| ART AND CAKES!
Willow 56 Café opening September 2
Welcoming customers old and new
Tues-Sat 10am-3pm | | | | SPACE TO RENT AT THE WILLOW GALLERY
Shop / Office / Studio
Affordable / Flexible
Enquire at gallery | | | | SHROPSHIRE GUILD OF CONTEMPORARY CRAFT
1 Aug - 19 Sept | | | Annual exhibition
shining a light on local craft and design of the highest quality
Unusual, individually-made objects you won't find on the high street  SARA PIPER HEAP
Home is wherever I'm with you
Locket - mixed metals |  NICOLA HAIGH
Wren
Inks | |  Silk scarves by handweaver
SUE CHRISTIAN
CAROLINE BENNETT
Vessel 1
Ceramic | | RALPH JANDRELL
Handpainted lidded jar (Oakleaf)
Earthenware | | 
ANNIE STOKES
Stained glass & metal work panels | | JENNY O'LEARY
Colours in the Landscape
Batik | | | UPCOMING EXHIBITIONS
26 Sept - 14 Nov | | | BORDERLAND VISUAL ARTS
2020 | | RE-VIEW TEXTILES
Identity & Place | | A range of works in different media show what a breadth of artistic talent we have locally. This is the perfect opportunity to acquire an original piece of art at a reasonable price.
 GILL CROZIER
Wheal Agar
Acrylic collage | Merseyside-based, the artists make 2D and 3D works in many sizes using felt, dye, paint, stitch, print, weave and crochet - often using found and recycled materials.
 HELEN COOPER
Experimenting with different textile materials and techniques | | | Also enjoy browsing our website where you can find fuller details of our exhibitions and original artwork for sale | | | RECENTLY SOLD
[RIGHT] Sara Piper Heap's wacky copper clock with silver and brass highlights and romantic inscription: How long will I love you?
So long as stars are above you,
And longer if I may...
[BELOW]
David Bannister's oil on canvas, The Saddle, Brecon Beacons - an amazing scene. No reception on your phone which is even better! | | | [BELOW, CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT] Garden planters by ED BROWN; stained-glass lamp by blacksmith ANNIE STOKES; SUSAN MULCOCK's felted Wixall Moss; while two of RACHEL SCOTT's needle-felt foxes have been given new homes! |  | | | COASTAL LANDSCAPES BY DAVID BANNISTER
Click below to take a look at David's new series of plein air studies (battling the elements!) of coast, sea and sky |  | | AUTUMN CRAFT FAIR
Saturday 17 October
10am-5pm
Free event
We particularly showcase work from talented local artists and crafters. With a range of prices to suit all, it's an ideal opportunity to buy individual, handmade gifts for Christmas. | | | | We're very pleased to be welcoming students back to our workshops. In order for us to provide as safe an environment as possible for both students and tutors, here's an easy-read guide regarding the protective adjustments being undertaken by the galley. Please read this information prior to your arrival. Book online or by phone (01691 657575) | | Leaves and Plant Forms - Batik on Tissue
with Jenny O'Leary
Sat 12 Sept 10am-4pm £45 inclusive of materials
Use the shapes and colours of leaves and other plant forms as inspiration to create a beautiful batik on tissue paper. | | | Stitched Blooms
with Joanne Frankel
Sat 10 Oct 10am-4pm £45 inclusive of materials
Create a botanical-themed image using free machining, hand-stitching, appliqué and other techniques. | | | Landscapes in Batik on Fabric
with Jenny O'Leary
Sat 24 Oct 10am-4pm £50 inclusive of materials
Working with cotton fabric and silk, use the technique of hot wax resist to create pieces of work inspired by landscape. | | | Painting Portraits in Acrylics
with David Bannister
Sat 31 Oct & Sun 1 Nov 10am-4pm each day £75 for 2 days
See website for materials required
Create a portrait with likeness and expression in acrylic paint. Beginners to more advanced welcome. | | | Drawing Portraits
with David Bannister
Dates to be confirmed
10am-4pm each day £75 for 2 days
See website for materials required
An introduction to basic techniques in drawing with line and tone to achieve likeness and expressive portraits. | | | | CANCELLATION OF OSWESTRY NATURE FESTIVAL 2020 It was greatly disappointing that due to Covid-19 the gallery had to cancel this year's Nature Festival. In 2019, working alongside Shropshire Wildlife Trust and with the support of generous local sponsors, John and Jenny Vidal organised an inspiring programme of wildlife and conservation-related talks and, after such a successful debut, it was planned that this would become an annual event for Oswestry.
As some readers will know, John is the brother of Peter Vidal who founded the gallery. After Peter's sad death in 2014, John took over as director. He is also a freelance journalist, writing on major environmental issues. Jenny campaigns on pollution, transport and climate for Friends of the Earth. Common buzzard (Buteo buteo) often seen circling over Oswestry | |  WILD WEDNESDAY TALKS SEPTEMBER TALKS Four of September's talks address the subject of rivers, a core part of Shropshire Wildlife Trust's work. Each talk will focus on a different aspect of our county's rivers, including ecology, wildlife and the Trust's work with farmers to reduce pollution. | | Love Your Magnificent Severn
with Peter Lambert, River Projects Manager | | Farming by the Severn
with Cath Edwards, STEPS & FaPCW Advisor | | North West Road - Are new roads really the answer?
with Robin Major, Evidence & Data Manager | | Understanding River Ecology
with Pete Lambert, River Projects Manager | | Wild Rivers & their Wildlife
with Pete Lambert, River Projects Manager | | As you've no doubt spotted, the talk on 16 September is actually about Shrewsbury's proposed North West Relief Road. Inevitably, if built, the road would have an impact on the Severn, over which it would cross. All talks can be watched at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFNZuW3Fd8mNa-sUGsWJQdw There'll be further talks later in the autumn | | KINOKULTURE RE-OPENS TO FILM FANS 
After several months of closure, Oswestry's community cinema re-opens on 4 September, with distanced seating and all other safety measures in place. Face masks must be worn.
This month's screenings will include A Night at the Louvre: Leonardo da Vinci; wintry, bittersweet Grand Budapest Hotel; and, from the director of The Full Monty, Military Wives, based on the choir led by Gareth Malone. So get ready to return to the best place to watch a movie and book your tickets now. | | | VIRTUAL CURTAIN UP Local Community Holroyd Theatre is treating audiences to a free programme of virtual creativity, including music, art, theatre and dance. Visit www.hctogether.co.uk to find out more. | | | Where people fix things
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more information | | | LIVE MUSIC HIT HARD BY COVID-19 There's a special thing about sharing a live musical evening, and at the Willow we look forward to returning to our live events as soon as possible.  Flamenco guitarist Samuel Moore, originally scheduled to be with us in June, will hopefully be kicking off our live music scene, and we hope to have some idea when shortly: keep an eye on our website for this.
>From the heart of Andalusia, flamenco has spread the world over to be a distinctive style of music and dance. Hailed as 'a fantastic flamenco guitarist' (BBC Radio 3), Samuel presents a diverse programme of the flamenco tradition and its most famous artists. He has performed across the UK, Europe and America, and is currently preparing to record his first solo album, The Masters of the Flamenco Guitar. | | | WATER MUSIC  Outdoors, music has been returning to live audiences, as here where Violette Provost and Clément Béguet of the French musical troupe Piano du Lac perform on La Sotonera Lake in Spain's Aragon Region. The group uses specially-designed floats to give concerts on lakes in different European countries. More about this delightful company at website.
PHOTO: Alvaro Calvo | | Tel: 01691 657575
email: willowgalleryoswestry.gmail.com
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Address: 56 Willow Street, Oswestry, Shropshire SY11 1AD
The gallery is open to the public with social distancing measures in place
Masks/face coverings are required
Gallery & café open: Tues-Sat 10am-3pm
Closed: Sundays/Mondays/Bank Holidays Editor: Hilary Moorcroft
Sept 2020 | | |
