SHUFFLE FESTIVAL: CEMETERY SPECIAL

MEMENTO MORI: LIFE & DEATH DRAWING with ART MACABRE @ SHUFFLE FESTIVAL 2014

We were thrilled to be invited to be part of Shuffle Festival 2014, held at Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park. Art Macabre held a Memento Mori Life and Death Drawing themed special event outdoors amongst the beautiful trees and gravestones on Shuffle Festival’s final day (Sunday 3 August) as part of their Day of the Dead themed programme.

All photos (c) Art Macabre Death Drawing salons, Linsay Trerise & Nikki Shaill.

All photos (c) Art Macabre 2014. Taken by Linsay Trerise.

Ava Iscariot posing as The Weeping Angel at Tower Hamlets Cemetery. Part of Art Macabre at Shuffle Festival 2014. Photo: Linsay Trerise c

Ava Iscariot posed as a living monument – in her amazing bodypaint and costumed character ‘The Weeping Angel’- alongside our very much flesh and bone life model Raquel Merlot. Together they held tableau to contrast life and death, flesh and stone, and explore themes of ‘Memento Mori’ artwork and interplay with the cemetery surroundings.

The tranquillity and peace of the natural woodland and cemetery setting was inspiring and allowed for contemplation and lots of very beautiful artwork to be created across the 1.5 hour long event. There were 50 people in attendance at our sold out workshop and we hope to return to Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park, and other London cemeteries, very soon for more atmospheric drawing fun.

Artwork by Dulcie Ball

Artwork by Farida Yesmin.

Thanks to Kate and all at Shuffle Festival for inviting us to be part of the day, the volunteer stewards Gamze, Helen, Sharron, Jon and Dru, and models Avaand Raquel. Art direction by Nikki Shaill. Photos all by Linsay Trerise for Art Macabre (unless otherwise stated). All rights reserved (c) 2014.

For more info on Shuffle Festival see here and do visit and support Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park– it is beautiful urban woodland and well worth a visit! We hope to return again soon if we can for more outdoor sketching fun.

FEEDBACK ABOUT OUR EVENT:

“Fantastic drawing session with Art Macabre at Shuffle! The Weeping Angel is beautiful, a pleasure to draw.” Alice Peillon

“Just wanted to say thank you for a marvellous opportunity you created yesterday. It was very enjoyable. I hope you’ll consider revisiting this site in the future.” Lorraine Peacock

“The perfect end to a fab weekend.” Dulcie Ball

“It has to be said, it was one of the best life drawing classes I have ever seen.” Jon

“It was such a great experience! Can’t believe people are watching movies ,art, drama, dancing ,making love in Graveyard….Haha! What a place I have seen!” Farida Yesmin

Artwork by Alison Peillon

Photo thanks to Dulcie Ball.

Photo thanks to GoldSoup.

Photo: Linsay Trerise. (c) Art Macabre

Photo (c) Art Macabre

Photo (c) Art Macabre.

Photo: Linsay Trerise (c) Art Macabre

Jon Attfield drawing away.

All photos here copyright Art Macabre. Photos by Linsay Trerise

Art Macabre all rights reserved 2014. Photo: Linsay Trerise of Ava Iscariot as The Weeping Angel.

A freaky find by Art Macabre founder Nikki Shaill. A rare surname, so even with one L missing, this is an exciting discovery to stumble upon. Especially as Hannah Shail died exactly 125 years before Nikki Shaill was born, to the day!

Ava amuses everyone by sneaking around the cemetery post event!

Ava Iscariot aka The Weeping Angel enjoys a drink after she managed to remove most of her grey body paint!