Join me for the day on this Writing Retreat where you can find time and space to bring along your own writing and work on it away from everyday distractions. Our venue is the Merry Room in The Garden Cottage of Gibside, the National Trust’s 18th century Landscape Gardens. Discover inspiration with a wander through the grounds, find a quiet spot in the walled garden or visit the chapel or orangery.
9.30am until 4.30pm on Sunday 24th July 2016
£35 to include refreshments & a light lunch (£32 for newsletter subscribers)
Wi-Fi
Brief post lunch writing get-together (optional) for mutual support & ideas
Everyone welcome including those new to writing and whether you write for business or leisure.
Relaxed and informal
An ideal opportunity to start that short story, plot your drama, work on your novel, be inspired to poetry or catch up on blogging.
Audio record your work!
There will also be an optional extra to audio record your short stories and poetry starting from £35 (contact hello@rachelcochrane.com for further details)
Parking
Parking is at the designated NT car park with a short walk upto the cottage, which backs onto the walled garden. There is a bus to the cottage from the car park for those with mobility problems.
Booking
If you are not already signed up to my newsletter please click HERE then you can book the retreat at the reduced rate of £32
Sometimes a writer’s world can be very black and white. The expression of our art and the way to reach others is traditionally through the printed word on a page and that can be quite an insular process.
Over the past 2 years, my world as a writer has exploded into colour through both solo and collaborative exhibitions with artists of many creative genres. This has included a range of platforms and subjects as diverse as Nissan at 30, The Somme, Blaydon Burn brickworks and Seville. One of the curators has even described me as a ‘word artist’.
I love the effect that can be produced when people with different approaches collide together. I was therefore delighted when asked by curator Esen Kaya to go along to the opening night of Sweet Dreams of Contentment. This is a collaboration between 2 visual artists Brian Ord and Val Close and singer/songwriter Pete Scott who all hail from Cullercoats.
For the exhibition, in the fantastic space at The Customs House Gallery South Shields, Pete has written and recorded songs based on the artwork of Brian and Val and vice versa. All the works are connected by themes of irony, domestic environment, humour and symbolism. The songs are available to hear through a headphone set as you walk around the exhibition and on the opening night we were also treated to a live performance of them by Pete and his band.
I thoroughly enjoyed this bright, thought-provoking exhibition from 2 artists of very different styles, linked together by Pete’s incisive lyrics. It made me think about life a little differently and for me that’s a sign of great creativity.
Celia at Edinburgh Fringe
/in Celia /by Rachel Cochrane24th July 2016 Writing Retreat at Gibside
/in Get Writing!, Writers' Retreats, Writing Events /by Rachel CochraneJoin me for the day on this Writing Retreat where you can find time and space to bring along your own writing and work on it away from everyday distractions. Our venue is the Merry Room in The Garden Cottage of Gibside, the National Trust’s 18th century Landscape Gardens. Discover inspiration with a wander through the grounds, find a quiet spot in the walled garden or visit the chapel or orangery.
Audio record your work!
There will also be an optional extra to audio record your short stories and poetry starting from £35 (contact hello@rachelcochrane.com for further details)
Parking
Parking is at the designated NT car park with a short walk upto the cottage, which backs onto the walled garden. There is a bus to the cottage from the car park for those with mobility problems.
Booking
If you are not already signed up to my newsletter please click HERE then you can book the retreat at the reduced rate of £32
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Gibside near Rowlands Gill, Gateshead, Tyne & Wear, NE16 6BG
Sweet Dreams of Contentment
/in Exhibitions /by Rachel CochraneSometimes a writer’s world can be very black and white. The expression of our art and the way to reach others is traditionally through the printed word on a page and that can be quite an insular process.
Over the past 2 years, my world as a writer has exploded into colour through both solo and collaborative exhibitions with artists of many creative genres. This has included a range of platforms and subjects as diverse as Nissan at 30, The Somme, Blaydon Burn brickworks and Seville. One of the curators has even described me as a ‘word artist’.
I love the effect that can be produced when people with different approaches collide together. I was therefore delighted when asked by curator Esen Kaya to go along to the opening night of Sweet Dreams of Contentment. This is a collaboration between 2 visual artists Brian Ord and Val Close and singer/songwriter Pete Scott who all hail from Cullercoats.
For the exhibition, in the fantastic space at The Customs House Gallery South Shields, Pete has written and recorded songs based on the artwork of Brian and Val and vice versa. All the works are connected by themes of irony, domestic environment, humour and symbolism. The songs are available to hear through a headphone set as you walk around the exhibition and on the opening night we were also treated to a live performance of them by Pete and his band.
I thoroughly enjoyed this bright, thought-provoking exhibition from 2 artists of very different styles, linked together by Pete’s incisive lyrics. It made me think about life a little differently and for me that’s a sign of great creativity.
Sweet Dreams of Contentment:
Where: The Customs House Gallery South Shields, NE33 1ES
When: 11th June to 31st July 2016
Cost: Free