by Patty Callaghan | Sep 6, 2024 | Uncategorized
We were partying yesterday, with the big reveal of our finished animals. And they were all finished! My last concern had been that we’d run out of time and everyone would feel a sense of anti-climax. But no, there was a lovely atmosphere in the final session...
by Patty Callaghan | Sep 4, 2024 | Uncategorized
The animals are really taking shape now. They dried beautifully overnight which makes them a lot easier to work on. We have quite a wilful fox and a big bruiser of a Highland cow, amongst others. The fat little pig now has nostrils and we have some beautiful blue...
by Patty Callaghan | Sep 4, 2024 | Uncategorized
Well, yesterday was a very busy day. This was the critical one, as everyone needed to attach the heads and legs they’d made to the bodies and start making them look like actual animals. The attaching is usually pretty straightforward, once they’ve had...
by Patty Callaghan | Sep 2, 2024 | Uncategorized
Well, me and Bob have had a great day here in the big house at Glenthorne. After a splendid breakfast, we all gathered in the studio and I initiated the group into the gentle art of papier mac It’s always nice showing people how to tear paper with the grain...
by Patty Callaghan | Sep 1, 2024 | Uncategorized
So here’s me and Bob, finally installed at Glenthorne and ready to start my papier mache course tomorrow. We’ve unpacked and got the room set up and have just met up with all the students. We’ve got a nice mixture of animals to make- a pig, a...
by Patty Callaghan | Aug 27, 2024 | Uncategorized
Well I’m feeling pretty damn pleased with myself. As I’m going to be away teaching in Grasmere next week, I’ve gone and got ahead of myself with planning for next term’s weekly classes at All Saints. Regular readers (in my dreams) will know...
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