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Art in the Moor
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Amy McCarthy
Nov 15, 20111 min read
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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...
Amy McCarthy
Sep 16, 20111 min read
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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...
Amy McCarthy
Sep 15, 20111 min read
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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...
Amy McCarthy
Sep 14, 20111 min read
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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...
Amy McCarthy
Sep 9, 20111 min read
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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...
Amy McCarthy
Sep 8, 20111 min read
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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,...
Amy McCarthy
Sep 7, 20111 min read
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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...
Amy McCarthy
Jul 17, 20111 min read
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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...
Amy McCarthy
Jun 11, 20111 min read
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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...
Amy McCarthy
May 24, 20111 min read
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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...
Amy McCarthy
May 13, 20111 min read
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Empty paint pot appeal!
TRAIL (Teignmouth Recycled ART In Landscape), which runs over the summer holidays from Shaldon to Dawlish. The exhibition is wonderfully...
Amy McCarthy
May 9, 20112 min read
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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...
Amy McCarthy
May 1, 20111 min read
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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...
Amy McCarthy
Mar 17, 20112 min read
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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...
Amy McCarthy
Mar 10, 20111 min read
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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...
Amy McCarthy
Mar 4, 20112 min read
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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...
Amy McCarthy
Jan 31, 20111 min read
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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...
Amy McCarthy
Jan 12, 20111 min read
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Lotus Panel Tryptic
The design brief was to create lotus flower panels to fit with the colour scheme of the new kitchen and I have used light grey and green...
Amy McCarthy
Dec 31, 20101 min read
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A panel for my house and one for Exeter Cathedral!
I have re All of our upstairs windows have these lights above the doors and I am slowly working my way around the house! On the 25th...
Amy McCarthy
Oct 18, 20101 min read
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