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 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
Aug 11, 20121 min read
An awful lot of wishes
Literally hundreds of wishes have been tied to my tree, at least 4 pairs of curtains, an old double duvet cover and goodness knows what...
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Amy McCarthy
Jul 23, 20121 min read
Beautiful day for installing a wishing tree!
The idea behind the tree came from a real tree I saw whilst on honeymoon in Cyprus that was festooned with ribbons, rags, trinkets and...
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Amy McCarthy
May 4, 20121 min read
New experiments: stained glass and kiln fired photo transfers
OrganicARTS Open Studios Art Trail in September and I am hoping to do some collaborative photographic/glass designs with local...
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Amy McCarthy
Mar 11, 20121 min read
First finished photographic printed stained glass panel!
#experimental #seaside #BritishCoast #sea #experimenting #teasels #grasses #coastline #Branscombe #stainedglass #photographicprint...
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Amy McCarthy
Sep 8, 20111 min read
Open Studios Day 4
Day 4, second blog post, wonky I know! Anyway yesterday I blogged about how I had cut all the glass for the mermaid window, today I have...
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Amy McCarthy
Sep 7, 20111 min read
A Warm Open Studios Welcome!
Open Studios is in full swing! In the 3 days we have been open to the public we have had 20 visitors, which I am pretty pleased with! So,...
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Amy McCarthy
Jul 16, 20111 min read
Under the Weather
Every year I make use of my scrap waste glass (a by product of my stained glass business) and this year was no exception, I pieced...
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Amy McCarthy
Jun 23, 20112 min read
How much longer does it take to make a stained glass window?
Whoops, I totally forgot I had started blogging about this! So here is part 2, but I must confess, I finished this panel Sunday (I...
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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 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
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
Sep 2, 20101 min read
Italy, Culmstock and Exeter
As always, I have had a busy time, I have finished my Florence Roof Tops commission, which has been deliv My family and I had a lovely...
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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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