Category Archives: Uncategorized

A ‘best of [insert year here]’, we did one last year and so we’ve just got to keep up the tradition now… And here it is! The team behind Bloom Sessions have each picked three of their top tracks and albums from women and people of marginalised genders across the wurld. So take a peekContinue reading “2021 in Review”

Well, it’s time for our final artist feature of the year, and to close this all off we have our Headrow headliner – Rumbi Tauro. Powerful, all-encapsulating, creative and fearless, what a way to finish. If you’ve yet to come across Rumbi, prepare to be inspired and, forget your well wishes, we’ll take our thanksContinue reading “December – Rumbi Tauro”

It’s time to meet artist number two who’ll be playing at Headrow this December. You may have heard of her, she’s making a name for herself in the underground LDS scene having played across the city and being a member of the Readymeal Sound collaboration. Please put your hands together for Pixie Cola… Currently basedContinue reading “December – Pixie Cola”

Well… it’s been a joy! Six months ago we started pushing Bloom Sessions out to the wide world, bringing it into a strange and uncertain landscape. But how far we’ve come! Since October we’ve been sharing and promoting North Yorkshire’s creatives, but, come April, we turn the final page… for now. Before we sign off,Continue reading “Bloom Sessions Vol.1 – Thank You!”

“With my design I was inspired by antique masonic banners which often feature interesting symbols such as doves and eyes, and wanted to design my own with other symbols of good luck and optimism (the arrow, clover, etc.) Maybe one day I’ll make this into a textile piece!” — Alice Mortimer on the inspiration behindContinue reading “Alice Mortimer – ‘Looking Forward’”

“Living by the sea is always full of inspiration, and I never get tired of sketching all the colourful boats at the harbour or the rows of houses in the old town. I wanted to create a bright and cheerful map, with colours influenced by vintage seaside posters.” — Savannah Storm on the inspiration forContinue reading “Savannah Storm – Scarborough Map”

“My idea would be to create a print based around jumping in puddles, to represent the moments of joy of being in the outdoors and the childlike playfulness I remember from my own childhood experiences. I have spent a lot of quality family time walking in the North York Moors, many of the walks haveContinue reading “Abi Mcmahon – ‘Joyful Moments’”

Header image: Photo by Tom Tolkien What are Bloom Sessions? Bloom Sessions is a creative project dedicated to young women and those of marginalised genders in North Yorkshire. Since October, we have been spotlighting one musician/band and one visual artist/illustrator per month in an effort to showcase the spectacular talent that thrives up here – thatContinue reading “Scarborough Open Call – January 2021”

“I create a lot of my designs by cutting the shapes I want to use out of scrap paper, scanning these in and then editing and arranging them digitally to bring them to life.” — Molly Bland on the process of creating In Bloom Let’s hear it for Molly! Kicking off our November collaborations, thisContinue reading “Molly Bland – ‘In Bloom’”

Before we say goodbye to October, and the wonderful artists that collaborated with us this month, we have one more treat in store. Ever wanted to know Mollie Coddled’s deepest, darkest secrets? Well, we asked her some super important, serious questions and she answered them just for Bloom Sessions. Have a butchers: 1) Easy LifeContinue reading “Quick fire – Mollie Coddled”