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Eekbatik is Marie-Thérèse King & Sarah Jones |
Specialising in commissioned batik artwork and workshops |
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New Card Range
John Knight, director of Firebrand Art a new greeting cards publisher, spotted artwork by eekbatik featured in an article in Worcestershire Life magazine. He had this to say…
"I was drawn to the vitality and colour of the artwork and I set about trying to track down the creators, which wasn't easy, as the article was pretty vague in terms of credits. I then met Marie-Therese and Sarah Jones in their wonderful studio at The Fold, Bransford and was even more enthusiastic once I'd met the artists and seen the work first hand…. the fact they were producing abstract art as well as pictorial canvasses meant the brand had double the potential."
Firebrand Art and eekbatik soon agreed a licence deal and the range of 12 cards were designed. The range comprises 6 pictorial images based on art inspired by children’s drawings and 6 spontaneous abstract designs created by Sarah and Marie-Thérèse.
Firebrand Art has high hopes for the range. Guy Barnard, John Knight's co-director, said “When we were planning the range, we did some un-scientific research and people loved the artwork, so we're hoping we get the same reaction from retailers and their customers."
Eekbatik cards from Firebrand Art are 160mm square format, printed on FSC-certified stock and are recyclable. They are individually cello-wrapped with a recycled envelope and have an RSP of £2.25. The full range can be viewed here...See card range
Eekbatik Exhibition at Malvern Theatres
July 15th - August 30th 2008
Eekbatik held its first exhibition of batik paintings in the circle bar at the Malvern Theatre. Eekbatik is Marie-Thérèse King and Sarah Jones who both produce their own individual works. Also on display were 'giant batiks' produced by school children under the guidance of Sarah and Marie-Thérèse. The exhibition ran for 2 months with many hundreds of visitors.
Launch of Eekbatik
A private launch event took place Sunday 27th July 2008 which marked the official launch of Eekbatik as a partnership. An evening concert & party was held at The Grove in Malvern. This featured friends William D Drake and members of the North Sea Radio Orchestra who sealed the launch of eekbaik in superb style with stunning music and exhilarating performances.
See original advert Marie-Thérèse
Ledbury Poetry Festival Flags
In the spring of 2008 eekbatik were commissioned by the Ledbury poetry festival to produce ten batik flags to adorn the town during the annual two week long festival. The organisers wanted something bright and eye catching and having seen examples of eekbatik's work approached them to do the job. The flags were designed by 6th formers at John Masefield High School under the guidance of Sarah and Marie-Thérèse. These designs were then transposed onto silk using batik methods and finally made into flags. Over the next 2 years 20 more flags will be produced by eekbatik working in conjunction with children from John Masefield School.
Marie-Thérèse King 'British Summertime' Exhibition
The exhibition runs from March 28th - 4th May, The exhibition features a collection of new work by Marie-Therese themed on British birds, butterflies and flowers. All the originals are framed under glass and limited edition prints are available..Visit the Brook Street pottery, Hay-on-Wye, Herefordshire, HR3 5BQ
Radio interview with Marie-Thérèse King.
Broadcast on BBC Hereford & Worcester, 6:00am Saturday 27th March 2010.
Duration 4 minutes
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In this interview Marie-Therese talks about her current exhibiton and various aspects of her life as batik artist, a detailed discription of what batik art actually is and various other aspects of batik and spin off ideas.
The Abundent Garden - August 2009
The Abundant garden provides children with a weeks worth of activities during the tail end of the summer holiday. This years Abundant Garden event runs between 24th to 28th August. A creative atmosphere giving children the chance to explore and express themselves via the various artistic and fun pastimes on offer. Kids can be booked for the whole week at a discounted price or individual days.
Days are themed and structured to include lots of play time, games and creativity including a batik workshop, mask & flag making, theatre, The abundant garden team always strive to make your kids time with them a positive expereince.
Furthur details, cost and instructions to be confirmed - watch this space.
Activities start 10.am - 4pm daily,
children can be brought over earlier with prior arrangement if this is more conveienient for parents..
The Guardian Big Draw
On Saturday 27 September 2008 over 200 people attended the Big Draw family cartoon and art day at the Newsroom (the Guardian and Observer archive and visitor centre). Participants could attend talks and take part in a range of workshops with top cartoonists, illustrators and artists. Activities included caricature, cartoon strips, batik, geometric drawings, murals, still life, portraiture and overcoming the
fear of drawing.
Eekbatik were invited along to run a workshop at the event . Cartoonist Andy Davey sketched out a large cartoon and this was added to by the attending children. The final batik will hang at the entrance to the Guardian's new education centre in London.
To view the news article as it appeared on the Guardian web site follow the link.
Photographs: David Levene