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Capsule collection made Spring 24
Born in Scotland to thrifty post-war parents, Alison was taught not to waste anything and to see the potential in everything. Alison was a huge fan of the section on Blue Peter where the presenters showed viewers the astonishing range of things that could be made from toilet rolls and yogurt pots. She was always…
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Last Sunday of the month opening
We are working on plans at Wellington Road Art Studios to be open on part of the last Sunday of the month to coincide with new Oxton Village Market at the nearby RAFA club on Columbia Road. Sounds like a great destination for foodies and “foodies” are also often arty types who we like very…
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Busy behind the scenes
After any event, there is lots of paperwork, reckoning of receipts and encouraging evaluation. But there have been creative moments too amongst this headache.
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UnCovered at Norton Priory
For UnCovered at Norton Priory in the exhibition with ReView Textile, my pieces are inspired by the Norman Arch and the sculptural chair on the path to the gardens.
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Fan hoops
Fan hoops for ACE arts in Somerset. Lovely to have a chance to make for the gallery shop. I have collected fans since I was ten after meeting a Japanese student at my Great Auntie Mary’s in Cambridge. Two hundred fans later, I have recently started to shed the ones I don’t like as much.…
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Workshop to challenge perceptions
Workshop to challenge creative perceptions of what can be made from plastic waste happened this week at DOES liverpool with Luma Creations
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Creative workshop
I am running a one day creative workshop in Newton Village Hall, Wirral in May to create maquettes of a dandelion, Welsh Poppy and Bluebell using waste materials.
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New workshop – almost full
Welcome to the MAKING WITH RECYCLED MATERIALS MASTERCLASS! Join us, myself and Karen Scott at DoES Liverpool and learn the art of recycled materials with some of the most experienced sustainable makers in the region
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Call for Makers
Wirral MakeFest are excited to make an open call out for Makers to sign up to be part of Wirral MakeFest 2024
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UNCovered at Norton Priory
Coming soon to Norton Priory, from Review Textile, a group of mostly Merseyside based artists working within the Liverpool City Region respond to the stories and buildings of the Priory. Eleven women using textiles as their medium but all with an individual style.
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