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@theowltheharethehuman

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Maker. Tutor. HCA MA allumni.
Constructing tales with needle, thread & the discarded. At home in the woods.
+ Press & digital content at Tinsmiths

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As the end of the year is in sight, we often begin to think about New Year’s resolutions.

Whilst we may have the best intentions, New Year’s resolutions are notorious for not being achieved, and it’s no surprise when we don’t receive the support needed to achieve them.

If you are looking to make creativity your New Year’s resolution, we still have a few spaces remaining on our 5-week and 10-week courses this spring term, with our tutors on hand to guide you through the process of learning a new technique or enhancing an existing skill to ensure you achieve your resolutions.

📸 1: Travel Journalling - @valerianstudio
Mondays, 6pm - 8:30pm (5 weeks after half-term)

📸 2: Further Creative Hand Embroidery – @theowltheharethehuman
Tuesdays, 10:30am - 1:30pm (5 weeks after half-term)

📸 3: Drawing the Head – @francis_.martin
Wednesdays, 10am – 1pm

📸 4: Life Drawing - @valerianstudio
Wednesdays, 6pm - 8:30pm

📸 5: Wildlife Carving in Wood - @sculptorpatch
Wednesdays, 6pm - 8:30pm

For more information on these courses and how to book, visit the link in our bio

#creativenewyearsresolutions #traveljournalling #holidaysketchbook #textiles #handstitched #embroidery #handembroidery #drawing #sketching #pencildrawing #drawingfromlife #drawingfromobservation #lifedrawing #lifedrawingclass #lifemodel #woodcarving #carvingwood #carving #carvingart #woodworking #craftcourses #eveningclasses #newbreweryarts #cotswolds #cirencester #gloucestershire

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'Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house
Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse...
Wishing you all a very healthy happy Christmas and a merry New year!!!

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Lovely to see this lot for pre Christmas burgers 🎄🍔

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Find A Maker Week: Day 4 is about best selling or popular pieces.
The Silva Populi tribe are a band of characters who continue to evolve and appear in my making practice. They are highly detailed figures, often with stitched detail which may lie hidden or undisturbed to the casual viewer. Here's a little peek at what lies beneath this creature's headdress. There will be small tribes of Silva Populi taking part in my forthcoming exhibitions at @unittwelve (May 2023) and @studiocennen (June 2023)

#embroidereddetail #handstitched #silvapopuli #handembroidery
#3dfigure #mixedmedia #textilesculpture @find.amaker #findamakerweek #FAM #herefordshire @find.amaker

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Such a great day visiting @craftfestival Cheltenham with @helenfootdesign Willow & @hannynewton Really lovely to catch up with @bonnerleather @theowltheharethehuman @justineallisonceramics as well as @jo_davies_ceramics @graciehinittjewellery @anyakeeley.artefacts @sbrownglass @michaelamcmillan @unittwelve @dionneswift @leoma_drew @wolframlohr @glosguild @thecapitalofcraft @emilykidson @hannahfelicitydunne @katyluxton

Couldn't resist one of Justine's amazing pieces! 😍

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Catch the last days of this exhibition until 7th August
#paintings by @georgierichardsonartist
#embroidered #doll @ruthtait59
#painting @zenablackwellartist
#embroideredsculpture @theowltheharethehuman

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This beautiful exhibition has been extended until 7th August… so you haven’t missed it yet…

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Body : Stitch : Soul : Sow opens today… here is a little taster…

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A lovely highlight from this weekend was the opening of Raw Talent.
An exhibition at @newbreweryarts celebrating work produced on site and showing an impressive selection of work from course and workshop attendees, as well as tutors too. Including a pair of necklaces by myself.

If you are thinking about signing up for a craft or art class, come along and be inspired. Or pop in anyway as many of the pieces are for sale.
It runs until the 31st of July.

1) Stones sculpture from the stone carving course. Artist tbc
2) Raw Talent events and demonstrations.
3) The fab exhibition space at New Brewery Arts
4) Hayley Kruger Jewellery, Artichoke Candlestick by Perry Farmar & clock by Heather Gibbon.
5) As above
6) Ceramic pot by Miranda Wells and stone carving by Ann-Margreth Bohl
7) Hand stitched curiosity by @theowltheharethehuman
8) Curation by Beth Alden
9) Stained glass by Daniella Weilson-Dunne
10) Beautiful reflective photo by Carole Bent

#rawtalent #newbreweryartscentre #art #craft #keepingcraftalive #jewellery #sculpture #ceramics #stonecarving #painting #drawing #pottery #print #embroidery #cirencester #cotswolds #gloucestershire

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Body : Stitch : Soul : Sow

Studio Cennen exhibitions are planned twelve months in advance and whilst deciding on a title for the upcoming figurative show, I had the words “ Body and Soul” in mind. A second word, “Stitch” - to signify making, repairing and healing, was soon added, followed by “Sow” to signify growth.
When I discussed the idea and title with our regular exhibitiors, it was not particularly well received and I thought of dismissing it. However, over the next months of meeting new artists, discussing ideas on social media and seeing possibilities in new work that was presented to me, it became clear that I could use the title to pull together the most eclectic show to date.
Thinking about “Stitch” and “Sow” and the way we grow and repair body and soul lead me to consider the happy places we take ourselves to relieve the burdens of the everyday – be it a meditation, a pastime, a hobby or a skill we are honing, the rewards of which are not financial but spiritual. The uplifting of the spirit that making, crafting or growing provides is to be a thread running through the exhibition and will highlight the ever diminishing line traditionally drawn between art and craft. The Crafts Council’s annual “Collect” exhibition emphasises this when showing ceramic pieces that have no immediate use except to be exquisitely beautiful.

I am excited to introduce Kathleen Murphy aka @theowltheharethehuman to Studio Cennen, I have been following Kathleen for a little while and love her joyful fabric sculptures.
I was delighted when Kathleen agreed to join us for this exhibition.
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#art
#celf
#painters
#ceramics
#textileart
#abstractart
#embroidery
#printmakers
#welshartists
#welshmakers
#studiocennen
#flowerportraits
#abstractpainting
#contemporaryart
#figurativepainting
#ceramic-sculpture

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Potfest highlights

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Check us out! Some of the fabulous work from our MA Contemporary craft students at Hereford College of Arts

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