Raay - Royal Adelaide Art and Yoga (2025)

23/07/2025

Hey, next up on my social media list - Adelaide Park Making Mondays! We've teamed up with Plymouth Play Scrapstore to do some art, some 'scraplarking', some papermaking, and generally have good fun on Monday afternoons in Adelaide Park. Some folk from the Macmillan Cancer Champions project and the Manor Street Children's Centre are gonna join in the fun too. The first session is next Monday, the 28th, from 2-4, and if you're tempted, come in fancy dress! If you can't find a costume you like, well, come along and make one. Stonehouse Community Builder Plymouth Green Ark & Manor Street Family Hubs Adelaide Street Angels WonderZoo St Peter and the Waterfront

23/07/2025

Hey all, doing a flurry of social media today, starting with a reminder about Saturday's PHSS (Plymouth Hypermobility Support & Sharing) meeting. PHSS is Nic's monthly support group for Hypermobility and Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome. The session is this Saturday - the 26th - from 11-1. Contach Nic for more info - details on the image. Here's some more info about the session:

Join Nic in a safe and often joyful environment to talk about living with Hypermobilty Spectrum Disorder, Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome and Hypermobile EDS. The room is on the ground floor, and can accommodate people with some mobility limitations, but is not wheelchair accessible. If wheelchair access is needed, get in touch and we'll try to work out how to adapt to that need. The group has recently received a grant from Councillor Jemima Laing. Thanks to cllr Laing's kind donation, the rent for the session is now paid until August of 2025. Nic is still happy to accept donations on a pay-what-you-can basis. Your donations will help fund literature and other materials for the group, and go toward guaranteeing another year of sessions after this one. Nic has a wealth of information about these conditions, and currently has a few copies of Claire Smith's book 'Understanding Hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome and Hypermobility Spectrum Disorder' available to purchase. As a Yoga teacher, Nic has 30 years of teaching experience in Plymouth, with a particular focus on breathing. Since she started the PHSS group, she's had some positive developments in her own journey with EDS/HSD, including a recent referral onto clinical genetics for genetic screening. She started this group because of the pain and other symptoms she experiences, the impact it's having on her life, and the struggles she's faced getting a diagnosis and being taken seriously about these issues and their root cause. For further info, queries, extra needs, or to chat about your own situation, call Nic on 01752 569673, or email her at nic@evanonrev.co.uk Nic wants to emphasise that this group is non-hierarchical in nature - everyone suffering from a hypermobility condition has a story to tell and knowledge to bring to the table, so it's her goal to create an environment where sharing is key, and everyone can learn from each other.
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18/07/2025

Hey all, quick reminder: Paper Shop tomorrow (the 19th), at RAAY from 12-4. Pop in to browse the collection of handmade, reclaimed and recycled paper, or just to say hey. One sad note, RAAY isn't wheelchair accessible if stairs are a barrier, please do get in touch and we'll try to sort out an alternative way for you to experience the shop.

16/07/2025

Hey all, there's still time to make time for the first MPH Drawing Session, this Saturday, the 19th, from 10-12 at RAAY. It'll be a session focussed on experimentation, abstraction and/or some still life and objects, and a particular look at drawing on my MPH Handmade paper. If you can't make it this weekend, I'm looking at the calendar now to schedule the next session. Here's some more detail:

Saturday the 19th is the first MPH drawing session, at RAAY from 10-12. There's no theme and no model, so it's a sort of not-life-drawing session. Experimentation, free mark-making and abstraction is the general vibe, but the main idea is to have a loose, informal session where folk can inspire one another and have fun. RAAY is full of curious objects, so there will be a selection of them on hand for anyone who wants to work on still life. One of the goals of the session is to introduce drawers to my handmade paper, so the price includes four sheets (two A4 & two A5), and I will discuss techniques I've developed now that I've been using my own paper for a couple of years. I'll also provide some sketch paper for warming up, and of course, there will be tea. Please bring drawing materials you like to use, and your sketchbook. If you come to the session, you'll also have access to the Paper Shop - there's a wide array of interesting papers on hand for sale at mostly reasonable prices. Places are limited, so please book on, contact details are on the poster. Also feel free to get in touch if you'd like more info.

11/07/2025

Hey all, quick reminder, Paper Shop is open tomorrow (Saturday the 12th), from 11-3. Come on along to see what's in the shop. There are a few new things, including stacks of handmade A5 sheets from two sessions - 1st: leftover pulp from a making session I did last week, and then 2nd: a bunch of leftovers thrown in the vat together, including the last of the blue cotton bedsheet fibres I've been working with for a couple of weeks. There are a few photos, including, a the end, the Calendar for July, and a reminder about the upcoming MPH Drawing Session, which happens the morning of the 19th. If you're on your way to the beach, wave as you pass by! If you're coming in, bring cash. Unfortunately, RAAY isn't wheelchair accessible, so if stairs are a barrier, please get in touch and we'll try to work something out.

03/07/2025

Hi everyone, my promo this week is last minute, but it's also ahead of the game too. Paper shop is Friday the 4th, 1:30 - 5:30, which is the last minute part (as I write this it's Thursday evening). The together part is that I've got all the shop days in July on the calendar, so you can plan ahead. I'll still put reminders out each week, and remember, I can open by appt on some days, so get in touch if you can't make one of the 'official' open days. Unfortunately, RAAY isn't wheelchair accessible, so if stairs are a barrier, please get in touch and we'll try to work something out.

28/06/2025

Hey all, remember, Paper Shop is open today (Saturday 28th), from 11-3. Check out this week's new sheets - made from an old blue cotton bedsheet that I hammered on for several days to get what I like to call 'nearly pulp'. These sheeets are soft, textured, rough around the edges and full of character. I added enough of another pulp to be able to smooth things out a little, but the character, look and feel of the cotton is still front & centre. Have a look at the photos, then come see the sheets for real. After that, go have a picnic at the beach.

26/06/2025

Hey All, Paper Shop this week is Saturday, the 28th, from 11-3. Come in, and with any luck, marvel at the new sheets I'm hoping to have on hand, made from an old cotton bedsheet. I've been prepping/pulping the fibers (see photos of bluish gloop in a bucket), and they're just about where I want them to start forming the sheets. Fingers crossed! Just as a reminder, there's a photo of a big stack of all the sheets I've made already this year, so come check them out too. Don't forget, there's a lot of other interesting paper to look at, so if paper's your thing, you can't really go wrong. Follow the signs upstairs to the front of RAAY, and bring cash. Unfortunately, RAAY isn't wheelchair accessible, so if stairs are a barrier, please get in touch and we'll try to work out an alternative. One final note, I'll probably be in on Friday, making sheets and prepping, so if Saturday doesn't work, send a message and we can work out a time for you to come over on Friday.

23/06/2025

Hey all, quick reminder time - this coming Saturday is the June meeting of PHSS (Plymouth Hypermobility Support & Sharing) at RAAY. Please Note: The meeting is later than usual, and is taking place from 1:30 - 3:30. This is because Nic will be attending a zoom session being delivered by Jo Southall and Kim Clayden for HMSA - the Hypermobility charity. The session is called Hypermobility 101, and though it's a members only session, if you're not a member, Nic strongly recommends joining, as she's found the ongoing support invaluable. Most events are free to members, so once you've paid your membership, you're good. This session is one of several taking place over the weekend. Here's a link to the HMSA events page https://www.hypermobility.org/events link through to the Hypermobility 101 session, or other parts of the page, from there. OK, any questions about Saturday's session, get in touch with Nic - details are on the poster. One final thing - The Supine Way, Nic's yoga class specialised for Hypermobility - takes place at RAAY every Wednesday, from 12-2. The Hypermobility Syndromes Association Stonehouse Community Builder Plymouth Plymouth Online Directory

19/06/2025

Hey all, Paper Shop this week is Saturday, the 21st, from 11-3. I know you'll all want to be at the beach, but maybe on the way you should stop in and browse a bit. I've hand three making sessions so far this spring, so there's a good stash of new handmade sheets, and there's loads of other stuff as well. The shop's looking good, so I made a bunch of photos to show it off. If you're coming, bring cash, and follow the signs upstairs to the front of the building. Unfortunately RAAY isn't wheelchair accessible, so please get in touch if stairs are a barrier and we'll try to work out a way for you to experience the shop.

14/06/2025

Hey all, Paper Shop is open today at RAAY from 11-3. The deluges of yesterday aren't going to be repeated, so come down and see what's in the shop, and take some handmade paper away with you. I made sheets this week, with the last of the artichoke seedhead pulp (no pic, sorry!), and there are some new scrappy sketchbooks (yes pic, hooray!), made from wrinkled up packing paper. A lot of people (me included), buy nice paper or notebooks and then are afraid to use them because it's 'too nice'. Well, you don't have to worry about that with these, they're already all wrinkled up and used looking, perfect for even the most mundane thoughts or mark-making you can muster up. There are two rooms full of interesting papers to look at and touch, so come along, and remember to bring cash. Unfortunately, RAAY isn't wheelchair accessible, so if stairs are a barrier, please get in touch and we'll try to come up with a way for you to experience the shop.

06/06/2025

Hey all, Paper Shop today! (Friday the 6th) 12-4, come on down, there's new paper, and I might just be making the last few sheets when you arrive, because there was some pulp leftover at the end of yesterday's session. This week's paper has a bit of everything: shredded scrap from a friend, letterpress studio offcuts, cotton rag paper from misprinted journals, egg boxes, and the fluff from artichoke seedheads! There's a lot more to see in the shop, so what're you waiting for? RAAY isn't wheelchair accessible, so if stairs are a barrier, please get in touch and we'll try to work something out.

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