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Exhibiting in a phone Box

By miss embe | Published July 26, 2011

Next week, I will exhibit in the Prickwillow phone box, in the Art Gallery created by Nick Edell. This is such a fun project it was difficult not to be tempted to take part: http://www.thephoneboxgallery.org

But when time came to select the pieces to exhibit, I realized it wouldn’t be that easy.

For a start, I wonder if the painting will resist to hot/wet/undefined weather conditions… but I hope acrylics is quite resilient… But more importantly, looking at all the measurements, it became obvious that only two of my canvases would fit in the space available!

So I specially created 3 new paintings (I am actually making a forth one just in case) nice and long to fit the windows…

I will post some photos later, but for the moment I am laminating what I hope will fit in the windows :)

Here is a mock-up of what it *should* look like from the outside. The paintings should be visible from the cracks…

the PhoneBox Gallery - Miss Embe mockup

the mock-up for the artwork... I hope it will work OK.

So, if you’d like to see the lastest embe’s, head off to Prickwillow in August!

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Art Auction in Cambridge for Charity – Nomad, 10th of April 2011

By miss embe | Published March 22, 2011

 


poster for art auction at Nomad the 10th of april
A few weeks ago, Alice Clough contacted some local artists (including me) to ask if we would be willing to donate a piece of work for Charity purposes. She then explain her project: the Mongol rally, a personal adventure as well as a charitable project.

In July, she will drive over 10,000 miles from here to Mongolia,  in an ambulance that will be given at the end of the journey to one of the many regions in the country where medical services are very poor.

But this is not all. Alice and her team “I Think Therefore I Ambulance” also support 2 other charities:

  • The Christina Noble Children’s Foundation, which runs the specialised Blue Skies village just outside Mongolia’s capital. Here they provide shelter, education and community support to homeless children.  www.cncf.org.
  • Cam-Mind, which provides support to people experiencing mental health problems throughout Cambridgeshire, and works to combat the stigma surrounding these sorts of problems. Cam-Mind is also one of the first charities in the region to offer Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) training. www.cam-mind.org.uk.

This is why there will be be an Art Auction at Nomads on Kings Parade the Sunday 10th of April. You can  read more about Alice’s project and other fund raising events at http://www.cityviewed.co.uk/articles/services-amenities/charities/mongol-rally-2011/

This is my contribution to the project:

il et elle, 2002

Il et Elle, triptych, acrylics on canvas, 2002, 180*40 cm

If you also want to support these charities and possibly acquire some local art at a very reasonable price, see you at Nomads the the Sunday 10th of April!

 

 

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