Author Archives: maireadholohan1

They thought I was mad but it worked…. Those children can sew!!!! This is turning out to be a very satisfactory project and the wall hanging is going to be amaaaazing!!!! They are embellishing their crests with coloured threads and … Continue reading →

We had two transition year students to help out and of course the lovely Caroline, ironing the wax off the bags. They turned out fantastic. The children all did another bag, this time just using the wax pot. I have … Continue reading →

What  a great morning, despite the fact that I left my Tjantings in Ferns! These girls are really up for whatever is going to be thrown at them. We were discussing doing a community art project of some sort such … Continue reading →

Day one, the taster, went really well. We did two different ways to Batik bags; we used melted wax crayons which were then painted onto the cotton bags and then dyed balck, well grey really! The other ones were done … Continue reading →

A good day at the new workshop   Ferrybank VIEW SLIDE SHOW DOWNLOAD ALL

  Early morning in Dranagh….. February 2013 when the snow came…..not for long I hope! VIEW SLIDE SHOW DOWNLOAD ALL     Don’t get me wrong. I love the look of it, but it makes work hard. Quit whingeing and … Continue reading →

Things are busy again. I have had to stop the weekly classes in the studio, it just was not worth my while. It is sad but it costs me as much to run them as made at this stage, so … Continue reading →

  Ferrybank Felt, Christmas Bunny and his clothes, A collaborative project. VIEW SLIDE SHOW DOWNLOAD ALL St patricks N.S. The work is really looking good. We had two very good days and the children really engaged with the process as … Continue reading →

I forgot to mention the photographs in my last post. They were of the children working on Painting on a flour paste resist. It was a long process, day one we painted a mix of flour paste on the fabric, … Continue reading →

  This project is interesting, the children really live in the moment and I can see how it is tempting to ‘finish’ or ‘fix’ the work. However that is not the aim of the project. The aim is for engagement … Continue reading →