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Moira Carter
- May 23, 2018
- 2 min
Colour : Indian Yellow
“Indian yellow used to be produced by feeding cows mango leaves and using the colour produced in the urine to make the paint pigment! 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
- May 6, 2018
- 2 min
Colour : Lavender green!
Yes, green! The colour of lavender buds before they turn blue, the leaves and the stems – the palest and softest of blue grey greens....
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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
- Apr 14, 2018
- 1 min
Colour : Coral
Another of my favourite colours and one which I tend to wear in summer, with faded indigo blue, pale greys linen and silver. A pair of my...
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Moira Carter
- Mar 27, 2018
- 2 min
A Heroine - Madeline McDowell Breckinridge
Bootcamping again with Make Art That Sells, and this months assignment was Suffragettes. I was given Madeline (Madge) McDowell...
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Moira Carter
- Mar 18, 2018
- 1 min
If I could curate an exhibition at the Tate!
Yesterday I went to see the John Piper exhibition at Tate Liverpool and it got me thinking ...what would I put in an exhibition if I had...
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Moira Carter
- Mar 11, 2018
- 1 min
Inspiring artist of the day - Julius Bissier
Such economy of line and distillation of form - pure genius! To find out more about the man and to see more of his work click on Julius...
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Moira Carter
- Mar 7, 2018
- 1 min
Inspiring artist of the day - Euan Uglow
Most of you know I love to draw, and a fair few of you know I love pattern, and there are even a few of you know that I love to draw the...
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Moira Carter
- Feb 22, 2018
- 1 min
Colour : Prussian blue
One of my favourite colours is Prussian blue, it's very versatile, hints and tints, washes heavy and dark to light and bright I love it!...
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Moira Carter
- Feb 18, 2018
- 1 min
Inspiring Artist of the day - Alice and Martin Provensen
I wrote this some months ago and just found it languishing in the drafts folder! So without more ado I give you Alice and Martin...
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Moira Carter
- Feb 14, 2018
- 1 min
Inspiring Artist of the day - Tziporah Salamon
I've just discovered Tziporah Salamon via a search for all things related to tea! Tea to reading the leaves, to Tarot, to the Empress, to...
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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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