Art for Charity’s sake
It took me 5 and a half hours but I eventually hung 80 recycled fused glass raindrops from the afore mentioned mosaic cloud; made from an...
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Amy McCarthy
Sep 16, 20111 min
Cementing and experimenting
I had 5 visitors today, a mixture of fellow artists, local people and a friend from round the corner, very civilised! Still 2 days left...
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Amy McCarthy
Sep 15, 20111 min
Another day, another open studio!
I have also completely cemented my mermaid panel and I will clean that up in the morning……more on that tomorrow. So now I am off to back...
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Amy McCarthy
Sep 14, 20111 min
Not quite managed a post a day!
Whoops! A broken camera stood between me and Sunday’s Open Studios blog post, no point in a post without a pic! Anyway, Sunday was a very...
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Amy McCarthy
Sep 10, 20111 min
Open Studios Day 6:Bubbly and nibbles!
I managed to get my raindrops sculpture up in the garden this morning and spent the day threading the raindrops back on whilst chatting...
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Amy McCarthy
Sep 9, 20111 min
Open Studios day 5
I then went on to cut 4 small Winter Village scenes, ready to be painted soon and tried to repair a beautiful teasel panel I have We had...
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Amy McCarthy
Sep 7, 20111 min
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 17, 20111 min
Trees, fields and grasses in glass!
I was struck by the history of the house and I wanted this to be reflected in the windows;Newton St Cyres has a wonderful arboretum with...
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Amy McCarthy
Jul 13, 20111 min
A special commemorative piece
The brief was to incorporate the children’s names and the motifs of tear drops and butterflies. The clients chose the glass and we tried...
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Amy McCarthy
May 24, 20111 min
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 13, 20111 min
Fanfare please…..my new studio unvailed!
Bless my folks (there they are sitting down) who have spent the last fortnight The extra space means I have a dedicated drawing area...
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Amy McCarthy
May 1, 20111 min
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
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
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
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
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
Jan 20, 20111 min
Rip it up and start again
Taking a window apart is a dangerous activity, old windows used all sorts of nasty compounds and chemicals in the cement and lead starts...
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Amy McCarthy
Jan 12, 20111 min
Making, making, making!
But I have managed to make a new shoal of acid etched fish, they few off my craft stall in the run up to Christmas and I am listing some...
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Amy McCarthy
Jan 8, 20111 min
A big feature in a lovely glossy magazine!
This slideshow requires JavaScript. #panel #lead #window #design #guildofmastercraftsmen #howtomake #commission #Exeter #project...
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Amy McCarthy
Jan 3, 20111 min
A Moorland Scene for a Peak District Home
I was contacted recently by a customer on Folksy who wished me to adapt a previous Dartmoor design she l First of all I cut the glass...
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