New Studio

Well, here it is, the big day has arrived, I have my studio keys. Whoo hooo!!!
I begin moving my stuff in tomorrow with a bit of help from my Dad, and slowly as the summer progresses I will begin producing some new work.  I am so excited. 
The studio is located at Eshottheugh just off the A1 between Felton and Morpeth, you cant miss it, there is usually a huge Yellow truck parked at the turn off which belongs to one of my neighbours who produces Beef Jerky and runs the coffee shop.
On site there is also a soapmaker, Studley Soaps, who is right next door, a lovely smell of lavender fills the studio, I shall be very chilled out in that space! Next to that is the coffee shop and British Beef Jerky shop, just behind this is a wonderful little 'farm' complete with Meerkats, Smokey and Bandit!  In the next unit you can find homemade Jams from Coquet Valley Preserves, wonderful smells of freshly made jams and chutneys fill the courtyard, Im not sure how I shall resist!

There are quite a few more units and you can find out more from the B&B website at www.eshottheugh.co.uk/links.php

Gosh, can you tell Im excited?  I have to take this slowly though, as I am not quite finished my treatment (four more weeks), but what an incentive to get back to work and in such a beautiful location.

On that note I shall get back into the current chaos of the studio at home... really how much stuff can one person fit into a 14 foot square room? er, don't answer that one!! I've still got a fair amount of packing to do, and thats before I even think of moving the paintings!

So dear reader, drop back soon, I may even have managed to get some images on here at last, a wee sneaky preview!
See you very soon,
Mxxx

Well, here we are, I have officially taken the plunge and taken on a nice shiny new studio!  I get the keys on 27th June and will begin moving in that weekend all things being well and good.
I am going to be a bit naughty and keep the final details unwraps until then, so check out the website and look out for the big announcement on the homepage :)
The studio will be open to the public, you can come and watch me at work, browse prints, paintings and cards and enjoy the peace and quiet.  There are other units around me selling a wide array of products, once I have the OK back from them all I will post some links.  Most important of all there is a little tea room with a toasty conservatory from which you can enjoy the view.  Home from home really!

I will be having an open weekend at some point, so if you would like to recieve an invitation and details please drop me an email and Ill add you to the list.

I have spent most of the past week or so getting on with some new pastels of terraced streets.  I got quite a shock when I realised how long it is since I seriously sat down and did some pastel work, having concentrated for a while on the cheeky ladies, so its nice to be back on with that, although I am in a terrible mess (dark blue pastel gets kind of ingrained!)!! As usual the painting efforts are accompanied by many cups of coffee and a wide variety of cakes and biscuits, a girl cant paint without them!!

On that rather sweet note, I shall tootle off and tidy up in anticipation of tomorrows painting efforts.
See you again soon,
Michelle.

PS apologies for the lack of apostrophies in this post, the button on my keyboard has stopped working for some reason, maybe its got jam on it!!