Warley Woof Talk

 

 

One for all you dog lovers out there! 

 

We've heard tickets are selling first so if you want to find out more please contact Warley Woods Community Trust on 0121 420 1061 or pop into the Pavilions today.

Bearwood’s got talent: Caroline Jariwala

We’ve featured Bearwood’s Mosaic Maker, Caroline Jariwala, on welovebearwood before so it was mosaic-tastic to see her crafting away on our fellow Bearwood bloggers, We Are Bearwood (check it out right here for everything Bearwood) website too.

"Mosaic has a long history, starting in Mesopotamia in the 3rd millennium BC. Pebble mosaics were made in Tiryns in Mycenean Greece; mosaics with patterns and pictures became widespread in classical times, both in Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome.

Bearwood mosaic artist Caroline Jariwala and ten young people who helped design and create Birmingham City Council’s owl for the city’s Big Hoot event have received recognition from the High Sheriff for their efforts. Caroline Jariwala was commissioned by Birmingham Children’s Services to create a mosaic Owl for The Big Hoot. A fundraiser for Birmingham Children’s Hospital.

The Big Hoot is presented by creative producers Wild in Art working in partnership with Birmingham Children’s Hospital. The Big Hoot has brought businesses, artists, schools and the local community together to create a public art trail of stunning owl sculptures on display across Birmingham.  The Owls are on public display from July to the end of September 2015.

Her artistic career started in the 1980s when she studied Fine Art. 2014 was a big year for Caroline – started with a trip to the 1st International Urban Mosaic Intervention in Santiago, Chile, which Caroline was especially selected to take part in.  In April she had a major exhibition at the Corinium Museum in Cirencester which was incredibly well received."

“There is also something magically about mosaic-making with broken, chipped, discarded, rejected and second-hand crockery.  Using the unwanted and making it desirable; transforming ‘ugly’ into a thing of ‘beauty’.” - Caroline Jariwala

To view more of Caroline’s work go to:
Webpage: www.carolinejariwala.co.uk

Facebook: www.facebook.com/mango.mosaics



Caroline Jariwala with the mosaic Owl created for The Big Hoot.

 

 

Bearwood's Best Mum!

 

Welovebearwood caught up with Khakan Qureshi who's hosting Bearwood's Best Mum competition.  The competition closes on Friday so you need to get your nomination forms in very quickly.

Khakan told us that you can "nominate yourself, your own mum or someone else. All you have to do is pick up a nomination form from Mad As A Hatter (28 Abbey Road Bearwood) or email me at Khakanqureshi@gmail.com  and state on the form (within 25 words) why you think the nominee deserves the title of Bearwod's Best Mum."

There are wonderful prizes for the best entries to treat your Mum which include:
A wash and dry from Vangelis
High Tea at Mad As A Hatter
A Bouquet of flowers from Eros
A Gift Voucher worth £25 from Beauty Works
A Hamper from Co-op
A handmade, home baked cake from QT Cakes
A toiletry hamper

The closing date is this Friday 11 September so you haven't got long. The winner will be announced on Saturday 12 September at Mad As A Hatter.

This is a community competition independently organised by Khakan to raise funds for Diabetes UK.