has been put together to help raise money for Derian House Children’s Hospice, in Chorley, Lancashire, UK. You can download the magazine by clicking on the link above, and donations can be made via the website

http://www.newfairytales.co.uk/

Amy x

Pickfords House exhibition

All the creatures have now vacated their temporary home in Pickfords house! Thankyou to all the people who went to see the exhibition, it was a great success!
Also thanks to all those who left such lovely comments in our book, here are just a few of our favourites:

"My baby is having a right old babble in this exhibition...I think maybe a tickle pixie is loose!"



"We think they are lovely to look at and very true- several of these creatures live in our house!"

"Intricate and pleasuring to look at- my favourite is Needlework Gnat"

Workshops

http://www.thebeetroottree.com/workshops.htm

We are running a Particle Article workshop on Saturday the 5th November at the Beetroot Tree in Draycott near Derby, where you have the chance to create your very own creature! For more info please use the link above. It may seem a long time away but places for this are already starting to fill up and there are a limited number of spaces available!

Amy x

Tales From the Electric Forest Photos

Here are just a few photos from the 'Tales from the Electric Forest' Exhibition

Staring Steampunk Sprite

Presenting the 'Staring Steampunk Sprite' made from old watch parts, scraps of metal and wire, and some other odds and ends.

You tube video of Particle Article

Have been meaning to post this link for some time now, its a short video which covered an exhibition we did some time ago at the Custard Factory in Birmingham.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V-E53Pb1x6A

If you keep your eye out you can see a Knicker nicking door knocker nymph!

Amy x

Another great review of 'Tales from the Electric Forest'!

http://www.fortunespawn.com/2009/05/25/london-2009-%E2%80%93-day-25-%E2%80%93-art-in-the-crypt

Click the link to read the review!

Review of 'Tales from the Electric Forest'

http://www.a-n.co.uk/interface/reviews/single/532039

Here is the link to a review of our current exhibition happening in London until next Saturday!

Tales From the Electric Forest

Here is the website for the 'Tales from the electric forest' exhibition....

http://www.blackapple.org.uk

Derby Telegraph April 24th, 2009

Crypt Creatures...

Here are just a few of the creatures which will be making an appearance at the Crypt Gallery in London next week... (click on the photo to enlarge it)

Some of our new creatures....

Pelsall School project

Over the course of this 4 day project I worked with children from years 1 and 2 to explore the theme of 'Global Garden'. We used pictures of wildlife and garden plants to inspire us, and the children looked at the particle article creatures. The children created insects, birds and plants using recycled materials, which the children and their families helped to collect, such as plastic bottles, fabric, and wire. We used these in new and exciting ways to explore the children's ideas. Have a look at the photos above to see the great work the children produced!

To find out more information about this project please click on the below link...
http://www.creative-partnerships.com/

Claire x

Opening of Castle Vale Children's Centre

3rd March saw the official opening of Castle Vale childrens centre. I was asked to run a workshop throughout the day and ask each visitor (adults and children) to design a square of copper or pewter, embossing it with a design significant to them. The pieces were to be combined to create a plaque to commemorate the opening. It went really well, everyone making fantastic contributions, eg local midwife drew a pregnant lady, local policeman drew some handcuffs. The lord mayor drew a heart design to symbolise his love of the area. The plaque is now displayed at the school entrance.

Claire x

Creativity Matters Project

We were involved in a creative project at Castle Vale Nursery School from September 08 to March 09. The purpose of the project was to see if we could develop children’s creativity and encourage them to interact, using an Italian model called the Reggio Approach. The children explored found objects as well as new, exciting materials. They placed the objects to make collages, made drawings on plastic and fabrics, made wire sculptures, and experimented with transparent materials and light. The sessions were based upon children’s own interests.

Everyone enjoyed the project and concentrated really well! It was exciting to see the children finding new ways of exploring materials, using their imagination, and expressing themselves so well.

Tales From the Electric Forest

If you are a fan of our more sinister work then you should definately go and see this exhibition which is in London at the Crypt gallery, right by Euston station! I have featured above one of the creatures who is going to be there, the 'Ruthless Reccession Reaper', who is made from a dried frog, dragonfly wings and a birds skull amongst other things!

The exhibition runs from the 22nd May until the 1st June.

Brewery Workshops

I realise I am backtracking a bit...but really wanted to share with you some of the work which has been produced at our workshops. These are from our childrens workshop last year at the Brewery arts centre in Kendal. Above are our favourites!

Our work is still on display here in the cafe, so if you are passing you can pop in and see them!
Here is the link to the Brewery website...

http://www.breweryarts.co.uk/

Amy x

Pickfords House exhibition

Here are some photos from our exhibition at Pickfords House Museum, which is located in the middle of derby. We were thrilled that the exhibition had some great coverage from local radio and papers! The exhibition remains open until the 28th June.

Please use this link to find out how to get there and opening times...

http://www.derby.gov.uk/LeisureCulture/MuseumsGalleries/PickfordsHouseMuseum.htm

(I hope the link works as I am a bit new to this!)

Amy x

Welcome to our blog site!

Finally we have a blog site! So heres what we have been up to in the last few months....
Here are some photos from our christmas window display at Marcus Galleries in Moseley, Birmingham. Although the window display has now been taken down some of the creatures are still loose in the gallery....