Saturday found us driving across the normally beautiful North Yorkshire Moors through mist and pouring rain to visit some of the Open Studios in Scarborough. By the time we arrived we were ready for a cup of tea and fortunately found one at our first port of call: Woodend Art and Craft Gallery.
"Designed To A Tea" was a small exhibition of works inspired by tea drinking. We liked the delicate, if impractical, wire cups by Helaina Sharpley. Vicky also loved the teabag necklace and sugar cube earrings by Angela Knipe.
In the adjoining room was an exhibition featuring a huge variety of teacups, made or decorated by members of the community. Artist Jane Poulton had been commissioned to work with local groups to create these decorative and often amusing cups. Some had been made from cardboard or paper, some were decorated with paint or with pictures stuck on them. One was even covered in used postage stamps! This was a delightful show with so many different styles, shapes and colours to see.
After a refreshing cuppa, we had a look round some of the other studios that were open in the Woodend building. In Sally Jubb's studio we especially liked the colourful pastel land/seascapes. Lindsey Tyson's textile art along with her delicate, flowing wraps appealed more to Vicky than Vince! And Vince instantly recognised Sally Gatie's paintings of people lying on pretty, decorative bedding, having seen her work last year at the Great North Art Show.
We also found time to call in to a couple of other studios in the area and hope to report on these in our next posts. Sadly we didn't see much of Scarborough itself, only catching a glimpse of the sea through the arches of the Spa Bridge. Perhaps next year we'll have to make it a full weekend.
Although the Open Studios event is over for this year, you can keep a look out for information about next year's event at the NYOS web site.
You can read more about Woodend Creative Workspace.
Vicky And Vince,
Love Your Art.
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