Bungay Gardens Art Trail
Black Dog Arts 2010 Bungay Gardens Art Trail
will take place from 12noon to 4pm
on Saturday 3rd and Sunday 4th July 2010.
The poster maps designed by Bob Linney are free thanks to a “Suffolk Single Gateway/Arts for All” grant from Suffolk County Council.
The poster maps have a poster of the Gardens Art Trail on the front and a map showing how to find the six gardens on the back.
You can pick up a poster map from Bungay Library in Wharton St, or from shops, businesses and community buildings throughout Bungay town.
The trail starts at what was the British Oak pub in Bardolph Road and finishes at the Old Tannery in Outney Road, accessed by going over Cock Bridge at the end of Earsham St and following the track to the rear of the garden.
All in all, the trail makes for an enjoyable stroll round Bungay town and reveals some garden gems you never knew were there!
All the artworks on show are new.
Seventeen Black Dog Artists spent some of their spring mornings and afternoons in “their” garden producing original work inspired by that garden.
Jan Dungey from Black Dog Arts said
“The range of work is staggering, from oil, watercolour, acrylic and mixed media paintings in all shapes and sizes by Carolyn Moulton, Paul Zawadski, Penny Brooke, John Hunt, Di McKenna, Max McKenna, Cherryl Thomas, Margaret Sheppard, Graham Pattrick, Karen Leah, Lindsay Jolly and Hilary Mullock, to jewel-like, brightly coloured fused glass works by Carolyn Reeder, to innovative photographic works by Kerry Heaney, to raku fired stoneware by Elsie Lidzey and sculpture by Max Butcher to an embroidered picture of the Old Tannery garden by Mary Walker.”
Also, new for this year, each garden also contains craftworks inspired by gardens.
These craftworks were made at a series of six different workshops led by acclaimed artists.
Alison Kramarchuk’s knitted and crocheted gold, silver and other wire jewellery inspired one of the workshops.
The resultant brooches, ear-rings and other jewellery will be shown in the first garden.
The second garden is the “felt garden”. Here, some of the results of Georgina Johnson’s felt workshop will be on show.
The results of Sarah Cannell’s two day printmaking workshop will be on show in the third garden, whilst you can see the hand-made garden art books made at Mary Walker’s workshop in the fourth garden.
Silk scarves dyed using plants, flowers and other natural materials, made in Marian Williams’ workshop can be found in the fifth garden and wire mesh sculptures of birds such as owls and herons, made with sculptor Jenny Goater, are on display in the last garden.
There is something for everyone in this year’s Gardens Art Trail so, pick up a poster map and your children, grandchildren, friends, family and next door neighbours! – and follow the trail.
Don’t miss the chance to see some creative crafts, amazing art and gorgeous gardens!
For access information, or more details about the trail,
ring Jan on 01986 895227.
