Celebrating Horncastle Artists…..

December 4, 2024 / Karen Lane / 4 Comments

The Joseph Banks Centre on Bridge Street, Horncastle LN95HZ launched their latest exhibition this evening Celebrating Horncastle Artists 1783 – 2024. It showcases work by 29 local artists and opening times are from 10am – 4pm on the 5th, 6th, 7th, 12th, 13th & 14th December.

The event has been organised and curated by two members of the Horncastle Art Group, Susan Buckley and Penny Roberts, with the aim of giving visitors the chance to learn about the town’s artists from the past as well as to view a collection of contemporary work by local artists of the present day. I was delighted to be one the artists invited to take part!

I have several of my 3D felt pieces in two of the glass cabinets, one contains a selection of my Making Waves work and is at the end of the gallery opposite Lynn Bakers beautiful blown glass. The other cabinet displays a few of the projects that I offer as workshops.

More images from this evenings launch…..

There’s a good mix of work on display from amateur artists as well as professionals and an interesting and varied range of mediums, styles and subject matter. A few of my personal favourites were those by Martin Moyers, Rose West, Fraser Scarfe and Noel Lambley. The Joseph Banks Centre is a lovely venue for this exhibition with the added bonus that you get to see the exhibits and information boards telling the fascinating story of Sir Joseph Banks, botanist, explorer and patron of the sciences 1743 – 1820.

For more information on the Horncastle Art Group contact horncastleartgroup@gmail.com

Needle Felted Robin…..

November 8, 2016March 21, 2017 / Karen Lane / Leave a comment

Easter Craft Fair…

April 9, 2014 / Karen Lane / Leave a comment

The Joseph Banks Centre on Bridge Street in Horncastle will be hosting another fabulous Craft Event on Saturday 12th April, ahead of the Easter weekend. If you are in the area and fancy popping in it would be great to see you! There will be several local crafters instore and, weather permitting, in the garden, each with their own unique collection of handmade goods for sale. I will be sitting in a quiet corner somewhere (as ever!) giving a demonstration on needle felting, so if you see me don’t be shy – come over and say hello! Many of the gifts on sale are suitable for personalising so this is something worth considering as it makes a fabulous gift even better! Also we will be happy to take orders for Easter i.e. if there is something you want in a different colour/design/whatever….simply ask and we will do our best to accommodate.

The Tooth Fairy Jar…

January 10, 2014October 12, 2015 / Karen Lane / 1 Comment

Tooth Fairy Jars

O.K…I know… they are taking over my life…. I am in danger of becoming ‘Fairy’ obsessed but quite honestly I don’t care, I am in my element! My latest idea is the needle felted Tooth Fairy Jar and I would love to have your feedback on this one. It combines the fairy and the toadstool and results in a unique (as far as I am aware) gift that the Joseph Banks Centre are keen to put in their shop. Fortunately Kate, one of the ladies who helps run the shop, is also a fairy fan so we are currently planning a ‘fairy grotto’ area to spread a bit of magic to the shoppers in Horncastle! Obviously these will not be marketed as toys, and the jar would need to sit on a bedside cabinet rather than being placed under the childs pillow, but I have several friends who are ‘Fairy’ fans so am hoping this is a goer! The plan is to make several toadstools in various different colours of Merino wool, each one will have a tiny ladybird inside which will be made in the same colourway as the toadstool top. I have used two different methods for the wings, one is Angelina Fibres, the other is simply Merino top, I like both but the Angelina is nice as it gives that bit of fairy sparkle so this will be the preffered material.

Kate suggested the jars would also make cute little trinket boxes, they are small but could hold a favourite ring, earings, etc.