Showing posts with label wonderwool. Show all posts
Showing posts with label wonderwool. Show all posts

Thursday, 21 March 2013

Where does the week go?


Since my last post it feels a lot has happened....all in a flash. With Wonderwool Wales coming up, far quicker than I planned, the time just disappears. I daren't count how many making days I have left until.....


I have been on an extremely inspiring "Business Day" with Susan Briggs and North York Moors NPA, I learnt so much about Websites, SEO's and Social Media, I don't think I will ever get round to implementing it all, but I am making a start. Writing a regular Blog post is one of those 'to do" things. Living and working next to North York Moors is very inspiring too, I realise I am very lucky to be surrounded by such natural beauty. Their website is inspiring too, well worth a look before you visit this area to plan what to see.


The Vintage Felt workshop was a very busy day with twelve enthusiastic felt makers. It was a lovely day and I thoroughly enjoyed looking at everyones Vintage treasures they brought with them. In the morning everyone made a Cobweb Vessel incorporating lace and then after a very quick lunch( which I almost had to force people to take!) the afternoon was spent on lots of different pieces of felt, all unique, as the fragments of lace, ribbon, fabric and buttons were incorporated. 

A visit to Cober Hill to finalise some of the Residential Feltmaking Weekend details was very enjoyable, this is such a lovely building with an air of calm. We took tea in the original panelled  entrance and lost ourselves in plans of what we will be doing. There are now just three places available, if you are interested in joining us, just get in touch.


In between all of this I am making felt for events in the near future, I need more hours in the day!


Tuesday, 26 February 2013

Woolfest and more.....

I love Woolfest, the atmosphere is wonderful, I am excited to have been allocated a stand (pen) for the 2013 event. I attended the first show as a visitor, all those years ago,  as I really didn't know what to expect. I had never been to a Wool Festival before, I have exhibited every year since then.  Since that first visit it has become an annual event on our calendar, inked in immediately as one year finishes, looking forward to the next. My son has grown up with it and loves it too, this year he'll be in London for Uni visits when I come, but has just told me he's catching the train up to Penrith to catch a day at Woolfest, I'm smiling......

Last year saw a new section open up at the Auction Mart, increasing the size for exhibitors, I was on stand K260 on a corner of the new extension. If you found me there, I will be on the same stand again this year, alongside Jackie Lunn and Jane Cummins. 


I have been running day workshops since 2005 near where I live, I never planned this, sometimes things just  happen. I am a Feltmaker first and foremost, I am addicted to the process, I experiment far too much as my mind bursts with ideas. The workshops started as a follow on from an ArtsWeek project I delivered at our local school. The project was for the children, but the "helpers" were fascinated with the process too. I arranged a day for the grown ups and the rest is history as they say.  Prior to the workshops commencing I had been making Felt for ten years, exploring techniques and possibilities, constantly discovering new ways, sometimes through planning but sometimes by accident! 
This year I have been invited to deliver workshops around the country, I hope to meet up with more Feltmakers on my journeys. Below is a brief diary date of where and when I will be during 2013.


Workshops:
Hutton Buscel, near Scarborough, North Yorkshire, various dates throughout the year.
March 9th IFA  Kendal, Cumbria  Natural Vessels
April 29th/30th Wonderwool Wales  2 Day Workshop
 May 4th Joe Cornish Gallery Workshop, Northallerton, North Yorkshire
June 1st The Dutch House Workshop, Crayke, near Easingwold
September 15th IFA Great Missenden, Seed Workshop
October 4th/5th Cober Hill Residential Felt Weekend

Shows:
April 27th/28th WonderWool Wales, Builth Wells
June 28th/29th Woolfest, Cockermouth, Cumbria
July 27th/28th FibreEast, Bedford
September 28th/29th Yarndale, Skipton, North Yorkshire

There are a few other events in the pipeline which I will share when I can. 


Wednesday, 23 January 2013

Wonderwool 2013

I am delighted to have been invited to lead a 2 day Sculptural Feltmaking Workshop at Wonderwool 2013. I will be exhibiting during the 2 days of the show on Saturday 27th and Sunday 28th April, the workshop will follow on Monday 29th and Tuesday 30th April. Full details are on their website. Im really looking forward, to what is for me, the first show of the season . You can join their Facebook page for latest details as well as taking a look at their Wonderwool Website