Fossil Hunters Storytelling & Craft Session

Dive into Jurassic seas with professional storyteller Kirsty Hartsiotis this half-term as she spins tall tales of sea dragons, devil’s toenails and other fantastical beasts! Relax on bean bags in our Fossil Hunters exhibition while listening to tales of fossil hunters and secrets beneath the earth. Hold real-life fossils from 150 million years ago and make your very own clay fossil to take home.

Feb 17,

11am & 2pm

Museum & Art Swindon

'When we were little lads'

William Morris and Edward Burne-Jones came from very different backgrounds but their shared love of medieval literature and art bound them together. For over 40 years they weathered personal storms, tragedies and political disagreements to create beautiful art and craft: book design, stained glass and other decorative projects. This talk charts the peaks and troughs of their long friendship.

Feb 18,

10am

Arts Society Basingstoke

Modern Stained Glass in the Cotswolds

The 20th century saw huge artistic change, and the art of stained glass reflects those changes. From Arts and Crafts glass to the many thoughtful and beautiful pieces by contemporary artist Tom Denny, this talk explores the new directions taken in stained glass in the last 120 years.

Feb 19,

2pm

WinterbourneArt Appreciation Group

St. Mary of the Angels, Brownshill

Art historian and Stroud resident Kirsty Hartsiotis tells the story of how this startling Arts and Crafts building came to be, the chapel to a healing ministry set up by two WWI nurses, Bertha Kessler and Katherine Hudson. 

This talk is for the Friends of Friendless Churches - you can book by signing up to my mailing list for a FREE place!

Feb 24,

7pm

Friends of Friendless Churches