What does the Art you own say about You?

Stubble Field

Buying art is a very personal experience, something about the piece has captured your attention, it could be something you recognise or relate to. The colours maybe your favourite or create the right atmosphere you want in a certain space. 

You maybe re-creating your living space or workspace and want to personalise it with your taste in Art. 

It is very hard to buy Art for others unless you know them really well, because the subject matter maybe of great interest, but not the style or colour. We are all very individual in our taste.


So, what experience does our Art give us? 

Art can take us on a journey, the pieces we have around us demand to be looked at, they are portals to escape through. Our imaginations bring us back to the time and place we first saw the piece, we know and feel the impact it had on us. How it then stayed in our minds until we decided we had to own it, to keep it close to continue to impact and wow us.

Knowing this, when others then see your Art pieces, they are getting an insight into you, what you appreciate,  your interests, taste and style preferences, what you enjoy pondering.

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Capturing Moments

This picture is an excellent example of 'Capturing the Exceptional in  Everyday Experiences'.

This time last year, I was walking beside the reservoir at Blubberhouses in Yorkshire, it had been a glorious day and the sun was going down. 

How the sky impacts the environment you are in, is something I love and on this particular day it was exceptional.

Shadows were deep and dark emphasising the textures and crevices, where the Sun hit directly the colours were bright, vivid and influenced by it's setting rays. 

Capturing moments like this one, is very much how all my art is inspired, taking photo's, then recreating them using wool as my artistic medium.

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Winter Wheat and Apples

Winter Wheat            & Apples

1st Prize 
(External Entrant)

The Scott Awards 2015

Langwith College, The University of York

www.york.ac.uk/colleges/langwith/current-students/arts

2 weeks ago I found this competition opportunity on facebook and with it being local I decided to apply, believing this would be an opportunity to find a new audience for my work. 

So as you can imagine I'm over the moon to have achieved such a prominent position!

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Swan on Windermere

Swan on Windermere

The Swan

Often a feature in legends and an example of elegance, love and fidelity, I see the swan as a creature of majesty, stunning, proud and not to be messed with. 

A few facts:

• Lifespan between 10 to 20 years
• Form monogamous bonds from as early as 20 months
• Reach sexual maturity between 4 to 7 years
• Mates stay together even in large congregating flocks
• Usually mate for life
• Divorce can happen particularly after a failed nesting
• Nest building and incubation of the eggs is a shared task
• Will find a new mate after the loss of previous mate and then usually mate for life

This felt picture of a Swan on Windermere is being donated to be auctioned in aid of Kyra Women's Projects in York at the Ladies Who... Summer Ball on the 18th July at The Novotel, York.  

http://www.ladies-who.co.uk/Ladies-Who-Charities/

www.kyra.org.uk

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The inspiration behind 'The Old Home'

The inspiration behind

The Old Home

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Mullaghderg Mountain House is the place we called 'Home'.

We lived in Leeds, UK where my Dad and two of his brothers had a business, every Summer of my childhood we went 'Home' for 3 weeks.

Home was where we belonged, where our extended family congregated, where we went fishing, swimming, rock climbing, played card games, told spooky stories, chased chickens, frogs and insects.

Where the people around the area knew more about you and your ancestors than you did, always smiling and waving at you whenever they saw you.

There was no TV but we didn't miss it. The turf fires smelled wonderful, as did the freshly baked soda bread every day.

My father was brought up here, as was his father. It is a well loved place!

Happy New Year! Hurray for Last Year!

Happy New Year!

To celebrate the season of renewal I thought I'd share with you this felt picture I made of the Sheep at Sedburgh - as it will soon be the lambing season again.

This time last year I decided to launch my business as a Felt Artist... 

I exhibited my work in 5 venues, organised 2 Meet the Artist exhibitions, 

exhibited at the Knitting & Stitching Show at Alexandra Palace, 

Sold original pieces, prints and have established monthly workshops, 

plus I was nominated to take part in the Craft Councils 'Art & Craft Design Awards 2014'

What an amazing year it turned out to be!

I have my first exhibition of 2015 with Creative ID St Ives, Cornwall from 14 February to 15 March - I will be there for the first weekend running a felt picture workshop on the Saturday - if you are in the area, feel free to pop in and say hello!

For my other Workshop dates check out my website www.bridgetbernadettekarn.com

Wool is the New Paint!

 Wool is the New Paint!

Fine art felt artist Bridget Bernadette Karn is on a mission to get wool recognised as an artistic medium. No longer can the world of art say ‘felting is just a weekend craft!’ and dismiss it from their galleries.

Felting has a rich and ancient history, you only have to look at ‘the Pazyryk felt’ wall hanging from 500BC in The Hermitage in St Petersburg, Russia to see this.

Bridget’s exhibition of figurative style art demonstrates what an amazing artistic medium wool is, the detail, textures and colours are extraordinary. She challenges you to see the painting and then to recognise that it is a felt.

Bridget Bernadette Karn’s Fine Art Felt exhibition is on at Blossom Street Gallery, Micklegate, York until Sunday 30^th November. She is demonstrating her felt picture technique and answering questions.

If you are interested in learning more, Bridget offers workshops in Felt Picture making, details can be found on her website www.bridgetbernadettekarn.com and vouchers for these are also available if you are looking for gift ideas for the creative people in your life.