Thanks to everyone who came along on Saturday…..what a lovely time we had at the beautiful Bolton Museum.
They always do a craft afternoon on a Saturday, so check their website and drop-in for some creativity!
There were children as young as two years old concentrating for an hour! to create the most beautiful design.
All the amazing butterfly designs that were left will be exhibited and used to create a large Mandala, as part of Project: Happiness.
Even Pocahontas cam along! (aka Ruby!)
Still not too much to see!
My studio is so messy, I have to take it out and photograph it in the dinning room to try and get some space around it…..This octagon is 100 cm in diameter.
Close up of the triangle I am working on at the moment then when I am happy with that one I can just repeat it seven times!
I`ve started making the work that will be installed in the large window at St Georges Gallery, as part of Project; Happiness. There isn`t much to see at the moment, but I want to keep documenting it as I go….
It`s made from laser cut mount board; this part is 100 cm in diameter.
I was very excited to pick these butterfly cases up from Bolton Museum….
I am going to use them as inspiration in a few workshops I have happening in the next few weeks. Can`t wait to see the designs…..
I have been so inspired by the women in the group; the group has always felt relaxing from the start, so I feel sad to say bye. It feels like the group was just starting to build trust with one another; I hope they can take that spirit away with them.
We finished work off and talked about which pieces we wanted to exhibit, we also reflected on the group and our creativity….
“friendly group”
“good social life”
“would have liked it to be longer”
“learnt new skills”
“took me out of my comfort zone”
“gave me a whole new insight into myself”
“makes me want to push to do what I want to do”
“It`s brought creativity out in me again”
It felt like a really special session; it amazes me how much you can achieve in such a small amount of time….the women left the group with pages and pages of creative drawings, prints, paintings.
Thank you for being so open to trying new things.
