Meeting with Sue Crabtree

"The House of Bling" leaflet.

Today we had the opportunity to meet Sue Crabtree the curator for ‘The House of Bling’. She was involved in a project based at National Trust property Tattershall Castle in 2009 which involved a team of exceptional artists with newly commissioned art works which spread throughout the buildings vast spaces. Weaving facts and fiction together ‘The House of Bling’ offered a rare and beautiful richness of an altogether kind. 

It was a great chance for us as a group to ask Sue about the experience of working alongside the National Trust and the artists involved in the project. For us it was really nice to hear it from someone who connected with our work. The meeting was very informative and she advised us on how to promote and develop our work into a professional context. 

Some advice that Sue gave us was that our pieces needed to be as visually effective as possible and not to use lots of writing as audiences will find it too much to take in. Also research and documentation is vital throughout the process. Sue also gave us some Do’s and Dont’s when working with organisations like the National Trust. 

It was a great opportunity for us to talk to Sue and share our design ideas for Calke Abbey. We are really grateful for the time Sue took to talk to us and she is hopefully coming to see our final works at the opening event at Calke. 

Ruth