What better way of banishing any lingering thoughts of the Christmas Pudding than by enjoying a night at Cook’s at The Ropewalk Pudding Club.
Following three sell-out evenings in Barton upon Humber since it was launched last year, the Pudding Club returns on January 21 with some more tempting puds.
Liz Bennet of The Ropewalk is delighted how this new venture between the Maltkiln Road venue and Cooks Catering of New Holland has been received by the public.
“Tickets for every Pudding Club evening have sold out well before the night and we have even had to have a reserve list for those who left it too late,” she said.
“And it looks as if the 2012 evenings are going to be as successful. There are only a handful of tickets left for the January one and already we are having enquiries for the one on March 16,” Liz went on.
As always the 2012 Pudding Clubs will follow the same format – a choice of a light first course which in January is Lentil and Cumin Caked with Minty Raita, Salmon Pattie with Tartar Sauce and Salad Leaves or Cajun Spiced Chicken with Herb Cous-Cous.
The January puddings reflect the winter months with warming steamed Dark Chocolate Pudding with Egg Custard Sauce and Apple Charlotte and Nutmeg Cream on offer as well as
Cardamom and Rose Ice-cream and Orange and Vanilla Panna Cotta with Sugar Biscuits.
Fiona Sciolti Chocolates with coffee or tea bring the evening to a close.
In March the first course will be Twice Baked Cheese Soufflé with Spinach and Nutmeg,
Pate of Smoked Trout with Melba Toast and Salad Leaves or Farmhouse Terrine of Pork, Bacon and Liver with Homemade Chutney followed by White Chocolate and Whisky Bread and Butter Pudding with Egg Custard Sauce, St Emilion Chocolate and Macaroon Mousse,
Warm Banana Tarte Tatin Vanilla Pod Ice-cream and Crème Caramel and Fresh Fruits
“The cost of £20 per person remains the same as last year and I’m sure that anyone who has been before will testify that it is value for money – fantastic puddings served in a brilliant atmosphere,” Liz continued.
The annual exhibition by The Ropewalk Studio artists. Featuring work by:
David Alcock
Sally Beaumont
Emily Connor
Debbie Grice
Richard Hatfield
Gill Hobson
Judith Land
Darren Langton
Tim Needham
Julie Oxenforth
Michael Scrimshaw
Shirley Trumble
Keith Woodcock
The Ropewalk’s popular Christmas Art Market will showcase the work of more than 40 makers and artists.
Taking place over the weekend of Saturday December 7 and Sunday December 8 those makers and artists selected to take part will be selling original handmade gifts, cards and artwork (more…)
Helen Martino would describe her work as being ‘sometimes serious and sometimes playful’. For many years Helen worked as a functional potter, making batches of domestic pots on a wheel. Now she sees herself as more of a maker in clay, hand building each piece individually by using soft and flexible sheets of clay. These sheets of clay are freely cut, curved and sometimes twisted, this is how Helen is able to create different perspectives and distortion within her work. The surface is painted with slip, underglaze pigment and resists. Depending on the piece silver and gold lustre may also be incorporated.
Helen is fascinated by body language and how this can be communicated. She observes Mogul and Persian miniatures and admires how they are able to tell a story within one image. These artworks often show a significant event within the life span of a person or family. Helen’s sculptures are also intimate like the miniature and show a single event that can be applied to the past, future and present, allowing the viewer to determine the story of each artwork.
Working in Cambridge, Helen exhibits widely across the UK and is the founder member of Cambridge Open Studios. She will be exhibiting in the Box Gallery in November.
Yorkshire born and bred, Eleanor Tomlinson is a traditional artist and illustrator based in East Yorkshire. Inspired by the beautiful Yorkshire countryside she has grown up amongst, Eleanor predominantly works in ink and watercolour to specialise in capturing and celebrating UK wildlife and the local countryside. Eleanor’s distinctive style using ink and watercolour, combines traditional, well-loved subjects with a contemporary, illustrative twist. Her use and composition of contrasting white space brings a narrative and sense of movement and energy to her pieces. Eleanor’s artworks have also been developed into a wide range of cards, stationery, limited edition prints and homeware collections alongside her original pieces which are being sold in an array of independent shops and galleries across the UK.
LAND, SEA AND SKY
The theme for this exhibition ‘Land, Sea, and Sky’ was chosen because its wide-ranging associations might be interpreted in many different ways, and in part because the theme was seen to have some relevance to the location of The Ropewalk Gallery. No size limit was imposed and artists were invited to respond to the theme in as wide a way as possible, to be as traditional or as innovative as they wished both in process and format. The final selection includes three dimensional and large format pieces as well as more conventional prints.
Printmakers Council was founded in 1965 by a group of prominent printmakers to raise the profile of printmaking as an art form and to provide an exhibition society for members. For over fifty years PmC has continued to pursue these aims through a rolling programme of exhibitions, lectures and practical workshops.
Two new exhibitions with links to northern Lincolnshire are opening this Saturday (Sept 14) at The Ropewalk arts centre in Barton upon Humber.
In the Artspace is Re-Tellings, a solo exhibition by Grimsby based artist Sue Stone whose work is inspired by people, place and time. (more…)
