community engagement
A Visit to York Art Gallery-Peterborough Artist Charron Pugsley-Hill
York Art Gallery has recently undergone a major refurbishment and re-opened its doors on 1st August 2015. Now to be clear I am not a huge fan of many art galleries finding them intimidating and too formal for my relaxed nature and often I find the art is not what I actually want to see.I […]
Edith Cavell and Brussels-her story-Peterborough Artist Charron Pugsley-Hill
I am writing a series of blogs to tell the story of British nurse Edith Cavell who was executed on 12th October 1915 for helping allied soldiers escape German occupied Brussels. This is her Brussels part of the story…. EDITH CAVELL Edith Cavell first went to Brussels in 1890 as a 25 year old governess […]
Being a Green Artist!
The environment and being green has been important to me for as long as I can remember. Having been a professional wildlife conservationist and environmentalist for nearly 20 years before I became a professional artist I have to say that I have considered my impact on the environment for a long time and before it […]
Commemorating WWI in Art-Edith Cavell-The Blanket of Poppies
If you have never heard of Edith Cavell before then thats all about to change! 2015 is a hundred years since she was executed in 1915 in Brussels during the First World War for helping allied soldiers to escape the german occupation and the consequences that capture would have brought upon them. As part of […]