Tag archive: Craft
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Preview – Time: An exhibition of Textiles & Photography
Time to stop, Time to notice, Time to remember, Time to appreciate, Time to reflect. January feels just the right time of year to be holding this exhibition. Over the festive period, once we get actual Christmas day out of the way, we do stop and take stock of the year just gone. Hasn’t it […]
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Time – Exhibition at Arc
At the end of January, I will be teaming up with fellow textile artist Simone Frater-Russell for an exhibition at Arc – Arts for Recovery in the Community in Reddish entitled Time as we both explore change over time, be that physical shape and appearance or the fleeting, ethereal and sometimes unreliable way individuals recall events or people.
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Make Anything – Fred Aldous Window
The Manchester Craft Mafia were invited to create an exhibition of members work for their Make Anything series of windows.
Please check it out if you are around the Northern Quarter in Manchester.
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Over The Kitchen Table – Mothers who Make
As part of the PUSH festival at HOME theatre in Manchester, Mothers Who Make held a day celebrating the creativity in the group. The afternoon was entitled Over The Kitchen Table, a reference to where creative mothers often end up working to maintain their creative lives.
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A New Thread with DIY
Following the successful tour of “Following The Thread”, DIY Theatre company has begun devising another original touring show about ‘Space’. I have been in running creative workshops to use design to help generate ideas and boost the devising process.
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Happy New Year aka Resolutions part 2
Happy New Year.
So back in September at the start of the school year I made a few resolutions. Now we have hit the traditional time for resolutions, it’s time to look back at how I have done and add some new ones…
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Photos from December’s Mafia Makes
In December, I was guest crafter for Manchester Craft Mafia’s monthly craft sessions at Common and The Beagle making Christmas decorations using leatherette and fleece.
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News – December’s Mafia Makes Sessions
I am guest crafter for December’s Mafia Makes. Here’s the poster with all the details of what, when & where…
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Still Learning…
I love learning new techniques & skills. Recently I attended a “Textural Collage” masterclass from Dionne Swift at Janome headquarters in Stockport.
A great introduction to the possibilities of an embellisher leaving me itching to do more.
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Manchester Craft Mafia Exhibition in The Study
Manchester Craft Mafia were invited to collaborate with Manchester Museum on the development of the ‘Make’ area. They were commissioned to each create a piece of work inspired by the museum’s collection.
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New Year’s Resolutions
I’m not one for New Year’s resolutions. At that time of year, I just want to keep cosy and eat hearty food, basically hibernate until Spring. Now I am a parent of school kids, the start of the new academic year has become more significant not just for the kids needing new shoes and starting new things but also me.
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Back at DIY Theatre – Trails & Teepees
It is really great to be working with DIY Theatre Company again. I have worked with them on various projects over the past 10 years. They are a disability led theatre company. Whenever I work with them as designer, I run design sessions with the group that input into my design process but also help them […]