As part of Richmond Council’s ArtHouse program, the artists of Eel Pie Island in Twickenham invite you to the summer Open Studios weekends on June 24-25 and July 1-2, 2017 (11am – 6pm). This private island in the River Thames opens to the public only twice each year, so don’t miss the rare opportunity to experience its otherworldly …
Walk past Ann’s studio on an ordinary week and you’ll notice how colourful the exterior is, how there are trinkets and treasures hung from the windowsills and placed on every possible surface. It’s a scene for inspiration and curiosity and an important setting in which Ann’s creative work takes place. Last week was not such …
The artists of Eel Pie Island in Twickenham welcome you to Open Studios weekend on December 10-11, 2016 (10:30am – 5:30pm). It’s an invitation you won’t want to turn down. There is nowhere in London quite as colourful or eccentric as Eel Pie Island. It was music that first made this community synonymous with creativity …
Artist Ann Bubis pointed toward the middle of the narrow green footbridge as we walked over the muddy Thames. “From that point onward, everything changes,” she said. And she was right. As the main pathway onto this private island in southwest London came into view, the chaos of city life vanished. We walked toward her …