tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24570667520530498022024-03-05T07:14:30.395-08:00My Rings and ThingsJewellery, Design, ideas, exhibitions....Fionahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16124990378830515485noreply@blogger.comBlogger71125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457066752053049802.post-47415430249901730842013-03-04T03:25:00.003-08:002013-03-04T03:25:36.240-08:00Upcoming shows......<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbyffkzkeEiuCvE2eyltMVUc8jnAtbxys71jV0gZWvCFbWspckO1GPTh8d7AunsF0PsWjM70Zzh43KwwXHKISr-y8Rf3UZwu1rdgZKLsL20altdVbETPDwC50unTIVRBFOW61_DeUfJiSz/s1600/2013-knj-poster.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbyffkzkeEiuCvE2eyltMVUc8jnAtbxys71jV0gZWvCFbWspckO1GPTh8d7AunsF0PsWjM70Zzh43KwwXHKISr-y8Rf3UZwu1rdgZKLsL20altdVbETPDwC50unTIVRBFOW61_DeUfJiSz/s320/2013-knj-poster.jpg" width="227" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
I will next be exhibiting at Desire jewellery and silversmithing Fair in Kensington.</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://www.Desirefair.com/">www.Desirefair.com</a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Just over a week to go! I have been busy getting ready in the workshop as it is also not long now till the British Craft Trade Fair in Harrogate. </div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://www.bctf.co.uk/">www.bctf.co.uk</a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDRlR_qC4S0sMpT9xsTIdvwOwIAAvVGElagTi3unQ7XKK6F4NAqvfOUhYMBJVzpWg2RJRMn2yLqnNfCvUlhxNWaJ_Owl0hiv2oHjLrEhyphenhyphen_C8oynzUyetW_XHEdUvXjWhKtjXMDsKWbnK6B/s1600/me+at+work3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="198" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDRlR_qC4S0sMpT9xsTIdvwOwIAAvVGElagTi3unQ7XKK6F4NAqvfOUhYMBJVzpWg2RJRMn2yLqnNfCvUlhxNWaJ_Owl0hiv2oHjLrEhyphenhyphen_C8oynzUyetW_XHEdUvXjWhKtjXMDsKWbnK6B/s320/me+at+work3.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">
I will post a few preview pictures of some new jewellery over the next couple of weeks!</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">
Following a trip to the Goldsmiths Company Library I am currently designing new pieces for my silversmithing collection, designed for the dressing table. </div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">
Here are a few things that have been inspiring me.</div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLvMAHNPPvO5KFxfdqRQjGRb8_YNXuoODjLvrpoMAHlu5jCSVS0Zqm581x0ObLgnAkjnjvjDxIRW3wc3zH-sC4iZml4-Wb7PF0rsjETBQ4WvQf4lLaI4AbMfWn97u-P9R-a366SdGM-wZ2/s1600/VINTAGE-Silver-COMB-Birmingham-1978-Broadway-amp-Co_700_600_40VKH.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLvMAHNPPvO5KFxfdqRQjGRb8_YNXuoODjLvrpoMAHlu5jCSVS0Zqm581x0ObLgnAkjnjvjDxIRW3wc3zH-sC4iZml4-Wb7PF0rsjETBQ4WvQf4lLaI4AbMfWn97u-P9R-a366SdGM-wZ2/s320/VINTAGE-Silver-COMB-Birmingham-1978-Broadway-amp-Co_700_600_40VKH.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis3UFuqAJwKcntM9w0cgKrZQl8gPE-6P5q_LM8DYSY2nL4fY1aB-2YXi1HcOijYIVUD3gBJEafpRjSBV1fYuikWA42E8-TsmxCAsZ0CeUkMjpA-IGRc91huosRvZIQJdl9lvHldTr1EI0f/s1600/127.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="209" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis3UFuqAJwKcntM9w0cgKrZQl8gPE-6P5q_LM8DYSY2nL4fY1aB-2YXi1HcOijYIVUD3gBJEafpRjSBV1fYuikWA42E8-TsmxCAsZ0CeUkMjpA-IGRc91huosRvZIQJdl9lvHldTr1EI0f/s320/127.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt6cE5PRr0VCV4rxkTSuVnB8HgsmubUTnNIrWBwZTKcu6cVvpTxQ9gDsy9_tJd-9jotFWKHqL7sBijRb2yZ45scZhhtD05Vj3LYFawuYiapxmBGgq3nlMi4bIodr9yI5WT1C8eXjE5WUIS/s1600/207_l.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt6cE5PRr0VCV4rxkTSuVnB8HgsmubUTnNIrWBwZTKcu6cVvpTxQ9gDsy9_tJd-9jotFWKHqL7sBijRb2yZ45scZhhtD05Vj3LYFawuYiapxmBGgq3nlMi4bIodr9yI5WT1C8eXjE5WUIS/s1600/207_l.jpg" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheex2g-EJHgq4HivkQcj6nWMAlm_rGIU1O1IONceqGVLQ_laTzofJ3j89Hq0wJ3THHT67V6xL8ug0MAG3C1A14qdCEp9bp3C6pR2HRvku961fCexc9bWbXRTz_JsLpcFeTu8htiJb4mWQ9/s1600/17908-01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheex2g-EJHgq4HivkQcj6nWMAlm_rGIU1O1IONceqGVLQ_laTzofJ3j89Hq0wJ3THHT67V6xL8ug0MAG3C1A14qdCEp9bp3C6pR2HRvku961fCexc9bWbXRTz_JsLpcFeTu8htiJb4mWQ9/s320/17908-01.jpg" width="234" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikWKYtWH1nts_gNtcWzu7zRtTBkIP7fLOWqC7VtDfGa80Yq_Hc8C4gf7Q5vefRToTyFqLE2qJbd6BHH1T3WpvgABOCVDG-I00xtkNZbKkw4C8p2z97IGU4ojYUB3DyhxthPJUnecHOC_VG/s1600/18613-01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="253" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikWKYtWH1nts_gNtcWzu7zRtTBkIP7fLOWqC7VtDfGa80Yq_Hc8C4gf7Q5vefRToTyFqLE2qJbd6BHH1T3WpvgABOCVDG-I00xtkNZbKkw4C8p2z97IGU4ojYUB3DyhxthPJUnecHOC_VG/s320/18613-01.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR2TX4aX6WGetGg7BDgXZrU-_4bibxK8e-ow0GtistjehntKWLgEwbU-2epBMYEYMJERsFyxPwcLanuW-8eQsqYq2aJy7Bk503QkiGaM5V3WRm8YQm8oPih_Q0sW6Zle43Hsr0foruvmVJ/s1600/133027882_tiffany-rare-14k-solid-gold-vintage-letter-opener-ebay.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR2TX4aX6WGetGg7BDgXZrU-_4bibxK8e-ow0GtistjehntKWLgEwbU-2epBMYEYMJERsFyxPwcLanuW-8eQsqYq2aJy7Bk503QkiGaM5V3WRm8YQm8oPih_Q0sW6Zle43Hsr0foruvmVJ/s1600/133027882_tiffany-rare-14k-solid-gold-vintage-letter-opener-ebay.jpg" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW5V0L25w3EAN_5Bg_DEU-ubxAFyDVDLTFX_4nyNe4L27y5DrpmF-VcmNgeckAXuFGDHnz6epIEiQ7TOnAscA5kPAFElLZ42jIxawN_LkSrCG8E7tJkTbTUWMjzVdc399qcNlXP0Pj9rF6/s1600/DP107034.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW5V0L25w3EAN_5Bg_DEU-ubxAFyDVDLTFX_4nyNe4L27y5DrpmF-VcmNgeckAXuFGDHnz6epIEiQ7TOnAscA5kPAFElLZ42jIxawN_LkSrCG8E7tJkTbTUWMjzVdc399qcNlXP0Pj9rF6/s320/DP107034.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0UV8ZbS60Lgu3sWRSd28pQrrZHVPAcf5JjJLK2BpaoWZe0OmcVt3fhn0TbRZyq1WQuYh830KWKiHwIz5YKRLU2iiEIBo7qRUGLCBfSp6lRD1i2s3QqyiRkYpZrhCMvYiJlTkM_MJTJQSi/s1600/Victorian_Silver_Snuff_Box_190_as198a187s.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0UV8ZbS60Lgu3sWRSd28pQrrZHVPAcf5JjJLK2BpaoWZe0OmcVt3fhn0TbRZyq1WQuYh830KWKiHwIz5YKRLU2iiEIBo7qRUGLCBfSp6lRD1i2s3QqyiRkYpZrhCMvYiJlTkM_MJTJQSi/s1600/Victorian_Silver_Snuff_Box_190_as198a187s.jpg" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxxSshiuDPnuShhR9dqhmL3QXx2ODooW4aPYMOJxORgBu7unCtp_gcsGi-h3uBqXxwFHozgExU181Wh-jmNtp26_Bi0jVThWfYWDcNZg6r9m7glKV1AtJKasGAmalEx1rfCmh6Nc_5Jwa8/s1600/victorian-woman-writing.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxxSshiuDPnuShhR9dqhmL3QXx2ODooW4aPYMOJxORgBu7unCtp_gcsGi-h3uBqXxwFHozgExU181Wh-jmNtp26_Bi0jVThWfYWDcNZg6r9m7glKV1AtJKasGAmalEx1rfCmh6Nc_5Jwa8/s320/victorian-woman-writing.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Also I am now selling work online through the House of Jewellers. A new retail site for jeweller designer makers....</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://www.HouseofJewellers.co.uk/">www.HouseofJewellers.co.uk</a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<br /></div>
Fionahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16124990378830515485noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457066752053049802.post-45077654013633997182013-01-11T03:30:00.000-08:002013-01-11T03:30:31.422-08:00Inspirations from the Archive.<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTqsKes7hELFa92i5MB9HowRUjYNACfMTjLBCeqcIFmhZ_j8989gp3ASBvJsZsmM6IM_ns4oWnN9i4xrxbVX3gBBiZaKx27XeMb_9tytvn3w7wM8dZma_LfwnmS4KTBHxR2jSe7kNxI74E/s1600/Fiona+McAlear.+image1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="218" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTqsKes7hELFa92i5MB9HowRUjYNACfMTjLBCeqcIFmhZ_j8989gp3ASBvJsZsmM6IM_ns4oWnN9i4xrxbVX3gBBiZaKx27XeMb_9tytvn3w7wM8dZma_LfwnmS4KTBHxR2jSe7kNxI74E/s320/Fiona+McAlear.+image1.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMVD32xIgUx63kp4NmVByCYvOE2inEcECwXLh5WEKiYZ1WPs3FpT9oUesWVRRiJJL9dwhExwLD-7yCblSPeNKGt2b84CQYg1AGbpegZXjX0tznvwpMQ3Y4oLendFQAruPLvlzRBMSJzN_6/s1600/Fiona+McAlear.+image+2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMVD32xIgUx63kp4NmVByCYvOE2inEcECwXLh5WEKiYZ1WPs3FpT9oUesWVRRiJJL9dwhExwLD-7yCblSPeNKGt2b84CQYg1AGbpegZXjX0tznvwpMQ3Y4oLendFQAruPLvlzRBMSJzN_6/s320/Fiona+McAlear.+image+2.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS7UN7viivPbfmn9MAi4M0OnXsMZ6BJOmqp2mKzwNELFGL-EMxaAqYqhlHkcIwnfF7dSOtQQLBf-cwRPl64jV6SVC0__KiIxz0dcuOoiPCQC-V1xcH918Aq8T_bZefLyxmgHO7JIaqiqFT/s1600/Fiona+McAlear.+image3.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="218" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS7UN7viivPbfmn9MAi4M0OnXsMZ6BJOmqp2mKzwNELFGL-EMxaAqYqhlHkcIwnfF7dSOtQQLBf-cwRPl64jV6SVC0__KiIxz0dcuOoiPCQC-V1xcH918Aq8T_bZefLyxmgHO7JIaqiqFT/s320/Fiona+McAlear.+image3.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
I will be going back this evening along with fellow Bishopslanders to view our work on display as part of the "Inspirations from the Archive exhibition" at the V&A. My piece is a decorative pot and lid for containing loose powder. Designed to be displayed o the dressing table the hand engraved lid is inspired by engraving patterns found in an out of use compact powder case. The engraving is loose and free, circling the edge of the lid, as inspired by decorative casting patterns I found within the V&A archive collections. All work is shown along with the inspiration and design work.</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><a href="http://www.vam.ac.uk/content/articles/i/inspirations-from-the-archive/" rel="nofollow nofollow" style="color: #3b5998; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">http://www.vam.ac.uk/content/articles/i/inspirations-from-the-archive/</a></span></div>
</div>
Fionahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16124990378830515485noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457066752053049802.post-17247207095732283982012-10-11T14:01:00.001-07:002013-03-04T03:26:22.298-08:00Great Northern Craft Fair <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBf_C1WMdMRiTewvjhm4-jyq-RQNuoFaVsykWsY0qRtLc-8GkYc7Xg5hl16T6RW8RoM1nciRWl4jYk5ezUAJXQKfkdN2XlXvhSNodkCSERBHJ6LPvq8jDHNcDduXpQYpyRy8ua8fglUMaL/s1600/IMGP4123.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBf_C1WMdMRiTewvjhm4-jyq-RQNuoFaVsykWsY0qRtLc-8GkYc7Xg5hl16T6RW8RoM1nciRWl4jYk5ezUAJXQKfkdN2XlXvhSNodkCSERBHJ6LPvq8jDHNcDduXpQYpyRy8ua8fglUMaL/s320/IMGP4123.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8TBNP0OUXK8VR02IzMXLuFT9OcdRIh-E2UPNXCS_HUOPQUPfV7NWh5YZFueH8RVA-uCQJqzBe-Q9-G2HmnVVqaY0fobYA7Ya1adY7huay3re5swMY8OEgC6qwPwDSXjZz3s3nB65DLODj/s1600/IMGP4120.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8TBNP0OUXK8VR02IzMXLuFT9OcdRIh-E2UPNXCS_HUOPQUPfV7NWh5YZFueH8RVA-uCQJqzBe-Q9-G2HmnVVqaY0fobYA7Ya1adY7huay3re5swMY8OEgC6qwPwDSXjZz3s3nB65DLODj/s320/IMGP4120.JPG" width="212" /></a></div>
<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOHe5QlhR4wLSFig0088u-q9Hb75psP6Xn9jgczyKP4LTo8kloELsyUTZsC0Lw74ltw0jYcDZJ5hy_e2iOUWWb8hwfNteMi6cfWHvoGMm9JpioOXZy_LuF0rye4JgvdYvi6wuTAM0Fc4gw/s1600/IMGP4161.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOHe5QlhR4wLSFig0088u-q9Hb75psP6Xn9jgczyKP4LTo8kloELsyUTZsC0Lw74ltw0jYcDZJ5hy_e2iOUWWb8hwfNteMi6cfWHvoGMm9JpioOXZy_LuF0rye4JgvdYvi6wuTAM0Fc4gw/s320/IMGP4161.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinWGM05JMds53vux6shf8Uxy46UoFxRuSribxpL_eIHrIsJQhxsaa3QzPaNmkfvN2NpfZcQ6svQziGqc4Sk8Oeh2CaPsH6BFXwasnWKNVprDkSGDhyphenhyphenDhEPlurLyyPF83Z4D2cm7WHDeZRY/s1600/IMGP4137.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinWGM05JMds53vux6shf8Uxy46UoFxRuSribxpL_eIHrIsJQhxsaa3QzPaNmkfvN2NpfZcQ6svQziGqc4Sk8Oeh2CaPsH6BFXwasnWKNVprDkSGDhyphenhyphenDhEPlurLyyPF83Z4D2cm7WHDeZRY/s320/IMGP4137.JPG" width="212" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisR-Lc42Sblx6COCc0DBL-VpvtnjFjCxgPe5esBssAyo_O9ka9VsJlU_HNBraWoL-ezp2l8L7QVaz9grFZ5vHKCx22Iae0p1_GgkVFc0ZrGmP00s8D6P2P-wO-yBs-8255LKOkGb73XZ7V/s1600/IMGP4129.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisR-Lc42Sblx6COCc0DBL-VpvtnjFjCxgPe5esBssAyo_O9ka9VsJlU_HNBraWoL-ezp2l8L7QVaz9grFZ5vHKCx22Iae0p1_GgkVFc0ZrGmP00s8D6P2P-wO-yBs-8255LKOkGb73XZ7V/s320/IMGP4129.JPG" width="212" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhylwZun3SnTvMtIWIJW_Xa1eslXBhPbnNdjmpuHMIpd32GYFuPzB6-V8QRe_joHoj_R9N8MTDXdMNCr4BfBXOVyh0Kq5AxYtLPSHPRqYnrZMrcgVmYm3lgv_anM1WR9jRDxgbeP17PkhHb/s1600/IMGP4148.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhylwZun3SnTvMtIWIJW_Xa1eslXBhPbnNdjmpuHMIpd32GYFuPzB6-V8QRe_joHoj_R9N8MTDXdMNCr4BfBXOVyh0Kq5AxYtLPSHPRqYnrZMrcgVmYm3lgv_anM1WR9jRDxgbeP17PkhHb/s320/IMGP4148.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
I took part in the GNCF for the first time this weekend held in Spinningfields, Manchester.</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
Here I exhibited my newest work following on from my 'forget-me-not' collection created at Bishopsland.</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
I had a great weekend speaking to visitors, galleries and other exhibitors. It was a a hectic and long weekend but well worth all the hard work! My jewellery and silverware were displayed on this beautiful arts and crafts style dressing table to reflect the nature of the work, with the jewellery box and powder pot designed specifically to be displayed in such a setting.</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
All the work is sterling silver, most with hand engraved/ pierced patterns found in out of use textiles particularly inspired by the forget-me-not flower.</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
For now I am getting ready to send my powder pot for display at an exhibition within the V&A later this year and preparing work for new stockists. Keep an eye out for further details of upcoming exhibitions and shows to follow.</div>
</div>
Fionahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16124990378830515485noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457066752053049802.post-78237749483429737152012-09-19T00:49:00.001-07:002012-09-19T00:49:20.705-07:00"Forget me not" jewellery collection<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<div style="text-align: center;">
<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999;">A preview of work my new extended collection to be shown at Great Northern craft Fair in two weeks time!</span></b></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999;">Hand engraved and pierced silver is manipulated to take on sculptural, three dimensional forms.</span></b></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999;"><b>Now with the addition of peacock and ivory natural pearls.</b></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMCEmcmpdd0VtlsQeEtP-fSvMOSkohVgHZkkE0UaSCQWM_venLadY_GmCSFzz-wPcZP5pB13A-8kk3lS2dkWCcR7fkrLg5EndkXeaYXuPn0j_ZbyNCRVZ7Zwxm7JqbSygJKQmjqLEu-sf8/s1600/IMG_8535.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMCEmcmpdd0VtlsQeEtP-fSvMOSkohVgHZkkE0UaSCQWM_venLadY_GmCSFzz-wPcZP5pB13A-8kk3lS2dkWCcR7fkrLg5EndkXeaYXuPn0j_ZbyNCRVZ7Zwxm7JqbSygJKQmjqLEu-sf8/s320/IMG_8535.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNwThXo0C2pgLzlTH0nGg1s-L4EvkB-1406NPFz36u-39D-3jnuiUMRgEjBmyagBovPrG6f73bs773PK2ZPDxMNJ0IIvyogNRP1cjIH5l0OagiYpeg3lD1mjmzQenahHhG86qdMG2umOPQ/s1600/IMG_8537.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNwThXo0C2pgLzlTH0nGg1s-L4EvkB-1406NPFz36u-39D-3jnuiUMRgEjBmyagBovPrG6f73bs773PK2ZPDxMNJ0IIvyogNRP1cjIH5l0OagiYpeg3lD1mjmzQenahHhG86qdMG2umOPQ/s320/IMG_8537.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEHCy2SNtfN78AUBaILiQM16kUrsDomcG058g0P-YqUOppcKVlqxRfR4XoyTZewhf5yX5_J75e8YXdySSdaey9e6Rj260Gyr-5RlQIYLP_B4cs-S752Z6YnohaRZslt19m5jZhsWASsoT2/s1600/IMG_8566.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEHCy2SNtfN78AUBaILiQM16kUrsDomcG058g0P-YqUOppcKVlqxRfR4XoyTZewhf5yX5_J75e8YXdySSdaey9e6Rj260Gyr-5RlQIYLP_B4cs-S752Z6YnohaRZslt19m5jZhsWASsoT2/s320/IMG_8566.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFNFzNNAMTQNOJPR0GpeJGCy-BbHd08d-k9uCkwOzH1Xb1EnHZrEPB0VcK5-idOk_wEOPPXjUX-ORCelXl8rCau3Vry2Fm0PNmdl-GLOajtj51T8oMbj0XNyFrhH_sTmTW1of_gvJoroHf/s1600/IMG_8598.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFNFzNNAMTQNOJPR0GpeJGCy-BbHd08d-k9uCkwOzH1Xb1EnHZrEPB0VcK5-idOk_wEOPPXjUX-ORCelXl8rCau3Vry2Fm0PNmdl-GLOajtj51T8oMbj0XNyFrhH_sTmTW1of_gvJoroHf/s320/IMG_8598.jpg" width="213" /></a></div>
<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbeYhIcfxQyx2c8Stvt5S3U0x5W44Nw74Sm7-9IqsSSctVT7xCA-x3-gSmknoGh00mpQ0PfdigNdy7XuM3SgWXoMTO_4b_tU-NXiFqDG7-uQ70N8Ra_ScHMJaVs8lH_HNk0Rh3ITiOjhVq/s1600/IMG_8601.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbeYhIcfxQyx2c8Stvt5S3U0x5W44Nw74Sm7-9IqsSSctVT7xCA-x3-gSmknoGh00mpQ0PfdigNdy7XuM3SgWXoMTO_4b_tU-NXiFqDG7-uQ70N8Ra_ScHMJaVs8lH_HNk0Rh3ITiOjhVq/s320/IMG_8601.jpg" width="213" /></a></div>
<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF6hVCcQUR9iychpKl9fISH5CGHdmQyxPyVV5kqR5dd5gxwbpcML5a1YO2VmwKbn0udsr5ZNkZ24tPtVWEKLjit1_inIlIhuo-AD6k6KLDd4mHYSGsnKTLcVymA0eSO-mLJguI8BSNnce0/s1600/IMG_8618.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF6hVCcQUR9iychpKl9fISH5CGHdmQyxPyVV5kqR5dd5gxwbpcML5a1YO2VmwKbn0udsr5ZNkZ24tPtVWEKLjit1_inIlIhuo-AD6k6KLDd4mHYSGsnKTLcVymA0eSO-mLJguI8BSNnce0/s320/IMG_8618.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd_sWYkiHb-YnOjpCfmQs_vSbz6LiQ2ps0v1fVGmvalTfmxcJvMHEM_9g6hoAEbvC_L-xHL73HbeoNF0X9KCkLMsJfFiJfHLd0d0e4VANvoONXTqnSh91W8w_Spr5BgVEO_A3Ep47d0oCd/s1600/IMG_8623.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd_sWYkiHb-YnOjpCfmQs_vSbz6LiQ2ps0v1fVGmvalTfmxcJvMHEM_9g6hoAEbvC_L-xHL73HbeoNF0X9KCkLMsJfFiJfHLd0d0e4VANvoONXTqnSh91W8w_Spr5BgVEO_A3Ep47d0oCd/s320/IMG_8623.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6XoFDEnqBEfBuNr9SatZJnr_13t91QWoF3408ACmhf9_S1hQYk9u-TCeh7BEjU2XCDUjAJIbXS0G47wN6Fp6bsMOnrtOOV79ilZSmvK-6DNPjKJ77B2WfLVvaKkt0iww2bj-eEPnZ5b6Z/s1600/IMG_8630.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6XoFDEnqBEfBuNr9SatZJnr_13t91QWoF3408ACmhf9_S1hQYk9u-TCeh7BEjU2XCDUjAJIbXS0G47wN6Fp6bsMOnrtOOV79ilZSmvK-6DNPjKJ77B2WfLVvaKkt0iww2bj-eEPnZ5b6Z/s320/IMG_8630.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy4Dgx3UImjsWUCRtOIySwPb-HvgKUhY1U89hcvwC2zGpxA3D6muEvOZ2AyoWoov_8gzfiWPfomsClwG2lv6nvVrOaA4NQFp7V0e-a__RBaGrqhDIr3y8GoLjj2xQHJiT8HOLH_-3JQ8xd/s1600/IMG_8635.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy4Dgx3UImjsWUCRtOIySwPb-HvgKUhY1U89hcvwC2zGpxA3D6muEvOZ2AyoWoov_8gzfiWPfomsClwG2lv6nvVrOaA4NQFp7V0e-a__RBaGrqhDIr3y8GoLjj2xQHJiT8HOLH_-3JQ8xd/s320/IMG_8635.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEito7UhDCgCn-I2SuYq1fsEJMiYwuZCuVEchtsf8Vp7QZLwryzDVhFS08aZuv2oZCJFV1zp61ORarJymXwG1AOlw6o1N94Q0EbmZ8Z-5JPYOJkEN_P3SzKsGmzqg5-09BBKDrot2Kh0UvMU/s1600/IMG_8640.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEito7UhDCgCn-I2SuYq1fsEJMiYwuZCuVEchtsf8Vp7QZLwryzDVhFS08aZuv2oZCJFV1zp61ORarJymXwG1AOlw6o1N94Q0EbmZ8Z-5JPYOJkEN_P3SzKsGmzqg5-09BBKDrot2Kh0UvMU/s320/IMG_8640.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijVrRUtJYUixfmYa7qplHYght6CkW3b58ZZw5JGBogRvPF7arGl9zhKheKje2QiXGwkpxskofa4wATNLbXEKVVRGrKVRKWKOlMPDmt1dPBUUf01s3ZAKgfuqzMIVBRLYgLJENnE14GC2hf/s1600/IMG_8642.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijVrRUtJYUixfmYa7qplHYght6CkW3b58ZZw5JGBogRvPF7arGl9zhKheKje2QiXGwkpxskofa4wATNLbXEKVVRGrKVRKWKOlMPDmt1dPBUUf01s3ZAKgfuqzMIVBRLYgLJENnE14GC2hf/s320/IMG_8642.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtPbgeqmfEyGF5xJI6sCtREqDpyDaphq50kDefWpoMhpO1_cgO0qtNi5BYpLdbP7GmqYT5jPg6y8GXnOZ3unbOyAECi2YRuMELk032W_zT81neRwZXeTtFnznaUzSFTq3zYL9Uszht3m4O/s1600/IMG_8646.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtPbgeqmfEyGF5xJI6sCtREqDpyDaphq50kDefWpoMhpO1_cgO0qtNi5BYpLdbP7GmqYT5jPg6y8GXnOZ3unbOyAECi2YRuMELk032W_zT81neRwZXeTtFnznaUzSFTq3zYL9Uszht3m4O/s320/IMG_8646.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999;">Photos taken by my talented friend at Silverstar Photographic </span><a href="http://www.silverstarphotographic.co.uk/">www.silverstarphotographic.co.uk/</a></b></div>
</div>
Fionahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16124990378830515485noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457066752053049802.post-5551138548334082772012-08-30T02:55:00.001-07:002012-08-30T02:55:42.581-07:00Bishopsland!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEAzKG8zHCUMrY0lQ_7UyFgTMIbueJnwo0OBaAn6y2Gc6DpLdg4yB0NEZfqisDu5huvvpl0hvtUfyb6rlu9MFgOnZLCQRGxBI3jNXUPgQwVhT7G7pY3oKY6Q0qi_Z42Ic2HlRonVFjCTLP/s1600/Bishopsland.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEAzKG8zHCUMrY0lQ_7UyFgTMIbueJnwo0OBaAn6y2Gc6DpLdg4yB0NEZfqisDu5huvvpl0hvtUfyb6rlu9MFgOnZLCQRGxBI3jNXUPgQwVhT7G7pY3oKY6Q0qi_Z42Ic2HlRonVFjCTLP/s1600/Bishopsland.jpg" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Seeing as I have been off the radar for nearly a year I thought a few pictures of what I've been up to wouldn't go a miss. </div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
These are just a few of the memories I've taken from a magical year living on a farm for jewellers and silversmiths with 11 new friends + 2 cats and of course P&O.</div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbd3S15u3D4kVrDFIDAp1TlJe6ej6Klkwg776hqx4t06Lkgb0l_2eU-H2PNMlNgouQRqHRhitjGcHopEvZBPLJX_SI_Eq6qicqDy7WBD9u4O9Pf_EeuCg6Hs6txc5w_wVM1EWMye9HTy2v/s1600/DSC_0507.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbd3S15u3D4kVrDFIDAp1TlJe6ej6Klkwg776hqx4t06Lkgb0l_2eU-H2PNMlNgouQRqHRhitjGcHopEvZBPLJX_SI_Eq6qicqDy7WBD9u4O9Pf_EeuCg6Hs6txc5w_wVM1EWMye9HTy2v/s320/DSC_0507.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Christmas pheasants (sorry to veggies)</div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil0CEuIIa7QjM7d1NBFeVJKVy_nt3E_Y896UNA92CnVg-0e18tNMxkENkStLdcY-uj1ICvFaAImKVuFM0bHcQD5Jg8uCgc42v0mNGl32tm4rBvCHF3F8r5ox3VjVZ8GxrjW6idJZG2fx4S/s1600/DSC_0705.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil0CEuIIa7QjM7d1NBFeVJKVy_nt3E_Y896UNA92CnVg-0e18tNMxkENkStLdcY-uj1ICvFaAImKVuFM0bHcQD5Jg8uCgc42v0mNGl32tm4rBvCHF3F8r5ox3VjVZ8GxrjW6idJZG2fx4S/s320/DSC_0705.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Improv birthday games</div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidtyDdVIlWzhYF5Esckt3HQN7v67GZI1lg2lYjzXpaiFoztQ60IGnYsJPtyaiFKq09vvtqY6RB4uwfh-PiAQAsCaAB6gdjHjgRuM9AF0Q8UYNRUS2IC5K6_4I895eGHN5XVmOBh0iqAEEm/s1600/DSC_0709.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidtyDdVIlWzhYF5Esckt3HQN7v67GZI1lg2lYjzXpaiFoztQ60IGnYsJPtyaiFKq09vvtqY6RB4uwfh-PiAQAsCaAB6gdjHjgRuM9AF0Q8UYNRUS2IC5K6_4I895eGHN5XVmOBh0iqAEEm/s320/DSC_0709.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXm3OzbRE6NotSiS_P_KKVmNVgDxi5xYHkF75GSH4yIEVpBsT0ATVQ5vJRoGMwU8x3tQAXhhx3A41748Lak8ObV9TO6HZJnlusmRGgEtaJZmTYhm_BvLJ6XIg-OCd2qC-Dp3AhjoeOkcID/s1600/DSC03169.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXm3OzbRE6NotSiS_P_KKVmNVgDxi5xYHkF75GSH4yIEVpBsT0ATVQ5vJRoGMwU8x3tQAXhhx3A41748Lak8ObV9TO6HZJnlusmRGgEtaJZmTYhm_BvLJ6XIg-OCd2qC-Dp3AhjoeOkcID/s320/DSC03169.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
Sunsets and thunderstorms</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixqU_MvqQlmhM4NHIX-7xcUQz6xGVXbo7mNi2G_kOWDkLRyKBvMl0tR7HFej9tWheoU4-AvuXh0QHZVqGr1dYMTDOZTy72N21PAU0EFO6D98m601cl5C2zfoP_Mlo8xbqHLRwbDXSF0xVR/s1600/DSC03190.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixqU_MvqQlmhM4NHIX-7xcUQz6xGVXbo7mNi2G_kOWDkLRyKBvMl0tR7HFej9tWheoU4-AvuXh0QHZVqGr1dYMTDOZTy72N21PAU0EFO6D98m601cl5C2zfoP_Mlo8xbqHLRwbDXSF0xVR/s320/DSC03190.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
mis hermanos pequenos visita</div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMn1R7G27DDMA5anO_Xw5dk0vkrMcyoVvloxvmAlwudV0BbrOUb4xds3__98-RwBxojIqdqxd9DMEC11mIpMZqniAh7l8hNSj6qDOkSeCGzPcKZyyVYBZSHDu-FTHYbvBOG8NuqmBTXke1/s1600/DSC03395.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMn1R7G27DDMA5anO_Xw5dk0vkrMcyoVvloxvmAlwudV0BbrOUb4xds3__98-RwBxojIqdqxd9DMEC11mIpMZqniAh7l8hNSj6qDOkSeCGzPcKZyyVYBZSHDu-FTHYbvBOG8NuqmBTXke1/s320/DSC03395.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCd8nD9hyphenhyphenywozYyFuZfo7ZJYbLWvZnpAqtCgi92IsRzN3IYYnPxpG33B82SdPQUe27A5IegVmkcCiYJnzI4ecgeoA9eU1LOh2g6_3IOQaWqURVyRxeK1EZM60EcjvDopMX5TTq-NRPEEhp/s1600/DSC03428.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCd8nD9hyphenhyphenywozYyFuZfo7ZJYbLWvZnpAqtCgi92IsRzN3IYYnPxpG33B82SdPQUe27A5IegVmkcCiYJnzI4ecgeoA9eU1LOh2g6_3IOQaWqURVyRxeK1EZM60EcjvDopMX5TTq-NRPEEhp/s320/DSC03428.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
engraving my loose powder pot lid</div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ5s_BRkN0yHnjh1SMNVJf9Vycc9l-lGJq9GCNGFYiF8Gb549lE1WLtz8gu5uk-94nljUpezZnuMvevM3u0jXoUQobz4_TxyHeQfL853W9itsjo6PlRo1RjzutbdzTPnzss6mG1qa9pxkY/s1600/DSC03437.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ5s_BRkN0yHnjh1SMNVJf9Vycc9l-lGJq9GCNGFYiF8Gb549lE1WLtz8gu5uk-94nljUpezZnuMvevM3u0jXoUQobz4_TxyHeQfL853W9itsjo6PlRo1RjzutbdzTPnzss6mG1qa9pxkY/s320/DSC03437.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
sheep shearing</div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjShTiro60ko1Js6uM-JfhJu8Wnr80pn7xpuUpZol0z32U34N-gQijXB1vV-q0cPynEL9ab15y1EFAP7WijxjHuG86ILXQhjW9bp7qApwoij6avSACONE_a_2oEa0MKmRn89fh3eJX8ya0m/s1600/IMG_0019.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjShTiro60ko1Js6uM-JfhJu8Wnr80pn7xpuUpZol0z32U34N-gQijXB1vV-q0cPynEL9ab15y1EFAP7WijxjHuG86ILXQhjW9bp7qApwoij6avSACONE_a_2oEa0MKmRn89fh3eJX8ya0m/s320/IMG_0019.jpg" width="240" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Hazza</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_WYHi_EDDqfV85F6zcBMPu2oaFAzta9r1Ugb_GBSSp8Z9qBOhQR8K5S-xTX0YtcOEslQ5nRUxOjuXoXlgO_EACajRp-eD1LKh2dolqnH075OsFeOXzYcMmJjurhsRKGbFLDaTwWCG_Z7F/s1600/IMG_1044.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_WYHi_EDDqfV85F6zcBMPu2oaFAzta9r1Ugb_GBSSp8Z9qBOhQR8K5S-xTX0YtcOEslQ5nRUxOjuXoXlgO_EACajRp-eD1LKh2dolqnH075OsFeOXzYcMmJjurhsRKGbFLDaTwWCG_Z7F/s320/IMG_1044.jpg" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFsOZ-TaG4Oi4ZuLx6yQ83n-p_5jZ13XRFQtWHrHUJE-NTqjfBojqDGchO5MPnUU4Kko86Ke-nDcMq9nbj1NGrZPRDyKJSm9PWVqynNsL7zg0eJF2Ksc0wuxZqQo2fgoGJHNqdcCxPj3OM/s1600/IMG_1056.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFsOZ-TaG4Oi4ZuLx6yQ83n-p_5jZ13XRFQtWHrHUJE-NTqjfBojqDGchO5MPnUU4Kko86Ke-nDcMq9nbj1NGrZPRDyKJSm9PWVqynNsL7zg0eJF2Ksc0wuxZqQo2fgoGJHNqdcCxPj3OM/s320/IMG_1056.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmFS5df74qXsHScqYhi1w8uc1SxoUxn5NIDJvxH2ZEnVuyh4KqVgw8s5WXlUZEtGYOdzanbmIPGg5HulpWNN6ZkH3xk7AoUD6W2_IyhXRYdOiPBD3xrMS6jQJghae_3yZZc4p-UdJu5OT5/s1600/IMG_1106.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmFS5df74qXsHScqYhi1w8uc1SxoUxn5NIDJvxH2ZEnVuyh4KqVgw8s5WXlUZEtGYOdzanbmIPGg5HulpWNN6ZkH3xk7AoUD6W2_IyhXRYdOiPBD3xrMS6jQJghae_3yZZc4p-UdJu5OT5/s320/IMG_1106.jpg" width="240" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Paddy</div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNnx0U_xjUoQxhBCx2NO4IkBno3sf_OpZI5W7M0BXMI9SqsVfEog-jWLGhSRFwRaWrjb8mgvH1qVwPh_lqzaI7Y3JQQHayExDymfXU6Q6uIMQBdeRzsJ-cwtegqVeGVScBcgpxM7PgsIrx/s1600/IMG_1200.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNnx0U_xjUoQxhBCx2NO4IkBno3sf_OpZI5W7M0BXMI9SqsVfEog-jWLGhSRFwRaWrjb8mgvH1qVwPh_lqzaI7Y3JQQHayExDymfXU6Q6uIMQBdeRzsJ-cwtegqVeGVScBcgpxM7PgsIrx/s320/IMG_1200.jpg" width="240" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
mushroom hunting</div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWFvkcOQypYOaxe_iT42ALWfHfO0uVrEJgnpZtEnpxTov16MohB930bgoXFgdFv8zA0qLim1B2d_BefkSSFA903kkWP38vlJTqbUiqiD8EsPqebpr6Lq98a7Bi0Vyvav347zP_IDIg75E4/s1600/IMG_1457.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWFvkcOQypYOaxe_iT42ALWfHfO0uVrEJgnpZtEnpxTov16MohB930bgoXFgdFv8zA0qLim1B2d_BefkSSFA903kkWP38vlJTqbUiqiD8EsPqebpr6Lq98a7Bi0Vyvav347zP_IDIg75E4/s320/IMG_1457.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNgbAFcAfddlGnlS1Ya74bqYSaW8GrpOzSAD1AJkDwFq-7JHPEDXiL5U5ZBqpBYb7NLv_UN_AzZ3ltAnLhje8-kA4eIas6i1zB8x_ZciAlz77Z9u3qAMBaGp9J4ALkZRfPPJU1FAoCTzd-/s1600/IMG-20120120-00247.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNgbAFcAfddlGnlS1Ya74bqYSaW8GrpOzSAD1AJkDwFq-7JHPEDXiL5U5ZBqpBYb7NLv_UN_AzZ3ltAnLhje8-kA4eIas6i1zB8x_ZciAlz77Z9u3qAMBaGp9J4ALkZRfPPJU1FAoCTzd-/s320/IMG-20120120-00247.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
a very messy desk</div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCTdruq5hBEiOituUlbpjqbCoVwuVqyv04sBn_WKI0ppr6h5Q3g2m9CxhAcCYfSXpm0La7UtUn_P9Jfnb_2lzZu5_lQ54WjPFJ3OZMiFaPtGTmpy_U4Q7pfnjH_1JffKD0VjKZMA96LYrW/s1600/IMG-20120324-00371.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCTdruq5hBEiOituUlbpjqbCoVwuVqyv04sBn_WKI0ppr6h5Q3g2m9CxhAcCYfSXpm0La7UtUn_P9Jfnb_2lzZu5_lQ54WjPFJ3OZMiFaPtGTmpy_U4Q7pfnjH_1JffKD0VjKZMA96LYrW/s320/IMG-20120324-00371.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
pub dogs</div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuXgvo3KUzQd8YG1eBpXPfbesYfYPfLwxUc4j6bwB1lbHWNnJ1t5yvgzSBMdrsO_Ryt7k8k2sox_eiuM8AKNqLrb4OLDJ6uTU5faVA2mZZ-SmTbZ4LxWg0DL98qsVhpNYE7H3UEEaEPkbe/s1600/South+Oxfordshire-20120402-00382.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuXgvo3KUzQd8YG1eBpXPfbesYfYPfLwxUc4j6bwB1lbHWNnJ1t5yvgzSBMdrsO_Ryt7k8k2sox_eiuM8AKNqLrb4OLDJ6uTU5faVA2mZZ-SmTbZ4LxWg0DL98qsVhpNYE7H3UEEaEPkbe/s320/South+Oxfordshire-20120402-00382.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
new diets</div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgerJISqoKbIXvtH8EbQ3FthcTMNPie3j-dIbUsSNZrgL_dxWopX0-kDd6FwK81WUO8SCtAI34cuHzr56_o5tvBaTqeow9E-72W_dZz339UZJsL3rfDX6GacSYThArU5a2n0-XP_Isg36Ku/s1600/South+Oxfordshire-20120524-00462.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgerJISqoKbIXvtH8EbQ3FthcTMNPie3j-dIbUsSNZrgL_dxWopX0-kDd6FwK81WUO8SCtAI34cuHzr56_o5tvBaTqeow9E-72W_dZz339UZJsL3rfDX6GacSYThArU5a2n0-XP_Isg36Ku/s320/South+Oxfordshire-20120524-00462.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
workshop wisteria</div>
<br /></div>
Fionahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16124990378830515485noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457066752053049802.post-17164076467480398222012-07-25T01:28:00.000-07:002012-07-25T01:28:50.124-07:00Great Northern Craft Fair 2012<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
The new flyer for Great Northern is out! Im excited to say amongst get ready for Bishopsland Retrospective and making a piece for display within the V&A I am getting ready for GNCF and will be up in Manchester again!<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.greatnorthernevents.co.uk/pdf/GNCCF-leaflet-2012.pdf">http://www.greatnorthernevents.co.uk/pdf/GNCCF-leaflet-2012.pdf</a><br />
<br />
<br /></div>Fionahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16124990378830515485noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457066752053049802.post-23574484702107066932012-07-09T13:59:00.000-07:002012-07-09T14:00:50.299-07:00"Forget-me-not" silver engraved jewellery<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbzvsOztQG9jpnwqUkQuPP3Z6cmAbEal3n1f7h4Y1E-YAOXxEn_UKuj927HRYtajSORPsm8zj5GdtwnjSs32QhqipDpN8b_p2EBHKyxKbwtouJ8YFVj-NKkJb7aUZO9tIgMW8ivwhIaZrr/s1600/72.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="189" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbzvsOztQG9jpnwqUkQuPP3Z6cmAbEal3n1f7h4Y1E-YAOXxEn_UKuj927HRYtajSORPsm8zj5GdtwnjSs32QhqipDpN8b_p2EBHKyxKbwtouJ8YFVj-NKkJb7aUZO9tIgMW8ivwhIaZrr/s320/72.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
"Forget-me-not" hand engraved silver hair slide </div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIh7vif_MlLsANZvHZoZh-ublh6sOtFk324LV13Boi7OxXpMqzNV0q5Tq1X3__wZ-HAVnMAaqtgOdMVcgvPwPE5sJW9fhOjElrE5Goywb57xZl2edVQK6jSV_88C4zi6bL5YeAfDGaRGbV/s1600/DSC_0095.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIh7vif_MlLsANZvHZoZh-ublh6sOtFk324LV13Boi7OxXpMqzNV0q5Tq1X3__wZ-HAVnMAaqtgOdMVcgvPwPE5sJW9fhOjElrE5Goywb57xZl2edVQK6jSV_88C4zi6bL5YeAfDGaRGbV/s320/DSC_0095.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
"Forget-me-not" framed pendant.</div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhManFxAUzOKRL-S-JI2HinLUX2FoDvnvIkw1dRw-F2SdFdKv3CHoXQAo5hnuzjGcfozLqXHqWcAj0zMbuAMnicOocNfmZoiarWOY44X89yRnQuai4l8Om1wGaMTHhPgpungmAyYx7gWw1-/s1600/DSC_0055.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="198" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhManFxAUzOKRL-S-JI2HinLUX2FoDvnvIkw1dRw-F2SdFdKv3CHoXQAo5hnuzjGcfozLqXHqWcAj0zMbuAMnicOocNfmZoiarWOY44X89yRnQuai4l8Om1wGaMTHhPgpungmAyYx7gWw1-/s320/DSC_0055.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Oval "Forget-me-not" brooch</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF6wk6YC7gs5kKkEWEoV-SYHs9D2a1UaPipu1BRLnpxJqwove2dfEbsUJGO1KmOzPom7xErNIIX10KHH-a1FDXh-gzsh8br6XCOL1FEBkUIQ7e9scfKNXMCcSd0R_MsYWrryOt8B0jsz9R/s1600/DSC_0099.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="262" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF6wk6YC7gs5kKkEWEoV-SYHs9D2a1UaPipu1BRLnpxJqwove2dfEbsUJGO1KmOzPom7xErNIIX10KHH-a1FDXh-gzsh8br6XCOL1FEBkUIQ7e9scfKNXMCcSd0R_MsYWrryOt8B0jsz9R/s320/DSC_0099.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
Silver engraved decorative caddy spoon (front)</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDgxqzZaegeoM9yrahRnvbSqIuvgPDkaUn6TJt1UFJETH_DW4AdWzIBeWOwzFGKBzou3MOFDCdrUR8lmYWkNW4plo5cLBIklEJkltdXEiugDmhmvzOb0KS8Ez9IUCHDi2rpxLnBGVFswNQ/s1600/DSC_0102.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="222" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDgxqzZaegeoM9yrahRnvbSqIuvgPDkaUn6TJt1UFJETH_DW4AdWzIBeWOwzFGKBzou3MOFDCdrUR8lmYWkNW4plo5cLBIklEJkltdXEiugDmhmvzOb0KS8Ez9IUCHDi2rpxLnBGVFswNQ/s320/DSC_0102.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Silver engraved decorative caddy spoon (back)</div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpTbD6e1hZ7oXO3OLXUCuNyGGmVZan3T0i3Y4ktqW5Fr3z_zK4GVFrpDPa9EbsKbiahFdpZqIZbeOivscaKqaIDJE1O1Q6zpdpP1VrbrQ4YZg-_Q2SY6hClwDLHJm7VNtUIumuBhhLqAsh/s1600/DSC_0140.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpTbD6e1hZ7oXO3OLXUCuNyGGmVZan3T0i3Y4ktqW5Fr3z_zK4GVFrpDPa9EbsKbiahFdpZqIZbeOivscaKqaIDJE1O1Q6zpdpP1VrbrQ4YZg-_Q2SY6hClwDLHJm7VNtUIumuBhhLqAsh/s320/DSC_0140.JPG" width="286" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
Silver spinning pendant (oxidised chain)</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQm65LAdbu_SDfaRJRfc7prDz9_-fIS24HtUcyWfHgEhRE6fKo39tavH_aI2rR5TD-dtF_wMf7hWPprzn-jdS-X2l7aoNl22MfZxJoWijdZzzBJitMaOMutypw_QWYYlmxkLyRl22cmS3n/s1600/DSC_0145.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQm65LAdbu_SDfaRJRfc7prDz9_-fIS24HtUcyWfHgEhRE6fKo39tavH_aI2rR5TD-dtF_wMf7hWPprzn-jdS-X2l7aoNl22MfZxJoWijdZzzBJitMaOMutypw_QWYYlmxkLyRl22cmS3n/s320/DSC_0145.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
Small engraved studs</div>
<br />
A few pieces I've been working on for "Art in Action" and "Retrospective" at Bishopsland this August.</div>Fionahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16124990378830515485noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457066752053049802.post-33928470385669635602012-05-23T11:50:00.003-07:002012-05-23T11:50:59.349-07:00British Silver week<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
A few photos from the Rising Stars day at the Pangolin Gallery as part of British Silver week. A great day for all of the exhibitors and a my first piece of silversmithing on display.</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRODNrrmbR7yuaFjmmiSYzldEEi9bK0QSG5TjBw8uoyJe-tLuHgbAyvri-2-cXFoWf9nlMaukU1sbOyRiUqNxUkJIcbLwcbd_3AfgyubSaSIo8MIgMsfISRlUoedd5TBYqs7-ka8UcgyHJ/s1600/Camden-20120518-00460.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRODNrrmbR7yuaFjmmiSYzldEEi9bK0QSG5TjBw8uoyJe-tLuHgbAyvri-2-cXFoWf9nlMaukU1sbOyRiUqNxUkJIcbLwcbd_3AfgyubSaSIo8MIgMsfISRlUoedd5TBYqs7-ka8UcgyHJ/s320/Camden-20120518-00460.jpg" width="240" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Rachel Jones and Collette Bishop</div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6YuGIkcaSgPRvJqeehG5AYivGP0LplsF_fwP_O_DEe7TxFyILUImoTbSVni4svzwTLBHeCmu0TSC3fL9t9VZ5EJtEuAnZm8-DhFnAL_b2luEnS93y9YC7_l4siFmgKafogolrXkugYV-9/s1600/Camden-20120518-00461.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6YuGIkcaSgPRvJqeehG5AYivGP0LplsF_fwP_O_DEe7TxFyILUImoTbSVni4svzwTLBHeCmu0TSC3fL9t9VZ5EJtEuAnZm8-DhFnAL_b2luEnS93y9YC7_l4siFmgKafogolrXkugYV-9/s320/Camden-20120518-00461.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Martin Keane</div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW0rO_Aam0nwmQA7pzftSEK_bPHaD5czee9Xq1AQU-tsoxlHTVAjQ7BX_DZeu_U0P5sExBXj0KcZi4js7f9V8rVucyycYruAq3cIhgxSoPJVpcOsHPhsYHrSvv8i6plZi48vc8mMWokH0N/s1600/Camden-20120518-00452.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW0rO_Aam0nwmQA7pzftSEK_bPHaD5czee9Xq1AQU-tsoxlHTVAjQ7BX_DZeu_U0P5sExBXj0KcZi4js7f9V8rVucyycYruAq3cIhgxSoPJVpcOsHPhsYHrSvv8i6plZi48vc8mMWokH0N/s320/Camden-20120518-00452.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Nicola Turnbull</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvIlMP3glP__ZzuiVAR0I4Lfdx84lgzjpX1UeyCHpLvYkJbV1QN0c4RaJSwxYH4Cr2olLCYPSgZMMDtHE9-JWfv80-s7pN7dsq6LEJMq4e0pL0Ra2Tuj3BqJEglWnKfgxYVf1PLYhXHuu4/s1600/Camden-20120518-00456.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvIlMP3glP__ZzuiVAR0I4Lfdx84lgzjpX1UeyCHpLvYkJbV1QN0c4RaJSwxYH4Cr2olLCYPSgZMMDtHE9-JWfv80-s7pN7dsq6LEJMq4e0pL0Ra2Tuj3BqJEglWnKfgxYVf1PLYhXHuu4/s320/Camden-20120518-00456.jpg" width="240" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
Me!</div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF4-vn3UMXxQ8R4UVRag0UYm1nZJqtaEeT6byIaa3HE14yV_e_eDfznLvp00Zm0TjMHw70lSME0_3q-afnp3d_Ku-Sur-puIVA1Sd4MhzplJ8kQbta2McPUSfVhMYh77i2f2x-B0UMDStm/s1600/DSC_2629.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF4-vn3UMXxQ8R4UVRag0UYm1nZJqtaEeT6byIaa3HE14yV_e_eDfznLvp00Zm0TjMHw70lSME0_3q-afnp3d_Ku-Sur-puIVA1Sd4MhzplJ8kQbta2McPUSfVhMYh77i2f2x-B0UMDStm/s320/DSC_2629.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmvn2TiP4yDL7DagUcKkOjtsQmcPnskvl49fWUdt0wVFDg-CUcoYQ-JszU99aPp6mDM4trAJwv_sxjZ_BmXoCeZCiBpE-OvKbp2agoHk52iC2rHRU5TZVQZgZM06FecjPipmqepOTejTo_/s1600/DSC_2625.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="281" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmvn2TiP4yDL7DagUcKkOjtsQmcPnskvl49fWUdt0wVFDg-CUcoYQ-JszU99aPp6mDM4trAJwv_sxjZ_BmXoCeZCiBpE-OvKbp2agoHk52iC2rHRU5TZVQZgZM06FecjPipmqepOTejTo_/s320/DSC_2625.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
Hand pierced and engraved decorative jewellery box. Sterling silver with an Indian rosewood turned base. I was vey happy to receive the Malcolm Appleby award for design and creativity in engraving for this piece.</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<a href="http://www.britishsilverweek.co.uk/">www.britishsilverweek.co.uk</a></div>
</div>Fionahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16124990378830515485noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457066752053049802.post-85239628887006006412012-05-22T13:43:00.003-07:002012-05-22T13:43:33.373-07:00Bishopland at Collect<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
So I've been a little behind but here are some pictures taken of the Bishopsland exhibit at Collect. I was helping out on the Friday and Sunday and got to meet so many people and peek around Collect whenever the chance arose.<br />
<br />
My perspective may have changed slightly since my last visit to Collect, looking at the prolific silver vessels by Ndidi Ekubia and Hiroshi Suzuki (both Adrain Sassoon) I did still take the time to see some beautiful jewellery up close, even getting to touch the Golden fleece ring by Giovanni Corvaja made from gold wire drawn down to the width of a hair.<br />
<div style="text-align: -webkit-auto;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: -webkit-auto;">
Other favourite jewellers were Jacqueline Ryan at the Scottish Gallery and Zoe Arnold at CAA.</div>
<div style="text-align: -webkit-auto;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWwjl302gD4C-_h8ttYqjx2EvQbVSQgYSwYilXSnm3k0YnmEI3-QDMkkLZ2D5zEca1cY2s9MFrFx4x8sH-A9FYjuxk57HjCoubqLDCa-uaKjjff4dGaciBRqYh-vJDwETQ9lGIjguMnZFF/s1600/Kensington+and+Chelsea-20120511-00442.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWwjl302gD4C-_h8ttYqjx2EvQbVSQgYSwYilXSnm3k0YnmEI3-QDMkkLZ2D5zEca1cY2s9MFrFx4x8sH-A9FYjuxk57HjCoubqLDCa-uaKjjff4dGaciBRqYh-vJDwETQ9lGIjguMnZFF/s320/Kensington+and+Chelsea-20120511-00442.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
Elizabeth Peers</div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik656D3EvK3ipgKXclguKBmVDKM01v4nAgyNMk2RP6w-IRcLschRVn8IX5rWYJ7n0khZ_uZ4apL3CWIG2raSCK0IQEphYPl780QQkYVrmxeGSTT5XQsL91_InXuk7yGWHLOiJT6e1qEhRx/s1600/Kensington+and+Chelsea-20120511-00444.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik656D3EvK3ipgKXclguKBmVDKM01v4nAgyNMk2RP6w-IRcLschRVn8IX5rWYJ7n0khZ_uZ4apL3CWIG2raSCK0IQEphYPl780QQkYVrmxeGSTT5XQsL91_InXuk7yGWHLOiJT6e1qEhRx/s320/Kensington+and+Chelsea-20120511-00444.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Theresa Nguyen</div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGoRXVVH-BHL5GG4QakFTMygYyyIEwtJDodyD3gU_CKqC8RO_SnCqbfESQHodBymE6_8L2Hnje3vp7hD2YUoYPuF05rdZNutbdUMapCIDRgiHpL30hezDhsoepGhGWKq1DZZNclrWRREj8/s1600/Kensington+and+Chelsea-20120511-00447.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGoRXVVH-BHL5GG4QakFTMygYyyIEwtJDodyD3gU_CKqC8RO_SnCqbfESQHodBymE6_8L2Hnje3vp7hD2YUoYPuF05rdZNutbdUMapCIDRgiHpL30hezDhsoepGhGWKq1DZZNclrWRREj8/s320/Kensington+and+Chelsea-20120511-00447.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
Nan Nan Liu</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKCMlUjKmS8R5PSIspJPCOcT6vu38CBYtc5sReTUxh__5BLfPuloBpMZhdLW_0fcbPKKQdxm_zrTDT03gqIRHJgX8owrl9FgrGngvwwnKj_Y39c2yM5R3VATyxTsTT-kh5CpMUG2dyt6sS/s1600/Kensington+and+Chelsea-20120511-00449.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKCMlUjKmS8R5PSIspJPCOcT6vu38CBYtc5sReTUxh__5BLfPuloBpMZhdLW_0fcbPKKQdxm_zrTDT03gqIRHJgX8owrl9FgrGngvwwnKj_Y39c2yM5R3VATyxTsTT-kh5CpMUG2dyt6sS/s320/Kensington+and+Chelsea-20120511-00449.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
Malcolm Appleby</div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_t7_zMDHk8HH5-APArREu3bPdl3ymtLR-g5cnKX2dXH1xbUVea4583k82fGJipdVf4uF8Mb07aBc8_dannAKAxAPNzZ_E3pvffEVQUU0elziwSQVKNRxREVYh1vmZEssEdfVsh7lkSnVL/s1600/Kensington+and+Chelsea-20120511-00446.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_t7_zMDHk8HH5-APArREu3bPdl3ymtLR-g5cnKX2dXH1xbUVea4583k82fGJipdVf4uF8Mb07aBc8_dannAKAxAPNzZ_E3pvffEVQUU0elziwSQVKNRxREVYh1vmZEssEdfVsh7lkSnVL/s320/Kensington+and+Chelsea-20120511-00446.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: -webkit-auto;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
And last but not least Chloe Robertson and Katherine Priest. Two of this years current gang selected to exhibit with Bishopsland Fellows.</div>
</div>Fionahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16124990378830515485noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457066752053049802.post-77771801953811840992012-03-21T15:08:00.002-07:002012-03-21T15:35:42.078-07:00Experimenting with gold<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiJ3XWiPmBC3KNCsTaS-JOY5mJlvJHS3ku6W_seU-os9t1Eti8zFQAtatipxg5E9E2eXjufbm0d626tplOi8ijMbREsdrnnrXh5sDS-Jl9CWXKYIWIWrDqyGsPvpRX0xWzHidcZYDVEoXn/s1600/DSC03065.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 275px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiJ3XWiPmBC3KNCsTaS-JOY5mJlvJHS3ku6W_seU-os9t1Eti8zFQAtatipxg5E9E2eXjufbm0d626tplOi8ijMbREsdrnnrXh5sDS-Jl9CWXKYIWIWrDqyGsPvpRX0xWzHidcZYDVEoXn/s400/DSC03065.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5722477418302267186" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">For two days Cooksons provided myself and the rest of the Bishopsland gang the opportunity to experiment with 18ct Gold. Not only that, we were lucky enough to learn from Goldsmith Jacqueline Mina for the duration. Above are some of the samples I made from the masterclass using a combination of fusing, rolling, piercing and press forming.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Fionahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16124990378830515485noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457066752053049802.post-81993188357631094212012-02-23T15:08:00.006-08:002012-02-25T13:40:08.484-08:00Preston to Pitlochry<div style="text-align: center;">With a brief visit to one of the girls houses in Chorley, four of the Bishopsland gang including myself headed up to Pitlochry for a week of creative hand engraving with Malcolm Appleby.</div><div style="text-align: center;">It was a pretty full on week, with the amazing opportunity to work with Malcolm Monday-Friday. Watching him at work was an amazing experience and getting to see the wanders in his workshop was a great inspiration. As were the surroundings......</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKWIiLc_rkX3vXDMsaDCFV2curm-j1Vw2K7ztjtt_c9WVWnc-O6IrCsVIIESrxldN_KBq-1E9VTW3TeD7gUDKVv7AZK_22GuCaGJBBr8m-OFA6ca112Hq-MtZ2Fq__A9Y8oIs8OqlN0MUb/s1600/DSC03032.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKWIiLc_rkX3vXDMsaDCFV2curm-j1Vw2K7ztjtt_c9WVWnc-O6IrCsVIIESrxldN_KBq-1E9VTW3TeD7gUDKVv7AZK_22GuCaGJBBr8m-OFA6ca112Hq-MtZ2Fq__A9Y8oIs8OqlN0MUb/s400/DSC03032.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5713183643796804722" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxN52uGLkEW-Auhtywqh-ikk0JSA2UY5B0fnNwCtVDl09ZqGPpcF4dcJ0_soaKzLKTAl59cXOGrWcqGNHkzYrz9n0yyD8exrKU4PZisq4t6bD39IfamE86cVZekyK29OMvZTLsgeCHxVYA/s1600/DSC03006.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxN52uGLkEW-Auhtywqh-ikk0JSA2UY5B0fnNwCtVDl09ZqGPpcF4dcJ0_soaKzLKTAl59cXOGrWcqGNHkzYrz9n0yyD8exrKU4PZisq4t6bD39IfamE86cVZekyK29OMvZTLsgeCHxVYA/s400/DSC03006.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5713183637951974898" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnkMlePH1X1VMeDke-pTu0gfosH9GEhrPREtF1897aKWl1JMxAgjr36T0lywhMhtqcfkdmXz2Mjm5YV1gb54jBdmPU0cvgQQU1njd7goG_J6-Ru_lF6qbcE6SvRAQJOghLXd4rl6BxRbcI/s1600/DSC03002.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnkMlePH1X1VMeDke-pTu0gfosH9GEhrPREtF1897aKWl1JMxAgjr36T0lywhMhtqcfkdmXz2Mjm5YV1gb54jBdmPU0cvgQQU1njd7goG_J6-Ru_lF6qbcE6SvRAQJOghLXd4rl6BxRbcI/s400/DSC03002.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5713183630797867858" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWENd5yPANVUSiynKxX5mBF7P63WEEr4TIMDJYXJeEDTHEV3AYHMDx6NiRDk15oytMrQjK01qd2AC96vs6QPCpXjynGw9fnc9SJfwrqH4whyphenhyphenCHVqsjyBLSR4GKMSWkcRKqZtf07QI2GTAM/s1600/DSC02989.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWENd5yPANVUSiynKxX5mBF7P63WEEr4TIMDJYXJeEDTHEV3AYHMDx6NiRDk15oytMrQjK01qd2AC96vs6QPCpXjynGw9fnc9SJfwrqH4whyphenhyphenCHVqsjyBLSR4GKMSWkcRKqZtf07QI2GTAM/s400/DSC02989.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5713183622160255826" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqANwOC287N0ixJgR35KRZDyK8bnBXnTHyk_21cX4oEKjWap6MQbF1isDRPoYtCsf1FIsmCMGx-hPK13xmmeI1PTAfThEjK22OStHCQtQyka8xpDSY6GgpZsxyUhfUIBZDZsHRVOwWMnW8/s1600/DSC02983.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqANwOC287N0ixJgR35KRZDyK8bnBXnTHyk_21cX4oEKjWap6MQbF1isDRPoYtCsf1FIsmCMGx-hPK13xmmeI1PTAfThEjK22OStHCQtQyka8xpDSY6GgpZsxyUhfUIBZDZsHRVOwWMnW8/s400/DSC02983.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5713181173773855554" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpqXsTULH1vOo6EuwI7udPErXtCX9f0PG4JhmFU1JEVFtNYNeNWUKzS_BjcSqQyz4fjEChAjZwhmez4WF-pFdAGQoJ7pRewcdqADzjDSKa_4sO7n8e9t-02OKOPLXRZ0DBGAT3VUUqT2sJ/s1600/DSC02974.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpqXsTULH1vOo6EuwI7udPErXtCX9f0PG4JhmFU1JEVFtNYNeNWUKzS_BjcSqQyz4fjEChAjZwhmez4WF-pFdAGQoJ7pRewcdqADzjDSKa_4sO7n8e9t-02OKOPLXRZ0DBGAT3VUUqT2sJ/s400/DSC02974.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5713181171910107954" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWMSSTalPT83NxvXuXQLVw14zlIn95KMtULQdlgWttEAmYeoKRSjdG6KUFY2OCgDjirQjM_7jCyJ-icmuQQw4FU2EU5GNr2HuO_7RGumqKYq5OFwBC_5RnWXsFxM3btBLDu0_mkH42728N/s1600/DSC02972.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWMSSTalPT83NxvXuXQLVw14zlIn95KMtULQdlgWttEAmYeoKRSjdG6KUFY2OCgDjirQjM_7jCyJ-icmuQQw4FU2EU5GNr2HuO_7RGumqKYq5OFwBC_5RnWXsFxM3btBLDu0_mkH42728N/s400/DSC02972.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5713181165227414338" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh_bJ-AFUSvV_cUoIAvinlRfuJ8-rtTmR_M_B52fm_36GoWlVaJESTeDD3HMKp12R6S7PCUxI_44n7gZKqOwyqQ3Zk6JqgLM-mfIYByCBh_9rF-qn_YwX-tMfgQO7uT8jnu0o2xqeqUV5S/s1600/DSC02956.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh_bJ-AFUSvV_cUoIAvinlRfuJ8-rtTmR_M_B52fm_36GoWlVaJESTeDD3HMKp12R6S7PCUxI_44n7gZKqOwyqQ3Zk6JqgLM-mfIYByCBh_9rF-qn_YwX-tMfgQO7uT8jnu0o2xqeqUV5S/s400/DSC02956.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5713181160620417762" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8c24sX86vp8IsxoAULZrlFDdTvzH1D6OzBCxmoemurkX7QWk143YLICWCQStc-RbkMLB18dEwHSCiMVY83eO0RPNyL49WZxTxhL6apSkA1ePoo45rm9GlEuCLubIDgsoAqWP_xXGZYOZ2/s1600/DSC02954.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8c24sX86vp8IsxoAULZrlFDdTvzH1D6OzBCxmoemurkX7QWk143YLICWCQStc-RbkMLB18dEwHSCiMVY83eO0RPNyL49WZxTxhL6apSkA1ePoo45rm9GlEuCLubIDgsoAqWP_xXGZYOZ2/s400/DSC02954.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5713181153787384210" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE9ymml0BqVDHZZJ1QMCqJNV7NFlJAiBWoFaUNCcVxrTy95p7sFTridVfZD15LvTchZXgah2U16js8b3yHLSpUND7wciJ_HpixXQugEH0V_Yu8JUka0SwHpnjFu7VsNeEWcsiFro14LcVd/s1600/DSC02949.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE9ymml0BqVDHZZJ1QMCqJNV7NFlJAiBWoFaUNCcVxrTy95p7sFTridVfZD15LvTchZXgah2U16js8b3yHLSpUND7wciJ_HpixXQugEH0V_Yu8JUka0SwHpnjFu7VsNeEWcsiFro14LcVd/s400/DSC02949.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5712478086124934994" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9sL6EBIxk5CFPq2S-XWj54h0H0Aum3I26Z3tF1ceFsv3L26A6QLtNoHj15XUTZv69ztn_nnKl2LJ7Rm7qkOTMP9fQwHIUwpa_N3KUu2Er5A7q-gNsQISgSD9fqC9uov40itY5EDUiCffg/s1600/DSC02937.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9sL6EBIxk5CFPq2S-XWj54h0H0Aum3I26Z3tF1ceFsv3L26A6QLtNoHj15XUTZv69ztn_nnKl2LJ7Rm7qkOTMP9fQwHIUwpa_N3KUu2Er5A7q-gNsQISgSD9fqC9uov40itY5EDUiCffg/s400/DSC02937.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5712478068949843058" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHdSI_lI6H4vga4dFT9NpRpbNzBsR0lijWs8e8-DhBM6IF7ZiLzSf2MePyOBE1o2fLdxl3JNk4YO7g-1N1N6zAT-5aaF7QsGBxBBwFZnO1IUSGd3uffKI_leWUgmEgLdaK40fJoaR38koh/s1600/DSC02926.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHdSI_lI6H4vga4dFT9NpRpbNzBsR0lijWs8e8-DhBM6IF7ZiLzSf2MePyOBE1o2fLdxl3JNk4YO7g-1N1N6zAT-5aaF7QsGBxBBwFZnO1IUSGd3uffKI_leWUgmEgLdaK40fJoaR38koh/s400/DSC02926.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5712478056116077666" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgktlMzFwqWokMvHfHM31_oV2QMWN1Xcry_nm6mJmKOgdT_RIKD-pxdnQPDPIk7aRF3weMJ-Bw7h0Gsi7kAQDxxmw1T5sHjb6z13L5TKHKeZgKhlGrC_owzWgp23ZJLtwAiBn-Q6Yml6_hh/s1600/DSC02922.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgktlMzFwqWokMvHfHM31_oV2QMWN1Xcry_nm6mJmKOgdT_RIKD-pxdnQPDPIk7aRF3weMJ-Bw7h0Gsi7kAQDxxmw1T5sHjb6z13L5TKHKeZgKhlGrC_owzWgp23ZJLtwAiBn-Q6Yml6_hh/s400/DSC02922.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5712478042702769682" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjucWp-MEGbFQOor04KSaj6L86S6_OuI4LYjDcwEBZcp0CuIgChjRm8Q8vEIfnpgf-jKWr3vsp7PNHmRQ_9qdccUH9vXmXjwJUR3VY3DnYx7suI9ouVxlSRD_bx9hAwle3sIb56YPfUMATs/s1600/DSC02919.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; "></span></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjucWp-MEGbFQOor04KSaj6L86S6_OuI4LYjDcwEBZcp0CuIgChjRm8Q8vEIfnpgf-jKWr3vsp7PNHmRQ_9qdccUH9vXmXjwJUR3VY3DnYx7suI9ouVxlSRD_bx9hAwle3sIb56YPfUMATs/s1600/DSC02919.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjucWp-MEGbFQOor04KSaj6L86S6_OuI4LYjDcwEBZcp0CuIgChjRm8Q8vEIfnpgf-jKWr3vsp7PNHmRQ_9qdccUH9vXmXjwJUR3VY3DnYx7suI9ouVxlSRD_bx9hAwle3sIb56YPfUMATs/s400/DSC02919.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5712478025437192354" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Hopefully the results (after a lot of practice!) will begin to show in my new work.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.craftscotland.org/profile/218/malcolm-appleby/">http://www.craftscotland.org/profile/218/malcolm-appleby/</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Fionahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16124990378830515485noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457066752053049802.post-81534442992886236742012-02-23T14:43:00.004-08:002012-02-23T15:05:49.640-08:00Pitt Rivers trip<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">A few photos from my trip to Pitt Rivers a few weeks ago. I was looking for inspiration for a large piece I am designing. Particularly interested in protective amulets and how they are carried/ attached to the body. Had a great tour from one of the guides there, showing us frogs with nails through and shrunken heads.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXGOECGs1GQx271LDcTvsXksJsbUQqCr6QAcf6mUkNPKpB2iFfloPEhLgRmITPQwtyNfsLLUB5WJ4nXt81hh1nYKdxbpD-BjQ4Or158jmmJCdjN-zpg3b2b7RD9PnygksaYzI67PazttGC/s1600/DSC02916.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXGOECGs1GQx271LDcTvsXksJsbUQqCr6QAcf6mUkNPKpB2iFfloPEhLgRmITPQwtyNfsLLUB5WJ4nXt81hh1nYKdxbpD-BjQ4Or158jmmJCdjN-zpg3b2b7RD9PnygksaYzI67PazttGC/s400/DSC02916.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5712470197055757474" /></a></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Thorn spring forceps. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBqFfRBGCtqv9E2xoiN4iVeL2cPmkhsVkYsA40MOrl1rvSezCYjoXV5IA6_0HoQPAoRJdJ-aJOEMT3UEFDdYOsHZxQADKXsUkAzgjuTvZN6Uw2R4psYPYH6JjlGhlQAXHFYEm05Q60n8Mh/s1600/DSC02906.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBqFfRBGCtqv9E2xoiN4iVeL2cPmkhsVkYsA40MOrl1rvSezCYjoXV5IA6_0HoQPAoRJdJ-aJOEMT3UEFDdYOsHZxQADKXsUkAzgjuTvZN6Uw2R4psYPYH6JjlGhlQAXHFYEm05Q60n8Mh/s400/DSC02906.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5712470186382881106" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkiyQR3lDrVY5voWEFkAAGdnz20xMWaNxKDa2Qo_8WVsFa_SAShU3HaZ83GDatc7kY7VIyIVF9bHU6tPU5mH_wXukVbqoBH1jLl4FQkLsVp9bxWlZEO3ytqr-Ft8MNUP-7w9rKQcYZ_Efl/s1600/DSC02909.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkiyQR3lDrVY5voWEFkAAGdnz20xMWaNxKDa2Qo_8WVsFa_SAShU3HaZ83GDatc7kY7VIyIVF9bHU6tPU5mH_wXukVbqoBH1jLl4FQkLsVp9bxWlZEO3ytqr-Ft8MNUP-7w9rKQcYZ_Efl/s400/DSC02909.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5712470177442635394" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Shoulder slung charm amulet.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia0hMLWfJpqq_lkRukseg06ST_V5k6A-v8CxRLpPDLN_Tq9Au5D3W9s_OXj_jwYIBVrwWYiH7pFOiSnU0UAsQWtdQKhnV392h6AramZkqKQji_cBnDdO1D4rjid35c3mtBU_1mNRw4eSEH/s1600/DSC02903.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia0hMLWfJpqq_lkRukseg06ST_V5k6A-v8CxRLpPDLN_Tq9Au5D3W9s_OXj_jwYIBVrwWYiH7pFOiSnU0UAsQWtdQKhnV392h6AramZkqKQji_cBnDdO1D4rjid35c3mtBU_1mNRw4eSEH/s400/DSC02903.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5712468279949505970" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">Kingfisher feather inlay necklace.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqa8KEb97ThdxJPLyAiXa54GQ1gTjoBbX3BNUHaKx0IbzSbwfjYk37SPH6Mcze9iOdNnCQ7cfLpv2nM0_ZGlFMOBzBhasDxlQjSKdHBOX8dI83tHWW7A9e314Hb-R_Jql1M9SGDee2-Va4/s1600/DSC02900.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqa8KEb97ThdxJPLyAiXa54GQ1gTjoBbX3BNUHaKx0IbzSbwfjYk37SPH6Mcze9iOdNnCQ7cfLpv2nM0_ZGlFMOBzBhasDxlQjSKdHBOX8dI83tHWW7A9e314Hb-R_Jql1M9SGDee2-Va4/s400/DSC02900.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5712468244449590274" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Bone and shell large necklace</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfpskjlx721DYoVBlQ4trz507mrXMQZboeiYq1JyqXfUUIxayvLoaFsJfqi7z0gxlj4v-W4nuMISyX72wkJS2Sya7nhU1I_79E7IlVdwA_lPwR4fhunRFoZP3jswdx-ks8GG1oWyOPn2vk/s1600/DSC02896.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfpskjlx721DYoVBlQ4trz507mrXMQZboeiYq1JyqXfUUIxayvLoaFsJfqi7z0gxlj4v-W4nuMISyX72wkJS2Sya7nhU1I_79E7IlVdwA_lPwR4fhunRFoZP3jswdx-ks8GG1oWyOPn2vk/s400/DSC02896.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5712468206562573890" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Pitt Rivers Museum, from the first floor.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEOkjaAlwX_xdEhXd6nHIxyzRiGlDDwQZ5CpWovMvnO8AHICH-TA84DjJYwpgS2AGmvLkZJNSd6ewk_2fd27dG8uSoyhfvEr08P9Sp37Rh8dsjmX41JsDw7nuI1X8AwTHdCugV3oO-Dxkn/s1600/DSC02894.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEOkjaAlwX_xdEhXd6nHIxyzRiGlDDwQZ5CpWovMvnO8AHICH-TA84DjJYwpgS2AGmvLkZJNSd6ewk_2fd27dG8uSoyhfvEr08P9Sp37Rh8dsjmX41JsDw7nuI1X8AwTHdCugV3oO-Dxkn/s400/DSC02894.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5712468167036583970" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">A selection of brooches and amultes, two part brooches with hanging chain in between.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIZSdIjrztljScb5VdUfJBk43YtxnmB8tTBWIWCzqH-ZPEWIBcjR-tesIcuE13QlchEuxoNXwkRnipYj4ls6VuYDLaL2huevNmOsfNehre7cQH_n1ChfCIpyYOuVEM3S284CxeIXVAb4y4/s1600/DSC02893.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><br /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIZSdIjrztljScb5VdUfJBk43YtxnmB8tTBWIWCzqH-ZPEWIBcjR-tesIcuE13QlchEuxoNXwkRnipYj4ls6VuYDLaL2huevNmOsfNehre7cQH_n1ChfCIpyYOuVEM3S284CxeIXVAb4y4/s1600/DSC02893.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; "></span></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIZSdIjrztljScb5VdUfJBk43YtxnmB8tTBWIWCzqH-ZPEWIBcjR-tesIcuE13QlchEuxoNXwkRnipYj4ls6VuYDLaL2huevNmOsfNehre7cQH_n1ChfCIpyYOuVEM3S284CxeIXVAb4y4/s1600/DSC02893.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIZSdIjrztljScb5VdUfJBk43YtxnmB8tTBWIWCzqH-ZPEWIBcjR-tesIcuE13QlchEuxoNXwkRnipYj4ls6VuYDLaL2huevNmOsfNehre7cQH_n1ChfCIpyYOuVEM3S284CxeIXVAb4y4/s400/DSC02893.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5712468131679852034" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIZSdIjrztljScb5VdUfJBk43YtxnmB8tTBWIWCzqH-ZPEWIBcjR-tesIcuE13QlchEuxoNXwkRnipYj4ls6VuYDLaL2huevNmOsfNehre7cQH_n1ChfCIpyYOuVEM3S284CxeIXVAb4y4/s1600/DSC02893.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><br /></a></div></div>Fionahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16124990378830515485noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457066752053049802.post-51437522140412954432012-02-01T09:32:00.000-08:002012-02-01T10:19:46.548-08:00Design time.I've been knuckling down this week, taking a look at where my work is at and how this is going to inform my new collection. I'm going through my research and taking a trip to Pitt Rivers tomorrow for some much needed inspiration will hopefully solve a few problems I'm having!<div><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">This is a bit of a Fiona mood board, as it stands right now......</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl32lZXndxs_y1bljCqzYPQPbftLJU7CXjvhDly6nCS1jRJzeYgLROYkGlHfc0lUNeB6UDIYq2l-I7kRaAh4iH5xaVhRd9Rxz3wMnBIKLtzR-YpRBoAxy3IxygNtsAkdH5ouYY3TnU_oAQ/s1600/DSC02842.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 244px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl32lZXndxs_y1bljCqzYPQPbftLJU7CXjvhDly6nCS1jRJzeYgLROYkGlHfc0lUNeB6UDIYq2l-I7kRaAh4iH5xaVhRd9Rxz3wMnBIKLtzR-YpRBoAxy3IxygNtsAkdH5ouYY3TnU_oAQ/s400/DSC02842.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5704226416506035490" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYwLkBMQZkS9FTimecSwDSo0YvRB7184u_Kv9utgxZD2JIvJTNG8UMVv-RVn0_6MQXvKDgMP-bn8uzT2zXpOmXAVPgpir6s3TnJd3vIs2Qe4omR7oktfR78e5NZu6tIpX84yy4ORUo5_gn/s1600/DSC02840.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYwLkBMQZkS9FTimecSwDSo0YvRB7184u_Kv9utgxZD2JIvJTNG8UMVv-RVn0_6MQXvKDgMP-bn8uzT2zXpOmXAVPgpir6s3TnJd3vIs2Qe4omR7oktfR78e5NZu6tIpX84yy4ORUo5_gn/s400/DSC02840.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5704226406876009458" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_yb58bzCJSP-zj0wgHaBCU-c41xghessvu9-TQbxQTeBypjn2c3PQzf3_bUsWX9FEpSNxgho4dqaDg5GASH4N4MN3MEbBRkywfmBcxXvcb8ErIBGMvMR4Pkc4l1qZV2gutjbRJHfO24kS/s1600/DSC02830.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 307px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_yb58bzCJSP-zj0wgHaBCU-c41xghessvu9-TQbxQTeBypjn2c3PQzf3_bUsWX9FEpSNxgho4dqaDg5GASH4N4MN3MEbBRkywfmBcxXvcb8ErIBGMvMR4Pkc4l1qZV2gutjbRJHfO24kS/s400/DSC02830.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5704226402759804258" /></a></div><div><br /><div><br /></div></div>Fionahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16124990378830515485noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457066752053049802.post-52130788626732202112011-12-20T06:04:00.000-08:002011-12-20T06:40:38.244-08:00V&A archives Padgett and Braham collection.<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDkOtJ3ojD9i_774ScMVe8VGZtYOsPuelV65wouyeRANApRqVTFM4BN6kDroILvN_JaHzhCts992aieyYrq25OCt9KDzTe3XPz0_LwNLlYz9VL55A3qZZoJ3EPiTD9Gh_CoXix38uYdWT-/s1600/IMG-20111212-00167.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDkOtJ3ojD9i_774ScMVe8VGZtYOsPuelV65wouyeRANApRqVTFM4BN6kDroILvN_JaHzhCts992aieyYrq25OCt9KDzTe3XPz0_LwNLlYz9VL55A3qZZoJ3EPiTD9Gh_CoXix38uYdWT-/s400/IMG-20111212-00167.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5688218060566608530" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfDU4MQWy1R8CgIXUAfpXjgV_5NRcIPxXudYEfUYceJsBU63tz4OHJa8wioyXtGESw6moawkgDqzq5FZhc4aYr-YJQmKFHZWNOefdqt0O72_kmm29d-wRLWwRjJoifISynaJB3IikAMmC1/s1600/IMG-20111212-00162.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfDU4MQWy1R8CgIXUAfpXjgV_5NRcIPxXudYEfUYceJsBU63tz4OHJa8wioyXtGESw6moawkgDqzq5FZhc4aYr-YJQmKFHZWNOefdqt0O72_kmm29d-wRLWwRjJoifISynaJB3IikAMmC1/s400/IMG-20111212-00162.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5688218057974941698" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEsC8vI_AP_8bzxM3UHPsIZIQoWSEcw2JzfRk-7LrZXyYY_gabkbreRUqLyDezC9UEWb7yb10VpqAu3qYdQNIe0XLOvFfvQtmpc-pm9jU1cw_xywGZxIVDAPrRoHBOyx2m25SQWHAtVxVC/s1600/IMG-20111212-00161.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEsC8vI_AP_8bzxM3UHPsIZIQoWSEcw2JzfRk-7LrZXyYY_gabkbreRUqLyDezC9UEWb7yb10VpqAu3qYdQNIe0XLOvFfvQtmpc-pm9jU1cw_xywGZxIVDAPrRoHBOyx2m25SQWHAtVxVC/s400/IMG-20111212-00161.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5688214163040427522" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrjNvcdC1hKSvnDjHrFubuhp17Fio3aGeVGnFimbDlRaAFj5baHQHLcRctEp1UoUnV0SVpVq9UY_pIc-E62AI002KLUlKoeuHOSCbR64g2f9x7OKIR1N2GxQkZqZIjZeRzdAnOxr1OanEm/s1600/IMG-20111212-00149.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrjNvcdC1hKSvnDjHrFubuhp17Fio3aGeVGnFimbDlRaAFj5baHQHLcRctEp1UoUnV0SVpVq9UY_pIc-E62AI002KLUlKoeuHOSCbR64g2f9x7OKIR1N2GxQkZqZIjZeRzdAnOxr1OanEm/s400/IMG-20111212-00149.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5688214149880295026" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvqW8e37yUsBzBRyOdQ4jjXhmuR0uBdDymmgELKluZcHkhHGM-Q0QSVMA7qwk7sA7PwFKlkn69nCha1HYKr5vVr6xXlBkYob3zXMkq3dTvmTLUEFKi3ThgbsWZ9dbHffAVsPlytOhyA32K/s1600/Hammersmith+and+Fulham-20111212-00159.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvqW8e37yUsBzBRyOdQ4jjXhmuR0uBdDymmgELKluZcHkhHGM-Q0QSVMA7qwk7sA7PwFKlkn69nCha1HYKr5vVr6xXlBkYob3zXMkq3dTvmTLUEFKi3ThgbsWZ9dbHffAVsPlytOhyA32K/s400/Hammersmith+and+Fulham-20111212-00159.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5688214135413310098" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5qCct7_n3LfFVjEkWqrw1Mcl2-Lxck8X3Kcln4r-vB7nhroXoTOd7X-owjv5vJVfppKU7Jyd3RjWbZHYXJF0q8advEzXeFKabQYAjyQZe9hFdYyytb9jD4PAbsCcaLBcOSQtmsg9tAZB7/s1600/Hammersmith+and+Fulham-20111212-00157.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5qCct7_n3LfFVjEkWqrw1Mcl2-Lxck8X3Kcln4r-vB7nhroXoTOd7X-owjv5vJVfppKU7Jyd3RjWbZHYXJF0q8advEzXeFKabQYAjyQZe9hFdYyytb9jD4PAbsCcaLBcOSQtmsg9tAZB7/s400/Hammersmith+and+Fulham-20111212-00157.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5688214129826038738" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEip8q_Nrlpi6NkdT1VNoPmvrVBiNJd-cLG1LqP_AWCgSfp7JXnBQkLUi8oQobpHxiOxfwxMlJIk9E1RaXzC8e-3bDqE6CIwG0s5JB2w2Kap_rO_oTqCx4KbtE1Ur8T_iGTd9Ta-bTfQg2/s1600/Hammersmith+and+Fulham-20111212-00151.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEip8q_Nrlpi6NkdT1VNoPmvrVBiNJd-cLG1LqP_AWCgSfp7JXnBQkLUi8oQobpHxiOxfwxMlJIk9E1RaXzC8e-3bDqE6CIwG0s5JB2w2Kap_rO_oTqCx4KbtE1Ur8T_iGTd9Ta-bTfQg2/s400/Hammersmith+and+Fulham-20111212-00151.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5688214129290910194" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">A couple of weeks ago we started a project with the V&A archives, looking into a collection of models and sketches taken from Padgett and Braham Ltd when they ceased trading. These objects and a brief history from Silversmith Gareth Harris, a former apprentice to the firm, gave us an insight into the origins of the company and what exactly we were looking at. Now there opens up a world of possibilities....</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Fionahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16124990378830515485noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457066752053049802.post-90680514838583144362011-12-02T13:28:00.000-08:002011-12-02T13:49:50.975-08:00New collection....<div style="text-align: center;">.....And my first post since starting at Bishopsland, shows how busy I have been!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Since starting training at Bishopsland Educational Trust this October we were all set the task of designing a new collection for an exhibition taking place here last weekend.</div><div style="text-align: center;">I'm glad to say that we all rose to the challenge and here are the results, some selected images from my new collection of hand pierced spinning jewellery.</div><div style="text-align: center;">The floral designs are inspired by embroidered fabrics and hand made lace designs, incorporated into miniature, wearable frames. All pieces have a moveable aspect becoming playful whilst providing the wearer a changing perspective.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqXI8vUjzVGUQgCObiStCs_GRvTvW9kuRffJkzXEmPf1OcNMJKhCZnrQSTmiJ7TF09NWTVLyq43B7j-ml06z3t0Rq3zeFx_hkxMVwYcn3OOIsAqbU21RcbgnvEmAnbWStAzrjSbnsiIvze/s1600/Fiona+McAlear+Brooch+2011.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqXI8vUjzVGUQgCObiStCs_GRvTvW9kuRffJkzXEmPf1OcNMJKhCZnrQSTmiJ7TF09NWTVLyq43B7j-ml06z3t0Rq3zeFx_hkxMVwYcn3OOIsAqbU21RcbgnvEmAnbWStAzrjSbnsiIvze/s400/Fiona+McAlear+Brooch+2011.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5681646746367409874" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1-2QSQOQVk9VsjcNgiEri6kdiljLsg7ADHgYNvuZu9ytrTicBVmcrjAZ49HwBO1dW0i64rYcpHOyG_D58khyXeShIe-zljRYGZb5r9HZeVk4gqkwGgF4lGmJh_v6RjuvwD5iAwlYb21i8/s1600/Fiona+McAlear+Spinning+pendant+2011.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 338px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1-2QSQOQVk9VsjcNgiEri6kdiljLsg7ADHgYNvuZu9ytrTicBVmcrjAZ49HwBO1dW0i64rYcpHOyG_D58khyXeShIe-zljRYGZb5r9HZeVk4gqkwGgF4lGmJh_v6RjuvwD5iAwlYb21i8/s400/Fiona+McAlear+Spinning+pendant+2011.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5681646734409602514" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxi1G39nqoHcLkxA1GO8k-Jdt1mYNRmJhr8o7yTzh53RPDfboF4TjmojB3GTKZCpcvSTK4t1t5VnDBnNAlSKXJwuPHmAM2XRqpIzdD5Y0nEtoH-sB6aEdgEUs2PLyMfdAlIQN9r010D0Qy/s1600/Fiona+McAlear+pierced+pendant+2011.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 270px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxi1G39nqoHcLkxA1GO8k-Jdt1mYNRmJhr8o7yTzh53RPDfboF4TjmojB3GTKZCpcvSTK4t1t5VnDBnNAlSKXJwuPHmAM2XRqpIzdD5Y0nEtoH-sB6aEdgEUs2PLyMfdAlIQN9r010D0Qy/s400/Fiona+McAlear+pierced+pendant+2011.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5681646727866105666" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJEBQwNdH74neWM07_zWNlKnQktzmeqhvl17PrDHNn5SFMzjxaHNZiETyxA49ohc36-XgK8EWKIi9uusEsk5V35pzhVfTGTWqxEQaU0Kbr5QkZESas0eFMh51srU23FmRKw2M4ZKtFdp9o/s1600/Fiona+McAlear+piercing+earrings+2011.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 304px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJEBQwNdH74neWM07_zWNlKnQktzmeqhvl17PrDHNn5SFMzjxaHNZiETyxA49ohc36-XgK8EWKIi9uusEsk5V35pzhVfTGTWqxEQaU0Kbr5QkZESas0eFMh51srU23FmRKw2M4ZKtFdp9o/s400/Fiona+McAlear+piercing+earrings+2011.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5681646721218494866" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Fionahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16124990378830515485noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457066752053049802.post-38256149046303206052011-09-22T03:25:00.001-07:002011-09-22T14:51:58.528-07:00A wing and a prayer<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWgInbhdkPwEWgqW_N7m9ntdrhslvoCAZ46Jv-m5wI9cqlVdoBdJkNXdFwOwMyu7GcTRTxDTLXKcUrN2eVatdy6MIqfUolZ1RQ-Og0rEZk3iaQG_uMWpqw9bmEq3V7vWbCO9k6F7CFzFhF/s1600/perrots+folly2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 321px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWgInbhdkPwEWgqW_N7m9ntdrhslvoCAZ46Jv-m5wI9cqlVdoBdJkNXdFwOwMyu7GcTRTxDTLXKcUrN2eVatdy6MIqfUolZ1RQ-Og0rEZk3iaQG_uMWpqw9bmEq3V7vWbCO9k6F7CFzFhF/s400/perrots+folly2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5655128522896571202" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">First of all this is from a location I am thinking about for a new photoshoot. I have been looking around for interesting places like previous location I used at Islington Mill. This is from my favourite so far, I just have to get in there first, finish the jewellery, find a model..........</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">In the meantime I found to be inspired by. Including doilee street art and converted utensils</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9V8Cn1b7qF3jLyByM51FM8OQ4hbnFd5ii3qHdL3heO8j9Yq12V9xq5nrS05Tgs-ePbmuusMt8NT6WdKZw0XLuMVKOhk0naKrTicrUvf_7t_d-OecJtRSAK_5Tv9OdqOmA0NFjZB8RqtnQ/s1600/Photos+of+LAC-ER+Sieve+%2528Via-+yankodesign%25292.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9V8Cn1b7qF3jLyByM51FM8OQ4hbnFd5ii3qHdL3heO8j9Yq12V9xq5nrS05Tgs-ePbmuusMt8NT6WdKZw0XLuMVKOhk0naKrTicrUvf_7t_d-OecJtRSAK_5Tv9OdqOmA0NFjZB8RqtnQ/s400/Photos+of+LAC-ER+Sieve+%2528Via-+yankodesign%25292.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5655128521201343794" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs_LjzGXcuZBv01p21otWpQqeCVt7G0mO9WS9-JkbmP3_s3oZHmpq4wKLEOiybVxSPjjjLzBHOdhH1D3pHOIZqz_pG4XIk_2TmqjGTq6hMb2mMT4UinH17kX-gQx4dtaoLkT5POahLEme_/s1600/Photos+of+LAC-ER+Sieve+%2528Via-+yankodesign%2529.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs_LjzGXcuZBv01p21otWpQqeCVt7G0mO9WS9-JkbmP3_s3oZHmpq4wKLEOiybVxSPjjjLzBHOdhH1D3pHOIZqz_pG4XIk_2TmqjGTq6hMb2mMT4UinH17kX-gQx4dtaoLkT5POahLEme_/s400/Photos+of+LAC-ER+Sieve+%2528Via-+yankodesign%2529.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5655128515933403586" /></a></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs_LjzGXcuZBv01p21otWpQqeCVt7G0mO9WS9-JkbmP3_s3oZHmpq4wKLEOiybVxSPjjjLzBHOdhH1D3pHOIZqz_pG4XIk_2TmqjGTq6hMb2mMT4UinH17kX-gQx4dtaoLkT5POahLEme_/s1600/Photos+of+LAC-ER+Sieve+%2528Via-+yankodesign%2529.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAsBiLwx0SJwXWMBX0e8mqzqveNMu9STZD9JhqRGQJ8VStpqA6r-ln1TgMfa92QbwLwSsiKcdYxb3JPmPRb92ftRIDQdT9VRNNIww50C4JhPPZfwvj9UK6K4n7TsxHAG-cKf3pR4GBDXqr/s1600/nespoon+night.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAsBiLwx0SJwXWMBX0e8mqzqveNMu9STZD9JhqRGQJ8VStpqA6r-ln1TgMfa92QbwLwSsiKcdYxb3JPmPRb92ftRIDQdT9VRNNIww50C4JhPPZfwvj9UK6K4n7TsxHAG-cKf3pR4GBDXqr/s400/nespoon+night.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5655127973643102018" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I came across NeSpoon and am amazed. I love everything she is doing (below).... particularly the eastern colours used with traditional doily patterns. Wish I had thought of this!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.behance.net/NeSpoon">http://www.behance.net/NeSpoon</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLds09ty_Mik4quHAbpYKhBOKf1axUozYJTYYS4WdWFRBUth8R56K0riHGqnXaF-HjbH0YO28_0QOmROFS2CxKxyOO6rXFOqNhv7lc9RcmYl_AnaxIJsK-nkRUCAPBES_kChYV7MndSCmK/s1600/nespoon+granny+graf.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLds09ty_Mik4quHAbpYKhBOKf1axUozYJTYYS4WdWFRBUth8R56K0riHGqnXaF-HjbH0YO28_0QOmROFS2CxKxyOO6rXFOqNhv7lc9RcmYl_AnaxIJsK-nkRUCAPBES_kChYV7MndSCmK/s400/nespoon+granny+graf.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5655127970304620402" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNEaPVOZ4tJuF-2bOIOr4tRK469a4DiEW2Z0NJC4mEhNrcudRo6W9TIavRNiSTpEyKED7GEkWtZxkDG6062NZUJdunwlhlHZugYWRasHkTLUbOpW75hI8mgYwEWMDaN3S-QQnbBFv31pIc/s1600/nespoon+beach.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNEaPVOZ4tJuF-2bOIOr4tRK469a4DiEW2Z0NJC4mEhNrcudRo6W9TIavRNiSTpEyKED7GEkWtZxkDG6062NZUJdunwlhlHZugYWRasHkTLUbOpW75hI8mgYwEWMDaN3S-QQnbBFv31pIc/s400/nespoon+beach.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5655127970743621186" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVa86pHfxlq1bCHcbatZBcQNC8OQcIfY6sTvpShAXEMXqXYX_ICPQjrtGBfMCrQxyS1JLK7VbZYksazV-VcQCiEjXOwUvsenCbL5HQiEi-sv68dz8mlo9XlcFR4kXqmTmLMhjXXZSadmJm/s1600/nespoon.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVa86pHfxlq1bCHcbatZBcQNC8OQcIfY6sTvpShAXEMXqXYX_ICPQjrtGBfMCrQxyS1JLK7VbZYksazV-VcQCiEjXOwUvsenCbL5HQiEi-sv68dz8mlo9XlcFR4kXqmTmLMhjXXZSadmJm/s400/nespoon.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5655127969041518418" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipumFxACwCBWfKKRq_V-7EPyrvXdHNuyIaKuhgsuOsaOCL_FuJZuyeGM9Ps3DpmS9CNPNY3vew6YMvnIXOsPUiN6ntmAXYke2b96iZDgaVR4Hz71Ozq77OZ_eULnGSeOuNsKK87DVNbmZJ/s1600/trend+hunter+granny+graf.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; "></span></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipumFxACwCBWfKKRq_V-7EPyrvXdHNuyIaKuhgsuOsaOCL_FuJZuyeGM9Ps3DpmS9CNPNY3vew6YMvnIXOsPUiN6ntmAXYke2b96iZDgaVR4Hz71Ozq77OZ_eULnGSeOuNsKK87DVNbmZJ/s1600/trend+hunter+granny+graf.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipumFxACwCBWfKKRq_V-7EPyrvXdHNuyIaKuhgsuOsaOCL_FuJZuyeGM9Ps3DpmS9CNPNY3vew6YMvnIXOsPUiN6ntmAXYke2b96iZDgaVR4Hz71Ozq77OZ_eULnGSeOuNsKK87DVNbmZJ/s400/trend+hunter+granny+graf.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5655127963225889282" /></a></div></div>Fionahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16124990378830515485noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457066752053049802.post-68428796177841524492011-09-22T03:18:00.000-07:002011-09-22T03:22:52.451-07:00Photography finds<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfC7mMtdFFIaw1D-y10HcIr_WhwB3Bx-J3Giy2wCWNaQlUrwXrN0ZDwy-kv2gCUleCdoD5NKW-CM3uLp1izDWPpdGGR5acp28TX4Nhd_haAmZFCz1NnjjpYN-HhX5ACQaDlXvq_VKWCtx_/s1600/marysia+mnich-piotr.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfC7mMtdFFIaw1D-y10HcIr_WhwB3Bx-J3Giy2wCWNaQlUrwXrN0ZDwy-kv2gCUleCdoD5NKW-CM3uLp1izDWPpdGGR5acp28TX4Nhd_haAmZFCz1NnjjpYN-HhX5ACQaDlXvq_VKWCtx_/s400/marysia+mnich-piotr.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5655126614304543666" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj7m85kvcOF0OJ8KfDw-2zsirCU2bxGC7b1Szan4Aez1yE-RL04kGjP4mytGCAyhCT6UCDwMy-nEA1j0GuVPuI8WJRhgq7P90hehYKHWhyOt4AxJlrVqe6z5gQhAd_4M7WjIC5ANFHpY2h/s1600/circo+amato.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 239px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj7m85kvcOF0OJ8KfDw-2zsirCU2bxGC7b1Szan4Aez1yE-RL04kGjP4mytGCAyhCT6UCDwMy-nEA1j0GuVPuI8WJRhgq7P90hehYKHWhyOt4AxJlrVqe6z5gQhAd_4M7WjIC5ANFHpY2h/s400/circo+amato.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5655126615294513506" /></a></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuyVmnMcDq0A6W5kmWGhio3qPqkZVgHFwemr4PlEwEDVghFsAu4aFWQhQwBHj6jjejqos77Tu6EJD2Jba3kHQUVrm80nRKYW4DPanaisAT-NDjkVvThHa89bjQqlVm-64RnrHf7k5PWCDu/s1600/amatohautecouture%252Cbehance.net.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 279px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuyVmnMcDq0A6W5kmWGhio3qPqkZVgHFwemr4PlEwEDVghFsAu4aFWQhQwBHj6jjejqos77Tu6EJD2Jba3kHQUVrm80nRKYW4DPanaisAT-NDjkVvThHa89bjQqlVm-64RnrHf7k5PWCDu/s400/amatohautecouture%252Cbehance.net.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5655126609134046354" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7AvMoW1tTZUGMKCdrKJ1fZ3OCdzG6_pZBLjMz0X8Nn6YF1JPnewF65hC5dJrhaifVxs3e7aQlhEsyPefl3JCcUbszzqPXB_vGl4JgG8TSPCVkd0lIH2BjQSvUaPR_wcdoKjDw3u5nDyMv/s1600/2+amato.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; "></span></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7AvMoW1tTZUGMKCdrKJ1fZ3OCdzG6_pZBLjMz0X8Nn6YF1JPnewF65hC5dJrhaifVxs3e7aQlhEsyPefl3JCcUbszzqPXB_vGl4JgG8TSPCVkd0lIH2BjQSvUaPR_wcdoKjDw3u5nDyMv/s1600/2+amato.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7AvMoW1tTZUGMKCdrKJ1fZ3OCdzG6_pZBLjMz0X8Nn6YF1JPnewF65hC5dJrhaifVxs3e7aQlhEsyPefl3JCcUbszzqPXB_vGl4JgG8TSPCVkd0lIH2BjQSvUaPR_wcdoKjDw3u5nDyMv/s400/2+amato.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5655126607117561698" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7AvMoW1tTZUGMKCdrKJ1fZ3OCdzG6_pZBLjMz0X8Nn6YF1JPnewF65hC5dJrhaifVxs3e7aQlhEsyPefl3JCcUbszzqPXB_vGl4JgG8TSPCVkd0lIH2BjQSvUaPR_wcdoKjDw3u5nDyMv/s1600/2+amato.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><br /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.Trendhunter.com">Trendhunter.com</a></div>Fionahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16124990378830515485noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457066752053049802.post-40134306272724168262011-06-14T20:24:00.000-07:002011-09-22T03:23:33.318-07:00Have you seen?....<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPEBkJ5y4GDyaflkuR2cxhfN8gZXaROgB3T1jC57R1udCd1bLxrr-usVQdSjwwTwHfiZk1b4KxsOuE-6Ql6bDx1bnJz8Qe0gs-EiAp1e7ZvIxRr9PKOOJN3e6rInNd7DAMfCURADIvO3dr/s1600/FIONA+MCALEAR.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPEBkJ5y4GDyaflkuR2cxhfN8gZXaROgB3T1jC57R1udCd1bLxrr-usVQdSjwwTwHfiZk1b4KxsOuE-6Ql6bDx1bnJz8Qe0gs-EiAp1e7ZvIxRr9PKOOJN3e6rInNd7DAMfCURADIvO3dr/s400/FIONA+MCALEAR.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5618284371418293234" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1074O9ImEBCbmZISlByREKgONcQDgr5-1TplA5WiFTDxPjre62f_-2SA22Cdxhd623q0ONIto5ZO_xmGIiLkbcSepAFQ9owB08RTn0nngfyydhIYjCXfvkK49mjJjhsDunmo8TIS920eh/s1600/DSC00006+%25285%2529.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1074O9ImEBCbmZISlByREKgONcQDgr5-1TplA5WiFTDxPjre62f_-2SA22Cdxhd623q0ONIto5ZO_xmGIiLkbcSepAFQ9owB08RTn0nngfyydhIYjCXfvkK49mjJjhsDunmo8TIS920eh/s400/DSC00006+%25285%2529.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5618284362277558370" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgF76enx1WEAlQwiyvWbRHMewB0tmN3TAqmlcBkPggwoD4U0x4MCQfpTPWZ0x6Kfvx0WQBlHbEZ7ny9z3wEK-1ibU768TDr-QLyAlmOWU_dh3I0HexF2pxmYR-phSV1_HHdITzs25qqO91/s1600/DSC00001+%25287%2529.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; "></span></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgF76enx1WEAlQwiyvWbRHMewB0tmN3TAqmlcBkPggwoD4U0x4MCQfpTPWZ0x6Kfvx0WQBlHbEZ7ny9z3wEK-1ibU768TDr-QLyAlmOWU_dh3I0HexF2pxmYR-phSV1_HHdITzs25qqO91/s1600/DSC00001+%25287%2529.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgF76enx1WEAlQwiyvWbRHMewB0tmN3TAqmlcBkPggwoD4U0x4MCQfpTPWZ0x6Kfvx0WQBlHbEZ7ny9z3wEK-1ibU768TDr-QLyAlmOWU_dh3I0HexF2pxmYR-phSV1_HHdITzs25qqO91/s400/DSC00001+%25287%2529.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5618284353691708642" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgF76enx1WEAlQwiyvWbRHMewB0tmN3TAqmlcBkPggwoD4U0x4MCQfpTPWZ0x6Kfvx0WQBlHbEZ7ny9z3wEK-1ibU768TDr-QLyAlmOWU_dh3I0HexF2pxmYR-phSV1_HHdITzs25qqO91/s1600/DSC00001+%25287%2529.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><br /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Images of my work on show at the Getting Started, Have you seen? exhibition at Cox and Power. Unfortunately I couldn't make it to the exhibition but have been very kindly sent these images. All of the exhibitors have a face to their work which i really like.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.coxandpower.com">www.coxandpower.com</a></div>Fionahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16124990378830515485noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457066752053049802.post-49977412684552229542011-04-07T15:44:00.000-07:002011-04-07T15:51:08.759-07:00Henley High School<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoXGiKcqojIUohWFyVg_d0HEDa-kdK6yp0GuU4q5DrFUftUJ0-wQ7AU5XEop3YzPo4dPSxErHlD-CS0qmomlDKfLn5Se-yyHp6cLXj_sMYwNx8YKMxcC0SNW80cTrZVHgLh3tyG-mKIr7x/s1600/DSC00466.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 138px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoXGiKcqojIUohWFyVg_d0HEDa-kdK6yp0GuU4q5DrFUftUJ0-wQ7AU5XEop3YzPo4dPSxErHlD-CS0qmomlDKfLn5Se-yyHp6cLXj_sMYwNx8YKMxcC0SNW80cTrZVHgLh3tyG-mKIr7x/s200/DSC00466.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592977048966572130" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8ogRODLrEz_GPImOvmdWAuwlIM9eRkLSUD9o4FAAxMfUfn3U5XuZ-StaqiWnRWcCP-vw1OQwzfTCv3mjePmd2-SqUjryq6ZHaeSPjfsR3uoL7LDJB77rgQqWG-nFKl7zH1aKfTZicUfrl/s1600/DSC00460.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 92px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8ogRODLrEz_GPImOvmdWAuwlIM9eRkLSUD9o4FAAxMfUfn3U5XuZ-StaqiWnRWcCP-vw1OQwzfTCv3mjePmd2-SqUjryq6ZHaeSPjfsR3uoL7LDJB77rgQqWG-nFKl7zH1aKfTZicUfrl/s200/DSC00460.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592977044762622642" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbTF2WUMrgPByYk0aV5H1mDVLib9qkB8FvNC86RVO0TiYqP8dnXBriprbOlNE_ZY68zv-50VFJk5Qc2x586LJsfkpv7UsaDUWcDyflbDadqbPtb4pCr41gG-QCmEb12-rUipLlZkmljSLF/s1600/DSC00415.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 142px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbTF2WUMrgPByYk0aV5H1mDVLib9qkB8FvNC86RVO0TiYqP8dnXBriprbOlNE_ZY68zv-50VFJk5Qc2x586LJsfkpv7UsaDUWcDyflbDadqbPtb4pCr41gG-QCmEb12-rUipLlZkmljSLF/s200/DSC00415.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592977040555239042" /></a><br />Today was my last day teaching a six week jewellery course at Henley High school. I managed to take a few photos of some of the pieces the students have made over before they disappeared. These are some of their pendant and ring designs. Having learnt how to make clasps, rings, friendship bracelets and recycled necklaces the last few weeks have been very busy.Fionahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16124990378830515485noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457066752053049802.post-74034070657600665852011-03-30T14:55:00.001-07:002011-04-04T14:38:36.952-07:00Jewellery from the Esther Benjamin's trust workshop<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRwV6MwiYfwgRIgVeZ8GBin1KwRVj7nSrRmrAIgPD2npugz5UeGgufmhKbx9_3evP8NBCyVyhDIhnP8RS-5390u00eVqAIo0Bh7vu15RNZUXBY3t6CJFuSqH27TcoUFXYFUsi4Abqm6tLG/s1600/_MG_1122.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 134px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRwV6MwiYfwgRIgVeZ8GBin1KwRVj7nSrRmrAIgPD2npugz5UeGgufmhKbx9_3evP8NBCyVyhDIhnP8RS-5390u00eVqAIo0Bh7vu15RNZUXBY3t6CJFuSqH27TcoUFXYFUsi4Abqm6tLG/s200/_MG_1122.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589995848521714210" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigE8wVx8LZ20rWVDGIE9yHqPFpFbF3vDKkxobnQCWvrSgvL6TOIWuN7qKpv6MFCecd6Bwl3B9WFadF8NmCaZV5BGxEAeMsJnUVXcF7jzo1P8jbEYSNn1fZt4fDPxb_iaLIvR4URDmhtYzx/s1600/IMG_1219.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigE8wVx8LZ20rWVDGIE9yHqPFpFbF3vDKkxobnQCWvrSgvL6TOIWuN7qKpv6MFCecd6Bwl3B9WFadF8NmCaZV5BGxEAeMsJnUVXcF7jzo1P8jbEYSNn1fZt4fDPxb_iaLIvR4URDmhtYzx/s200/IMG_1219.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589995845562436258" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6N7Sa54LplmuDJbEvhGRUDg7gLTJOIefuh6zrgPE5OVXZ6bUCg_-PsLgAInctMtTaHY-wTFcy7yySDWqArp18pmHpvz9Xw8iskaPZniefbIgjFoC6cBlz5r0mxUgg-EcJJBvc9Bbe5mVP/s1600/IMG_0276+%2527Lotus+Kite%2527+Pendants+low+res.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 134px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6N7Sa54LplmuDJbEvhGRUDg7gLTJOIefuh6zrgPE5OVXZ6bUCg_-PsLgAInctMtTaHY-wTFcy7yySDWqArp18pmHpvz9Xw8iskaPZniefbIgjFoC6cBlz5r0mxUgg-EcJJBvc9Bbe5mVP/s200/IMG_0276+%2527Lotus+Kite%2527+Pendants+low+res.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589995833657425554" /></a><br />Here are some pieces made in the Kathmandu workshop where I will soon be going out to teach from. Students are taught silversmithing skills that combined with their knowledge of mosaic construction make these beautiful pieces of jewellery. I cant wait to work with the project! <div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.ebtrust.org.uk/">www.ebtrust.org.uk</a></div>Fionahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16124990378830515485noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457066752053049802.post-79893518711414288472011-03-28T14:54:00.000-07:002011-09-27T13:21:51.306-07:00Past to present<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGOIG8bFAYCrr8SQG4cS7NMyYAJ0cAyXPeQcnLK9vn7wgjkYv72KCyFjM_HeTp9nkFhJExW5XVkjZUyqX8MQAQkeHMG8CD_O3CQCHbX81VpuorJJlJCWVfKv8s08qhB_Ojtu2tEuaD3nQi/s1600/DSC00258.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 123px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGOIG8bFAYCrr8SQG4cS7NMyYAJ0cAyXPeQcnLK9vn7wgjkYv72KCyFjM_HeTp9nkFhJExW5XVkjZUyqX8MQAQkeHMG8CD_O3CQCHbX81VpuorJJlJCWVfKv8s08qhB_Ojtu2tEuaD3nQi/s200/DSC00258.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589253191489988466" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivfWCt4bQyDTWGeT9qA3QrXMuC4NteJncSlC9-cL9Xi3ArAyPp47aUvc02n3j8o-qVDclYPOzbKolfllvYKGYI4wojcPh7lBgOsT1sO08vPlkYHNasfHWuKax2H3brN_s1hjv6g6MEVZqd/s1600/DSC00257.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 149px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivfWCt4bQyDTWGeT9qA3QrXMuC4NteJncSlC9-cL9Xi3ArAyPp47aUvc02n3j8o-qVDclYPOzbKolfllvYKGYI4wojcPh7lBgOsT1sO08vPlkYHNasfHWuKax2H3brN_s1hjv6g6MEVZqd/s200/DSC00257.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589253183711387298" /></a><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 152px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikjw8Ur7rJQ2vxS9JoH5JpekG7dapCmUgZBJZmglTBei9Hu6ocleUm5sMi_QY8eCZGKs-qekUGZENcr1T6nzy9gK14ZGI1IxkaWfsiEkYunn99x5bOxr6x_QCKXAunwFwNBP5_M8H4BMZn/s200/DSC00272.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589260027133617714" /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 195px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhSZeOMm49-OV9VlAwIlDMP3fZuR-RxBB67kC-Q3iSjRTD2j4uZNHIgBLu6GOukqYY-ov-a1G1B-0RZyMMTdNvD4ENERBwsdOkZUKD8zufl_jGIPSKZZsUDvhtktTCMxJXeVFGqq5ume7B/s200/DSC00227.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589253176738973362" /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUWhJ9I9-e5YkRVe2JuMUkgHmtKNzqxlUnjgH38DhY6HJxOnYMoqlBQkWfYtp5veKOVp63RrHo-Vg4qPMX8ycF5kvWAAMHQ3rxLBwIjkjRu5VIjqWURMSxLCJEy9MzH1y9PgKLCsnGvgdt/s1600/DSC00248.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 180px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUWhJ9I9-e5YkRVe2JuMUkgHmtKNzqxlUnjgH38DhY6HJxOnYMoqlBQkWfYtp5veKOVp63RrHo-Vg4qPMX8ycF5kvWAAMHQ3rxLBwIjkjRu5VIjqWURMSxLCJEy9MzH1y9PgKLCsnGvgdt/s200/DSC00248.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589253181226479554" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDw_TLl6THjb7iSTUHTGftKBZJf9Rpmkb5HweSbZ4Rv-j6jvyoubPYL_xqmXqzs37L_Wc-NbAiyoEukapDmqjAAplYFEO2Nles6OEBm9h1Zu_zbaGIl8TCUdeVWE-INloFLQ3SSAcEcOtf/s1600/DSC00228.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 162px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDw_TLl6THjb7iSTUHTGftKBZJf9Rpmkb5HweSbZ4Rv-j6jvyoubPYL_xqmXqzs37L_Wc-NbAiyoEukapDmqjAAplYFEO2Nles6OEBm9h1Zu_zbaGIl8TCUdeVWE-INloFLQ3SSAcEcOtf/s200/DSC00228.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589253178400222242" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">I've had these photos and letters in my workshop for weeks. Today I've been using them to develop a new piece of work. I've been looking at frames, considering the decoration, size and how they display the image. Mainly older frames and portraits because the images inside seem more important and treasured. I suppose they have lasted and been kept for a reason, even if they are a little worse for ware.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">The letters document my Grandfather asking for permission to marry my Grandma and a congratulating telegraph. Very old fashioned, very polite, very English. The photo isn't of them but the bridesmaid is my Mum, it's quite strang</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:georgia;">e that they all relate to marriage as I have actual</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:georgia;">ly only just noticed this! It was supposed to be more about keepsakes, self-expression and documenting family history.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">Here are a few other things I've been looking at</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"> today that aren't re</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:georgia;">lated to weddings!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:georgia;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 188px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfCUtMlVF9zTWHdv56gxVLDOGRKtkAsN5YL3NZzbyo-jEPdyaNLLMx_0H4Eg8gcN1Q7yynkT0kufAZ4_SYZwvdCl1o4tpb8rbK1OA_7V6css37Sq6y1WZMIZbBm7gkkaB4DOS3tY5Wa9Zv/s200/DSC00243.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589260040449038562" /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 121px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNhGYnDvAY0d6VV_EM4cTHeBMmESKhFY8NQ7i-ZY-PV8SynYJnnc2rNJADHhguvzl6c-o3gM2VeRfauvmaonqVMpx12769-TXn7Nj8_jVuBja0A6kI5lfi_eDO__L1thNkqiq1alrM16VL/s200/DSC00282.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589260047647802146" /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_DAAwjNzAA_aa3YofYf5j567PPemML0cJkCiWj0SOoP-KXtAA16r8Kimt6D3qw9YH0saeGZ07dQ7NBTbD392sNkOs_Mr2Yh7g4UULhmn_kKluJNUZJGlee0IIxMy4c-E2T4-4eG4UvClp/s200/DSC00285.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589260057762496162" /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz6C5_f5MKm-WNUySbM8mzp1ryS1aiqLerHEqaVcCvF-8y4ABFv5SMB83Kw_3sUthO3rHHqagbeO3r7fQik-QVyHRgteoNOIKpleeF7YiSFihkgJ0Q6qOJZt6BO5ATqggGXOWaSWxUwgzs/s200/DSC00279.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589260032546480274" /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia; "><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia; "><a href="http://www.localhistory.scit.wlv.ac.uk/interesting/BilstonTech.htm">www.localhistory.scit.wlv.ac.uk</a></span></div>Fionahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16124990378830515485noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457066752053049802.post-60216067030755427972011-03-18T02:40:00.001-07:002011-03-18T02:55:10.271-07:00The Prince of Wales at Goldsmiths<img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 132px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmJHtjVRCEYiXK4KSjp4TdtoQzD4F58cyFCvK6F0UnSoVgdXG_j_PMbeVHWvwaw1oNLD8wTrY8EqC14aT9qgDuV-xqOKaQNwV54vkdyteeq9heDlqBFhqrTHakeqUL38c1LuFR1lCPaIx_/s200/DSC_3691.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585353513969652306" /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKovwU9aeZQhhtwSuqjlW428zJ4JTbtwnh_eeGIe5uFj9LsYHbAxV_qHYODnjJ6DVxlAIS8ozbqWxCu1BhEijVAycRX6da-oxRI8xV3qmKVh0orle4xiyzB7jO295LJa00fThkBK-DXRaq/s1600/IMG_4575.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 133px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKovwU9aeZQhhtwSuqjlW428zJ4JTbtwnh_eeGIe5uFj9LsYHbAxV_qHYODnjJ6DVxlAIS8ozbqWxCu1BhEijVAycRX6da-oxRI8xV3qmKVh0orle4xiyzB7jO295LJa00fThkBK-DXRaq/s200/IMG_4575.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585353520636743442" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4INyJlYBPeCr4nB01GKXUs6GXZquvGMYJSJMEoq9n-OtWy5HLaVeT_xG0Xqhneccl3E2PmubX0RRRGpK8yTJOJmkjRw93TyFra5LeMvmANReJExZ-hSMenFstJqDffzxFe5YWa9KpFqSO/s1600/DSC_3773.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 148px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4INyJlYBPeCr4nB01GKXUs6GXZquvGMYJSJMEoq9n-OtWy5HLaVeT_xG0Xqhneccl3E2PmubX0RRRGpK8yTJOJmkjRw93TyFra5LeMvmANReJExZ-hSMenFstJqDffzxFe5YWa9KpFqSO/s200/DSC_3773.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585353516209182146" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">On the 23rd of February I was invited to the Goldsmiths' Hall to attend a royal visit! His Royal Highness visited the Hall for an insight into how the company supports the future of the industry. Having just completed an enterprise course with the Prince's Trust I, along with four other designers (including Alison Macleod and Heidi Hinder) met HRH and the Duchess of Cornwall.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><br /></span></div>Fionahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16124990378830515485noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457066752053049802.post-58199175930554591762011-03-15T14:46:00.001-07:002011-03-15T15:06:08.333-07:00The Esther Benjamin's Trust<span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(28, 28, 28); font-size:15px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">Following an interview last Friday I am very excited to say I will be travelling to Nepal to start teaching jewellery in the beginning of May! I will be working with the Esther Benjamin's Trust to help train up new jewellers working on a social enterprise project in Kathmandu. The trust works helping victims of trafficking, former street children and vulnerable people specifically in Nepal. </span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(28, 28, 28); font-size:15px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(28, 28, 28); font-size:15px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">I got to find out about Silversmith Nic Turnbull's time teaching with the trust at a talk she did last Friday at Bishopsland. Nic set up the workshop last August and the jewellery made in the workshop is already selling at tourist spots in Kathmandu and at events in the UK.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(28, 28, 28); font-size:15px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(28, 28, 28); font-size:15px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">I will be visiting Nepal for three months with the charity so look out for more information and updates of the projects progress! </span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(28, 28, 28); font-size:15px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(28, 28, 28); font-size:15px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">To raise money for the charity I will be doing a raffle of three pieces of my work so please get involved!</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(28, 28, 28); font-size:15px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(28, 28, 28); font-size:15px;"><a href="http://www.justgiving.com/Fiona-McAlear" alt="'JustGiving" target="'_blank'"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><img src="http://www.justgiving.com/App_Themes/JustGiving/images/badges/badge10.gif" width="'270'" height="'50'" /></span></a></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(28, 28, 28); font-size:15px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(28, 28, 28); font-size:15px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">For more information about the work the charity does please visit </span><a href="http://www.ebtust.org.uk/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">www.ebtrust.org.uk</span></a></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><br /></span></div><div><br /></div></div>Fionahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16124990378830515485noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457066752053049802.post-82915222489786300022011-02-28T16:09:00.000-08:002011-04-04T14:44:03.485-07:00Ask ur grandma<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIQdpBq6AGmQV2_jK77vvz1VFfzAq9etjV3cbrU8EpTYTavGApiWEZTQXzCfLqQbEy_TSzW-xakQYw3OLmgjgoWiw1nczB1jsfkba_psyOEQjUzB0UoT0UWqEM24_zjH7MxiQgmlm4olnl/s1600/IMGP0875.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIQdpBq6AGmQV2_jK77vvz1VFfzAq9etjV3cbrU8EpTYTavGApiWEZTQXzCfLqQbEy_TSzW-xakQYw3OLmgjgoWiw1nczB1jsfkba_psyOEQjUzB0UoT0UWqEM24_zjH7MxiQgmlm4olnl/s200/IMGP0875.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579021100615415074" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0FuY8sWWULEofWJsRgauMmq9g79FJReT_ElJk7nHQoTN57NWwIlV0XhT-tXmBFxHfvZ3hRCxlOYV9FsMcdJNJjcc_UVZ2vUNW9NyA3Sv6CiEhvtyCioq9lIuF2xWRckgyGng2WKRmpme5/s1600/IMGP0853.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 136px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0FuY8sWWULEofWJsRgauMmq9g79FJReT_ElJk7nHQoTN57NWwIlV0XhT-tXmBFxHfvZ3hRCxlOYV9FsMcdJNJjcc_UVZ2vUNW9NyA3Sv6CiEhvtyCioq9lIuF2xWRckgyGng2WKRmpme5/s200/IMGP0853.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579021089362479026" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP0TrMyas4MBN4q6_5V8UrbzFCyCvTTSuJToOo_be9yjSFo3VDB2DKKLul7SNVVfDss2A_cWjg-vj8Pssly28BVd1fUjx-OkqSgPtYBJ7CK0l2viWuVWw7U_XFarjyG0pYHad_7zSFCvOa/s1600/IMGP0902.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP0TrMyas4MBN4q6_5V8UrbzFCyCvTTSuJToOo_be9yjSFo3VDB2DKKLul7SNVVfDss2A_cWjg-vj8Pssly28BVd1fUjx-OkqSgPtYBJ7CK0l2viWuVWw7U_XFarjyG0pYHad_7zSFCvOa/s200/IMGP0902.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579021087682151874" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZOZODH3IWpk7mmhwoESt1vlv6L1lv8GtswXtSIV_2o5vW62BN1x39SQpgbythRQ2gCEaNTREsOOVf6Eh50YxVTaxwBoioC4ILFw_3p4Vh2la262Ajhu6d_xvfCVA2fQK_hTngSb0WZ_Pl/s1600/IMGP0894.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZOZODH3IWpk7mmhwoESt1vlv6L1lv8GtswXtSIV_2o5vW62BN1x39SQpgbythRQ2gCEaNTREsOOVf6Eh50YxVTaxwBoioC4ILFw_3p4Vh2la262Ajhu6d_xvfCVA2fQK_hTngSb0WZ_Pl/s200/IMGP0894.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579019712632022722" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPyHZnftx4Cd1Wl2km26XxLCaoLm5v-VScpjSqtt0TLqhHsvM_GcTCxs4I_rmilk7GmoY-aqTFDiksngoEMCnDbS6nLj0G35ti3eXxND-93kenvtbEZbWDubrQqtycCc4FBY-_63adD0N9/s1600/IMGP0883.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 124px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPyHZnftx4Cd1Wl2km26XxLCaoLm5v-VScpjSqtt0TLqhHsvM_GcTCxs4I_rmilk7GmoY-aqTFDiksngoEMCnDbS6nLj0G35ti3eXxND-93kenvtbEZbWDubrQqtycCc4FBY-_63adD0N9/s200/IMGP0883.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579019705953573794" /></a><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 175px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVJYBl40TD0vMZpdDDS_hizcReqbdZLYo4yP95EDDVOhPkUPYAckZyuYLQ0Aw6IfPmM45Nu0tWB0MRQSxqhASXrel7YsIRI89GLSRm_PKFEyl8u9DfhDj9qzjkgTH3rTawQrPn-fs_TL9K/s200/IMGP0859.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579022076084214994" /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 140px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7VhNool-KSaKt7F0Of7wFEEBnWTEnEP3gXA9AMAhtvLrJWv1SJLGwynvaW7nKm99v9cueIpnD_w8usLDqMaEfcLz5wig-TGkJBEkkyoW-Cpcln9soYtYUIaVVASF0BuXw9Ps_SINuI9OV/s200/IMGP0890.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579021083275334274" /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirdrRk50CmwHki1szgdXHX_0bDazqVmYOyVmUALrTXSvXUZzSRb1SKOMjPwiwtuh1YM1LjDw6xPChUaJMhaeI9Pb_KBXJFMhpNOFhIUafkIXwelub3N10vfDTfcN7r-B3tzc2n0-EdHNIu/s1600/IMGP0869.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirdrRk50CmwHki1szgdXHX_0bDazqVmYOyVmUALrTXSvXUZzSRb1SKOMjPwiwtuh1YM1LjDw6xPChUaJMhaeI9Pb_KBXJFMhpNOFhIUafkIXwelub3N10vfDTfcN7r-B3tzc2n0-EdHNIu/s200/IMGP0869.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579019693797773474" /></a><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJDUAWjRZh1R0Q6-NjuQWxQUa-x8UpEPKBp21MC7QYB2KMKHkrHBCLIOmadLmQMF7kNhnQh_Qf9BCJfa_EP3EzBpOWpyMTJ_ROH9SXLAJg8AH2ANhAmwcMiAYkEfH97uNi2Nl5yTr6pB_o/s200/IMGP0870.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579019697187698386" /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQFLDN6IlvZmY8Lxf-FvNdphkCeow5rNhvaOW8w9_gPWqTMmNxD_kvEhJqacc9YpCOp5t7hy3S9Fq_G0b94pryO_DuoGvYn0zmF9xIGi7mM6gcmZORviMDZMr9lF2n28T0WqaIDVcnFSZY/s1600/IMGP0867.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQFLDN6IlvZmY8Lxf-FvNdphkCeow5rNhvaOW8w9_gPWqTMmNxD_kvEhJqacc9YpCOp5t7hy3S9Fq_G0b94pryO_DuoGvYn0zmF9xIGi7mM6gcmZORviMDZMr9lF2n28T0WqaIDVcnFSZY/s200/IMGP0867.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579019690145081378" /></a><br />I took a trip to the women's library last week to look at the instillation by Nicola Malkin one of my favourite makers. She has worked with the museum maker programme referencing the libraries information to inform new pieces that sit within it. Giant knitting needles and my favourite a giant medal.<div><br /></div><div>Also on show an exhibition about women and crafts which I obviously loved. A collection of hand made things from different generations, that showed the skills involved in traditional craft and celebrating them. It was also really interesting to be able to see where each piece came from and the reason behind it being made which is not something I always know about within the materials I use in my work.</div><div><br /></div><div>My favourite piece apart from the giant crazy crochet doilee was an embroidery reading "God Bless you both" a wedding gift from grandmother to granddaughter.</div><div><br /></div><div>"It's a piece of joy and rememberance, of my origins, and my future. It reminds me of the first time I met my grandmother. She arrived in London two weeks before my wedding in 1990. It reminds me of how far away from each other we are, but also how connected." Rose Sinclair 2010</div><div><br /></div><div>I thought that really summed up what I'm interested in when I look at hand made objects and textiles in particular. The story and interaction between generations and physical interaction from the maker. And of course grandmas are great.</div>Fionahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16124990378830515485noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457066752053049802.post-90052545833092546032011-01-24T10:14:00.000-08:002011-01-24T10:38:20.119-08:00Getting Started<div style="text-align: center;">Last week I took part on the Goldsmiths Getting Started course at the Goldsmiths Hall. </div><div style="text-align: center;">They treated us very well with guest speakers Hannah Martin, Theo Fennel, Stephen Webster, Amanda Mansell, Benchpeg, New Designers and the list does go on....</div><div><div style="text-align: center;">As part of the programme I exhibited two pieces of work in the Goldsmiths Hall as part of an evening reception to celebrate 30 years of Getting Started and to meet invited guests from the industry.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 156px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxhy3P8RwsWinE_mDWDczMcrwyUc96LOxBgVZZFcngoKqk85QLFvj0VWI39FxoBxK5hre_EmHxSZfolncgnAJwvDJCkr762_jUxB3JfOFYz7qU6ZNvXkgAuZMkAm8P57OkV5ja8UUhWpJQ/s200/DSC00215.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565819364882591970" /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEOWlMKJrspPiLEs9uv8uG1z7MTlpsLyj0zOtkseOP7JZZp8KYQ1ZP2jOrwbRIX8jbT_8bv4KsEFYqKWZIeVg84mkX_0FmiI-LIRAspjCw516iB6rWJRX7r4xBme9HVUFVvi49Z0WO-6kZ/s1600/DSC00204.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 102px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEOWlMKJrspPiLEs9uv8uG1z7MTlpsLyj0zOtkseOP7JZZp8KYQ1ZP2jOrwbRIX8jbT_8bv4KsEFYqKWZIeVg84mkX_0FmiI-LIRAspjCw516iB6rWJRX7r4xBme9HVUFVvi49Z0WO-6kZ/s200/DSC00204.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565819369681860098" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWs2VgOqe6F6xk7g3VP6VkcsvUq7plEsLwGLqBUH9iUrw6h3tN8iCSGwViIZRn_S9Nw6s7gO_f-XOFUS-Lrvbs_T8JhEd0rorTrDYazinT5LjjRjoesxnH9bRlO6llZ-rulLTZkUWClI-I/s1600/DSC00203.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 186px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWs2VgOqe6F6xk7g3VP6VkcsvUq7plEsLwGLqBUH9iUrw6h3tN8iCSGwViIZRn_S9Nw6s7gO_f-XOFUS-Lrvbs_T8JhEd0rorTrDYazinT5LjjRjoesxnH9bRlO6llZ-rulLTZkUWClI-I/s200/DSC00203.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565819363905166418" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge3lOOmw2uHJRpVlJ_Vek-SX68TKcEhMF9EyABJ2BumlfPrR0938pkmakwmVY0IqQ_ihAyhHJn-YGnnoenxWf8L89HVQXXQdyTsbcCTz372YZ0whgjNMUjxzk9GXFkdh0FOupSVD2NMQQy/s1600/DSC00211.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge3lOOmw2uHJRpVlJ_Vek-SX68TKcEhMF9EyABJ2BumlfPrR0938pkmakwmVY0IqQ_ihAyhHJn-YGnnoenxWf8L89HVQXXQdyTsbcCTz372YZ0whgjNMUjxzk9GXFkdh0FOupSVD2NMQQy/s200/DSC00211.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565819353868547554" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Now I'm in the process of considering all the information I've taken in and getting to grips with it! It's come at a bit of a crucial time for me in terms of what direction to take my work in so I am very grateful for the opportunity, also a great chance to meet the other graduates.</div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://thegoldsmiths.co.uk/technology-training/industry-training/support-for-postgraduates/">more about getting started</a></div>Fionahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16124990378830515485noreply@blogger.com0