Has anyone ever written a book or produced art

[BW 0]

[quote user="Herman "]

Personally i got fed up with the ott reporting and worship of Apple,especially the free advertising they would get when a new update came out,that i had got a bit blinkered towards Mr Jobs.So even though not a massive fan of biographies,but if i see it in the library i will give it a try.Might change my mind about him[Y]

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You will not like him anymore reading it but i think you have to admire his business acumen. Just look at the apps that get released apple makes millions from it yet doesn''t design, make or even pay for them. They just take a percentage of the app developers selling price. Which they have to be happy with listing on the apples market place. They made a brand so powerful they get given money.

And about lovely bones was a great book read it about 5 years ago now and still one of my favorites.

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[quote user="hexem"]Just as an aside BW. Both your comments and Joanna''s were amusing.
Don''t forget Nevermind speaks English as a 3rd language. Politics,Germanic and English.
I hope the project goes well and I have marked the date.
I hope no offence taken.
Apart from Joanna being a work of fiction. Gawd I sound like CJT.

Book Clubs are notoriously dodgy... have you seen the calendars.
hex


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As nevermind said that he copy''n''pasted that I presumed it was written by someone other than him. As for BW and books, I would be shocked if he ever managed to read a copy of the Beano through to the end.

[hexem 0]

Chuckle. Joanna.I have mostly withdrawn from posting, just tired I guess.hex.

[Shaun Tilly Lace 0]

Funnily enough I''m reading Stephen King''s excellent book entitled: On Writing A Memoir of the Craft, at the moment. It''s part autobiography (very interesting) and part a primer on how to write well enough for publication(even more interesting). Unfortunately the instruction on better writing is bit too much for my small old brain to take in!

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[quote user="hexem"]Just as an aside BW. Both your comments and Joanna''s were amusing.Don''t forget Nevermind speaks English as a 3rd language. Politics,Germanic and English.I hope the project goes well and I have marked the date.I hope no offence taken. Apart from Joanna being a work of fiction. Gawd I sound like CJT.Book Clubs are notoriously dodgy... have you seen the calendars.hex

[/quote]Surely hexem, you meant to say German, English, some spanish and Portuguese, with a few words of mountain french thrown in. Thanks for the interest hexem, its all coming together now, artists are being booked and workshops arranged, risk assessments written etc. etc.Joanna... ahh, bless.

[Herman 9,867]

Echoing some Nevermind,post a link/details when it is set up.Sounds interesting[Y]

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[quote user="Herman "]Echoing some Nevermind,post a link/details when it is set up.Sounds interesting[Y][/quote]Thanks herman shall keep you al informed.

[Miss Jane Marple 0]

Well, dear, I''ve not written any myself but have been priveleged to have had one or two written about me. Life certainly presents itself in my lovely village of St Mary Mead.Good luck with your project though, dear.

[Larson E Whipsnade 0]

[quote user="Miss Jane Marple"]Well, dear, I''ve not written any myself but have been priveleged to have had one or two written about me. Life certainly presents itself in my lovely village of St Mary Mead.Good luck with your project though, dear.[/quote]

Well , dear , this is pitiful stuff from a female impersonator.

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[quote user="Herman "]Echoing some Nevermind,post a link/details when it is set up.Sounds interesting[Y][/quote]I will do Herman, thanks for thwe interest.

[Miss Jane Marple 0]

[quote user="Larson E Whipsnade"][quote user="Miss Jane Marple"]Well, dear, I''ve not written any myself but have been priveleged to have had one or two written about me. Life certainly presents itself in my lovely village of St Mary Mead.Good luck with your project though, dear.[/quote]

Well , dear , this is pitiful stuff from a female impersonator.[/quote]My dear, you clearly have never been very good at Human Biology. It says I am female on my birth certificate.

[hexem 0]

Hmmmm  it took a 4 hour journey to register me as Ingerlish. Otherwise I would have been Persian.Glad you made the grade, Miss Marple.I only have a small carpet.hex

[Larson E Whipsnade 0]

 

" It says I am female on my birth certificate"

 

You need to do better than that  , dear ....you have all the delicacy of touch of a blacksmith , which rather gives the game away.

 

[Herman 9,867]

Currently attempting the Charles Bargue drawing course.Bloody hard.No wonder Van Gogh went mad[:S]

[Canary Fan Cartoonist 0]

[quote user="Bethnal Yellow and Green"]

I''ve had one book published, and have another coming out soon - about whaling (it''s going to be a hoot).

 

I would suggest to anyone looking to get into writing, both fiction and non-fiction, to start a blog of some sort. This will give you valuable practice in getting ''pen to paper'' (fingers to keyboard, really) and helps you gain the discipline needed to write on a regular basis. You can also get a good feel as to whether there are people who actually want to read what you have to say. Taking a writing course in the evening is also a good idea, it will help you refine your craft and also keep you writing even when you are fed up with it, as well as the access it will give you to other writers.

 

As Old Shuck said though, just keep writing things down - even if no one else will ever read them.

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Has anyone else got a blog. I publish two - one for my illustrations and one for my canary fan cartoons. Would be cool to have an NCFC blog network!

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Thanks for that valuable advise canary fan cartoonist. The BBC''s writers room gives out exactly the same message, i.e. get writing and don''t be scared to bounce it off others, especially if you write some interactive plays or comedy or such like.http://www.bbc.co.uk/writersroom/scriptsmart/index.shtmlGood luck with it.

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as promised, here is the press release to our event in June. Something for everyone and its all been done by ourselves.

For booking workshops, please ring me 01508538197, or Jane on 01508538415.

Rooks fly low over the Yare Valley

 

Since time in memorial

rooks have gathered and bred in the Yare valley. This year being a year of

celebrations, we have decided to honour their good neighbourly existence here in

the Yare valley, by showing off our local nature fauna and flora as well as our

resident artists and artisans work.

 

 

This June

23/24^th and 30^th./01^st.July, the two villages

of Surlingham and Rockland St. Mary are organising a celebration of their

natural environment, the abundance of species and our cultural as well as

artistic local talents.

Rockland St. Mary and

Surlingham Community Action Group, founded in 2011, have gathered

support from both parish

councils, both schools and almost all of our local businesses and many

individuals who helped to support this celebration.

We are offering children

in both villages as well as the public the chance to take part in our

activities, this starts with a rook making competition and

display.

 Stephanie Ross

Wagenknecht,. Parish councillor and action group member said,’ Everyone is

welcome to our first ever cooperative event in South Norfolk, it has attracted

sponsors from local businesses and groups, with our South Yare Wildlife Group

offering guided walks, the canoe man offering guided trips to the Strumpshaw

RSPB reserve and a plethora or artists and artisans offering their expertise in

workshops during both weekends.’

 

We offer an

opportunity to meet the

river inspector, learn about bell ringing, willow weaving or join the print

making workshop.  A stone masonry workshop is balanced out with an introduction

to learn creative writing, photography workshop, a Wildlife walk and moth

trapping evening with author and naturalist Mark Cocker, the popular breakfast

with the Birds and much more.

 

Mark Cocker, author and

naturalist said, “Wildlife and the natural environment are such an

important part of living

in this area, and it is fabulous to see the Rockland St. Mary and Surlingham

community action group highlighting this issue through their 2012 nature and

arts celebration. Through their mixture of organised guided walks and arts-based

creative projects for the community they are allowing us all to appreciate this

wonderful part of the county and the importance of nature in our daily lives.  

 

Local animator Phoebe

Halstead will run an animation workshop and the Surlingham Broadnotes choir will

enchant your stay. Overall there are a multiplicity of nature walks to be

enjoyed with arts and crafts topping off both weekends. The Burning Bush barn

arts collective will also put on a new exhibition during the

celebrations.

 

Visitors can pick up a

programme and booking slip in every local shop, business and group in the

surrounding parishes, so come and join in. To top it off we will have Jazz at

Rockland Staithe, Folk Music in Surlingham, a sailing club display and some

fantastic cuisine that is cooked by our three waterside pubs,  there are BBQ’s

and a Hog Roast as well as a sculpture trail through villages and Broads,

featuring local artists and the work of our two schools.

All workshops and walks have to be booked, with some attracting a £5

booking fee.

 

End of press

release.

 

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Here is our portfolio press release and a picture of our raffle prize.

Celebrating Arts and Nature in Rook County

 

Celebrations is offering

two top quality weekends, June 23/24, as well as 30/01stJuly, when we are

showing the public the diversity of our local natural environment, showcasing

what culture and art flourishes in Surlingham and Rockland St. Mary and our part

of the Yare valley, and beyond.

 

The first weekend will

feature works with important local artists who are being recognised nationally, whilst

offering those with interests other than creating something, the chance to walk

the local nature and meet the dragonfly or Hawker moth, guided by experts from

the South Yare wildlife group. Both Primary schools Rockland and Surlingham will get expert

tuition by Sarah Jarrett, a

multi skilled local artist with international clientele and expertise in

Photography and painting. The Canoe man, feature of many Broads events, will be offering trips for

hire.

 

Jane Frosts traditional

art, she is a Norwich school of art alumni, her textile and willow work, is well

renown in East Anglia.  Her abilities will be translated into work with eager

students of all ages and show what is involved in traditional and artful willow

creation during the June30th/1stJuly weekend.

 

Phoebe Halstead is a prize winning

animator whose work will be on Channel 4 in the summer. Phoebe will work with

all comers to help them animate Rooks in flight from her Rockland Workshop.

 

Phoebe Stannard is a graduate of Norwich School of Art and Design who is currently working for the Prince''s Drawing School in London. She will work with all those interested in the intricacies of her medal making work.   Georgina Warnes is a ceramicist and print maker whose inspiration comes from the natural world around her, especially birds, moths, bats and hares. She will be working with young old, experienced and novices to make a souvenir postcard or a little creature to take home in a match box along with your printing block inspired by the visit.    Pippa Thurlow, an experienced artist from Surlingham will entice children into a weavers walk, collecting natural materials and weaving them into a frame as they go.   Artists and sculptor Andy Jarretts work, part exhibited in the village during this festival, especially his garden art, is increasingly becoming popular, people appreciate his well made designs.   Ingo Wagenknecht is offering simple stonemason’s lessons to bring over these ancient skills to those interested. He is exhibiting his work in a Rockland St.  Mary garden. Ingo will be holding a stone sculpture raffle, to be drawn on 1July 8pm at the Ferry pub. It is in aid of the Rockland St. Mary and Surlingham community action group who organized this educational and cultural Celebration.   We shall also have works of arts from various local artists displayed in a new exhibition at the modern, bijou but excellent Burning Bush Barn next to Rockland St. Mary church.   Amanda  Addison, a writer and textile artists, will share her considerable expertise at the Creative writing workshop at the ferry pub. Additional to the announced program, Sally Collins, a retired poetry lecturer from UEA, will introduce children to the artful poetry of rooks.   There will be many more artists taking part from the surrounding parishes, displaying pictures in both parish rooms. Sheldon Bilton’s workshop will turn photos into pictures, as if drawn by hand. Hopefully our small endeavours locally will increase the scope of our community action group in future.

 

Mark Cocker, author and local

naturalist, a member of the South Yare wildlife group supporting this event said’

 

“Wildlife and the natural

environment are such an important part of living in this area, and it is fabulous to see the

Rockland St. Mary and Surlingham community action group highlighting this issue

through their 2012 nature and arts celebration. Through their mixture of

organised guided walks and arts-based creative projects for the community they

are allowing us all to appreciate this wonderful part of the county and the

importance of nature in our

daily lives.  

 

End of press release

 

 

 

 

Notes to the editors

 

For any further chat, pictures or interviews, please contact above

persons.

 

Phoebe

Halstead is a young up and coming Norfolk animator who just had her work

accepted by Channel four, it will be shown this summer. This work of her on you

tube shows some of her qualities. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8v4mhYuBNEU

In

competition she produced a promo film for Random House and their book ’Dark

Market’ by Misha Glenny. The story is focused on cyber crime and its increasing

threat on our internet reliant society.

 

Georgina Warnes prints are well thought after; she is a renowned

artist, here in East Anglia, as elsewhere in the world. Her works induces a

state of ‘Heimat’ as her prints are about East Anglia’s most revered

animals.

 

http://www.thereddotgallery.com/collection.asp?ArtistID=13&Category=Current

 

Phoebe Stannard’s work speaks for itself.  She was the British

Art Medal Society, New Medalist of the Year, 2009-2010, and currently has work

on display in the Victoria and Albert Museum where she will give a talk

on her experiences and achievement in July. Here one can see some of current

work.

http://www.vam.ac.uk/users/album/17082

 

 

Andy

Jarrett is a pupil of the Norwich School of arts, a sculptor in

metal who’s well made designs have taken off with customers and the public at

large. His play full use of metal has many admirers.

 

http://andy-jarrett-sculptor.com/index.htm

 

 

Amanda

Addison is a writer and artists from Surlingham, her considerable work can be

seen here,

 

http://www.amandaaddison.com/index.html

 

Arts

tutor to Rockland St. Mary and Surlingham school children, Sarah

Jaretts biography and work can be found here.

 

http://www.wix.com/sarahjarrett/sarah/page-39

http://sarahjarrettart.blogspot.co.uk/2011_12_01_archive.html

 

Ingo Wagenknecht’s garden sculpture raffle picture is attached. He is

an apprenticed stonemason with a politics degree from UEA.

 

To look at Jane Frost art and work, an all round excellent teacher,

able to bring over the intricacies of a traditional craft,   please go to

 

http://frostart.co.uk/general_info/biog.php

 

For information on events and contact for canoe man, please see

 

http://surlingham.org/celebration-2012/

 

 

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sorry, picture of raffle prize will not/does not want to be copied on here.

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Mark Cocker ‘Follows the Rook Trail to the opening of

"Celebrations 2012", a community arts event in Rockland and

Surlingham.

 

 

 At

10.00am on Saturday 23 June at the Staithe in Rockland St Mary, author and naturalist, Mark

Cocker, will be opening the community arts event, Celebration 2012 .

"All this week", he said "I have enjoyed following

the trail of rooks that have been strategically placed in this part of Norfolk.

It has led me to the opening event of this wonderful community arts project. I

heartily welcome Celebration 2012 with its inspiring mix of arts and environmental

activities that will be held for the next week in the beautiful villages of

Rockland St Mary and Surlingham". 

 

There are arts-based projects and outdoor events for all age groups.

They allow everyone to appreciate this wonderful part of the county and to

take part in a great range of creative activities, from artists'' workshop, to

floating down the river on a local boat trip. I hope everyone will join

in."

 

Mark will be joined on the morning by outstanding artist and printmaker

Georgina Warne, award-winning animator, Phoebe Halstead and sculptor Andy

Jarett.

 

Author, Amanda Addison, who only yesterday had her book ‘Ein Cottage zum

Verlieben’ released in Germany,

will start her creative writing workshop at 10.30am at the Ferry pub

 

 

There will be a shell and mussel exhibition, a photographic workshop and

a raffle for a garden sculpture in honour of the event. Saturday will see a BBQ

at Coldham Hall in Surlingham, whilst in Rockland St. Mary the ‘Black and Blue

Notes’ Jazz band will entertain young and old at the New Inn.

 

Nick and Julia Gooch have offered to open their ecologically diverse

Surlingham Manor to naturalist and bird watchers, as there is currently a marsh

harrier pair nesting. Visitors are advised to walk to the manor and watch the

birds from a secure distance.

 

All workshops and exhibitions are marked by rooks, there will be

refreshments at both parish rooms and the school children’s art work will be

exhibited together with that of prominent local artists.

 

End of press release.

 

 

Note to the

editor

 

For more

information, interviews and or photo’s of the event please get in touch with

above press contacts, and/or visit us at the opening event.

 

Pictures

attached are of tuition work with Rockland School children

 

All local

artists will be available for interviews at the opening at 10 am on 23^rd.June.

Mark Cocker will be available for radio/TV interviews and or chats.

 

Mark Cocker

is a local author and naturalist who writes a regular wildlife column in the

Guardian, He has written seven books and his acclaimed ‘Birds Britannica’ and

the famous ‘Crow country’ are revered by many who value our ecology.

http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1550798.Crow_Country

 

Amanda

Addison’s novel ’ Ein Cottage zum Verlieben’ was released today in Germany by

Amazon. http://www.amazon.de/Ein-Cottage-zum-Verlieben-Roman/dp/3442476356/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1337680527&sr=1-1

 

Phoebe Halstead is a young up and coming Norfolk animator

who just had her work accepted by Channel four, it will be shown this summer.

This work of her on you tube shows some of her qualities. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8v4mhYuBNEU

In competition she produced a promo film for Random House

and their book ’Dark Market’ by Misha Glenny. The story is focused on cyber

crime and its increasing threat on our internet reliant society. She has just

finished a major exhibition of her work in London.

 

Georgina

Warnes prints are well thought after; she is a renowned artist, here in East

Anglia, as elsewhere in the world. Her works induces a state of ‘Heimat’ as her

prints are about East Anglia’s most revered animals.

 

http://www.thereddotgallery.com/collection.asp?ArtistID=13&Category=Current

  

Phoebe

Stannard’s work speaks for itself.  She was the British Art

Medal Society, New Medalist of the Year, 2009-2010, and currently has work on

display in the Victoria and Albert Museum where she will give a talk on her

experiences and achievement in July. Here one can see some of current work.

http://www.vam.ac.uk/users/album/17082

 

Local Artist and teacher Sarah

Jarrett  runs unique Art Sessions for children at Alpington, Surlingham

and Rockland St Mary.

She records the

local Landscape in her own Artworks which have been published worldwide. Here

are links to her work and her children''s art project.

http://www.wix.com/sarahjarrett/sarah

http://sarahjarrettart.blogspot.co.uk

http://sarahjarrett.wix.com/art-club

 

 

 

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Pinched Celebration Rook’s retrieved by brave

couple.

 

After two rooks were

pinched by two drunken revellers on their way to the shop from their boat in

Bramerton, they had not reckoned with a local couple who spotted them driving

by.

They stopped their car and

got out, asking them ‘what are you doing with our rooks? These signs are showing

the way to our celebration in Rockland St. Mary and Surlingham. The elderly

woman accompanying the two vertically challenged lads said that ‘it was his

birthday and that they wanted the rooks for a party.’

The rooks were only put up

two days before, to show the way to the long planned Celebration weekend of arts

workshops, nature walks and fun, long enough for regular commuters to have

bonded with them it appeared, because the reaction of the couple was something

to behold. The lady said ‘ No, you can’t have em’, give them back! To which the

reply was ‘ no we won’t’

The inebriated carried on zigzagin their way to the shop, but something must have alarmed them in her

voice, as she followed them, and by now they had chucked the rooks into the

hedge. They were retrieved will be re-placed in their original space at

Bramerton junction.

Rockland and Surlingham Community

action group would like to thank the couple for her brave action. Their fearless

engagement with no regards for themselves, the bond we feel towards each others

concerns, all that has to be something we must cherish in today’s

world. 

And a happy birthday to

the misguided reveller, lets hope that they don’t steer their boat in the same

manner as they were walking.

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And for our final weekend, here is the last PR. Have been going non stop for two weeks solid and I''m looking forward to the weekend for a well earned jar or two with some mates.

RASCAG press release

27.06.2012

to be released: immediately

press contacts: Ingo Wagenknecht, tel.

01508538197, mob. 07548969917, or

Jane Paterson,

tel. 01508538415

Nature, Rooks and Arts in

Surlingham and Rockland

After an enjoyable

first weekend of Celebration workshops and nature walks in Rockland

St. Mary and Surlingham, next weekend 30^th.June and 01

July will offer art exhibitions and more workshops in both villages. 

At Surlingham

Staithe tutor and artist Jane Frost will be teaching willow

weaving where cakes and refreshments will be available,  in

Surlingham Church there will be a display of art produced last

weekend and a demonstration of bell ringing

as well as the chance to have a go, a sailing club display at Coldham

Hall pub accompanied by the ‘Broad notes’ choir singing shanties

and folk music.

Surlingham

manor will open its grounds to celebration visitors who like to catch

a glimpse of the nesting marsh harriers, from a safe distance. On

Sunday evening the raffle will be drawn for the prize

of a unique sculpture at the the Ferry Pub, followed by folk music

featuring Warwick Bradshaw.

 

In Rockland St.

Mary sculptures by Sam Halstead and collection of art will be on

display at 6, Lower Rd, an arts exhibition at the Parish rooms

with pictures, tea and refreshments, sculptures by Andy Jarrett will

be displayed in gardens around the parish hall, and The New Inn pub

has a display and a photographic workshop. The Burning Bush Barn

exceptional works of art, in school lane, will be open between 1-4pm.

You can also meet the river inspector down at Rockland Staithe.

End of press release

Notes to the editor

For more interviews, pictures of the

first weekends activities and/or of the garden exhibition pieces by

Andy Jarrett, please get in touch with above contacts.

The creations of Andy Jarrett, a

Norwich school of Arts and Design graduate can be seen here.

http://andy-jarrett-sculptor.com/index.htm

Jane Frost is an accomplished willow

weaver and textile artists who learnt at the Norwich school of arts.

http://frostart.co.uk/intro.php

http://www.wwt.org.uk/visit-us/welney/things-to-see-and-do/events-calendar/2012/11/10/jane-frost-willow-workshop/

Amanda Addison’s novel ’ Ein

Cottage zum Verlieben’ was released today in Germany by Amazon.

http://www.amazon.de/Ein-Cottage-zum-Verlieben-Roman/dp/3442476356/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1337680527&sr=1-1

for a profile of her activities and

creations please visit

http://www.amandaaddison.com/

[Syteanric 1]

every day i look in the mirror i see a work of art.