Exhibition
End to a successful Exhibition
10/09/07 19:08
Well, that's the exhibition put away again after a successful couple of weeks. During the exhibition, I had 409 visitors through the doors and I managed to raise over £90 for the RSPB's Save the Albatross appeal.
I'd like to thank Bob Mercer, John Hughes, Judy Longthorn, Eddie White and Richard Anthony from Dunchurch Photographic Society for generously giving up their time to sit in during the mornings. I would also like to thank my Mum for helping putting the exhibition on the wall as well as taking it down. Finally, I would also like to thank Tina, my better-half, for all of her support.
I'd like to thank Bob Mercer, John Hughes, Judy Longthorn, Eddie White and Richard Anthony from Dunchurch Photographic Society for generously giving up their time to sit in during the mornings. I would also like to thank my Mum for helping putting the exhibition on the wall as well as taking it down. Finally, I would also like to thank Tina, my better-half, for all of her support.
"More intresting (sic) than we thought"
07/09/07 14:56
The exhibition is going reasonably well, with over 300 people having visited so far which is great stuff! Picture sales have been lower than I had hoped, but the bookmarks have been a great little money-spinner for the RSPB's Save the Albatross Appeal. I reckon that I've sold about £60 so far which means that it was definitely worth the effort in producing them.
The comments that have been written in the Gallery's comment book have been very nice indeed. It is always nice to read what people have to say about my photographs. The comment that tickled me the most was "It was more intresting (sic) than we thought". I can just imagine that it was written by some poor child who'd been dragged in here against their will.....
The comments that have been written in the Gallery's comment book have been very nice indeed. It is always nice to read what people have to say about my photographs. The comment that tickled me the most was "It was more intresting (sic) than we thought". I can just imagine that it was written by some poor child who'd been dragged in here against their will.....
Good food in Rugby???
31/08/07 16:07
...there's somewhere good to eat in Rugby at last!
Following the opening night of my exhibition, my fiancee and I went to celebrate along with a couple of friends. Whilst Rugby town is blessed(??) with a wide variety of dining establishments, including all of the usual chain eateries, there has been a serious lack of fine dining in town. That is no longer true with the opening of the "Winter Palace", which is at the end of High Street, opposite ASK. The restaurant has only recently opened and the decor inside is very nice - quite restrained. Initially we were all rather unimpressed with the menu as it didn't seem to be particularly spectacular. That said, the food was simply stunning - cooked to perfection!
Possibly the best thing, however, was the fact that the wait-staff didn't keep hovering, asking if we were enjoying the food. All in all, we thought that it was an excellent meal, served in pleasant surroundings and at a reasonable price. I hope that the restaurant becomes the success it deserves.
Following the opening night of my exhibition, my fiancee and I went to celebrate along with a couple of friends. Whilst Rugby town is blessed(??) with a wide variety of dining establishments, including all of the usual chain eateries, there has been a serious lack of fine dining in town. That is no longer true with the opening of the "Winter Palace", which is at the end of High Street, opposite ASK. The restaurant has only recently opened and the decor inside is very nice - quite restrained. Initially we were all rather unimpressed with the menu as it didn't seem to be particularly spectacular. That said, the food was simply stunning - cooked to perfection!
Possibly the best thing, however, was the fact that the wait-staff didn't keep hovering, asking if we were enjoying the food. All in all, we thought that it was an excellent meal, served in pleasant surroundings and at a reasonable price. I hope that the restaurant becomes the success it deserves.
Exhibition Opens
30/08/07 16:35
Well, we managed to get the exhibition up onto the walls in record time on Bank Holiday Monday afternoon - 2 hours and 56 minutes! So far the comments have been very positive and everyone who has taken the time to speak to me has been very pleasant indeed. As I have previously mentioned in this blog, the exhibition is trying to raise funds for the RSPB's Save the Albatross appeal. The RSPB kindly sent me a collection box and some appeal badges but the Gallery refused me permission to put out the collection tin.
In order to get around this restriction, I decided to produce a selection of different bookmarks with a retail price of £1.25 - at least a pound of which will be donated to the appeal. If the Borough Council do not insist on their 25% +VAT slice of the bookmarks, I will donate all of the proceeds to the appeal. As of the time of writing I have sold 24 bookmarks - time to print some more: I made 40 of them and more than half of them have gone inside two days!
Fame at last!
14/08/07 20:47
Thanks must go to the excellent job done by the Rugby Times! Another full-page spread about the exhibition in today's issue. A copy of the article can be found at www.wildsnaps.com/press/rugbytimes.pdf
