11th – 18th April - Ledbury Artplace Challenge Exhibition

Tantalising Tag Books (from Angie Hughes)
I’ve been thinking about a new challenge for all you keen artists out there and I’ve come up with a tag book challenge. They are basically little books made by putting an eyelet in each page and linking them together with a binder ring. The ones I originally saw were luggage tag shaped but you can make them any size or shape you like. My first tag book was inspired by some bird rubber stamps I bought and part of a song I know called ‘The littlest birds sing the prettiest songs’. I included text on each page so the challenge should you choose to accept it is to make a tag book that includes text.

I took photos of the ones we worked on at the artplace workshop and you can see them on the artplace blog

http://eurekamomentsledburyartplace.blogspot.com/2008/10/tantalising-textile-tag-books.html

You can use any kind of material wood, metal, cloth, paper etc. to make it out of it doesn’t have to be a textile piece. If you would like a pattern for the size and shape of the ones I made and some instructions please let me know, otherwise let your creativity run wild!!!!

We will exhibit the Tag books at Ledbury Artplace,

· There will be a 1st 2nd and 3rd prize. We will invite some prestigious judges!!!
· Entry fee will be £5 (Limited to 2 tagbooks per applicant if you have time to do 2!)
· Important !! Applications to be received by Mon 30th March (to help me to put a catalogue together) application form attached (or I can post one to you if you can’t open the attachment).
· Delivery of tagbooks to Ledbury Artplace by 12 noon Thursday 9th April. (please include return postage)
· Exhibition Saturday 11th April – Saturday 18th April (prize giving preview on Friday 10th April 7pm onwards).