Beadwork @ The Shipley Gallery.

It took two attempts to get here as I couldn't find the gallery the first time. Totally worth it though. Its probably my favourite exhibition this summer. Particularly this dress...

It is appealing to me because of the combination of bead work and the folded fabric manipulation. As well as the colours. I think yellow always compliments grey well.

The Baltic & Lazarides.

I went to see some exhibitions at the Baltic this week. There was an interesting installation by Richard Rigg. It was a mountain hut full of mud, wood and other bits of debris. You could climb in and walk around. I enjoy installations that you can be in amongst. It reminds me of the first exhibition I went to see at the Batlic by Yoshitomo Nara. However, I wasn't allowed to take any photographs!

I still made the most of my new camera and got some pictures of NewcastleGateshead Quayside from the glass balcony. Shame the weather wasn't better.

I was passing the Millennium Bridge as it opened....

I then made my way to Lazarides, The Outsider's Gallery. I love their space. Its so different to other galleries and gives a more relaxed feel.

I was most interested by the work of street artist, OakOak. http://oakoak.canalblog.com/

They use everyday signs and objects in the street and interpret them in a different way. They also made a whole alphabet using photographs of signs and road markings which I thought was very imaginative.

 A wind-up toy mouse out of bike locks.

 A piano out of door steps.

A fish skeleton out of a drain.