Yesterday my mother, sister Suzanne and I had a lovely time attending the opening of 'Origins: Felt in the Natural World' at the Botanic Gardens in Dublin followed by a delicious late birthday dinner at new restaurant the Hot Stove, Parnell Square. It was lovely...
The sun finally shone yesterday evening so after a long day preparing and tidying up it was very pleasant for us artist makers to relax, have a chat to visitors and explain what we're up to in the courtyard at Duckett's Grove. Thanks to all...
Dawn and I have had a busy time of it since Chrissie Day and Nigel headed home on Tuesday morning. We've taken loads of pictures, I finished a lot of stitching while Dawn caught up with emails and facebook, we delivered my felt to Duckett's...
No felting update today, I need to hop in the bath and get ready for the opening of Eileen MacDonagh's exhibtion titled LITHOSPHERE, this should be a wonderful occasion! Until tomorrow...
Yesterday I finished felting a series of felt landscapes which I am hoping will be selected for inclusion in the Blueprint Christmas Exhibition, fingers crossed please! It was one of those days when everything seems to go right on the felting side of things, the...
I started this morning by free machine embroidering a couple of abstract felt landscapes. It's difficult for me to decide when enough is enough with this sort of work, my personal preference has always been for NO stitching or embellishing but I do realise that...
It's official, felt masters Istvan Vidak and Trees Coussement have arrived in Ireland! Carmen and I returned from collecting them at the airport last night at 11pm and then I spent until 2.40am cooking at Clasheen, whew, I will sleep well tonight. This morning I...
It's been a very busy week so far and I am just grabbing the chance to write an ultra quick update on the run. The ladies I felt with in Borris Active Retirement Group completed outstanding pieces in our session on Monday afternoon and if...
For those of you who have been following my back kitchen and garage restructuring project on Facebook I am sure you're not surprised I haven't posted here to the blog for a few days, for those of you who are not following the progress I...
I'm going to be playing catch up all this week, paperwork, emails, tidying, medical (to renew my 10 year C1 driving liscence), paying car insurance and a host of other essential but non fibre related stuff. Finishing my latest nudibranch (sea slug) last night was...
I returned home yesterday evening after being treated by my mother to 3 wonderful nights at Fort Royal Hotel in Donegal, thanks mum!!! [caption id="attachment_3008" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Shells glistening in the water"][/caption] Here's a picture of some shells at the edge of the shoreline, don't they just...
Yesterday evening our 10 days exhibiting at Grennan Mill Craft School was over. I had such fun over the last two weeks, spending time with Alex (director of the craft school), the other artists and everybody helping them set up and invigilate the show, I...
It's been very interesting and revealing invigilating at Grennan Mill Craft School, each of the 6 artists needs to either man the show for 3 full days or 6 half ones, I have chosen to do 3 full days. If I wanted I could nominate...
Looking back over the pictures I have taken over the last few days during the set up and start of the exhibition it is obvious that I need to take some more because my phone/camera is having some difficulty adjusting to the whiteness and the...
This morning I made the final adjustments to my space at Grennan Mill Craft School and decided enough was enough, 7 vessels, 2 sculptures and 1 framed piece with a little free machine embroidery. It's always nerve wracking but exciting participating in any show and...
At this stage I am totally addled and don't know whether I am coming or going as regards the finishing of my work for Kilkenny Arts Festival. Thanks to Carmen, Jean and Cristina who all have kept me sane over the last couple of days...
I have been flat out this week trying to finish my work for Kilkenny Arts Festival which opens next weekend. Most of my pieces are totally wet felted but a couple have some free machine embroidery to add surface detail, I know, I can't believe...
It's a beautiful warm and sunny morning here in Roskilde, Denmark so Kirsten and I have planned a morning of relaxing, felting and possibly a really short session of rust dying, heaven!!! I have so many ideas in my head after our wonderful week participating at Felt in Focus...
Today has been another exceptionally busy day so far, shortly however I am off for a relaxing bath then heading in to Borris for the opening of the '9 Stones Artists' current exhibition. I am really at the pin of my collar trying to get...
As mentioned in the last post Borris Active Retirement had a 'show and tell' exhibition last Wednesday and I think this great picture of Mena with her felt beret and large bag sums it all up! Still having ongoing computer problems (and now no anti...
Since Saturday I have enjoyed a very successful Lady Captain's Day at Borris Golf Club, uninstalled my work from the Blueprint exhibition, played 18 holes in Castlecomer as practice for Wednesday's golf match, delivered my work for the final round of judging in the National Craft...
Unfortunately the photos I took of my work on Friday evening as the Blueprint opening got underway are not good quality. [caption id="attachment_1827" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Blueprint Exhibition for Eigse"][/caption] I thought you might like to see a shot of my set up however and when I am...
Just about to hop into the bath before heading to Carlow for the opening of both the Eigse Carlow Arts Festival and more specifically to finish hanging (or draping!) my pieces for the Blueprint exhibition, one of the fringe events. I did bring most of my felt in...
Exhausted ...
I have had some really intensive felting over the last few days with another couple of sessions to go before I deliver my work to Thomastown on Tuesday for the South East Textile show and then on Wednesday (or Thursday at a total pinch!) to...
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...
Two international felting events taking place worth noting in your diaries are the 11th Southern Hemisphere Felting Convergence (a bi-anual event happening from 2nd to 7th October 2011) and the 'Obviously Felt' symposium (28th July to 1st August 2010) organised by the Danish Felting Association Grima in honour...
I am just finalising the Michigan leg of my felting trip in October and hopefully over the weekend will be putting everything together for the West Coast side of things. This is such an exciting time for me and I can't wait until I meet many of...
My flu appears to have abated somewhat so I am taking this opportunity of posting about the very exciting top that I felted for myself this week while getting fed and minded like a baby at Carmen's! I really hate sewing and for a long time have wanted...
I can't believe that it is a few days since I wrote my last post. Time seems to be absloutely flying here and I really need to get a couple of things finished today before preparing my 'fashion' item for the fashion show at the 'Felt in...
