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The Link Magazine • November 1998
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Gallery Christmas cards could be collectors items

Christmas cards produced by the National Gallery in London from artwork by Windmill Hill school pupils are unique for a number of
reasons. The school was the first to have an exhibition in the gallery, between November 1995 and February 1996, and the youngsters are
the first ever living artists to have their work displayed there.
Windmill Hill's relationship children to look at paintings as a looked at the Wilton Dyptch and was painted in the fourteenth cen-
with the National Gallery started starting point for writing, art and experimented with a variety of tury, there is some damage and
in early 1995 when deputy craft work. Enthused he returned painting techniques, such as mix- the children were able to see how
headteacher Mark Hazzard at- to school and the children's crea- ing egg yolk with powder paint, to the layers had been built up."
tended a course on encouraging tivity flowed forth. "We first achieve a similar effect. Because it Later that year Mark invited Gal-
lery staff to look at the children's
work. They immediately asked
The Link -20 years. Giant Card Company completes one the school to mount an exhibition
using the title of the original teach-
The Link has been going for nearly 20 years and our January edition will celebrate this success in the er's course: "Take One Picture."
turbulent world of publishing. Visits to the National Gallery
The magazine has appeared in of the fastest ever business take-offs. now take place each year. The
several forms over the years, first HAppy Taking an apparently simple May Link featured children study-
as a six weekly newsletter to West NNIVIILSAR idea of hiring out huge greetings ing the newly restored painting,
Swindon, then a professionally * cards, Joanna now has 11 The Ambassadors by Holbein.
produced magazine, increasing its franchisees around the UK. "1 saw The young artists, brought to-
target area as the west grew, and this large board saying Happy gether for our front page, are now
taking in North Swindon nearly * Birthday in Florida last year," said in year 10 at various secondary
four years ago. We'll be looking Swindon born Joanna. "It just schools. Steven Meredith, at Ridge-
back over the years, publishing struck me as such a great idea - I way School, said, "It's different.
comments about the magazine and could do that. You see handmade Not everybody has their work dis-
printing photographs that have THE LINK signs on roundabouts; they're not played in the National Gallery."
never been used. CONGRATULATIONS very striking and the council says Greendown student Gurjeet
20 YEARS
If you can remind us of signifi- they are safety hazard. Khaira said he was really surprised
FROM EVERYONE
cant events covered in The Link, T THE GIANT CAROCO... "The Giant Card Company hires that primary school artwork was
have interesting memories about IN Ont (am to, out a six foot by four foot card and being used on a greeting card.
the magazine, or would like to ex- installs it early in the morning. It's Greendown colleague Becky
tel: 0I793 092929
press a comment about it, drop us a great surprise for a birthday or Viveash, who has had two of her
a line, or give us a call. our anniversary. She first started anniversary." pictures turned into cards, said,
Joanna McKinley who runs the advertising in The Link a year ago Joanna was featured in the Sun- "it's lovely to think of your work
Giant Card Company is the first to to launch her new business, un- day Times on 18 October and ex- being sent around the world with
help us celebrate by producing one sure of how it would go. But the pected to meet twenty more po- Christmas greetings."
of her really big cards proclaiming Giant Card Company must be one tential franchisees at the big fran- The Christmas cards are avail-
chise exhibition at the NEC over able from Windmill Hill School,
AUTUMN that weekend. "It's been a mad Uxbridge Road, Freshbrook at
year. I never thought of selling the £3.50 per pack of 6 cards.
To order by post, enclose a 31p
idea, but it has really taken off."
To hire a giant card to celebrate stamped addressed envelope and
SPECIAL a special event, give Joanna a call a cheque made out to Windmill
on 692929.
Hill Primary School.
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