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Jane

Psychedelic Silkscapes!

About Me

Jane Carlisle (AJC Designs), North Yorkshire.Hello and thanks for looking. Let me tell you about what I do. I explore places on foot, record images with photography and develop collage designs from these. I then use hand-painted silk to create vibrant collages, which I hope convey the drama and atmosphere of the landscapes and ancient monuments that surround us in Britain. I am influenced by the sumptuous, opulent line of Aubrey Beardsley, the dreamscapes of Kay Nielsen and Odilon Redon, the decoration of Gustav Klimt, the vistas of the Far Eastern Landscape Tradition, the collage of Max Ernst, the working practise of Andy Goldsworthy and a whole host of musical vibes.

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My Interests

Organizing art exhibitions for myself and other folk who like to be creative - www.ajcdesigns.co.uk

I'd like to meet:

Like-minded folk who appreciate the value of exercising homespun creativity in everyday life. Like the song says, "Get up, get out and do something, Don't let the days of your life pass you by;Get up, get out and do something, How will you make it if you never even try?"

Music:

On heavy rotation at the moment; Led Zep III/Physical Graffiti. White Stripes/Icky Thump. Scissor Sisters. Pulp/A Different Class. Pentangle/The Collection. Kaiser Chiefs/Yours Truly, Angry Mob. Paolo Nuttini. Paul Weller/Wild Wood. Wolfmother.

Movies:

Withnail & I. The Rocky Horror Picture Show. Polanski's Macbeth. The Shawshank Redemption. Yellow Submarine. The Name of the Rose. Gosford Park. Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon.

Television:

Jane Eyre, The Mighty Boosh, Bleak House, The Goodies, The Culture Show, Nathan Barley, Green Wing, Wallace & Gromit. THEATRE - Northern Broadsides www.northern-broadsides.co.uk

Books:

'Cold Comfort Farm' Stellas Gibbons, 'Aubrey Beardsley' Brian Reade, 'Northern Lights' Phillip Pullman, 'Masquerade' Kit Williams, 'Butterfly Ball' Alan Aldridge, 'Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas' Hunter S Thompson, 'Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy' Douglas Adams, 'The Shock of the New' Robert Hughes, 'The Complete Book of Self-Sufficiency' John Seymour, 'Discovering Country Wine-Making' Daphne More, 'The Mersey Sound' Henri, McGough & Patten, 'Where the Wild Things Are' Maurice Sendak, 'Lion and Blue' Robert Vaura

Heroes:

Visionary Artists and Paramedics.

My Blog

Art in the Pen event, Skipton

SKIPTON: I'm very pleased to be exhibiting my silk collages as part of the annual 'Art in the Pen' event at The Auction Mart off Gargrave Road in Skipton. It will be held from 10 am to 4 pm on Saturda...
Posted by Jane on Sat, 14 Jul 2007 01:48:00 PST

Putting together an art club - it's not the winning, it's the taking part

This art club is for folk who value and take time over the creative things that they do. Why do we do it? Not for profit that's for sure, but because it colours daily life. There is no...
Posted by Jane on Wed, 21 Feb 2007 02:06:00 PST

Brimham Rocks Art Exhibition, nr Harrogate

The Art Collective, of which I am part, have a lovely summer long art exhibition at Brimham House, Brimham Rocks, Summerbridge near Harrogate. It's a  National Trust owned area ful...
Posted by Jane on Sat, 14 Jul 2007 01:18:00 PST

Ripley Art Exhibition 24.6.07

After the success of Tollerton ArtsFest I'm looking forward to my next exhibition on the first floor of Ripley Town Hall, Main Street, Ripley. It's a fine building, recently renovated, in a ...
Posted by Jane on Tue, 05 Jun 2007 07:17:00 PST

Tollerton Open Gardens ArtsFest 2007

My silk collages and I will be appearing in a garden at the 2007 Tollerton Open Gardens ArtsFest on Sunday 3rd June 11am-4pm. The village of Tollerton lies between Boroughbride and York just off the A...
Posted by Jane on Wed, 09 May 2007 12:32:00 PST