Thank You

A huge thank you to all who came out and supoorted my Art & Craft show on Saturday

To those who purchased, gave kind and encouraging words-Thank you


And Thank you to those who wished me well from oceans away!

It's Official

Hi everyone, I hope you are all well and warm. Winter has certainly arrived  and with it all the festivities for Christmas has begun, well in household anyway [advent calendar will be opened tomorrow] . We will also start decorating the house but we will leave the tree { a real one] for December 22nd.

It is also the time of year I start making gifts for my beloved, all handmade, all with love and great thought.

On that NOTE I am very excited to announce- It's Official, My paintings and handmade cards and jewelery will be on sale...please read below. with part proceeds donated to the L.W.S Charity. A huge thank you to the cafe for giving me great support!

Excerpt taken from the Living Water Satifies Cafe Newsletter.

L.W.S Cafe

Chelsea Art Design Show
Date: Saturday Dec 15th
Time: 11pm – 5pm

Local artist, Chelsea Art Designs will be having a show in our cafe, showcasing her latest paintings, altered jewellery and cards. Come by to get a loved one a Christmas gift with a handmade touch!

• Visit her blog to get a sneak peak of her work!

I look forward to welcoming you all on the day. 

Best Wishes

Chelsea 

Handmade Heaven-Spread the love

It was damp and rainy last Saturday but that did not make a difference to us, we set off to support our
CRYSTAL PALACE HANDMADE MARKET .
 It was wonderful to see all the yummy and luxurious handmade products on display for sale. It made me very proud to be part of the Handmade Movement. 

We popped into L.W.S Bookshop at 68 Church Rd [Drop In and  Support this Charity Book Store!!] where some crafters were stationed.

The bonus of belonging to the creative community is that I get to meet wonderful creative types like me. I cannot help myself when I see something wonderful, a well made product, really brilliant customer service or a kind act, I have to share it with others.In this case it was these great creative women Please take a moment to check out their site and show them some love. 
 Allow me to kindly introduce to you ....

Michelle, Larna, Kodi, Jess and Gabi!



Suitcase Susie
Contact Michelle Kent on  07951 588 913 
/Textile Glass & Surface Deisgns
mail@suitcasesusie.com




JA&D Brazil-Jewelery Art and Design
Contact Gabi Nogueira on 0786 145 0098
facebook.com/JADBRAZIL
Necklaces , Earrings and Bracelets
gabinogueiradesigner@hotmail.co.uk





Mc Clement Textiles
Contact Larna Smith on
 info@mcclementtextiles.com  
0775 834 5891
Handmade Sculptured Interior Textiles





Kodi's Cup Cakes
0208 771 9775
07428 403 370
Mouth Watering Cupcakes @ Kodis!!!!
info@kodicupakes.co.uk


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Jessamy@jessamyshop@googlemail.com






Best Wishes....Chelsea

Affordable Art- Rewind

My Artist Open House has been a success. The day has come and gone and I am truly exhausted, I had been working non stop for a month to make the day a success and ensure everyone had a lovely time and it paid off. The feedback was very positive and all those who attended walked away with something handmade and unique. 

 I wanted to share these photos of my paintings with you. I would love to hear your feedback but for now I must bake a cake for my daughter who turns 7 tomorrow.

Untitled 101cm by 81cm- Mixed Media-Abstract

Bird Note Red 30cm by 24.5cm- Mixed Media

Bird Note Blue 30cm by 24.5cm Mixed Media

Tribal 40cm by 30 Mixed Media 

Sunset Landscape 101cm by 81cm Acrylic

Midsummer Sunset 101cm by 81cm Mixed Media

Bird Note Green 30cm by 24.5cm Mixed Media

3D Flower Acrylic 91cm by 35.5cm

Viral!!

A closer look..glorious handmade!

Hello friends...I thought I would take a few close ups so you can...have a closer look..... what do you think?

 I am looking forward to welcoming you into my home for my Open house...save the date Nov 10th! 4pm to 9pm!

Best Wishes Chelsea

LWS Cafe...on International Women's Day

A wonderful day was had by all who dropped by the LWS Cafe to celebrate, with the free themed cupcakes of Mother Theresa, Amy Tan, Indira Ghandi and the lovely Princess Diana... relaxing music bellowing in the background and good vibes all round. Art was especially featured  by local female artist including myself and Erin Balfour.

Here is Erin's contribution...I adore her work and was so pleased she was showcasing her talent. please check  her out  at http://cards-and-art-etc.blogspot.com/

 

Introducing the  lovely Janet..a powerhouse and the woman behind LWS- this is a great charity run organisation...please support and check out their website!!- http://www.livingwatersatisfies.org.uk/

Our beautiful next generation enjoying the free cupcakes ( those were meant for us women but  as mothers. do..! (a huge thank you to the lovely local mum who let me photograph her beautiful daughter and son for this feature- her kids were so beautifully well behaved and well mannered I could not resist!..and cute as pie!!!!!)

Another local female artist and dear friend enjoying the cupcakes- Vanda Brito and my little Erin

Another look at the cafe at the start of the day..I will do a  post on my art featured very soon until then keep well.

International Women's Day

 I have just signed up to create a series of paintings to celebrate IWD to possibly be displayed at LWS Cafe. http://www.livingwatersatisfies.org.uk/

And.... it  got me  thinking ..how very proud I am to be a woman, a mother of 2 daughters,a sister,daughter and wife. It made me also very curious about when did we start celebrating Ourselves!!...so I set about doing some research ( thank you Google!) .thought I would share this with you....enjoy. I will endeavor to share my progress on this project..I must say that I am  very inspired just thinking about a woman's journey through life. Watch this space and keep well.

 

 

ABOUT INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY (8 March)

This video was kindly provided by

International Women's Day has been observed since in the early 1900's, a time of great expansion and turbulence in the industrialized world that saw booming population growth and the rise of radical ideologies.

1908
Great unrest and critical debate was occurring amongst women. Women's oppression and inequality was spurring women to become more vocal and active in campaigning for change. Then in 1908, 15,000 women marched through New York City demanding shorter hours, better pay and voting rights.

1909
In accordance with a declaration by the Socialist Party of America, the first National Woman's Day (NWD) was observed across the United States on 28 February. Women continued to celebrate NWD on the last Sunday of February until 1913.

1910
n 1910 a second International Conference of Working Women was held in Copenhagen. A woman named a Clara Zetkin (Leader of the 'Women's Office' for the Social Democratic Party in Germany) tabled the idea of an International Women's Day. She proposed that every year in every country there should be a celebration on the same day - a Women's Day - to press for their demands. The conference of over 100 women from 17 countries, representing unions, socialist parties, working women's clubs, and including the first three women elected to the Finnish parliament, greeted Zetkin's suggestion with unanimous approval and thus International Women's Day was the result.

1911
Following the decision agreed at Copenhagen in 1911, International Women's Day (IWD) was honoured the first time in Austria, Denmark, Germany and Switzerland on 19 March. More than one million women and men attended IWD rallies campaigning for women's rights to work, vote, be trained, to hold public office and end discrimination. However less than a week later on 25 March, the tragic 'Triangle Fire' in New York City took the lives of more than 140 working women, most of them Italian and Jewish immigrants. This disastrous event drew significant attention to working conditions and labour legislation in the United States that became a focus of subsequent International Women's Day events. 1911 also saw women's 'Bread and Roses' campaign.
 

1913-1914
On the eve of World War I campaigning for peace, Russian women observed their first International Women's Day on the last Sunday in February 1913. In 1913 following discussions, International Women's Day was transferred to 8 March and this day has remained the global date for International Wommen's Day ever since. In 1914 further women across Europe held rallies to campaign against the war and to express women's solidarity.

1917
On the last Sunday of February, Russian women began a strike for "bread and peace" in response to the death over 2 million Russian soldiers in war. Opposed by political leaders the women continued to strike until four days later the Czar was forced to abdicate and the provisional Government granted women the right to vote. The date the women's strike commenced was Sunday 23 February on the Julian calendar then in use in Russia. This day on the Gregorian calendar in use elsewhere was 8 March.

1918 - 1999
Since its birth in the socialist movement, International Women's Day has grown to become a global day of recognition and celebration across developed and developing countries alike. For decades, IWD has grown from strength to strength annually. For many years the United Nations has held an annual IWD conference to coordinate international efforts for women's rights and participation in social, political and economic processes. 1975 was designated as 'International Women's Year' by the United Nations. Women's organisations and governments around the world have also observed IWD annually on 8 March by holding large-scale events that honour women's advancement and while diligently reminding of the continued vigilance and action required to ensure that women's equality is gained and maintained in all aspects of life.

2000 and beyond
IWD is now an official holiday in Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, China (for women only), Cuba, Georgia, Guinea-Bissau, Eritrea, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Madagascar (for women only), Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Nepal (for women only), Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Vietnam and Zambia. The tradition sees men honouring their mothers, wives, girlfriends, colleagues, etc with flowers and small gifts. In some countries IWD has the equivalent status of Mother's Day where children give small presents to their mothers and grandmothers.

The new millennium has witnessed a significant change and attitudinal shift in both women's and society's thoughts about women's equality and emancipation. Many from a younger generation feel that 'all the battles have been won for women' while many feminists from the 1970's know only too well the longevity and ingrained complexity of patriarchy. With more women in the boardroom, greater equality in legislative rights, and an increased critical mass of women's visibility as impressive role models in every aspect of life, one could think that women have gained true equality. The unfortunate fact is that women are still not paid equally to that of their male counterparts, women still are not present in equal numbers in business or politics, and globally women's education, health and the violence against them is worse than that of men.

However, great improvements have been made. We do have female astronauts and prime ministers, school girls are welcomed into university, women can work and have a family, women have real choices. And so the tone and nature of IWD has, for the past few years, moved from being a reminder about the negatives to a celebration of the positives.

Annually on 8 March, thousands of events are held throughout the world to inspire women and celebrate achievements. A global web of rich and diverse local activity connects women from all around the world ranging from political rallies, business conferences, government activities and networking events through to local women's craft markets, theatric performances, fashion parades and more.

Many global corporations have also started to more actively support IWD by running their own internal events and through supporting external ones. For example, on 8 March search engine and media giant Google some years even changes its logo on its global search pages. Year on year IWD is certainly increasing in status. The United States even designates the whole month of March as 'Women's History Month'.

So make a difference, think globally and act locally !! Make everyday International Women's Day. Do your bit to ensure that the future for girls is bright, equal, safe and rewarding.

http://www.internationalwomensday.com/about. 

West Norwood Feast Summer!!!



Thought I would share some pics from the summer fair I did with WNF



It was bright warm brilliant day..and all the staff made me feel very welcomed



The bracelets and cards sold very well, I was almost out of stock




And I met some very lovely people, other thoughtful stall holders who were keen to give a comfort break when needed and came over to say hello and peek at my stock





I had to think... up how do I make this space work to display my ART and crafts.? When I turned up on location I took a deep breathe and thought I can do this and I did!!! 30 minutes later I was all set up for trading!! 





All in all it was by every means a very successful day and wonderful experience..I did do some crafting & painting during quite times..which was great because I love being productive




Until next time....keep well and stay inspired!!! Chelsea