tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-243557962024-03-13T11:48:12.432+00:00Padmayogini's Artist's DiaryBlog about my latest art work, exhibitions I've visited or am part of and photographic and art made in response to areas in my life.Padmayogini - Wendy Le Berhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15291459057310941368noreply@blogger.comBlogger353125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24355796.post-77738492297639380052018-03-18T19:50:00.000+00:002018-03-18T19:50:52.260+00:00Festival of Cats in Margate.
I have two digital photographs in The Festival of Cats opening 29th March at The Viking Gallery in Macavity's Cat Salon.
The Festival of Cats is part of the Wasteland programme of events in association with Turner Contemporary's Wasteland exhibition.
It is organised by Jemma Channing with Resort studios and is based around a celebration of T.S.Eliots best selling work Old Padmayogini - Wendy Le Berhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15291459057310941368noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24355796.post-79117701628681710172018-03-05T17:08:00.000+00:002018-03-05T17:08:04.266+00:00In the Violet Hour exhibition at Nayland Rock Hotel.
In the Violet Hour exhibition was part of Turner Contemporary's Journeys with 'The Waste Land' programme and was Curated by Chiara Williams and Shaun Stamp.
It was set in a great location, the faded rooms of a once proud hotel on Margate's seafront, The Nayland Rock Hotel, now Grade II listed.
23 artists used the rooms and spaces in the hotel to explore the Padmayogini - Wendy Le Berhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15291459057310941368noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24355796.post-32793209895662657692018-02-25T21:02:00.000+00:002018-02-25T21:02:55.144+00:00Exhibition. In a Country Far. Far Away, Mile End Pavillion, London
I have a piece in the exhibition In a Country Far Far Away, curated by Katja Rosenberg, at the Mile End Pavillion in London.
The exhibition runs form the 1st to the 17th March.
Link to details here.https://exhibitions.weebly.com/uploads/1/2/5/8/1258901/far_away_art_pav_folded_leaflet.pdf
There is a great programme of activities associated with the exhibition including film, music and drawing.Padmayogini - Wendy Le Berhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15291459057310941368noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24355796.post-21464752565225316172018-02-04T14:26:00.000+00:002018-02-04T14:26:58.966+00:00Photographic Response to the Journeys with Wasteland Exhibition at Turner Contemporary.
Turner Contemporary's new exhibition has taken TS Eliot's poem The Wasteland as it's theme.
Eliot stayed in Margate in 1921 convalescing after the first world war and the beach shelter at Nayland Rock is where he worked and wrote some of his poem The Wasteland.
This poem proved to be a pivotal work, moving poetry into a new modernist direction, with the fractured form, reflecting Padmayogini - Wendy Le Berhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15291459057310941368noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24355796.post-37969360412915838152018-01-05T14:36:00.000+00:002018-01-05T14:36:01.678+00:00Illuminated boats in Ramsgate harbour.
I managed a visit to the harbour at Ramsgate to see the illuminated boats.
The wind was very chilly but it was great to see lots of people walking around to see the boats, many like me taking photographs.
I didn't see any real trees on the boats this year bu I might have missed them.
I think it's a lovely tradition which raises money for the RLNI.
Padmayogini - Wendy Le Berhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15291459057310941368noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24355796.post-79000030273904702042017-12-02T19:56:00.001+00:002017-12-02T19:56:14.898+00:00Visit to A&C animation studios.
I enjoyed some mulled wine and a tour lead by Dan Richards of A&C animation studios this week, in aid of Thanet Winter Shelter.. They are a local company in Margate and specialize in stop motion animation.
It was great to get an insight into production, see the large infinity curve studio and the model making room and other production facilities
The cupboard full of different Padmayogini - Wendy Le Berhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15291459057310941368noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24355796.post-36274485382841052822017-11-19T17:06:00.000+00:002017-11-19T17:06:06.199+00:00Jelly Exhibition at the Pie Factory Margate.
I visited a great imaginative, playful and evocative exhibition at the Pie Factory in Margate Old Town today, called Jelly.
Four artists, Elizabeth Burman, Karen Crosby, Claire Manning and Ruth Payne are showing a range of works including, drawings, interactive installations, jelly and sweets.
I enjoyed Ruth Payne's colourful drawings some with a bit of a playful strong language. ThePadmayogini - Wendy Le Berhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15291459057310941368noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24355796.post-51942647737109244502017-11-19T16:05:00.000+00:002017-11-19T16:05:31.910+00:00Anthony Gormley Another Time, Sculpture in Margate
Another Time is one of Anthony Gormley's solid cast iron figures that has been sited outside the Turner Contemporary Gallery. It is a part of series of one hundred, solid cast-iron figures produced by Antony Gormley, that have been sited all around the country.
The sculpture is sited on the beach and is submerged at high tide. As the tide goes out the figure is revealed, becoming Padmayogini - Wendy Le Berhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15291459057310941368noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24355796.post-57402942955153827572017-07-26T18:32:00.000+01:002017-07-26T18:32:38.231+01:00Afternoon Tea Works on Paper, online exhibition
I had one of my pieces in Chiara Williams's exhibition, Afternoon Tea Works on Paper,in her flat overlooking the sea in Margate. The exhibition is part of the Margate Festival which runs till the 6th of August.
Chiara served lovely cakes and tea while folks looked around the exhibition on her walls.
The exhibition has now moved online for a short whilePadmayogini - Wendy Le Berhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15291459057310941368noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24355796.post-10958848075850568472017-07-08T16:56:00.001+01:002017-07-08T16:56:59.573+01:00New Drawings
I've been sorting through sketch books and drawing recently.
There is something quite satisfying about a simple line drawing, I often do them in ink.
I might use these as reference for other works or colour them in some way, but at the moment I like them as simple lines.
Some taken from my Venice holiday images and two Buddha heads.Padmayogini - Wendy Le Berhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15291459057310941368noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24355796.post-13705000293416928592017-06-01T19:08:00.000+01:002017-06-01T19:08:01.150+01:00Dreamland opens for the summer season.
Dreamland on the reopening day
Dreamland has reopened after a makeover including putting a music stage at the centre of the site .
It's been interesting seeing all the changes happening over the last 5 years. From a first look inside at a derelict site with just the old roller coaster in need of a lot of restoration, and abandoned buildings.
Dreamland with work continuing
Parts of Padmayogini - Wendy Le Berhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15291459057310941368noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24355796.post-69234884183055974472017-05-30T19:08:00.000+01:002017-05-30T19:08:22.684+01:00Exhibition at Crate. Jemima Brown Figures in a Political Landscape
It was good to pop into Crate exhibition space in Margate over the weekend.
I had been intrigued by publicity for an exhibition called Figures in a Political Landscape, showing 3D sculptures using found materials, so was pleased to be able to call in to see them.
Jemima Brown the artist, was in Crate, using the space as a temporary studio as well as exhibiting her latest work. Website Padmayogini - Wendy Le Berhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15291459057310941368noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24355796.post-84599184823783399902017-05-09T17:15:00.000+01:002017-05-09T17:15:38.433+01:00Trip to Venice
I was lucky to have a few days in Venice at the end of March, a place I have always wanted to see, as so many artists have painted the city, lagoon and canals.
We were staying very close to St Mark's Square and spent the days walking the streets, taking photographs and making a few sketches. Many shops had glass, stationary and masks in them. Most of the glass from the Padmayogini - Wendy Le Berhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15291459057310941368noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24355796.post-65105234801985380222017-03-12T21:17:00.000+00:002017-03-12T21:17:41.701+00:00Pie Factory Margate POW event Material Matters.I went to the opening of Material Matters at the Pie Factory Gallery in Margate on Friday.
Open 10th to 21st March 10-5pm Tuesdays to Sundays. Pie factory website here
The exhibition is part of the women's festival POW and includes five woman who work in a variety of materials. I really enjoyed the exhibition and it is well worth a visit.
Julie Parker is showing work made outPadmayogini - Wendy Le Berhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15291459057310941368noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24355796.post-59807730793837849952017-02-07T12:23:00.000+00:002017-02-07T12:23:55.030+00:00Flat Iron Building exhibition at Bernie's Chocolate Bar.
Bernie's Chocolate Bar in Margate, is part of the Flat Iron Building, Imperial House, on the corner of the High Street overlooking the sea. Bernie has been interested in the history of the building since starting her business and to celebrate it's third birthday she has organized an exhibition looking at the history and showing artists responses to it.
Imperial House was Padmayogini - Wendy Le Berhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15291459057310941368noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24355796.post-3024745984243162192017-01-21T21:33:00.000+00:002017-01-21T21:33:32.902+00:00Kashif Nadim Choudry comission by the Studio Group at Turner Contemporary.
The Studio Group at Turner Contemporary commissioned Kashif Nadim Choudry to make work for the Sunley Gallery. The exhibition is on till the 23rd April.
The installation called The Three Graces was made with the support and work of the Studio Group members and local artists and craftspeople.
I had a very tiny part cutting out some fabric for some of the flowers in one ofPadmayogini - Wendy Le Berhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15291459057310941368noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24355796.post-8550836624468720362016-12-30T20:14:00.000+00:002016-12-30T20:14:30.256+00:00Margate Photography
I have been working on my photographs, selecting and re filing digitally with the aim of using more of them in my mixed media works in the coming year.
So I have also been looking at digital processes in order to see some with fresh eyes and to see further potential in some images.
I do enjoy turning an image into something quite different or changed to a degree, some of these Padmayogini - Wendy Le Berhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15291459057310941368noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24355796.post-39234185267087056292016-12-24T15:57:00.000+00:002016-12-24T15:57:04.943+00:00Ramsgate Harbour illuminated boats.
Ramsgate Royal Harbour has become one of the Christmas highlights in Thanet, with more of the boats illuminated for the festival this year.
Lots of people are visiting and taking photographs of the over 40 boats taking part and the press has been down interested in this more unusual Christmas event.
This annual event is now in its third year and is organized by the Royal Temple Padmayogini - Wendy Le Berhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15291459057310941368noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24355796.post-44535125256393691012016-12-13T18:51:00.000+00:002016-12-13T18:51:20.148+00:00Winter Cheer exhibition at Bernie's Chocolate Bar
Marion Armstrong hanging her work with Triston looking on.
I have three paintings in the Winter exhibition at Bernie's Chocolate Bar in Margate.
Called Winter Cheer, there are seven artists showing work. Alan Longley, Megan Metcalf, Ruth Le Ber, Marion Armstrong, Dosh Archer and Triston Wallace.
Triston Wallace's photographs
The exhibition is on till the end of JanuaryPadmayogini - Wendy Le Berhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15291459057310941368noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24355796.post-90431998359791513912016-12-01T16:25:00.002+00:002016-12-30T16:49:29.748+00:00Advent Calendar and digital Mandala art.
I have been using some digital processes to work with photographs I've taken.
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And I'm enjoying choosing and moving the forms around to make Mandala type images.
I have used images of my paintings, bubbles, woodland and sky, the sea and decorations.
It seems almost anything can be used, but I particularly like the bluebells and wood, trees and
flowers.
Using some Padmayogini - Wendy Le Berhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15291459057310941368noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24355796.post-87583274869253373422016-10-13T20:28:00.002+01:002016-10-13T20:28:32.716+01:00Working with Circles continued.
Following on with the theme of circles that we have been working with at Blank Canvas for a few terms
I have been photographing circular forms and using them in other art works.
Walking along the Harbour arm in Margate, there were circles in the stones, on the walls, and as part of signs and structures.
The weathered stumps of iron railings looked like metal nests forPadmayogini - Wendy Le Berhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15291459057310941368noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24355796.post-20853149781656987962016-10-08T13:13:00.001+01:002016-10-08T13:13:05.149+01:00After the Sea exhibition by Julie Caves and H LokeGreat to see friends Julie and H's exhibition After the Sea in Bernie's Chocolate Bar.Friends from London were also down, so great to meet up again with E17 artists.Julie is showing evocative seascapes inspired by Margate and surrounding area and H is showing drawings of iconic and studied places and objects from her walks around the area.Their two different styles and mediums work well Padmayogini - Wendy Le Berhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15291459057310941368noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24355796.post-29746070502792649072016-10-01T19:49:00.000+01:002016-10-01T19:49:57.010+01:00A Calming Stone,A Blank Canvas Happening at Turner Contemporary.
Blank Canvas organized a happening at Turner Contemporary last week, called A Calming Stone, as part of the closing day events for their exhibition.
We collected stones and pebbles from local beaches and arranged then in the gallery on one of the benches, over spilling to the floor.
The simple act of arranging them in size, colour and shape, turned an ordinary collection of random stones Padmayogini - Wendy Le Berhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15291459057310941368noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24355796.post-82014350649125039622016-08-14T14:03:00.000+01:002016-08-14T14:03:38.508+01:00Made in Margate's Thanet Open Studio event opens today
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We opened our Made in Margate's Thanet Open Studios yesterday at the Viking Gallery. 25 artists from Thanet are showing a wide range of work, including glass, prints, paintings, photography, textiles, jewellery and ceramics.
Triston Wallace shows a visitor his photographs
Ian Barrowcliffe talks to visitors about his glass sculptures.
The event is part of Thanet Open Studios Padmayogini - Wendy Le Berhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15291459057310941368noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24355796.post-75962274202465971892016-08-07T15:19:00.001+01:002016-08-07T15:28:18.237+01:00Made in Margate's Open Studio Event at the Viking Gallery
Work by Wendy Le Ber
Felt work by Janet Webzell
Made in Margate are organizing an Open Studio Event as part of Thanet Open Studios this year.
We are holding the event in the Viking Gallery, Cliftonville Ave, Margate.
Work by Tracy Davidson
We have 25 artists taking part and our opening is on Saturday 13th August 6-8pm. The exhibition is open Sat/Sun 13th and 14th August and Thurs 18th /Padmayogini - Wendy Le Berhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15291459057310941368noreply@blogger.com0