Tag Archives: Hastings

Fire, redundancy and broken bones

Posted on May 30, 2014 by painterswife

May 2014 has not been a good month. 1. I am under threat of redundancy – initially they got it wrong and told me I was redundant, before rescinding it – for now! 2. I have broken my foot. In … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged broken bones, damage, fire, Hastings, Painter, redundancy | 8 Comments

Living only in theory

Posted on February 3, 2014 by painterswife

Because we’ve done it – the gallery is now a second hand tool shop (boring), and locks are being changed as I write. We have retreated to the top floor of Ryepress Towers and organised our space into a delicious, … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged art, doll, fame, flat, gallery, Hastings, living, organise, Ryepress, visit, wine, work | 2 Comments

Start the way you mean to go on…

Posted on January 23, 2014 by painterswife

STICKS AND STONES Limited edition etching by Colin Bailey – http://www.ryepress.com We are creeping up to the end of January now – and I do mean creeping – January is such a long month, a seemingly endless tunnel of grey … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged art, doll, etch, flat, friends, gallery, Hastings, January, Painter, Rebel Gallery, Ryepress, Warp and Weft | 16 Comments

Home again, home again jiggety jig

Posted on December 29, 2013 by painterswife

Here we are, back in Hastings after spending longer than planned for Christmas in Surrey due to floods, wind, rain and other assorted Acts of God. We were lucky to get up to Surrey in the first place – most … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Christmas, flood, French General, Hastings, home, Pearl Lowe, sewing, Surrey, vintage | 4 Comments

The End

Posted on December 23, 2013 by painterswife

Am I over-dramatising? Well probably, but what the hell. We are having to close down our studio gallery after five years of very hard work and almost no days off for the Painter. It is SO upsetting. In fact, … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Christmas, closing down, festive, gallery, Hastings, Hastings High Street, Painter, shop, Shopping | 12 Comments

little bride doll

Posted on July 26, 2013 by painterswife

i made this one this morning as an experiment – partly because the couple downstairs are getting married today . i thought maybe a little bride doll waiting for them when they come back would be cute. she is made … Continue reading →

Posted in DOLLS | Tagged art doll, beach, bodice, bouquet, bride, chopstick, crafts, doll, doll-making, hand made, Hastings, OOAK, present | 3 Comments

Ahoy, me hearties!

Posted on July 16, 2013 by painterswife

There has been a bit of an interlude in my posts for the last week or so. Something huge happened to me in the domestic sense – ie I bought a new vacuum cleaner. This had a completely unforeseen consequence, … Continue reading →