Channel Trophy Nomination Form 2012 The Channel trophy which was forged by The Mobile Foundry in 2012, is a lasting legacy of Roddy Mathieson and Kevin Blackwell’s work with 250 local youngsters. Their intention is that this piece should be a trophy presented annually in December to a young person aged under 30 who either … Continue reading
First of all, a big thank you to all those who came along on Friday the 16th and, braving the threatening rain clouds, made the afternoon and evening such a success. Moving from the DUFI piece (Foundations) opposite Linear Park, to The Mobile Foundry piece (Channel) in the Natal Gardens, and then, as dusk settled … Continue reading
Fancy making a few festive felty bits and bobs in time for Christmas? We will be learning how to felt small beads and baubles, along with flat felting. The afternoon session will focus on decorating when we can turn our felt into pretty christmas hangers, lovely necklaces, bracelets, earrings or strings of christmassy baubles to … Continue reading
As we draw to the end of Evolution we hear from Del Whitticase, the artist behind Bubblefield – “The past few weeks have been pretty fast and furious. Most of my focus has been on making sure that all the final details have been covered before arriving on site on Tuesday to begin the installation. … Continue reading
Remember Anna Smith, now Anna Starling? You know, the talented lass behind ”Fire Fire” and “Pipes and Drams“. Her knacky brush work has been featuring in Sarah Beeny’s Channel 4 programme ”Double Your House for Half the Money“. Check out the link here. Great news Anna.
As we near completion of the Evolution project, every day brings something new and exciting. Today, Del Whitticase arrived ready for work to commence on the installation of his piece, Bubblefield, tomorrow. So with the evening ahead of us, and a few drams to look forward to later on, some of us took a stroll down … Continue reading