Tag: found objects

Karen Trotter mixed media artist

Artfest '16, Events

Karen Trotter –

Summer Artfest ’16 – Saturday 18th June – Inverkeithing Civic Centre

The work of Karen Trotter is inspired by the coast of Fife where she lives, she makes artefacts made from upcycled beach finds, which are wonderfully sculptural, and sells art prints and cards of her original paintings, which are inspired by sea life and the natural forms of the sea. on-the-shelfnw

 

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Karen Trotter will be at the Artfest ’16 Summer Art & Craft Market on Saturday 18th June, 11am-4.30pm at the Inverkeithing Civic Centre, Queen Street.

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The Barbary Wood – for the love of vintage

ART:JAM 2015, Events

Inspired by a love of vintage style, The Barbary Wood creates costume jewellery, using reworked beads, faux pearls, faux amber, crystal, Art Deco style beads and U.S. brass stampings. The vintage feel also extends to mixed media artwork, greeting cards and collage, all handmade with paper and found objects which are machine and hand stitched.

You can indulge your passion for this nostalgic and romantic look at The Barbary Wood’s stall at our ART:JAM on Saturday 12th September in Inverkeithing Civic Centre, 11am-4.30pm

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Sea glass and sea pottery from Fife’s shores

Events, Handmade Holiday 2014

“I collect sea pottery, sea glass and washed up slate near my Fife seaside home. I use the pottery to decorate various shapes, and I carve and paint celtic designs on the slate.”

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Faith’s charmingly nostalgic gifts and keepsakes will be for sale at the Handmade Holiday Arts & Crafts Market, Inverkeithing Civic Centre on Saturday 13th December 10am-5pm

A few artists together – the North Queensferry group

Events, Handmade Holiday 2014

Artists and crafters from North Queensferry are showing and selling their work together at our Handmade Holiday Arts and Crafts Market on 13th December at Inverkeithing Civic Centre.

They are: Bonnie Crichton, Sarah Baker, Karen Trotter, Lucie Macauley and Julie Bell.

009_Happy Puffin Karen Trotter will be showing some smaller reproductions of some of her paintings, including greeting cards, and some smaller new originals.

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Bonnie and Sarah are ‘Feltisans’ and you can find some of their creations on their website aisydaisy

Lucie Mccauley makes useful and appealing objects out of recycled bicycle inner tubes, from messenger bags and iPad covers to phone cases and finger puppets!