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17th DecemberAdvent Calendar 2020

17th December

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Del Barrett
17th December 2020
16th DecemberAdvent Calendar 2020

16th December

The Surprising Benefits of Having Art in Your Space Whether you’re working from home or just feeling trapped indoors, it’s hard to feel inspired and uplifted by the same surroundings day after day. If you’re feeling down in the dumps it might be a good idea to bring some art into your…
Del Barrett
16th December 2020
Advent Calendar 2020

9th December

Cecilia Glaisher, Snow, 1850s, © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge Did you know that in 1868 the Royal Microscopical Society adopted Cecilia Glaisher's drawings as their emblem and seal?
Del Barrett
8th December 2020
10th DecemberAdvent Calendar 2020

10th December

Let out your inner artist “Creativity is your wild side calling” What is creativity? I love this question it conjures up a different answer for everyone. Essentially it is the use of our greatest gift, the imagination. Many of us never fully unwrap it. We leave it under the tree of real…
Del Barrett
8th December 2020
Advent Calendar 2020

8th December

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Del Barrett
7th December 2020
6th DecemberAdvent Calendar 2020

6th December

Imogen Cunningham, The Unmade Bed, 1957, © Imogen Cunningham Trust www.imogencunningham.com Did you know that Imogen Cunningham was a founder faculty member of what is now the San Francisco Art Institute (SFAI), together with Dorothea Lange and Lisette Model?
Del Barrett
5th December 2020

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