60s Fashion Show and Macmillan Coffee Morning

On Friday 25th September, we had a coffee morning for Macmillan.  We have recently been doing a craft based project about 1960s fashion, so we took the opportunity to show off our creations.

We took to the catwalk to the strains of 'Dedicated Follower of Fashion'

 There were two themes to the fashion project, the first was the early sixties theme, typified by the pop art style daisy....

And the late sixties hippie inspired tie dye collection......

You're totally rocking it girls!

With many thanks to all our models.

The John Bunyan

Also known as Bedford Community Boat, the John Bunyan operates along the River Ouse in the summer months. This is its third season, and we have seen it get more and more popular. A small hardy group braved the autumnal breezes last Thursday, and had a lovely afternoon out on the river.

Past the rowing club, and heading for Town Lock

The banks of the river soon become wilder, as we make our way away from the town and out towards Cardington.  In fact, as the afternoon draws on, we seem to have entered exotic territory........

Art Projects

With our art projects we often take inspiration from famous artists.  These paintings are based on the work of William Scott, who painted still life of varying degrees of abstraction.  Scott is an interesting artist to study, because his shapes are bold and stylised, and his source material is very familiar; fish, fruit, kitchen utensils, pots and pans.

Sometimes it is good to work from nature.  Here is a spectacular sunflower from the garden. The varying shades of blue in the background will contrast beautifully with the yellow, adding vibrancy to the finished piece.

Once the background has been completed, we set about painting the flowers themselves. 

The finished painting