March 2014 – Donna Cheshire Textiles

Bunting for Charity

Its been a week of Tie Dye fun round here! Sometimes I get to escape from my studio and go to work with a great bunch of special people. There’s a fund raising coffee morning coming up in the Summer, so we are busy making crafty things that we can sell. I make bunting myself,Continue reading “Bunting for Charity”

All the Fun of the Fair

I love funfairs; the colour,the noise, the excitement. The way an open space gets transformed into a magic environment when the fair moves into town. That’s the mood I’m trying to capture in my Fun Fair pieces. I like the idea of aeroplanes that only fly in circles, of Fun Houses with moving walkways andContinue reading “All the Fun of the Fair”

Tin Can Metamorphosis

It started with a little caravan in a tin and since then I’ve been using lots of recycled tins in my work. I like the way the tin can houses the artwork, framing and protecting it. Piercing the tin and adding embellishments breaks the straight lines and creates a sense of liveliness. There are so manyContinue reading “Tin Can Metamorphosis”