Posted by Phiona Richards on Sunday, February 12, 2012,
In :
Workshops
At the beginning of January, I made my usual 6 week trek
up to Manchester to visit my elderly mother. This visit had a few more
added extras a) it was my birthday b) I had a day's work in a school in
Preston.
I
had a fabulous day, working with year 10 and 11 who were working on
their GCSE Art and Design Textile. The girls were great, very keen and
produced some lovely work. I feel honoured that a few asked me for my
autograph, which I have to say is a first.
Posted by Phiona Richards on Monday, May 16, 2011,
In :
Sampling
I have been exploring paper beads recently and having great success and actually loving the result. ( see earlier post - Making Beads from Paper)
Until
that is I try to go bigger. My aim is to make some sturdy hollow beads
but every time I push them into shape they seem to collapse. I can
form the paper into a domed shape but as soon as I put it down the
centre pops out, as you can see in the photo.
I'm not really sure
how I'm going to resolve this problem. It maybe that coiling around... Continue reading ...
Posted by Phiona Richards on Sunday, May 1, 2011,
In :
Sampling
Making beads from paper
I had a little dabble
at creating beads out of paper over the Easter. The first se
t of
beads, made from strips of paper I had attempted before but I didn't
like the e
lipse shape that resulted. I know it all depends on how you
cut the paper and I really wa
nted to figure out how to make a lovely
round bead. It's more straight forward than I thought
and I was pleasantly surprised at the result, I've just got to figure
out how I'm going
to use them i...
I am intrigued by paper and it's versatility. It is a total misnomer and full of contradictions. I am continually exploring the possibilities this material unfolds for me.
I am intrigued by paper and it's versatility. It is a total misnomer and full of contradictions. I am continually exploring the possibilities this material unfolds for me.
