Nic Johnson
Dartington Years 1948 - 1958
Image copyright Nic Jonhson
Thursday, 1 December 2011
Saturday, 26 November 2011
Maria Ruhe
Dartington Years 1961 - 1967
Symphony of Lines
Crayon and coloured pencil on paper
Maria Ruhe taught Art and Pottery at Aller Park.
She grew up in Potsdam and her family had moved into the British Sector when Berlin was partitioned. She was always an Anglophile and chose to study at the Central School of Art and Design in London before coming to work with Bernie Forrester at Dartington Hall School.
After a serious head injury caused by a bicycle accident near the Foxhole quarry in 1967 she returned to Berlin. In later years she has developed pottery workshops for those living in sheltered accommodation in Spandau.
Image copyright Maria Ruhe
Friday, 18 November 2011
Exhibition
Sophy White
Dartington Years 1975 - 1977
Three earth paintings by Sophy White from her new collection that will be on show in Tavistock, Devon from Monday 28th November to Friday 9th December at THE WORKS Gallery, 3 Dolvin Road, Tavistock PL19 9EA
Opening hours 1 - 5.30pm daily except Sunday
Image copyright Sophy White
Saturday, 12 November 2011
Poem
Kate Broadhurst (Bannatyne)
Dartington Years 1975 -1982
The Memory Box
By Kate Broadhurst (Bannatyne)
It was in this room
he rolled the orb across my desk
like a small sun
smiled and said
describe for me this orange.
From these porous walls
I learned to drink flowers
sing spirals of colour
follow a sonnet
and read every curve of the river.
In this rare place
I traced the outline of his face
and learned how to see
between the lines
with my eyes half-closed.
Deep in this copse
I learned to be bold
and climbed half-way up
to scar my heart
into big beech bark.
In here I was taught
to diminish the seventh
that three can recur
and first asked the question
but how do you know?
It was in this box cupboard
under these stairs
I learned to drink apples
and feel for his lips
soft in the dark.
Thursday, 10 November 2011
Monday, 3 October 2011
Hein Heckroth
Dartington years 1935-1940
Still life, Oil on board c1935
Heckroth trained at the Bauhaus but was blacklisted by the Nazis because his wife was Jewish. He sought refuge at Dartington and not only taught at the School but he was the artist and designer attached to the Ballet Jooss School. Kurt Jooss, the German dancer and choreographer, had similarly needed to escape Nazi Germany and had arrived at Dartington a year before Heckroth. He is most famous for his work on Powell and Pressburger's film The Red Shoes for which he won an Oscar (1948).
Thursday, 29 September 2011
Tuesday, 30 August 2011
Friday, 26 August 2011
Map
Pictorial Map of the Buildings
of Dartington Hall School
by Alice Leach
Handprinted at the Dartington Print Workshop
specially for 85th Anniversary of Dartington Hall School.
A very small edition of 15 on sale now at £150 each
Drypoint with Chine Collé. 59cm x 68cm
Get in touch via the contact me link or
go to www.aliceleach.com if you're interested.
Monday, 15 August 2011
Book
Portfolio
Dartington Hall School Artists 1926-1987
A collection of images by ex-Dartingtonians
staff and pupils, published specially for 85th Anniversary.
It is 136 pages long and includes poems and articles on the Dartington Hall Film Unit and the letterpress workshop at Foxhole.
On sale now at £15 for 2 copies if paid for in advance of the reunion in September. Pre-ordered copies can be collected at the reunion otherwise postage will have to be added on.
Get in touch via the contact me link.
At the reunion it will be £15 a copy or 2 for £20 so worth stocking up in advance.
Thursday, 23 June 2011
Wednesday, 22 June 2011
Friday, 10 June 2011
Thursday, 26 May 2011
Tuesday, 24 May 2011
Monday, 23 May 2011
Saturday, 21 May 2011
Thursday, 19 May 2011
Tuesday, 17 May 2011
Thursday, 12 May 2011
Donald Swan
Dartington Years 1961 - 1977
Boat
Donald Swan first arrived in Dartington in 1931. Initially he worked at "The Studio" at Shinner's Bridge (Now the toy shop) where he designed and made furniture and small wooden items for sale.
In 1937 he left to work for The English Classical Players, a touring theatre company, stage-managing, constructing sets and transporting them across the country whilst they were on tour.
At the out break of war the company folded and Donald, as a Conscientious Objector, started his teaching career first at Frensham Heights then at St Christopher's in Letchworth, where he had been educated, before returning to Dartington to teach at the school.
As well as running a busy woodwork department Donald was able to enjoy his other passion of sailing and "mucking about in boats". He acquired the old Dittisham car ferry and the school fleet was kept there and used throughout the summer term.
Donald was a practical person, interested in craftsmanship and the beauty of simple functional objects. Endlessly interested in how things were made, and keen to try new materials and techniques, he oversaw a great diversity of work. A steady flow of useful items made it to pupils bedrooms and homes.
Monday, 2 May 2011
Sunday, 1 May 2011
Wednesday, 20 April 2011
Monday, 18 April 2011
Tuesday, 12 April 2011
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