May - Collective Art in Marlow
The 17 - 19 May marked the first Collective Art in Marlow event of the year. I was really happy to be invited to take part again and spent a lovely weekend at the Pugin Rooms with some fabulous artists and makers.
At this event we held four workshop sessions giving visitors a chance to try their hands at working with glass, copper, mosaic and felt.
At this event we held four workshop sessions giving visitors a chance to try their hands at working with glass, copper, mosaic and felt.
Nicky Bibby's (Bee Bee Crafts) felt workshop:
Oenone Randall's copper workshop:
Julia Hayward's glass workshop:
Teresa Mills' mosaic workshop:
May - Frogmoor Paper Mill
On the 20 May Marlow Art and Crafts Society held a trip to Frogmoor Paper Mill in Hemel Hempstead. The mill is located next to the River Gade which connects to the canal system - once providing a 'speedy' transport link to get the paper to London for the print industry.
We had a tour of the paper mill - and to see paper being produced from a watery slush of fibres was just fascinating. After a lunch of fish and chips we had a short boat trip on the River Gade.
This was well worth taking a day off work for!
We had a tour of the paper mill - and to see paper being produced from a watery slush of fibres was just fascinating. After a lunch of fish and chips we had a short boat trip on the River Gade.
This was well worth taking a day off work for!
Having a go at making paper by hand:
The vats full of paper fibres and water:
The paper being set and dried and rolled within the space of a few meters - just like you've seen on Blue Peter!
One of the larger machines making sugar paper
Ready for our trip down the River Gade:
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