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Artist, tutor, crafter,equestrienne, wife, mother and ................

Grangecon day two and three


Here are some more shots i found from Grangecon from the previous day"! Sewing the birds!!!!   Sewing the birds! Flour paste wallhanging VIEW SLIDE SHOW DOWNLOAD ALL   Waxing and painting the sewn birds!! VIEW SLIDE SHOW DOWNLOAD ALL … Continue reading →

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Wednesday 2 May


I have to say I am very exited by some of the work this group is producing. They are a very mixed group in terms of previous experience, but everyone is really improving. The ones with more experience are inspiring … Continue reading →

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Day two Grangecon


It was last friday when I was here, just getting round to writing it up now. I did spend time at the weekend doing the evaluations though! The children Drew a bird and then drew it onto some cotton. the … Continue reading →

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Day three Tullow NS


Today we had to do the bodies, Day three Tullow NS VIEW SLIDE SHOW DOWNLOAD ALL         These are to be added to the heads. I have decided to do this for the children as it is … Continue reading →

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More from Ferrybank and ironing the bags for Grangecon


We had a quiet day today a lot of the women were doing other stuff. I planned to review what is done, what needs finishing and what else is needed to do. We did a bit but not as much … Continue reading →

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Ferrybank Textiles.


We spent last week working on designing and looking at working out problems, making design decisions. Now we have to pin down the 5 pieces and finish and evaluate the work. Designing and adjusting and re-inventing VIEW SLIDE SHOW DOWNLOAD … Continue reading →

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Bally Murphy NS


These were done from a painting of mine to show the children how to graph up or down a picture. Even though they all worked from the same image they were encouraged to make their own of them. to use … Continue reading →

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Day two Tullow


Today the children painted the puppets heads and started sewing the bodies together. They then put hair on the heads and they look amazing.   Making the heads VIEW SLIDE SHOW DOWNLOAD ALL  

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Handpainted and Nuno Felted Silkand silk chiffon wraps and Handpainted silk scarves.


Wraps and Scarves VIEW SLIDE SHOW DOWNLOAD ALL

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Preparation for Tullow


I Just thought the best approach for this project as I have 26 7/8 yr olds that I have never met, was to have the heads at various stages to show the children how to make,these hand puppets. Step one … Continue reading →

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