Written by Nicky Getgood on Tuesday, March 9th, 2010 ( 2 responses )
Tags: cowshop, creative open workshops, Custard Factory, francineschokker
The COWshop in the Custard Factory is, not to put too fine a point, a bloody busy place full of arty, crafty people beavering away making pretty things. Here’s some of the stuff going on:
They have two new Handmade Arts & Crafts market dates and would like to hear from artists/designer-makers who would like to hire a stall at £15 a pop.
There are new dates for textile workshops, crochet workshops and indulging weekend workshops in all sorts, from tinplate jewelery to fabric bunting. Email creativeopenworkshops@gmail.com if any of these tickle your fancy.
Keep your kids and yourselves occupied over the Easter weekend with their Easter Break workshops.
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Written by Nicky Getgood on Tuesday, March 9th, 2010 ( Start discussion )
Tags: creativeopenworkshops, custardfactory, francineschokker, links, toblog, uberbrum
Über Brum: Vintage Fair. The Custard Factory. Digbeth. 06/03/2010 – Uber Brum Street Style blog bods paid a visit to the Custard Factory on Sat, seemed Francine took a break from the Handmade Market at COWshop to get snapped by them…
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Written by Nicky Getgood on Friday, March 5th, 2010 ( Start discussion )
Tags: birmingham bead shop, creativeopenworkshops, custardfactory, links, morecanalsthanvenice, pixiesixer, toblog, vintage
Vintage Fair(s) « More Canals than Venice – Birmingham’s going all vintage this weekend! Join The Vintage Fair In the Old Library at the Custard Factory for jewellery, clothes and that, and cupcakes at a Vintage Tea Party. I can see he doily-covered cake tier now. Doors: 12pm – 5pm. Entry is £1.
Take the chance to pop into the Creative Open Workshop Handmade Arts & Craft Market and Birmingham Bead Shop whilst you’re there.
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Written by Nicky Getgood on Monday, March 1st, 2010 ( Start discussion )
Tags: birminghammail, birminghampost, links, midgediabolik, paulfulford, richardmccomb, toblog
Birmingham Mail – Restaurant Review: Matthew’s of Birmingham custard factory, gibb street, digbeth. 0121 224 7730. – Did Richard McComb and Paul Fulford go to the same restaurant? Whilst Richard talks of ‘car crash fine dining’ in the Birmingham Post Paul found it to be ‘food that spoke of a chef with no small amount of either personality or craft’ and gives the place four stars.
Cheers to Midge for spotting this one.
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Written by Nicky Getgood on Thursday, February 25th, 2010 ( Start discussion )
Tags: creativeopenworkshops, custardfactory, links, toblog
Poll: Easter Break workshops – Creative Open Workshops – The COWshop needs to know when you’d like to be getting crafty over the easter break. Vote now or forever hold your piece. Also, be sure not to miss their handmade craft market on Sat 6th March, to pick up beautifully-made goods by local artists and craftists.
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Written by Nicky Getgood on Thursday, February 25th, 2010 ( Start discussion )
Tags: custardfactory, links, mixingbowltheatre, rhymes, toblog
Poets On Fire: ‘Rhymes’ @ The Custard Factory tonight – ‘Rhymes’ at The Custard Factory tonight (that’s Thursday 25th February) at 8pm. £5 on the door of The Mixing Bowl Theatre to see performances from Gary Longden, Kurly, Heather Wastie, and Dan Cullen.
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Written by Nicky Getgood on Monday, February 22nd, 2010 ( Start discussion )
Tags: custardfactory, links, toblog, uberbrum
'Mongolian fur!'
Über Brum: The Custard Factory. Digbeth. 13/02/2010 – Seems a rather foxy, furry female yeti has been discovered at the Custard Factory by style spotters Uber Brum.
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Written by Nicky Getgood on Monday, February 22nd, 2010 ( Start discussion )
Tags: anotherbyteofbanality, custardfactory, digbethslacker, ghoulsonfilm, links, midgediabolik, toblog, WomeninHorrorRecognitionMonth
Midge Diabolik – Another Byte Of Banality: Ghouls on Film* – Cracking review of the Women in Horror Recognition Month event at the Custard Factory over the weekend by Midge.
You couldn’t wish for a more blood drenched way to spend an afternoon….
How lovely.
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Written by Nicky Getgood on Tuesday, February 16th, 2010 ( Start discussion )
Tags: bcu, Birmingham City University., boxxed, flatpackfestival, floodgatekino, floodgatest, jibbering, tiger beer, wild building, year of the tiger
Last night Boxxed opened the doors to its new home of The Wild Building on Floodgate Street, which has formerly hosted the Flatpack Festival and Jibbering Art, amongst others. I’ll let Boxxed’s About page do the introductions:
boxxed has been created to provide a unique and meaningful programme of arts exhibitions and music events, alongside providing services, space and support to local artists, musicians, creatively minded individuals and collectives.
Alongside that core ideal, the directors of boxxed have partnered with local educational institutions to provide equipment, services, workshops and space to teach their arts & media orientated courses. [The main local educational institution Boxxed are currently partnered with is Birmingham City University.]
Boxxed kicked things off with an art exhibition, courtesy of local lad Chu & Tiger Beer, who are celebrating the New Year of The Tiger with 5 exhibitions across the UK. Chu’s creation is a big box in the middle of the warehouse space, the inside walls painted with red-and-blue outline images best viewed through 3D specs.
Using his own bare hands he’s put together a huge wooden 3D cube inside our warehouse, and after putting on the magic specs, intrepid art goers…will get to see the end result of Chu’s stunning work. He’s composing a piece of art that’s not only in ’special glasses’ 3d, but in physical 3d, melting the edges of his giant wooden box. Genius? We think so.
I’m not sure how long the exhibition is on display for, or what’s in store for Boxxed, so watch their space and call in if you can.
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