23 September 2010

Back - after braving the roads!

Welcome old faces and new faces ... wait, old faces doesn't sound so cool. Welcome back third years! We warmed up with 'You raise me up' (without the gap), and were shocked by the announcement of our next concert - catch up with all the HOT Dorset for Singing news on the website proper, of course, where you will see times, dates and other announcements if Michael has time to put them up.

I do think Ed should start by saying, Hello I am Ed ... he did introduce our lovely Dave who keeps clicking away in the corner to get the right thing on the screen, mans the desk and lights at our concerts and takes a lot of the awesome shots of us when in concert.

He didn't introduce you to Michael, who looks after DorsetforSinging-dot-co-dot-uk and sings in the front row while juggling baby Ruby. In a few days there should be some links to new songs (you tube videos and some lyrics) and a nice big BLOG tab on the official website.

And Ed didn't tell you that the small pest at the front called Cat is me, Choir blogger. I also do a bit of PR work getting our stuff on radio and in the Echo, which means I have to eat chocolate cake with Ruch Meech and bother those good people at Wessex FM too ...

Jenny is Ed's long suffering wife. She monitors kebab levels, takes our payments at the start of each term and does a fantastic job of catering, whether for our adoring fans at concerts or a lovely buffet for a Choir social event. Guest list only!

I sometimes put really useful information on this blog, about what order to put your folders in, or when to leave an all important GAP in a certain song ... I know there are old blog readers here going, we know all this, get on with the jokes ... but there will not be any jokes as they have all been done before. Sorry. Bring your charity nominiees for next week and remember I love you, Cat XXXXX

other things that ed and cat get up to ....

so here we were on a rainy Saturday ... Elton John ready with those plush scissors I made ...



Elton is really Ed Hintze, and Cat has probably heckled him too many times at choir practice ... the neighbours are suitable shocked!



some one steps in, and finally Elton attacks the pink ribbon, for Steve's camera ...



It takes quite some time to cut through it ...



And its OPEN, after Eltons lovely speech ...



and the crowd rush in ....



to fondle my 'art for the hands' mats ...



say hello to molly the owl ...



choose some colourful and reasonable priced cards ...



and enjoy a little SPICE!

see for your self, here - http://www.artwey.co.uk/venue.php?venue_id=138

Just adding some Ed related event to the Blog ...

altho i wont be a lobster today, i will be manning my Artwey 2010 open studio event ...


perhaps you already have your Artwey map, and saw last weeks Dorset Echo magazine? That lobster stunt seems to have worked out well for advertising!



Here is the bit on the Artwey map showing dear Molly owl, and my venue ...



you can grab a PDF file of the 2-sided map from artwey.co.uk ...



and i have some new pieces on display at the Brewers Quay, one of these little chaps sold at the private view last night!



and if you visit me at 10.30 today you are up for a rare treat, as Ed Hintze opens my porch to the general public and fans of the Raggy rat! Some lovely members of DfS have said they will come ...

Plus - listen out for my radio interview on WESSEX FM news!