| Articles |
| Here are
some articles about Anna's work which
have been published in the press. Please click on a thumbnail to see
the larger image of each article. |
|
| Transcripts |
|
|
The
Knaresborough Post Friday 3rd December 2004
Town's shoppers in for art
experience
A three-part show at Knaresborough's Art
Apartment is aimed at helping art lovers turn Christmas shopping into an art
form.
Situated in Green Dragon Yard, the top floor
gallery presents an elegant exhibition with features artists such as Demelsa
Haughton, Richard Snowden, Alan Thorpe, Margot Bandola, John French, Tony
Mosley, Gill Shreeve, and acclaimed Yorkshire sculptor Ian Judd, who
coincidentally created the Mother and Child in Knaresborough's Chapel of our
Lady of the Crag.
The first floor of the gallery is an Aladdin's
Cave of unusual art gifts and decoration from inexpensive stocking fillers and
handmade tree hangings, jewellery, ceramics, plaster and metalwork through to a
rich little taste of Venice.
The ground floor of the former flax mill is an
appropriate home for the first one-man show of the paintings of Scottish artist
Anna Hay, who now lives in Knaresborough.
Anna's "Through the Mill" is a body of work
reflecting the history of the linen industry and mills of Knaresborough, with
its use of oil paint, linen, Hessian and tile cement for texture. The Art
Apartment is setting a new trend for Knaresborough this year by remaining open
for Late Night Shopping until 10pm every Thursday in December right up to
Christmas. By offering mulled wine with cake and live classical guitar
music, owner Alison Breeze hopes to attract discerning shoppers to the town.
"late night shopping in Leeds and Harrogate is
a bit of a bun-fight these days and Knaresborough is so pretty at night now with
its Christmas lights, I feel we should make more of it. Evening is also
the one time that parking here is easy and free. If the idea works, I hope
perhaps some other retailers in the town will join me in staying open late in
the run up to Christmas." said Alison.
In addition, Alison is trying to make more
monies for the Frazer Theatre Lift Off Appeal through the Art Apartment's
Christmas Raffle - first prize is an original painting worth over £200 by Anna
Hay. Tickets are just £1 each available at the gallery.
The gallery is open Wednesday to Saturday, 11am
till 6pm, Sundays 11am till 4pm and on Thursdays up to Christmas until 10pm.
For further details, please ring Alison Breeze
on 01423 867606 or visit
www.artapartment.co.uk
[back
to top] |
|
The Knaresborough Post
Friday 12th November 2004
City-style salon is a cut
above the rest
LADIES' barbershop singing quartet Led Astray
were on hand with musical entertainment when a Knaresborough hair salon held a
relaunch and open evening last week.
Formerly known as The Cut Club, the High
Street-based salon now known as Watkins-Wright Hairdressing and Beauty, has
been fully refurbished.
Invited guests attended a canapes and drinks
evening to mark the re-naming of the salon with manager, Paul Wright, his
staff and customers enjoying a well attended and highly successful evening.
"We were pleased to see so many people
at the re-launch event," said Paul.
"Our aim is to offer a city-style salon
with all the comforts that go with that. As well as the newly-refurbished
downstairs hair salon, we also have a relaxation room where customers can
enjoy refreshments and free manicures and pedicures.
"All our photographic displays are our
own work and local artist, Anna Hay from Knaresborough has helped in the
re-designing of the interior with eight unique panels of abstract painting she
has done."
Paul added: "The salon has achieved the
Investors in People Award and every year our business is invited to attend the
Salon International exhibition in London and do live on-stage
demonstrations."
Paul and his business partner, Jill also have
salons in Great Ayton and Thirsk. They are looking forward to welcoming
customers old and new to the new-look premises.
[back to top]
|
|
The Knaresborough Post
Friday 2nd April 2004
Time to relax in pupils' secret garden
THERE'S a rather unusual secret garden at Castle
Junior School in Knaresborough!
Thanks to the work of one dedicated parent, Mrs
Anna Hay, a small cloakroom area has been transformed into a calm, relaxing
area for children, parents and visitors.
A talented artist, Mrs Hay has spent several weeks painting scenes from the
book "The Secret Garden".
Delightful details include spiders, butterflies and snails as well as
life-size children and colourful plants.
Headteacher Mrs Emma Higgins said: "With the addition of some furniture
and plants that have been donated by our parents, the area has become a focal
point for the children in school. We are very grateful to Mrs Hay for her hard
work."
[back to top]
|
|
|
The Yorkshire Post
Wednesday October 16th 2002
Windows cover-up still throws light on
congregation
A York church famed for its medieval stained
glass has some new decoration.
Major restoration work at St. Denys Church in
Walmgate means one side of the building is filled with scaffolding and fine art
students James Trayling, Rachel Johnston, and Anna Hay from York St. John
College have painted six 6ft tall decorative panels to hide the supports while
the restoration is underway.
Named Windows Revisited, the six
paintings depict images from the church's history, incorporating architecture,
psalms, the Irish community traditionally based in the Walmgate area and even a
colony of butterflies which has made its home in the church.
The students met the congregation, attended
services, and researched local archives.
Repairs to the tower are complete but
restoration work on the south-east wall will continue until Christmas and it
will take several more months before the medieval glass can be replaced.
Priest-in-charge David Goodhew said the
paintings were so popular a permanent home will have to be found for them when
the scaffolding comes down.
Miss Johnston, a second year student, said the
aim was to create contemporary art relevant to the church. "We spent
time with the congregation listening to their stories to gain an understanding
of St Denys and its social and historical background," she said.
"Our work reflects their faith, their
community and their history."
[back
to top]
|
|
|
The Knaresborough Post
Friday 2nd January 2003
What's on this week
- Knaresborough: The Cut Club, 88 High
Street. Art exhibition by Anna Hay. Works inspired by the flax
mills and castle of Knaresborough. Today 9am-7pm, tomorrow 9am-2pm.
[back
to top] |
|
|
The Knaresborough Post
Friday 2nd January 2003
Nothing run of the mill about this young
artist
A fascination with mills and mill workers has
led to an art exhibition to be staged in Knaresborough today and tomorrow.
Anna Hay, a Fine Art student, is holding an
exhibition upstairs at The Cut Club 88 High Street.
Anna used Knaresborough's former linen mills
and the castle as the inspiration for her work.
"My own background harks back to
Scotland, in particular the jute mills of Dundee where my grandparents worked
most of their lives. I'm fascinated by textile mills and the social
history which coincided with the running of them."
Anna uses oils and textile collages for her
pictures based on the mills theme and oils for her castle paintings.
"No matter what time of year it is, I feel a calm sense of repose
there."
The exhibition is open from 9am-7pm today and
from 9am-2pm tomorrow.
[back
to top]
|
|
|
Knaresborough
Post
Friday 27th December 2002
Mill Memories
A fascination with mills and mill workers has
led to an art exhibition to be staged in Knaresborough next Thursday, Friday,
and Saturday.
Anna Hay, a Fine Art student, is holding an
exhibition upstairs at The Cut Club at 88 High Street. Anna used
Knaresborough's former linen mills and the castle as the inspiration for her
work.
The exhibition is open Thursday, January 2,
9am-6pm; Friday, January 3, 9am-7pm, and Saturday, January 4, 9am-2pm.
[back
to top]
|
|
