Mother(Nature)SHOP!

Like a natural disaster, Nature Month at SHOP still shows no signs of abating, with the perfect MotherSHOP-er taking over the Lounge at the weekend!

Sally of Sally and Rob's Natural Cosmetics, bought in her 100% natural, 100% organic, 100% fair trade beauty products to sell in SHOP on Saturday and made natural beauties of us all!

SHOP smelt wonderful and if you are unlucky enough to have missed out then fear not, as SHOP is featuring Sally and Rob's products until the end of Nature Month in April.

Body scrub, lip balm, body butter and face masks are all right here right now!

Here are some pictures to demonstrate:

Nature Month continues...

If you weren't able to make our WorkSHOP: 'Potting for the Home', or our TalkSHOP: 'Introduction to Permaculture', then you missed your chance to meet two very well informed and friendly people running two very inspiring and interesting events.

Rob Wicke who works as a community gardener was busy in our Lounge preparing and potting seeds for his allotment and ready and willing to answer any garden related query or question in SHOP last Saturday. Thank you to him for his time and for not getting any mud on the carpet.

Wednesday 21st saw Nick Soucek Introducing us to a few of the principles and ideas of Permaculture. From 'Three Sisters' and 'Companion' planting techniques to the reality and effectiveness of correctly implemented sustainability.

For more information about Permaculture in Bristol why not visit these projects:

Bristol Permaculture Group (BPG) mailing list:

http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/BPG-Post/

Royate Hill Community Orchard & Kebele Community Allotment:

https://we.riseup.net/kebelepermaculture

Windmill Hill City Farm:

http://www.windmillhillcityfarm.org.uk/

St Werburghs City Farm:

http://www.swcityfarm.org.uk/

Shift Bristol:

http://www.shiftbristol.org.uk/

Thank you, Nick!

Taras last Fillum Club!

Sadly next weeks fillum club will be Tara Judahs last one in charge and no doubt Fillum Club will never be the same again. Taras handouts and hidden prizes will be missed but more importantly we will miss Tara herself. So, next Thursday night will be more of a 'leaving fillum club party' and everyone can bring their own short films!

Nature Month Update!

We're almost half-way through Nature Month and after a lovely opening night of the 'Rare Breeds' exhibition thanks to Sarah Dennis and 'Hot Soup' we've been a bit quiet on the event front...well no longer!

We have received a couple of pictures of 'Nature in the City' and a promise of a video recording of the dawn chorus!

We also have three events this week...TalkSHOP: Friends and Neighbours discussion evening for an hour on Wednesday 14th at 7:30pm. Followed by the screening of 'Into the Wild' at Fillum Club on Thursday evening at 7:30pm. Then on Saturday we have a walk-in WorkSHOP showing and sharing tips on potting plants for your home and garden at 2pm-4pm!

New stock is ere, o.k?

SHOP has just treated itself to some lovely new things in almost every department with the arrival of new homeware, mens and womens clothing and accessories, games, badges and vinyl!

Opening Night for 'Rare Breeds' by Sarah Dennis

SHOP had a lovely evening last night, enjoying looking at all Sarah Dennis's prints and books and toys, newly installed on the walls and surfaces at SHOP.

The projections from Hot Soup looked really gorgeous inside and out as they were back projected onto the slowly darkening Christmas Steps. Inside everyone was making mini-zines under Sarah's expert direction. The results of which can also be seen and added to in SHOP all month

Sarah's exhibition provided the inspiration for Nature Month at SHOP, as her work features many beautiful and fantastical creatures. The exhibition is running all month at SHOP so come and let your heart swell.

Here's some pics from last night:

'How To Make Your Own Zine' and some of the sugar and wine infused results

Makin' Zines

Two of Sarah's prints (guess which is the odd one out)

Owls and pussycats. And badges and postcards and books.

Looking, talking and making

Projection by Hot Soup

Nature Month at SHOP!

Hello and welcome to Nature Month at SHOP! The clocks have gone forward and everything is bursting into life (sort of) so what better time to celebrate the magnificence of Mutha-Nature? But first, some bits of news for you.

NEWS
The Webber
The SHOP website is now back online and being updated regularly, so don’t forget to look at it, every single day: www.shoptheshop.co.uk

Easter Opening Hours
SHOP is just like you, we like to celebrate Easter as well … by stuffing our faces with chocolate, so in order to dedicate as much time to this as possible to this pursuit, SHOP opening times over Easter weekend will be slightly reduced:

Good Friday: 12pm-5pm
Easter Saturday: 11am-7pm (as normal)
Easter Sunday: CLOSED
Easter Monday: CLOSED


EVENTS

April is packed full of Nature themed events for you - and remember they are all free to attend for Shop Club Members.

Exhibition: Rare Breeds by Sarah Dennis
2nd April – 30th April
11am – 7pm
(Excluding Sundays)
Opening Night – 7.30pm Thursday April 1st

Sarah’s nature themed work will be on display throughout April in SHOP. Opening night is Thursday 1st April at 7.30pm and will be an evening of drawing for all with interactive activities from art collective 'Hot Soup' including a workshop and tables where people can make their own mini-comics. As well as looking at Sarah's lovely prints, badges, zines and toys of course.

www.sarah-dennis.co.uk


WorkSHOP: Capturing Nature
Running all month

Do you have a sly fox rustling through your bins at night? Are you woken up stupidly early by the dawn chorus? Well this month SHOP is going all interactive and asking you to try and capture these creatures in the act! No, no need to call the R.S.P.C.A. we mean capturing them with your camera, phone or Dictaphone. Then send them to us and we will put them into a show reel and exhibit them at a Fillum Club later this month!

Fillum Nights: Nature
Thursday April 15th
7.30pm – 9.30pm
Into The Wild

Christopher McCandless is a bright, likable, precociously perceptive, young middle-class college graduate, who, tortured by his dysfunctional childhood, is determined to find a simpler, purer and more harmonious life. He gives away all that he has and sets out across North America, his ultimate goal the perfect isolation of the Alaskan wilderness.

Thursday April 22nd
7.30pm – 9.30pm
TBA!


TalkSHOP: Discussion Evening
Wednesday 14th April
7.30pm – 8.30pm

It’s just an hour out of the month to get together and find out a little something about someone who you didn’t know before – what could more natural than talking to a fellow human being?


WorkSHOP: Potting for the Home
Saturday 17th April
2pm – 4pm

Come along to a WorkSHOP and learn how to grow beautifully natural and delicious things in your own home. You don’t need a garden or an allotment; there are still many varieties of plants that you can grow in your own lounge! Get in touch to reserve a place, or for more information.


TalkSHOP: Introduction to Permaculture
Wednesday 21st April
7.30pm – 8.30pm

Join SHOP for a presentation of some of the principles of permaculture, how it came about and why. Explore some examples of permaculture projects happening in Bristol. Get in touch to reserve your place.


WalkSHOP: A City Centre Nature Walk
Monday 26th April
7pm – 8.30pm

Do you find yourself thinking that Nature only happens in the countryside? That city-dwellers can only see it on the telly? Well, you are wrong! Join SHOP for a guided nature walk around Bristol city centre, starting and finishing at SHOP, spot lesser spotted plants and animals and be amazed at Nature on your doorstep. Get to touch to reserve your place.

OFFERS

Easter Egg Hunt!
Come and hunt for an Easter Egg in SHOP all day on Easter Saturday, find the cunningly hidden treats and take them home with you for scoffing quick smart.


SHOP CLUB NOTICEBOARD

Did you know Shop Club member, Stephi Briggs teaches Bellydance every Wednesday at 7.45pm until 8.45pm at Netham Park Pavilion, Redfield. For a meagre fiver you can learn the ancient art of bellydancing, improve your posture, tone up and have fun. All levels are welcome.

Stay natural!