‘Nurture /Shelter’ is from a series of 15 entitled ‘Mourning Spoons’. It is a hand made paper cast from recycled cotton denim. Stephanie has said ‘the work is inspired from a theme of feminine identity, eluding to the intimate experiences of life from nurturing the body to death’.
‘Woman With Birds’ (1947), is a fine representation of Hannah Frank’s work. The pen and ink drawing was exhibited at the Royal Glasgow Institute in 1947 and has been donated to the Auction of Pleasures by Fiona Frank.
A special Virginia Woolf reading group with visual artists Faith Wilding (USA) and Kate Davis (NZ/UK), June 2011 at Glasgow Women’s Library new space and a pass for the annual Woolf symposium taking place at the University of Glasgow.
Fiona Watson donates one of her famous ‘Cake’ (2009) is an original digital print on 330g Somerset paper, 45 x 45 cm. The lucky highest bidder on this item will also receive a big bag of scrumptious Tunnocks Tea cakes, the perfect accompaniment!
A wonderful collection of signed books, including several first editions, that deserves pride of place on any bookshelf.
Rhona McMillan has kindly offered two private Pilates lessons and a block of 5 Pilates classes for two people at Otago Street Pilates in Glasgow’s West End.
Muscles of Joy are kindly donating two tickets to a forthcoming gig and a workshop with band members, to make a Marching Machine.
Dance House invite you and up to 9 of your friends to Get into the Groove in a private dance lesson with the fabulous Ruth Mills at Scottish Youth Theatre studios.
Internationally renowned artist Sam Ainsley donates two pieces from her 2009 exhibition “Atlas of Encounters” to the Auction of Pleasures.
Jean Thomson is President of the Glasgow Society of Women Artists. She was born in Edinburgh, trained at Stourbridge School of Art and qualified as a teacher at Ambleside. Since the 1980′s she has exhibited regularly, including a successful two-woman show with her daughter. Jean has kindly donated this beautiful oil, ‘The Cuillins from Sligachan’ [...]
