Welcome to Hands on Art
Hands On Art passionate about creativity and On Hand to ignite communities with creative joy.
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NEWS FLASH !!!
MY PART TIME JOB
“What are you up to these days?” Well…. I have an amazing part-time job. In-House Designer & Media Worker for Mobile International Surgical Teams… MiST website here.
The team are an inspiring bunch, those with a zeal to make a difference on this motley planet of ours. My boss is an incredible human, a full-time surgeon, with a rebellious sense of humor who somehow has time and energy to orchestrate MiST.
Currently, we are seeking donations to raise £100,000 to equip a medical mission in Haiti. Donate Here.
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LATEST PAINTING
Currently aiming to produce a strong body of work for a series of solo or group shows around the country, here are my latest creations. The first is unfinished… hoping to add a bird of paradise.
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SKETCH BOOK PAGES
Recently Hands On Art have been delighting in viewing fellow artists sketch books. To view pages of my previously private tombs click here.
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FRINGE 2/10 IS TOTALLY D.I.Y.
The Fringe – Hebden Bridge logo is available here for download those who which to create a non-arts festival statement.
For 2 years Hands On Art have dedicated much of the year to nurturing the local community to aspire, inspire and achieve. This year anyone is welcome to initiate a creative project during the Arts Festival season.
Right click on the image below, paste to your creative event publicity. Email alice@handsonart.co.uk – and we will add the event details to the Fringe website.
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GARDENING
Paintings from this lush and fertile series of paintings are available to view at Dynamite shop on Market Street, Hebden Bridge.
Creating from wonder brings to synthesis all the experiences. Creating from wonder closes the circle. It brings us back to the wonder of perception and to the space in which that-which-is can speak. But we arrive there richer in every way – richer in insight, in technique, and in our ability to play with the unfamiliar.
The empty canvas is our lover, at last.
Miriam Louisa Simons, Walking The Way Of Wonder
“I do not seek, I find.” Picasso
A fusion into a never-before-known wholeness; not only were the object and oneself no longer felt to be separate, but neither were thought and sensation and feeling and action.
Marion Milner, On Not Being Able To Paint
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BADGES! THE LATEST HANDS ON SENSATION
We’ve taken tools for making badges, key rings and mirrors to work with some of the hardest to reach workshop participants. The magic and simplicity of badge making has sparked activity from souls self labelled as stubbornly non-creative, who may begin by lingering near our table, watching nibble fingers creating with ease and speed, then relinquish all creative labels and ‘have a go’.
Badges and key rings are now available for sale!
Hands On are so in love with the magic of badges x
