So many ideas, thoughts, impressions, happenings, exhibitions, commissions (promise to felt your sleeveless top tomorrow Patricia, just getting new bubble wrap this afternoon for the job), meetings etc. at the moment and although my brain is not actually scrambled I just can't seem to write quickly...
I was thrilled to get a letter yesterday evening saying that the complex felt bag that I entered has made it through to the final round of judging in the RDS National Crafts Competition. [caption id="attachment_1790" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Close up of glass nugget and seed beads"][/caption] Obviously I can't...
Inspired by the flowers in my herbaceous border and being extremely short of time this week I suddenly realised on Monday that I had the perfect coloured batts in my studio coupled with just enough time to felt a simple cylindrical vessel. [caption id="attachment_1785" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Detail from aquilegia felt vessel"][/caption] Last...
As I contemplate the never ending inspiration nature provides I am sipping an uplifting mug of Pukka three ginger tea, one of the gorgeous goodies I recieved from Jasmine as part of the Clasheen Crafty Swap. I keep checking back to the group pool every...
On Wednesday morning I had a very enjoyable session working with 20 fifth year Enniscorthy VEC students helping them complete their first flat felting project. My good friend Shaz is their regular art teacher and had invited me several weeks ago to speak about feltmaking and give a short...
Surprisingly I am ahead of myself time wise this morning. Both letters of acceptance for the Arts Act Grant and ArtL!nks Bursary completed, one wash finished and another ready to go into the washing machine, paperwork underway to sign off on the work completed with the Borris...
Got my 3 entries off to the craft competition over the weekend but totally out of time for any felting or blogging until tomorrow morning at the earliest but it is more likely to be Thursday afternoon if I were to be quite realistic! The start...
I had intended blogging about the wonderful package I recieved yesterday from Gill aka tisserande for my second bite at the Clasheen Crafty Swap but as I have not been able to take photos today (totally tied up finishing pieces for the RDS National Craft Competition) I promise to...
[caption id="attachment_1743" align="alignleft" width="240" caption="My fantastic swap package"][/caption] I discovered to my horror over the weekend that I only have until the end of this week to finish three sculptural pieces ready for a joint exhibition in June (need to get to the venue beforehand) and complete my...
Over on Clasheen Uncut I posted last week about an exciting competition Chrissie is having to win one of her stylish 'Waterfall' nuno felt jackets! The rules are simple and it is a wonderful opportunity to win a unique piece of wearable art in colours...
Having internet connection problems this morning possibly due to heavy winds so for those of you waiting for an email or a reply to a question please bear with me until tomorrow! I have decided to leave my few specials on Etsy for today in case anyone...
Just a very short post today to let any of you who don't already know that the Spring Clasheen Crafty Swap deadline has been extended allowing all of us (me included!) to post out our parcels no later than Friday 14th May! Check out the...
[caption id="attachment_1722" align="alignleft" width="199" caption="Sleeveless top with flower brooch"][/caption] I know that I promised you photos of my reversible nuno felt poncho/wrap in my last post but since yesterday afternoon the poncho has taken on a new identity masquerading as a fabulous sleeveless top! It is...
