Peace and Love

My message for the weekend!  

New qualification, (called the EBacc) for 16 year olds doesn't include Art

Today, a letter signed by 100 organisations and individuals representing a broad range of interests, from The National Portrait Gallery to the National Governors Association and including a-n's Head of Programmes and Editor Gillian Nicol, has been handed into Downing Street.

The letter, addressed to the Prime Minister and Deputy Prime Minister, is part of a campaign calling for an extended consultation period for the new English Baccalaureate Certificates (EBacc), in order to address the absence of creative and vocational subjects in the proposed new qualification for 16-year-olds.

I hope the letter is considered seriously and the new qualification is changed!

Facebook page

I forgot to say that if you do go to my Facebook page and like it, please click  Like


https://www.facebook.com/LindaNevill.FineArtPrintmaker


If you are seasoned Facebook page user, please forgive my instructions.  As you can probably tell, I'm just getting used to it myself.

My page on Facebook

Linda Nevill Fine Art Printmaker - my page on Facebook

I haven't written much on my blog recently as I've been posting on my relatively new Facebook page.

For anyone unfamiliar with Facebook pages, you don't have to be 'friends' with someone to look at the page.   This one is about my Printmaking and other art related posts.

I'm looking into whether I can link the 2.

Click on the link above and it should take you there if you would like to look.

Pulling the strings - lino print

Who's pulling your strings? Maintaining your balance in life can be precarious. Is there a shadow behind you?

'Finding the Balance' exhibition, Wolverhampton Art Gallery, 20 April - 18 May 2013

Making a Mark blog awards

http://makingamark.blogspot.co.uk/2012/12/the-home-front-making-mark-art-blog-2012.html


If you haven't seen the blog Making a Mark yet, then take a look. It's a huge source of info on many aspects of art including reviews of shows and books. There's a competition to guess an art work from seeing a small detail of it..tantalising... and it's now taking nominations for good blogs in different categories. You'll be sure to discover some new blogs that you hadn't found before,

Boxing - lino print

One of the ways I employ to try to find balance, mentally and physically!  It's actually an image of boxercise, rather than boxing, in that I wear boxing gloves and make contact with the trainer's pads.   This way I'm not likely to get knocked out cold...!

I tried out various versions of this image, including combining this with a red background with active poses of hooks, uppercuts, jabs etc   (see above)  but feedback from others suggested that the simpler version has more impact.
If you have, let me know if you agree...