As we write this, news of the lifting of lockdown restrictions in time for the run up to Christmas is filtering through and the Elmslie Team is doing a heartfelt happy dance. As an independent business, we’re in the same…
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We wanted to bring you regular news, behind the scenes glimpses, articles and photos from Elmslie House, so welcome to our shiny new blog! We’ll be posting regularly so keep popping back to see what’s new.
The Elmslie House Team x
Blue Magpie Contemporary Craft Fair
With the evenings drawing in, the air becoming cooler and the leaves changing colour on the trees, the team at Elmslie House are in full swing planning and preparing for the next Blue Magpie Contemporary Craft Fair. Many bigger events…
EMMA HARDICKER AND THE ELMSLIE COMMSSION
Emma Hardicker is a designer, printmaker, painter and Blue Magpie favourite. Anyone who’s visited Elmslie House will have seen her work dotted throughout the house – from limited edition prints to curtains and blinds. Having been a fan of Emma’s…
DRAWING OUT THE ABSTRACT
A new exhibition has just opened at Elmslie House, featuring the dramatic and inspiring work of local artists Sue Firmin and Trudi Foggo. Sue and Trudi first exhibited together at Elmslie House two years ago and we’re thrilled that their…
PAINT & FORM – a look at the exhibition
Paint & Form, the first event to take place at Elmslie House since the start of lockdown, is now in full swing and proving to be a great success. During the first few days of the exhibition, over 150 visitors…
MUSIC ON A GRAND SCALE
Elmslie House is renowned for its musical events. From classical, to folk and everything in between, Elmslie has hosted an impressive array of musicians over the years. Elmslie’s musical jewel in the crown – a Steinway Grand (A) piano –…
PAINT & FORM…a new exhibition
Despite lockdown, the team at Elmslie House have, like so many others up and down the country, been working from home and catching up via the wonders of technology (invariably with a mug of tea in hand!) With all events…
WHEN THERE’S RAIN, LOOK FOR RAINBOWS
The ethos of Elmslie House has always been about supporting and promoting artists and craftspeople. Like so many small businesses, Elmslie has been adversely affected by the coronavirus pandemic, with bookings cancelled and events not able to take place. Despite…
WHERE THERE’S TEA, THERE’S CAKE
In Charlie Mackesy’s hugely successful, uplifting and inspiring book, The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse, there’s a little mole who is rather fond of cake. It was this velvet jacketed chap who said, “where there’s tea, there’s…
KEEPING CALM AND CARRYING ON
The doors of Elmslie House may be closed, but there’s plenty happening behind the scenes. The Elmslie Team are all working remotely from home, having catch ups via the wonders of technology; finding news ways to work and keep in…
MEET THE TEAM
It seems strange to think that only a few weeks ago Elmslie House was playing host to the Blue Magpie Contemporary Craft Market, and we were free to wander amongst the stalls, chat to makers, drink tea and eat Anna’s…
WELCOME TO ELMSLIE HOUSE
Elmslie House is a private Grade II listed family home in the heart of Great Malvern in Worcestershire. Lovingly and elegantly restored and renovated by Anna and Bernard Taylor, the house plays host to a wide range of events, from…
