Crickhowell Craft Fair. A felt Robin & more.

An excellent day at the Crickhowell Craft Fair on Saturday. 

Here is a stallholder's eye view of my stall, illuminated by the sun streaming in through the windows of the Clarence Hall.

And a photo of me modelling a very nice felt scarf.

And a delightfully deranged felt robin, now in his new home, bought from Emma of FfolkyFelt, who makes scarves, robins and penguins, beautiful angels and lots of lovely felted things.

Emma's facebook page is https://www.facebook.com/Ffolkyffelt
worth looking at for lovely felt items!

Butterflies for Crickhowell Craft Fair

I am really looking forward to the Crickhowell Craft Fair on Saturday, 23rd November.

 

I have got my butterfly prints all framed and ready, and am looking forward to showing them off. Here are spring and summer,

and autumn and winter.

Wouldn't it be great if the Clarence Hall was thronged with butterfly loving haiku enthusiasts!

Hope springs infernal, as my old Granny used to say.

Crickhowell Christmas Craft Fair,

Clarence Hall, Crickhowell.

23rd November.

10am - 3.30pm

Santa & the Three Scrooges

I have been preparing seasonal finger puppet gift cards for Crickhowell Craft Fair, Caemawr Studio in Hay on Wye, and The Print Shed, Madley.

 

Here is Santa, happily taking the money, on his own colourful collage Christmas card.

He is joined by three Scrooges, each one with its own Christmas ghost.

Here's the ethereal ghost of Christmas Past. I found a tiny old edition of A Christmas Carol, and have put little pieces of the text onto each card.

Here's the jovial Ghost of Christmas Present,

and finally the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come who does, I admit, look a little like an enraged tea bag. I've had such fun devising these cards - I hope they find new homes over the festive season!
 

Crickhowell Craft Fair, 23rd November, Clarence Hall, Crickhowell.

Caemawr Studio Hay on Wye, open Thursday to Sunday until 21st December.

The Print Shed Madley open weekend, 29th November to 2nd December.

Dinosaurs. New music commission. RAAH!

A new commission! From Ty Cerdd, the National Music Centre for Wales, for a piece for narrator and brass trio. It's for young children, from age 4 upwards, and is about the best of all topics for the very young - dinosaurs!

The title is Teri Dactyl and the Meteor Seven.  I am writing the words, and Peter Reynolds the music. The piece will premiere in early 2014 with me narrating, and the Gwent Brass Trio playing. 

If ever you have wondered what would happen if a stegosaurus was to fall asleep on the road and block the traffic, then the story will attempt to answer that question!

At a recent meeting between Charlotte Griffin of Ty Cerdd, Peter Reynolds and myself, we were joined by some interested parties.

Santa is actually on his way to the Crickhowell Craft Fair on 23rd November, but called in to say hallo. 

 

I'm loving writing the story, but being VERY CARFEUL to get my dinosaur facts right - small children are acknowledged dinosaur experts! 

 

 

www.tycerdd.org 

petereynoldscomposer.blogspot.co.uk 

letterpress. ampersand. doomed lovers.

In the midst of making jolly festive things for Christmas Craft Fairs, I suddenly had a brainwave about a letterpress ampersand picture. Here it is, in its box frame, lounging against a sumptuous quilt.

 I have printed some of my ampersand collection onto very nice textured paper, and printed on the mount as well. I think it looks rather jolly from a distance, but when you look closely,

the ampersand joins famous lovers, all of whom are

as the printed title explains!

Excellent, now I can get on with knitting finger puppet Santas to put on collage gift cards - but the cards reference sponsorship and Coca Cola, so perhaps the doom isn't quite behind me!

Crickhowell Craft Fair, 23rd November, Clarence Hall, Crickhowell.

Christmas Fair, Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff, weekend of 30th November and weekend of 7th December.

Christmas Open Studio, Print Shed, Madley, 29th November to 2nd December.