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Amy McCarthy
Nov 10, 20161 min read
268 Poppies
268 poppies These poppies are made from wire and tissue paper, with a painted centre and they are hung round The Great Anchor (between...
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Amy McCarthy
Aug 3, 20141 min read
Small Town Vandals wont spoil our show!
Several of the sculptures in our TRAIL were vandalised last night, I think it is the first time we have really been affected in this way!...
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Amy McCarthy
Jun 22, 20141 min read
Aloha Teignmouth!
The outside world keeps on turning and Gloss Gallery summer show is already up and running, which I am pleased to be part of and as the...
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Amy McCarthy
Sep 20, 20122 min read
Finished pieces, new commissions and small rewards
My acid etched Islamic inspired panel is leaded up and waiting to be cemented and I have cut the glass for a new fish geometric panel,...
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Amy McCarthy
Sep 2, 20121 min read
My tree has turned into a monster, but you can still add your wishes to it!
Anyway, it really doesn’t look like a tree any more; more like a Fraggle Rock monster! But it is now safely erected in my garden, wishes...
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Amy McCarthy
Oct 3, 20111 min read
3 different endings, all starting with the sea
Oh dear, I totally gave up on my blog a day! whoops. But that is because I have been double busy the last few weeks. Open Studios ended...
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Amy McCarthy
Jun 11, 20111 min read
How long does it take to make a stained glass window?
I am always being asked how long my work takes to make, so I thought I would document the process on a straight forward piece, a front...
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Amy McCarthy
May 24, 20111 min read
Packaging up some exclusive designs for a new Scottish Gallery.
For several months now I have been working on some exclusive designs for a new gallery opening in Kintyre, Argyll, Scotland called...
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Amy McCarthy
May 1, 20111 min read
Fishy sky lights
I have just got back from installing 2 sky light panels to a wonderful apartment over looking the sea in Sidmouth . My client’s led them...
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Amy McCarthy
Mar 17, 20112 min read
Near disaster, a big finish and a small award
Today was my scheduled day to finish a large panel I have been working on for (all stages of it being made and details are on previous...
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Amy McCarthy
Mar 10, 20111 min read
Going down Memory Lane
They were very pleased with it and said, “….it looks fabulous! Hopefully mum will be over the moon…Thanks everso much for doing this, its...
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Amy McCarthy
Mar 4, 20112 min read
Getting stuck into something big!
Way back in Autumn 2010 I started discussing a large window commission to be fitted into a double glazed unit for a family in...
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Amy McCarthy
Jan 31, 20111 min read
A very English Mermaid
I have just finished a front door transom light for a lovely family in Exmouth. They have been renovating their Victorian terrace and my...
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Amy McCarthy
Sep 10, 20101 min read
Sailing off to a new front door!
My recent seascape commission panel is finished and I am very pleased with it! It will be fitted into the new front door of a house in a...
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Amy McCarthy
Aug 17, 20101 min read
Inspiration on the Cornish coast
We have just returned from a glorious camping trip to Maker Heights campsite, near Cawsands in Cornwall. It was a fabulous campsite, just...
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Amy McCarthy
Jun 20, 20102 min read
Craft fairs, commissions, drawing and making
My first week back from holiday has been so busy, we knew it would be and my husband Mark had the week off work to look after the...
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