Meg’s work has been selected again to exhibit at Waveney and Blyth Arts annual sculpture trail: https://waveneyvalleysculpturetrail.com/ She’s been looking for more durable materials for her work. Inspired by seeing bronzes that incorporate natural materials made by sculptors from Butley Mills, and excited by the alchemy of Renaissance bronze casting, Meg is in the process …read more…
Broken Puppet Symposium 3 April 17th – 18th 2019
Meg’s proposal to the third Broken Puppet Symposium, at Newman University Birmingham, has been accepted. She will lead a workshop on April 18th at 11.30 am on 30 years of working with elders and puppets – the value of practical experience. Booking for the very reasonably priced Symposium is open at: https://www.newman.ac.uk/event/broken-puppet-3-international-symposium-on-puppetry-community-health-well-being-and-disability-professional-training-opportunities/ Keynote speaker is …read more…
Retrospective Exhibition
40 years of Puppet Making by Meg Amsden. Upstairs Gallery, Craftco, 40A High Street, Southwold, Suffolk. IP18 6AE 2 – 27th November 2018 – Gallery open every day apart from Wednesdays. 10 – 5, Sun 11 – 4. Closed 1 – 2 for lunch. 01502 723211 http://www.craftco.co.uk About 50 puppets from 40 years of work, …read more…
Apple Pip back on tour!
Joy Haynes (director) and Meg Amsden (performer) have been working on a new version of Nutmeg’s much loved show Apple Pip. First performance: Saturday October 20th at 11.30 and 2.30 2018 At the Cider and Song Festival at the Museum of East Anglian Life, Iliffe Way, Stowmarket, IP14 1DE http://www.eastanglianlife.org.uk/ (read more)
Sculpture Trail at Raveningham closes Sunday 16th Sept!
Last chance tomorrow to see the WAVENEY VALLEY SCULPTURE TRAIL RAVENINGHAM FRI 17 AUG – SUN 16 SEPT 2018 The Raveningham Centre, Beccles Road, Raveningham, Norfolk NR14 6NU Open every day 10am – 5pm Meg’s new installation – Sweet Chestnut Oak and Hornbeam – can be seen at site no 15 – Six dryad masks relating to Dr Bach’s intuitive …read more…