Baby bump art craze sweeping Midlands
It is the latest craze for mums-to-be sweeping the Midlands, 'bump art' is rapidly growing in popularity.
Baby bumps painted by expectant mothers
Pregnant women across the Midlands are embracing a new trend and getting their baby bumps painted.
Rhino art unveiled in Birmingham
A new piece of art is being unveiled at the heart of Birmingham's gay village today. The artwork has been installed on Wynner House.
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Full Derren Brown interview on his passion for art
Derren Brown is a master of illusion whose trickery can leave us barely able to believe our eyes. But he is not just a magician, he is also a dab hand with a paintbrush, as a class of art students from Leicestershire found out today.
The TV star visited their school to show his support for a charity set up in memory of a former pupil.
What the art students thought of Derren Brown's lesson
Derren Brown is a master of illusion whose trickery can leave us barely able to believe our eyes.
But he is not just a magician, he is also a dab hand with a paintbrush, as a class of art students from Leicestershire found out today.
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Derren Brown unveils portrait he created of his mum
The illusionist Derren Brown famed for his mind-bending stunts has swapped the stage for the classroom as he shares with children another talent of his, painting.
Derren Brown taught a classroom of art students in Loughborough today where he showed them this portrait of his mum.
Derren Brown teaches art students in Loughborough
The TV and stage illusionist Derren Brown is at a school in Loughborough today to show off his skills as a portrait artist.
The magician is taking an art class with students at De Lisle College to offer an insight into his second love which is painting.
Birmingham Royal Ballet to make history
Birmingham Royal Ballet will make history tomorrow by featuring the country's first ever non-white swan in Swan Lake.
Traditionally ballet has been viewed as a white middle-class art form full of pale princesses.
But the dance company says it hopes the performance will show people that ballet is for everyone, regardless of race or background.
Artist takes craft of crochet to whole new level
Shauna Richardson creates life-size animals using nothing more than a crochet hook and a pile of wool. She calls it crochetdermy - a mixture of taxidermy and knitting.
It produces surprisingly life-like animals that are taking the art world by storm.
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'Crochetdermy' - life size animals made from wool
Shauna Richardson from Leicestershire creates life size animals using nothing more than a crochet hook and a pile of wool. She calls it 'crochetdermy' - a mixture of taxidermy and knitting. It produces surprisingly lifelike animals.
'Crochetdermy' - a mixture of crochet and taxidermy
Shauna Richardson from Leicestershire creates life size animals using nothing more than a crochet hook and a pile of wool. She calls it 'crochetdermy' - a mixture of taxidermy and knitting. It produces surprisingly lifelike animals.
Country's first ever mixed race ballet leads
Birmingham Royal Ballet will make history tomorrow by featuring the country's first ever mixed race leads in Swan Lake. Celine Gittens will take to the stage at Birmingham Hippodrome with her partner Tyrone Singleton.
The dance company says traditionally ballet has been viewed as a white middle class art form but they are hoping the performance will show that ballet is for everyone, regardless of race or background.
Baby bump art craze sweeping Midlands
It is the latest craze for mums-to-be sweeping the Midlands, 'bump art' is rapidly growing in popularity.
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