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Marysia's Blog - Reflections 2019 and 2020

20/1/2020

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You’re probably thinking why I have been rather quiet and inACTive since July last year.  Well, there were a number of reasons but mainly it was a period of stepping back and reassessment...and a transition of creative discovery. 

I hit a summer hiatus of ACT funding and financial difficulties so I had to rein in my spending, prioritise my own health/well-being and re-think...and that takes time and reflection for someone of my age (I will be 68 in March) to allow for vital regeneration of mind, body and spirit. 

My writing and communicating took its toll and that included all business and social media so I practically stopped it all.   And I’m not going to repeat my high energy-led six months of 2019 January to end of June. It was a successful active first half year for myself and our ACT team and much was achieved - with Caron Lyon of PCM creative, and interns Inna Schutts and Dawn Lindson together with four Nottingham Trent University student interns January - April.  Roberto Alborghetti’s visit from Italy in June for ACT’s “In Conversation with…” & Ghost Bus 2019 event ended with a flourish at Barton Bros/The Garage venue. 

I decided to cancel our September, October & November ‘Cultures Crossing’ events in Sandiacre, Nottingham and Beeston and stopped all media appearances, and replaced them instead with inside and outside physical exercise - tending my garden, walking in our wonderful local nature side and surrounds with my canine friends who came to stay - plus inhaling deeply and listening.  I stopped all intake of alcohol (very little at the time anyway) and that’s continuing. Mainly I just 'slovenly' rested at home watching Netflix, watching YouTube tutorials and reading light matter, together with, and this is important, occasional art exhibition and museum visiting.  Art, culture and tourism I always breathe in.  So I continued to listen to my body, and when it was ready, it ‘directed’ me what to allow in...


...and that was my own creativity and enlightenment stepping in last October.  I discovered the art of lino cutting - that printmaking medium and craft that many of us attempted at school age...but not me.  I had for years wished to take this craft up, so I attended several local art workshops in the summer to decide which medium to turn to and focus on. ​
In early November, I had purchased my first lino cutting kit and away I gingerly cut with my tools into the blue lino pieces on my kitchen table!  Beforehand though, researching, designing and outlining my images onto drawing sheets, then using tracing paper to transfer them onto blank lino pieces in order to create inverted relief work.  You can see my efforts so far here and on my Facebook page.  I’m now seriously considering selling my prints, researching local printers (as I cannot afford my own art studio and printing press), local art/tourism retail outlets and costs, plus promoting/selling them via my website.  What a turnaround you say, but my own artistic juices have always been there (like they are all in YOU); they were just waiting for the right time to be realised and reveal themselves on paper!
Lino cutting printmakers Angela Harding, Angie Lewin, Laura Boswell, Linda Cote, James Green, Karin Rytter, and of course Edward Bowden and Eric Ravilious, I have studied over recent years.  There are so many talented lino cutting printmakers out there and many give YouTube tutorials which I avidly watch. I also wish to give credit to our Beeston-based artist/illustrator and printmaker, Jacquie Hughes, who gave me that all important 3 hour introductory workshop training in mid-October at Cafe Roya one Sunday afternoon - thank you so much Jacquie! ​  
Instagram / Pinterest / LinkedIn  jacquie hughes & new website link to be posted this week here
I’ve always been an advocate and follower of William Morris (1834-1896), his philosophies, socialism and practice, the Arts & Craft Movement which he initiated, and medievalism.  I have many books on him, his designs, the Pre-Raphaelites and Arts & Crafts which I regularly glance through and am inspired by. Let us remember what he said..
Have nothing in your house that you do not know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful.

The true secret of happiness lies in taking a genuine interest in all the details of daily life.

I do not want art for a few any more than education for a few, or freedom for a few.

The past is not dead, it is living in us, and will be alive in the future which we are now helping to make.

Not on one strand are all life's jewels strung.

If you cannot learn to love real art at least learn to hate sham art.

History has remembered the kings and warriors, because they destroyed; art has remembered the people, because they created.​

https://williammorrissociety.org/
I will reveal very soon in my next blog what ACT plans will transpire for 2020 and about our podcasting.  But consider this fact - Craft making is very much back with us and trending within our communities, growing and THRIVING. The Art world is embracing Craft.  You were always true to your words and Arts & Crafts William Morris - thank you for your continuing inspiration! 

​"We have ebbs and flows just like Nature.  Being gentle and loving to ourselves during the off times is so needed."- Pamela Hope Deluca-Price, New Jersey, USA. 

See my Beeston garden below from June 2019.

Marysia Zipser
20.1.20
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Ghost Bus 2019 with Roberto Alborghetti - Public and Press Reactions

6/7/2019

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by Marysia Zipser

It's always a joy to welcome Roberto to Beeston and Nottingham.  Here are public reactions to his 'In Conversation with..." evening on Wednesday 5th June at The Garage in Beeston/Chilwell 
Photos by Tracey Whitefoot /Whitefoot Photography.
See her album on my previous blog 11.6.19.
"I was pleased to be invited to this event and was fascinated by the excellent work.  It’s delightful to see the creative community bringing events like this to our Borough."  -  Mayor of Broxtowe, Councillor Michael Brown

"Enjoyed it very much!  Very interesting and entertaining. Thank you!" - Pam Miller & Rosemary Wels

"Great to meet up again!  The Ghost Bus Lives On!!"  - Christopher Frost - The Beestonian. 
Read Christopher's awesome review further down. 

"Thank you for prompting me to come to this Marysia!  It was an enjoyably eclectic evening, very warm and sociable."  - Karen Med

​"We found the evening fascinating, Roberto finds another angle with which to see the world; he slows us down and helps us to appreciate the here and now - the beauty of the everyday. It was refreshing and energising! " -  Jeanie Barton

"Thank you for the live-streaming, wonderful to watch!"
-  
Lee A. Meisner, Ohio, USA

“A relaxed evening listening to someone with an amazing range of interests and achievements, from being the official biographer of Pope Francis to a visual artist specialising in abstract photography.” 


“Roberto’s work in education is fascinating: he has recently written a book articulating the concerns many have for the limiting effects of social media on young people.”


​“William Ranieri was an impressive interviewer, and did much to create a positive and relaxing evening. As with all good interviewers he knew when to step back and when to gently nudge forward.” 
- All above comments from Robert Richardson

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Marysia's ACTive Blog - 5.10.18

5/10/2018

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I woke up to a new day and being inspired to get on with my world as though the beautiful places of nature I experienced over the last few weeks had spurred me on creatively.

NOTE TO SELF!

​​Remember
​Art-Culture-Tourism is an initiative.

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Marysia & Pam
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Theresa & Marysia

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Marysia's DUBLIN Blog - 4.10.18

4/10/2018

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Places we visited -
  • Kilruddery House and Gardens
    ... but closed when we got there as changed to weekends opening from beg of October!

  • So travelled onto instead to Mount Usher gardens 20 mins away.
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  • Dartmouth Square and Fitzwilliam Square.
My final morning with Theresa and Ellie. Off we went motoring onwards Kilruddery House and Gardens but... on arrival we found that October visiting times had changed and it was no longer open to the public, only at weekends. 

Saw these fabulous piggies though. (photo right)

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Marysia's DUBLIN Blog - 3.10.18

3/10/2018

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Places we visited 
  • Howth Harbour and  Howth Head overlooking Dublin Bay
  • Malahide Castle Garden
  • Powerscourt House and Gardens
Wednesday we were up very early to drive over to collect Theresa’s lovely grand daughter who we looked after during the day so then we veered onto beautiful Howth harbour and saw the many fish markets and shops and fishing boats and yachts moored there.
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Howth Head overlooking Dublin Bay

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Marysia's DUBLIN Blog - 2.10.11

2/10/2018

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Places we visited -
  • Ashton heritage centre, Phoenix Park
  • Farmleigh House and Park Estate (1500 acres+) with house tour, Phoenix Park
  • Trinity College to see Book of Kells Museum, Long Room Library and Museum Building
  • Chester Beatty Library
  • Grounds of Dublin castle
  • Claire Garvey shop
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Theresa Moynes, Marysia Zipser, Claire Garvey

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Marysia's DUBLIN Blog - 1.10.18

1/10/2018

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Jumped on the Trent Barton Skylink bus from Beeston Dovecote Park to Nottingham East Midlands Airport to catch the evening plane to Dublin. Theresa met me with open arms and kisses at the Arrivals gate and we were whisked off to her home near Farmleigh Park by husband John.

​What a welcome and so excited at the programme of visits and family acquaintances plan for me. Theresa has flown over to the UK so many times to stay with me in Beeston I’ve lost count. Day trips of 2-3 days only so as not to be away too long from her gorgeous but slightly highly-strung Red Setter dog Senna. 
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Marysia's LONDON Blog 29.9.18

29/9/2018

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Pam and I decided it was a St James’s Park day and to enjoy the glorious sunshine so we tubed it there and a quick 3 minute walk to the Park through Queen’s Gate. What a fantastic few hours we had, relaxing in deckchairs, eating sandwiches, ice cream while watching all the Canada geese waddle up to us! See our photos and you’ll get an idea of what a special place it is.
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Marysia's LONDON Blog 28.9.18

28/9/2018

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Nelson's Column from the National Gallery
We decided to visit the National Art and National Portrait Gallery in Trafalgar Square so walked to the local tube station which in fact only took about 10 minutes in the brilliant sunshine, and a chance to see the busy high street. 

​Central line is excellent and fast (though Victoria line is the fastest) and we made it in around 40 minutes with one tube change. We had a glorious time in the current Impressionist exhibition and then trotted off round the corner to the Portrait Gallery and Cafe in the basement. Yummy food and great ambiance. 
I love the Portrait Gallery especially the 60s to Present section, and just wished we could have indulged in the current Michael Jackson exhibition but it was a bit expensive to enter. If anyone has been let me know your thoughts about it, maybe we’ll get another chance to visit. 

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Marysia's LONDON Blog - 27.9.18

27/9/2018

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Had news that my son Sam and his girlfriend Jo were off to Finland for two weeks to visit her parents there and he kindly offered his flat in London to me while away, so I grabbed the opportunity and invited my Beeston friend and fine artist Pam Miller to come with me. Keeping costs down to a minimum, we decided to National Express bus it to the capital and back which turned out not bad at all - £18 return! I hadn’t bussed it for yonks as prefer the faster train using my senior railcard for my one day trips.
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Pam & I at the V&A
We arrived at Victoria bus station around 1.30pm on Thursday and tubed it to South Kensington to visit the Victoria and Albert Museum and on arrival sat and basked in the sunshine in its courtyard for a quick coffee and sandwich. Then off to wallow and gasp in their Jewellery department - always an incredible collection on the two floors there - and a meander into their Miniatures dept and Sculptures, and then further into their Medieval architectural, wooden relics areas and medieval gothic paintings. More gasps!
 Decided to walk up the road to Hyde Park and sit a while in the sunshine. Crikey, how busy it is nowadays with runners and cyclists! Good to see though and how fitness is key to the young and old. Pam and I took turns to use the exercise equipment in the garden park of the Bowls and Tennis Club…! Certainly something that Beeston parks should install in the near future. I know children’s play areas in our parks are being updated/installed but hey, remember us seniors wishing to keep fit outdoors will you Broxtowe Borough Council!?

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