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Translation Days 17th September at Swinford and 2nd October at Dunholm cancelled due to insufficient bookings received

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Kickstart 2012-13

Whilst the next Kickstart will be about so much more than the written word, you might be interested in getting ahead of the game with a look at a current exhibition of calligraphy by the Northampton Scribes. "A Walk on the Write Side"

On my way back from a short holiday in Belgium I was determined this year to get to visit the Mackintosh house at Derngate Northampton, so with a considerable detour (involving getting to Kelmscott Manor in Gloucestershire too) we duly arrived in Northampton and managed to fit in the Northampton museum too. It is well worth a visit.
13 August - 9 October An exhibition celebrating the 15th anniversary of the formation of the Northampton scribes. FREE http://www.northampton.gov.uk/downloads/2011_May_-_Aug.pdf

Calder - Movement

you tube footage of Alexander Calder creating his circus.

A book suggested in the Kickstart booklet is 'Calder Sculpture'  by Alexander Rower. ISBN 0-7893-0134-2

This artist brought the mobile into modern art. He is an all time master of the form.

Calder Cirque

There are many images of his mobiles to be seen in google images for example

Calder Mobile

Consider different ways artists have conveyed movement :



Bridget Riley

Eadweard Muybridge

Umberto Boccioni