East Riding Artists update

I was having a fairly cold, miserable, unproductive sort of week until the postman came about 10 minutes ago, but that in a minute.
Have you seen that Co-op advert, "cold outside, freezing inside", I think it was some sort of frozen dessert they advertised at Christmas, well that strap line has stuck with me because it sums this house up completely. 
Some of the rooms here are only a few degrees up on the outside, all week and even with the heating on in the evening the lounge won't get above 11.6 degrees, it is so inefficient with the single glazing, draughts, gaps in doors and windows that a cold snap takes its toll on me doing anything much other than make soup! Only when the sun comes out will it start to defrost a bit. Anyway I say this every winter when it's cold so I won't go on.


Back to the ERA news, and I'm delighted to say my textile work has passed the assessment criteria and I'm a full member of ERA again. I just need to have this profile updated now and then I can move forward with my textile work.


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ERA Christmas social

Yesterday afternoon was the preview of the Affordable Art Show followed by the East Riding Artists Christmas social. Unfortunately I arrived at Gallery 49 too late for the preview so I carried on round the corner for the social which they were having at The Georgian Tea Rooms. I was greeted with the news that I had sold one of my pictures. I was delighted, because other than craft things this is the first piece of work I've sold off the wall at a gallery. It certainly cheered up what had been a cold, wet, grey day.


Had a good mooch round the curios upstairs in the tea rooms, nibbled some buffet then we went straight into the auction. We all bring bits n bobs of hand made gifts and auction it to go back into the kitty. 
I had my eye on a lovely Christmas cake my friend Selina had made and I'm pleased to say I won it in the auction and here is the picture to prove I even got it home safely without it flying off the car seat! I love Christmas cake and especially almond paste so I can't wait to get stuck in.


I also bid & won this lovely little candle holder which Polly had made from a radiator cover.
We had a bee keeper amongst us who I hadn't met before and despite his honey going for a good price in the auction I was lucky enough to buy a jar from the stash in his car.
It was a really good afternoon and the first of the festive get togethers.

ERA Affordable Art Show

ERA are this year putting on the festive affordable art show at Gallery 49 in Bridlington, details are attached on the poster and everyone is welcome.


I am busy trying to finish my 2 offerings this week which are going to be of a textile / collage theme.