Flights Of Fancy. Members 21-30.

'Marseillan Memories'. Shells with embroidery stitches, chiffon and taffeta on lush linen fabric by Sylvia Mc.

'Rossnowlagh Treasures'. Plastic canvas,wools, shells and driftwood by Bernadette Mc.

'Work Box'. Hand embroidery by Myrtle Mc.

'Teddy Family'. Knitting by Maureen N.

'Spotty Dotty Scarves'. Acrylic, embellished with mixed fibre circles by Dorothy S.

'Scary Mary'. Dressed Doll by Norma S.

'Reflection'. Free Style embroidery by Margaret S.

'To Fly or Not To Fly'. Bobbin lace by Mavis T.

'Sea Breezes'. Machine embroidery by Yvonne W.

Just 3 more Thursdays left before our Summer Break.

Thursday May 30th,  Thursday June 6th: AGM +Pot Luck Lunch, Thursday 13th June: last meeting.

Flights Of Fancy, Members 1-10.

Well it would take forever for me to show photos of every item in this exhibition!  I'm just going to pick out one piece from each of our members.

So working in alphabetical order I'm showing my favourites from our first 10 members.

 'Butterfly'.  A little hand-embroidery by Pat A.

'Hedgehogs and flowers'. A hand-embroidery by Florence B.

A striking 'Space Odyssey' - hand stitch and beading on dyed and devoreed satin by Patsy B.

                                               'Three For A Girl'. Silk Painting by Judy C.

'Reflection'.  A 3D machine embroidered blue tit by Mary C.

'Dizzy Dora'. A doll, hand-embroidery and patchwork by Elizabeth C.

                                     'Talk, Talk'. An oil painting of parrots by Rosemary D.



                                       'Two Love Birds'. Needle felting by Pamela D.

'The Industrial Era'. Re-cycled Coke cans, alcohol inks, on coffee stained linen by Sharon E.

'Upholstery Patchwork Bag'. Template technique by Audrey G.

 The exhibition closed today.

Watch this Space!

I'm saying 'Watch this Space' because so far I haven't got around to taking many photos of our exhibition. Hopefully I'll get around to that soon. Last Thursday Carolyn and I had a good look at everything and 'critiqued' each piece as we went along. Well, to be fair, it was mostly me that did that!
There's quite a lot to examine with 127 pieces catalogued and more besides. There was also Anna's flower arrangement and our group display to look at, so it took us quite a bit of time to take it all in.
Yesterday I was helping to steward the exhibition and we had a busy day, so no time for taking photos again...
As usual, visitors' have been very complimentary and I think it's the variety of work that people most enjoy.
Hand made lace, silk painting, metalwork, cross-stitch, box making, creative embroidery, mixed media, scrapbooking, felting, machine and hand embroidery, quilting, vessels, painted cushions, jewellery (including brooches, necklaces, cuffs, bracelets and earrings), doll-making, knitting, beading, up-cycled furniture, crochet, micro-macrame, silver-work and an oil painting.
What a diverse range of crafts in one exhibition. I'll be back there tomorrow night with my camera!