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Opportunity to take part in prestige Paston project
If you are an artist or a writer, you can explore a fascinating area of Norfolk, past and present, and discover more about new types of printmaking by taking part in workshops in the coming months. If you are interested, please contact Annette Rolston at annetterol@yahoo.com or Lucy Care of the Paston Heritage Society at lucyecare@aol.com, or write for our leaflet and booking forms to Mrs L Care, Dayspring, Mundesley Road, Paston, Norfolk, NR28 9TE.
Dates for workshops:
• Sunday 13th April, 10 am – 4 pm
• Sunday 11th May, 10am – 4 pm
• Saturday 31st May, 10 am – 4 pm
• Sunday 29th June, 10 am – 4 pm
• Wednesday 23rd July, 10 am – 4 pm
All workshops will take place at The Barn, Dayspring, Paston, and be led by Annette Rolston. A variety of printing techniques may be used, including non-toxic intaglio printing and collagraph – if you would like to discuss this further, please contact Annette. Workshops cost £20 a day (concessions £10), materials are included in the cost and drinks will be provided, but please bring a packed lunch.
The workshops will explore both the world of the Paston letters and the landscape and buildings of Paston today. There will be opportunities for collaborative work with artists or writers on the project, or to work alone and be assisted by the printers in the production of plates for the book.
In October, at the end of the project, participating writers will
have the opportunity to have a piece of work included in the
hand-bound book that will form the centrepiece of the autumn
exhibition. If you’d like to take part, you’d need to attend at
least one workshop. Writers of all levels of experience are
welcome: published or unpublished, experienced or beginners. All
you need is enthusiasm for this wonderful project, and a
willingness to produce work informed by this unique source
material.
If you would like to book for a workshop, please contact
Lucy Care at Dayspring, Mundesley Road, Paston NR28 9TE, or email
lucyecare@aol.com.
Paston Medieval Fair huge success
Annette Rolston and Tim Lenton ran a poetry and print workshop at the Paston Medieval Fair and Open Day on Easter Saturday - March 22. Despite Arctic weather conditions, including a day-long gale and occasional blizzards, the event attracted an amazing 800 or so people to St Margaret's Church. At least we were inside the church: some medieval characters were camping in the graveyard, which I think is what is known as a near-death experience.
This was part of InPrint's participation in the Paston Project, which aims to produce a hand-made book of poetry and visual art, and an exhibition in the autumn. On this occasion children and a few adults made letters and bookmarks illustrated and printed, with technical assistance from Annette and encouragement from Tim, whose grandchildren turned up late in the day to join in. Other members of InPrint present were Lisa D'Onofrio, with her family, and Caroline Gilfillan. Rupert Mallin also came along at the outset with some welcome encouragement and a helping hand or two.
The workshop was a bit pushed for space between the font and the refreshments, and we caught only a glimpse of the other things that were going on, such as medieval dancing, tours of the church, metal stamping and skinning a rabbit in the church porch. Mud was an additional hazard as we unloaded and loaded up again, and by the end of the day we all felt pretty medieval. But we were delighted at the degree of interest from all and sundry.
Pictures from Paston
Pictures taken at a workshop for artists at The Barn, Paston, as part of the year-long Paston Project.
New print process at Paston
The Paston Project got into full swing at the weekend (Feb 16-18) with photo intaglio-type print workshops run at The Barn, Dayspring - home of Lucy Care, the project organiser. InPrint member Annette Rolston is a key member of the arts team on the project, and she was helping to run these opening workshops with expert Sarah Godfrey. The workshops were run for other artists, some from the immediate area but others from much further afield, and produced an amazing variety of work using an exciting new process that was new to all of them.
InPrint members Joan Murray and Mike Fenton were also involved, and Tim Lenton joined the group on the Monday afternoon. The workshops were being professionally filmed as part of the project.
Rupert steps down
Rupert Mallin, who has been the driving force of the group since its inception five years ago, has decided to step down from InPrint to pursue his own work. He will retain close links to the group and will be working with us on occasion. He is already committed to one of the Paston Project workshops, in which InPrint has a key role.
Rupert is a very talented performance poet who is also a visual artist. His enthusiasm, hard work and friendship have been strong motivators for the group in the work that has been done, especially connected with the poetry vending machine, where he produced some exceptional boxes with Tonia Jillings, who is also stepping down. They will be missed.
InPrint, however, goes on. We are now a looser collaborative group with much the same aims and looking forward to creating unique work together. At present our concentration is on the Paston Project, which launched on February 2 with a Latin Compline at Paston Church and some memorable mulled wine and food. Quite a striking experience in a remote, candlelit church. Date for your diaries is the Open Day on March 22.
Happy new 2008
Very best wishes to all our friends and visitors! In the coming
year we have several collective projects planned, including The
Paston Letters throughout the year and Mike Toll's sculpture
trail at Antingham and Norfolk Open Studios at the Art Factory in
May and June.
We also hope to have a party to celebrate five years of
InPrint's collaborative work.
InPrint came into being because of Creative Arts East, a group whose existence is now under threat because of draconian cuts in arts funding. So we encourage anyone who cares about the arts in East Anglia to come to the aid of Creative Arts East. See CAE website.
The picture is of a window in Paston Church.