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Jill Brown - Multi Media Artist
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Exploring Creativity: The Wirksworth Art Trail
Wirksworth Art Trail in Derbyshire Dales
jillbrownart
Sep 15, 20241 min read
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Smardale to Appleby Railway
After the success of Westmorland Dales Festival, The Hub at Appleby have kindly taken my Smardale railway merchandise to sell. Many of...
jillbrownart
Aug 26, 20241 min read
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Westmorland Dales Festival a success
A busy & very sunny Sunday in Kirkby Stephen last week sharing a stall with the Northern Viaduct Trust. The hanging voiles about Smardale...
jillbrownart
Aug 8, 20241 min read
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Architectural Delight- Oslo, Norway
Oslo the capital of Norway was an architectural delight, none more so than the Opera House. A perfect summer's evening added to the...
jillbrownart
Jul 27, 20241 min read
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New lampshades at Farfield Mill Gallery, Sedbergh
Delighted to announced that a new batch of lampshades have just been delivered to Farfield Mill in Sedbergh, on the Yorkshire Dales/...
jillbrownart
Jun 24, 20241 min read
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The Station Agent's House, Manchester restored
An open evening at the Station Agent's House which has been beautifully restored by the Landmark Trust. The poetry takeaway was also a...
jillbrownart
May 31, 20241 min read
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Hawthorn Trees on Limestone Pavements
I could create a whole new project on these isolated trees & how they survive on these limestone pavements in rural Cumbria/ North...
jillbrownart
May 4, 20241 min read
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Architectural Design
The cities of Manchester & Salford have changed so much since I started my career as a surveyor. Eden at New Bailey is now one of the...
jillbrownart
Apr 21, 20241 min read
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The Portico Library, Manchester- Committee Minutes 1844
Volunteering brings its own opportunities to access & explore the archives which you are working within. Transcribing the Committee...
jillbrownart
Apr 14, 20241 min read
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Tiles of Lisbon, Portugal
A long weekend in Lisbon, Portugal did not disappoint. After the success of tiles from Seville, I am sure there is inspiration to be...
jillbrownart
Apr 2, 20241 min read
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New Lampshade Stock Arrived
A fun weekend creating the new lampshades from my own artwork- all printed in the UK on bleached panama cotton.
jillbrownart
Mar 24, 20241 min read
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Railway lampshade returns home to Smardale Gill!
Mixed emotions as the shade I created as part of my Smardale Gill project returns 'home' & now looks out on the redundant rail line which...
jillbrownart
Mar 13, 20241 min read
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Lampshades, Lampshades, Lampshades!
I'm very fortunate that the Silk Museum where I volunteer now stock my new range of lampshades. They look fabulous on the heritage...
jillbrownart
Mar 4, 20241 min read
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Dark Peak Photo Festival
Found my selected image In Glossop & enjoyed the display around the town. A walk to Old Glossop revealed a new destination to me & the...
jillbrownart
Feb 28, 20241 min read
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Dark Peak Photo Festival: 19-25th Feb 2024
Very excited this week to see my photo at the above Festival on Glossop High Street . My image of a wall tie at Torr Vale Mill in The...
jillbrownart
Feb 20, 20241 min read
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If you go down to the woods today ------
Always looking for new ideas & inspiration & a walk in the local forest identified lots of shapes & textures, which I am sure I can...
jillbrownart
Feb 14, 20241 min read
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Lampshade SOLD
A great start to the year as another of my lampshades has sold- this time inspired by a skip on my daily walk.
jillbrownart
Feb 6, 20241 min read
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New Volunteer Role: Portico Library
A great start to the 2024 with a new #volunteer role at the magnificent #PorticoLibrary in #Manchester. The building, with over 25,000...
jillbrownart
Jan 29, 20241 min read
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Winter Snow!
After all the rain the cold & snow arrived. Lots of opportunities to get outside & walk the fells
jillbrownart
Jan 19, 20241 min read
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2024-At last the rain has gone!
The rain has stopped at last & blue skies have returned so an opportune time to get outside into the hills.
jillbrownart
Jan 10, 20241 min read
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