NATURE’S SERENADE
One of the major themes in my art is the natural world. I’ve used leaves and trees in lino carving that I then printed onto different hand-made papers. Some still feel like the stringy fibres of the trees that they originated from. In my glass work I’ve been using the natural elements of earth, fire, […]
SCULPT AND SIP NIGHT
A few weekends ago saw the first of Art Mania’s new and popular pottery workshops. On Saturday night, a group of energetic and excited women arrived at the studio for “sculpt and sip.” Apart from myself, all were new to the Art Mania Studio experience. Sip and Sculpt was an evening of wine, food and […]
UPDATE: SAM AND HER GUIDE DOG AIMEE
This past week has been all about Aimee and I getting to know each other. It’s been both emotional and exhausting. It’s been all about highs and lows. I’d forgotten the details of how it is to train with a new guide dog, but I love it. We did our first proper walk together on […]
LIFE DRAWING WITH NO EYES
One of my favourite things about being part of Art Mania, is that it’s given me the chance to try different things. The opportunity to explore ideas and mediums I haven’t had access to before. One of the things I’d never considered before, was the idea of life drawing. It always got categorized in my […]
A GUIDE TO GUIDE DOGS
When I first joined the Art Mania family, I had a guide dog, Roscoe. Unfortunately, last November, I discovered that Roscoe had cancer. I’m happy to be able to write that a new guide dog called Amy has been matched with me. She and I will be training from 24 August and part of that […]
THE COVID BLUES
Lately, it feels like we were just getting a toehold and were starting to dig ourselves out of this deep dark hole known as COVID19, only to have the earth shift and crumble beneath us. Nobody can say for sure where we go from here and it seems that the one thing we can be […]
Sneak Peak into Resin Sculpture
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Featuring Lee-Anne Corrigan
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LIFE IN LOCKDOWN: SAM’S STORY
Hi, my name is Sam. I am an artist with a visual impairment. I have been in lockdown for what feels like forever. Unable to complete many daily activities myself, because they require setting foot out in the world. A world that I don’t recognise, other than a place of science fiction and dystopian literature. […]
Introducing Samantha Ogilvie
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