A love of Art and Design … close to home

A love of Art and Design … close to home

y way of sharing a blog on the Creative Wiltshire website. Read the full blog on the website here.

The blog began life as a series of Facebook posts by Carole Bent, partner in the David Bent Studio. Carole set out, in the lull following Open Studios in September, to use Facebook to celebrate some of Swindon’s artists and to showcase ‘what an artist’s wife and partner bought’.

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Lis McDermott: Author

Lis McDermott: Author

30th December 2018 Lis McDermott: Author As we enter a new year, it's pure delight to feature Lis McDernott to the 'Made in Wiltshire' section of Born again Swindonian. Writing is creating. And creating is making. So writing fits here as well as anything else....

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T K Turns – wood turning

T K Turns – wood turning

This post is the first in a series I’m going to run on this blog about Wiltshire craftspeople. Getting the first turn – appropriately enough – is hobbyist Toby Kinton who is TK Turns. Here he writes in his own words how he got in to wood turning. It’s a nice story actually.

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Secret Swindon book launch

Secret Swindon book launch

So. My first book, Secret Swindon, had a gorgeous launch event at Swindon central library on the 28th July. I’ve been meaning to post about it since then but stuff got in the way. Namely some security stuff being done on the blog which was affecting access. So I figured I’d hold on until that was done. And now the lovely Linda Kasmaty has beaten me to it with her super blog on Gardens, Galleries and Walking Around. So I reckon I might as well share that, a few photos and one or two rather lovely reviews and job done.

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A Brief Cufflink History

A Brief Cufflink History

Off the cuff: a brief history of cufflinks http://www.office-dress-shirts.com/shirt_cufflinks.html: A Brief Cufflink History‘A cufflink is a decorative fastener. One worn by men or women to fasten the two sides of the cuff on a dress shirt or blouse. Cufflinks are...

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West Swindon – What the eye doesn’t see

Swindon In 50 Buildings

Swindon – A Born Again Swindonian’s Guide

Dona Bradley Architectural Illustrator

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