Wednesday 27 February 2013

'Tales of the Unexpected'

Last weekend I visited the fab Unit Twelve in Stafford for the 'Tales of the Unexpected' exhibition, showcasing work that is 'hauntingly beautiful and stunningly sinister'.  Unit Twelve is a wonderful workshop and exhibition space set in a lovely rural area of Staffordshire and I was surprised at this little hidden gem tucked away in the countryside.  The workshops are run by exhibiting artists and also Jennifer Collier who runs this fab workshop space. While I was at the exhibition I managed to get some snaps of the work on show but unfortunately this exhibition has ended with a new one up and running from this week, which I will definitely make the effort to see!





Julia Jowett's beautiful wire-work combined with stitch and print


Loved this little guy and jewellery byKate Gilliland




Fabulous sculptural and mixed media work by Gillian Lee Smith

I loved the space and work on offer to see at Unit Twelve and the atmosphere was so welcoming which  was lovely on a Saturday morning!  I was lucky enough to have a nosey around the whole studio space where there was a workshop running on experimental sketchbooks and also have a look at the studio space of designers who work within Unit Twelve.  Highly recommend anyone to go see this space for future exhibitions and workshops......you will definitely be inspired!










3 comments:

  1. Saw this on your instagram! looks so interesting, whens the next one and whats that about? if you want we can go together, i will get to see you aswell :) xxx

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  2. The next one has a private view on Saturday and is then running until 25th May :) but I was thinking of going on Saturday if your free? There's some free workshop/activity to do with one of the exhibitors, its called 'Traditional Twisted' and the exhibition is about traditional craft used in a contemporary way, seems really cool like the last one xxx

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    1. Yeah i am free next Saturday (09/03) is there a fee to get in? We will defo see whats going on, i am excited, looks really interesting and i get to see you lol xxx

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