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Moira Carter
- Apr 12, 2021
- 1 min
Seashells – a perennial favourite
I've been thinking about the sea quite a bit just recently, I'm missing it, and this led me to thoughts of seashells. I've had a few...
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Moira Carter
- Jan 25, 2019
- 1 min
Something new!
It's a New Year and January looks like this - a new collection - and some of these and a couple of variations have already been submitted...
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Moira Carter
- Dec 30, 2018
- 2 min
From feed sacks to frocks!
"Use it up, wear it out, make it do, or do without." Right time, right place, fulfilling a need and getting a life of it's own, becoming...
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Moira Carter
- Aug 4, 2018
- 1 min
Inspiring Artist of the day - Jon Eric Riis
Now and again I buy a magazine, not any magazine but something inspiring like Selvedge, Embroidery, Ceramics Review or Crafts. In the...
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Moira Carter
- May 17, 2018
- 2 min
Process : From the top! Part 2
Now sometimes things do not go to plan, I start on one track and end up on another ...with something quite different. So I left you in...
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Moira Carter
- May 17, 2018
- 2 min
Process : From the top! Part 1
Or how I created my latest fabric design for Spoonflower. I read the contest brief – Using at least two of the colors from the palette...
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Moira Carter
- Apr 23, 2018
- 3 min
Process - STOP sowing, START sewing
Indulging in more Bootcamp loveliness with Lilla Rogers over at Make Art That Sells, and this month's mini assignment had us...
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Moira Carter
- Jan 28, 2018
- 1 min
Elephant on Holiday!
The brief was to create an animal for a small child's T shirt. My first idea was a giraffe saying Hi! and the second was an elephant in a...
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Moira Carter
- Jan 18, 2018
- 1 min
The Sketchbook Project 2018
Part of a Global Interactive Art Library which contains over 36,000 sketchbooks, from more than 100 countries, within the walls of the...
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Moira Carter
- Nov 20, 2017
- 1 min
Inspiring Artists - Christmas!
It's that time of year when my thoughts turn to Christmas cards and in particular designing my own. I've done this for many, many years...
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Moira Carter
- Oct 31, 2017
- 1 min
Inspiring Artist of the day - Gustaf Tenggren.
The Little Golden Books are a very popular American series of children's books – first published in 1942, and The Poky little Puppy is...
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Moira Carter
- Sep 7, 2017
- 1 min
Inspiring Artist of the day - Grayson Perry
God/Goddess of Home Decor Grayson Perry. If you haven't heard of him I'd be surprised, although my partner did say "Who?". Winner of the...
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Moira Carter
- Sep 5, 2017
- 1 min
Inspiring Artist of the day - Yayoi Kusama
Mark making impresario! Love the freedom of her work - make a mark repeat it - fill the canvas, fill the room ...why not?! Yayoi Kusama...
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Moira Carter
- Aug 31, 2017
- 1 min
Inspiring Artists of the day - Anne-Marie Ødegaard & Konrad Galaaen
You can't have one without the other - well maybe you can but I choose not too as Anne-Marie potted the most perfectly shaped ware and...
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Moira Carter
- Aug 30, 2017
- 1 min
Inspiring Artist of the day - Turi Gramstad Oliver
Several weeks ago a wee thin jug was donated to the Save the Children shop in Chester, where I sort and price Bric-a-brac twice a week......
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Moira Carter
- Aug 29, 2017
- 1 min
Inspiring Artist of the day - Mari Simmulson
This morning I started a ceramics board on Pinterest, when I found a plaque I rather liked, so after a slight wander off with Figgjo...
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Moira Carter
- Aug 29, 2017
- 1 min
Inspiring Artist of the day - Cleo Mussi
Without breakers there are no makers... Without makers there are no breakers. Cleo Mussi works in mosaic, using broken crockery to make...
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Moira Carter
- Aug 21, 2017
- 1 min
Look!
Bit of an odd one here but 'bear with' as Miranda Hart's school nemesis Tilly used to say ...repeatedly! Gosh I loved that programme....
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Moira Carter
- Aug 9, 2017
- 1 min
Inspiring Artist of the Day - Jane Moore
Jane has a twin passion for pattern and enamel and uses it to make the most beautifully crafted pieces of silver jewellery. I saw her...
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Moira Carter
- Aug 3, 2017
- 1 min
Inspiring Artist of the day - Karen Nichol
I can't tell you how much I adore this! I saw Karen Nicol's work at an exhibition in Ruthin Craft centre last year and just fell in love...
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