Welcome!

Watch out for our next spectacular event, hosted at the Full Moon on the 27th November and the 11th of December - its the Fabulous Festive Markets!

Friday 17 June 2011

All set up and ready to go!

 
The bunting is up,
The music is swinging 
And we're all coming down to The Greenbank!

For it is time for another Fabulous Travelling Bag Folk Market!

Hoorah!


Innerspiral





 We've got felty goodness from Innerspiral, hand spun and hand dyed yarn aplenty. Displayed on an array of twisted branches and homely coffee tables. The epitome of cosy, felted chic!

Moon and Magi








From Moon and Magic we take a trip into a fantasy world of victorian steampunk jewellery, fiersome Monster Hoods and even a little fairy corner!






  
Miss Tinker Taylor




And what a better way to get into the spirit of Fabulous than with these marvellous fascinators brought to you by Miss Tinker Taylor.




Nicky Grayburn



Enjoy the intricate compositions of Nicky Grayburn's fantastic photography. Explore cityscapes and focus in on the folds of a dancers skirt.

Jo Buttons





Welcome to Jo Button's boreal forest, enchanting sculptures and beautiful sketches lead you on a journey through an illuminated world. 










Boodle


Boodle bring you quirky animals in suits presented in stark prints. This collection of furry characters have oodles of personality and charm.

Tracy



Lizards and fairies and all manner of joy printed on cosy t-shirts of all colours and sizes. Tracy's designs are cute (especially the baby grows) and original.



So come on down to the Greenbank this weekend for a fun filled, spectacular extravaganza!!!

Wednesday 15 June 2011

Easton Arts Trail - Bagfolk Weekender :)

2 DAYS TO GO! There's a whole weekend of delightful entertainment headed your way in the shape of the Easton Arts Trail starting on Friday night with the Opening Party at The Greenbank... word is there will be bands including reggae to peruse the fine wares of the Bagfolk to.... come and meet the artists and artisans exhibiting and selling their beautiful handmade goods. We'll have handmade felt, felt art work and felt art wear, ceramics, handspun yarn, copper jewellery, steampunk jewellery, fancy dress including the famous monster hoods! Plus fantastic fascinators and sculpted hats, art, photography, screenprints, art dolls, canvas art, textile design, and loads more... The bagfolk market will run from 7pm - 10pm on Friday night. Then on Saturday and Sunday it will run 12pm - 7pm. On Saturday there will be bands all daya nd on Sunday a bellydancing performance and workshops. Hoop & circus performance may spontaneously occur! Come and get involved!
 


Check out our brand new bright and colourful flyers - look out for them around town. And our new poster is below too... see you at the weekend! :)






Tuesday 7 June 2011

Nicky Grayburn

 This time round The Fabulous Travelling Bag Folk are working together with the Easton Arts Trail to bring you a range of Bristol based artists as well as the fantastic array of stalls we had last time. The Fabulous Travelling Bag Folk would like to welcome Nicky Grayburn who will be displaying her wonderful collection of artwork.




 As well as producing some bright, fascinating drawings and painting, Nicky has a passion for photography, she loves collecting images from her many travels and working with continuous themes.  

Nicky pays special attention to details, shapes and patterns with a strong presence of vibrant colours throughout her work. Her images are fantastically characterised and really capture the atmosphere of personality of the subject.





We look forward to meeting Nicky along with a few other Bristol based artists at the Greenbank Pub on the 17th 18th and 19th June! Come along down for yet another weekend of spectacular fun!

In the meantime check out her shiny new website!

Monday 6 June 2011

Easton Arts Trail at the Greenbank

17th 18th and 19th June! 

After our roaring success in May we have decided to go ahead and host a repeat event. This time we are teaming up with the Easton Arts Trail to bring you an entire weekend extravaganza. Featuring Innerspiral, Moon and Magic, Tinker Taylor, Bellydancing Stephi Briggs and much much more....Including a few new faces who will be joining us on this special occasion with a range of extraordinary artwork.
With live bands and dj's happening downstairs and over a dozen stalls the Greenbank will be partying ALL WEEKEND LONG!!!!