Barnaby Festival 2011

I felt a bit useless at this part - putting a gazebo up when you're only 5' isn't that easy to do - actually it's impossible so thanks John and the Barnaby Craft Cafe team for helping Anna to put it up!

I am so pleased we decided to keep the Craft Cafe open - the weather kept nice and there was a very steady flow of children...

...all day....

...all ages...

...and abilities...

...and ones who went off do fabulous hats...

...and then came back for more!

I don't know who enjoyed making the mosaic most, me or the kids!

It's a shame I didn't get to see the other artists as we worked but we were all so busy! It was great!

I really enjoyed seeing the children come to the table with their fabulous hats, brilliant egg cosies, pretty prints, gorgeous flower arrangements and beautiful bunting.

There is still a lot to do on the Barnaby Mosaic but as soon as I finish it at the studio, I'll get the pictures on here.

When finished, the mosaic is going to be donated to the Barnaby Festival Team.  What we would really like is for somone with LOTS of money to buy it and then donate it to a charity for display for lots of people to enjoy it.

The design shows the Barnaby logo with a community of people enjoying themselves.

I am SO looking forward to next year's festival!

Tesserae

Some of the lovely green tesserae in use on the East Cheshire Hospice mosaic.

Just waiting to be used on the sky...

Mosaics by Debra Tracey

A lovely shot by Oliver of my 'Locus 1' mosaic

Allsorts of Liquorice sits next to my daughter's 'heart of glass' mosaic on slate.

A detail from Devilfish.

Pictures from the launch...

The entrance to the Mill, yesterday.

The third floor corridor - 

think the balloons may have given it away!

The children's activity area outside the studio. I felt that as there was so much going on inside the studio and it was a 'drop-in' style workshop, the Little Creatives and Young Creatives would have more room to create. It worked well!

One of our Little Creatives decorating his recycled jar 

for Earth Hour 2011

Ah - Ruth and Moira. They arrived at 11 and they were so good at the working on the East Cheshire Hospice mosaic that I chained them to the table and wouldn't let them leave until 4! Only joking - they didn't need chaining. They took to mosaic like ducks to water!

Hopefully they will come back and help work some more on the mosaic.

Dave, adding his contribution to the community painting for The Bridgend Centre.  Everyone who attended the launch were invited to paint on the canvas - including Charli and Scott from Silk FM.  The canvas now has all the underpainting completed and I am going to add some finishing touches before presenting it to the Bridgend Centre, Bollington.

the day before

The sun is streaming through the studio window, White Nancy is looking resplendent, draped in the rays and I'm sitting at my desk drinking the best cup of coffee I've had in a long time. And I made it myself!

I have so much to do for tomorrow, I'm a little concerned it's going to be finished! At least I have the design agreed for the East Cheshire Hospice mosaic and I know what I'm doing for the Bridgend Centre painting.

Going to get off and finish my brochure.

See you later!