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Message from Willow Gallery, Oswestry
| CRAFT FAIR
Saturday 6 November
10am-4pm
With a great range of products and prices (and plenty of spacing between tables), here's an ideal opportunity to buy individual, handmade gifts for Christmas. Our café will be open all day so you can take a break and enjoy a pot of tea of your choice or a cup of freshly-ground coffee - and be tempted by our selection of cakes! | | | A WAY OF SEEING WITH REG TURRELL
Fairy-Tale Fungi  I remember Fly Agaric fungi in children's book illustrations and being fascinated by the untypical colour and white lumps. I painted these on top of a heavily-textured board to give a sense of the caps forcing their way through surface debris. I have also tried to portray their unworldly appearance. | | | WINTER ART & CRAFT Until 24 December
Including artworks by members of Cheshire Artists' Network  EMMA GILES
Poppy Love
Pen & acrylic on handmade paper
MALCOLM POWELL
Up on Brean Down
Acrylic
Brean Down is a tall, narrow peninsula,
a landmark of the Somerset coastline |  JO JENKINS
Brightness Ahead
Oil & gesso on canvas  ALISON HOLT
Frosty Hedgerow
Free-motion embroidery
on handpainted silk | | | DAVID BANNISTER | Windy Bay | Acrylic on canvas | |  JACI HOGAN | Lioness & Cub and Elephant & Baby | Soft pastel on Pastelmate Usually known for her large acrylic flower paintings, Jaci saw lockdown as an opportunity to seek a new direction. A combination of new techniques and a different medium gave her the skills to pursue her interest in wild animal portraiture. | | | MIKE COOKE | Two Trees 1 & 2 | Monoprint/inks/acrylic | | | NEW BOOK IN STOCK  From travel in Europe, nursing in France in World War I and emigration to Kenya to farm, Phyllis went on to fly thousands of miles across continents in an open two-seater plane. | GIFT VOUCHERS
For every budget
Presented in a card of your choice  MYFANWY BREWSTER
Three Sheep Buy/Redeem online or in person | | RECENTLY SOLD  | | WORKSHOPS & COURSES UP UNTIL CHRISTMAS  Botanical Illustration 2 [Distance Learning Course]
with Tereska Shepherd Starts 8 Nov ? Ends 9 May 2022 ? £100 For those with some previous experience in botanical illustration, follow the changing seasons whilst exploring a wide range of drawing and painting materials and methods. Work towards more resolved compositions, taking inspiration from a range of historical and contemporary illustrators. For further information and booking, visit: | |  Batik inspired by John Piper
with Jenny O'Leary
Sat 13 November, 10am-4pm ? £60
Create batiks inspired by British artist John Piper - in particular his paintings of landscape and architecture. Beginners welcome - the technique will be taught from scratch. For further information and booking, visit:
http://willowgalleryoswestry.org/?product=batik-inspired-by-john-piper-with-jenny-oleary-13th-november | | Getting a Likeness:  Drawing & Painting Portraits with David Bannister
Sat 27 November, 10am-4pm ? £60
Working from a live model, learn simple techniques to build a portrait, measuring proportions and using keen observation of the model's facial features and hair. The experience and techniques gained will enable you to draw and paint anyone's likeness. For further information and booking, visit: https://willowgalleryoswestry.org/?product=getting-a-likeness-drawing-and-painting-portraits-with-david-bannister | | EXPRESSIVE SUNDAY
David Bannister's October workshop focused on expressive approaches to landscape painting, with lots of tips and strategies appropriate for different experience levels. David says this was a fabulous session, and he was impressed by what his students had achieved. | | | OTHER LOCAL EVENTS & INFORMATION | |  Fri, 5 Nov | Hermon Chapel, Oswestry Sapphire Storm Leanne Thorose (mandolin/guitar/vocals) and Eleanor Wilkie (double bass) perform a mixture of Country, Bluegrass, Americana and original songs | | | | 13 & 14 November at Oswestry Showground Oswestry Antique & Collectors Fair Saturday 8.30am - 3.30pm
Sunday 9pm - 3pm | | |  Bronze statue of Wilfred Owen in Cae Glas Park stand as a tribute to the great war poet and to all those who gave their lives during World War One and other conflicts since stand as a tribute to the great war poet but also to all those who sacrificed their lives for us during WW1 and other conflicts since.
Read the full article via Shropshire Live at: https://www.shropshirelive.com/news/2018/10/20/life-size-statue-of-wilfred-owen-to-be-unveiled-in-oswestry-today/ stand as a tribute to the great war poet but also to all those who sacrificed their lives for us during WW1 and other conflicts since.
Read the full article via Shropshire Live at: https://www.shropshirelive.com/news/2018/10/20/life-size-statue-of-wilfred-owen-to-be-unveiled-in-oswestry-today/ ill stand as a tribute to the great war poet but also to all those who sacrificed their lives for us during WW1 and other conflicts since.
Read the full article via Shropshire Live at: https://www.shropshirelive.com/news/2018/10/20/life-size-statue-of-wilfred-owen-to-be-unveiled-in-oswestry | | OSWESTRY REMEMBRANCE SUNDAY PARADE & SERVICE
14 November As is the tradition in the town, the parade will start at the Guildhall and be led by Porthywaen Silver Band to the Memorial Gates of Cae Glas Park where a service of remembrance will be held and weaths laid.
The parade will then return to the Guildhall for a short dismissal ceremony. | | | ON SCREEN AT KINOKULTURE Oswestry's community cinema
The V&A presents Alice : Curiouser & Curiouser Sunday 14 November ? 2pm  Special cinema event brings to life the magical world of an enthralling landmark exhibition that charts the evolution of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland from manuscript to a global phenomenon loved by all ages. Full details at kinokulture.org.uk. | | | ORIEL DAVIES GALLERY, Newtown/Y Drenewydd
Two great weaving exhibitions
Master Weaver Steve Attwood Wright
+ 'Blanket Coverage'
Until 24 December
 See some of Wales' leading textile artists in this celebration of craft and colour to brighten up our autumn days.
Newtown was once the centre of handloom weaving in Wales, and you can also visit the town's textile museum. | | | Van Gogh Alive at MediaCity, Salford Quays
A journey through the artist's life
Until 23 January 2022
For further information and booking, visit Or visit the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam! | | | | CAMBRIDGE COLLEGE RETURNS LOOTED BENIN BRONZE TO NIGERIA | |  The Okukor was taken from the kingdom of Benin in 1897 when thousands of bronzes were looted by British colonial forces. Benin was later absorbed into Nigeria. Photo: CHRIS LOADES | | Jesus College has given the sculpture of a cockerel (known as an Okukor) back to Nigeria, making it the first UK institution to hand back one of the artifacts known as the Benin Bronzes.The sculpture had long been the subject of calls for repatriation from activists in Cambridge and international organisations alike. The UK retains hundreds of Benin Bronzes made by skilled artisans from the Edo culture. | | Tel: 01691 657575
email: willowgalleryoswestry.gmail.com
Website: willowgalleryoswestry.org
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Address: 56 Willow Street, Oswestry, Shropshire SY11 1AD
Gallery/Café open Tues-Sat 10am-4pm
Closed: Sundays/Mondays/Bank Holidays
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