7:57am Saturday 8th March 2008
By Gordon McCully
Cedar Farm Galleries in Mawdesley is throwing open its doors to provide pencils, marker pens, thread and paintbrushes to budding doodlers in celebration of National Doodle Day.
There's lots going on, including Ruth in the studio with a graffiti wall that needs covering with your drawings this Saturday and Sunday, March 15 and 16, and Pots of Fun painting doodles onto ceramic tiles on March 22 and 23.
Plus, between 1pm and 4pm on Saturday, March 22, Katy and Joanne from Art @ Cedar Farm will be offering people the chance to paint their part on a collaborative silk hanging or make their mark by stitching a doodle onto a patch of fabric which will turn into patchwork.
Once finished, both the silk hanging and patchwork will be on display until March 31.
And anyone who wants to submit their piece of the hanging or patchwork to the national doodle competition is encouraged to bring along a camera to photograph their work.
Joanne Eddon, silk painter at Cedar Farm, is urging as many local people as possible to get involved.
She said: "We have so many art-based businesses here at Cedar Farm and it's great for us all to get together for such a fun and worthwhile project."
Whether you're a budding artist or it's your first time drawing in years, anyone can have a go.
The aim of the weekends is to raise as much money as possible for National Doodle Day's charities Epilepsy Action and the Neurofibromatosis Association.
National Doodle Day was formed in 2004 and so far £120,000 has been raised for Epilepsy Action and the Neurofibromatosis Association.
All they are asking for is a £1 donation per doodle, or as much as you can give to help support the thousands of people suffering with epilepsy and neurofibromatosis.
In return for your donation, people will have the opportunity to enter a prize draw to win £500 for the best doodle in the country. Lloyds Pharmacy and stationary company, BIC, have donated prizes.
Nick Park, Gemma Atkinson and Sir Bobby Charlton have already submitted their doodles.
For more information on this event, contact Cedar Farm on 01704 822038 or info@cedarfarm.net National Doodle Day was formed in 2004 and so far £120,000 has been raised for Epilepsy Action and the Neurofibromatosis Association.
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