who's who

kyladai · 06-11-2010 9:30am

Bumped into this forum.

I am Kyla, from China. Nice to see your post upstairs.:D

want more friends from Irland.

PeggyvB · 17-11-2010 9:28am

Hi all! My name’s Peggy. I’ve been an artist for *ahem!* years. I’m one of those people who walk into an art supply store and think “Toys!”
My focuses original Celtic design, realism, surrealism, landscapes, wire/paper sculpture, pencil, pen & ink, watercolor, Photoshop, beach combing and I am creating my first manga as we speak.
I dabble in oils, acrylic and I recently got a pottery wheel and kiln. Haven’t thrown pots for years and am having a blast trying to remember how- when the weather is good! Also I do photography. I’m not a professional photographer, I’m lost when it comes to lenses & light meters, but I’m enough of an artist to be able to frame a good shot.

MagDee · 18-11-2010 5:34am

I'm new on this forum, i've been doing some things with polymer clay and would like to maybe connect with people who do some nice things too to maybe have some joined clay sessions, share techniques and solutions? i'm in Bray, Co. Wicklow but don't mind going somewhere with my gear. I also do some scrapbooking and would love to learn basics of wirewrapping to make some nice finishes for my jewelry.

my websites:
www.artivity.ie

and my etsy store

Tiriel · 18-11-2010 2:02pm

Hi PeggyvB and MagDee!

Welcome to the forum

larryburns · 21-11-2010 4:19am

Eye catching Christmas themed window paintings.

I have been painting windows now for the last 4 years for Halloween, Christmas, St Patricks day, Football, rugby, Etc. I have done work for many well known Bars, shops, restruants, in and around the Dublin city centre.

SNIP - send PM to get in touch.
Forum Charter - no commerical adverting on boards.ie

Szechenyi · 20-12-2010 8:46pm

MagDee wrote: »

I'm new on this forum, i've been doing some things with polymer clay and would like to maybe connect with people who do some nice things too to maybe have some joined clay sessions, share techniques and solutions? i'm in Bray, Co. Wicklow but don't mind going somewhere with my gear. I also do some scrapbooking and would love to learn basics of wirewrapping to make some nice finishes for my jewelry.

my websites:
www.artivity.ie

and my etsy store

Your Etsy shop is brilliant! I LOVE this dino in particular: http://www.etsy.com/listing/56784079/dino-zard-sebastian-pendant
He looks like he is very wise.

Szechenyi · 20-12-2010 8:47pm

Hi everyone -- I'm new to boards.ie. When I joined I immediately went to the arts and crafts area

. I live in Maynooth and obsessively crochet, when I have the time and brain power.

Tiriel · 20-12-2010 9:19pm

Szechenyi wrote: »

Hi everyone -- I'm new to boards.ie. When I joined I immediately went to the arts and crafts area . I live in Maynooth and obsessively crochet, when I have the time and brain power.

Welcome!

ps520 · 11-01-2011 2:51am

Snorlax

Art interests

I am new to this forum thank you tell me this ,I will learn the two people:)

duckling10 · 16-01-2011 11:12pm

I knit and I have just started to spin on my new secondhand spinning wheel.
I aim to improve my crochet skills from very basic to improvers standard!:)

Feeling good · 21-01-2011 5:14pm

Hi I'm new to this forum.
Sorry for mistakes, English is not my first language.
About myself: I LOVE ART!

Can anyone tell me how to say "thank you" here, there must be some special button for this purpose )))

Tiriel · 21-01-2011 6:24pm

Feeling good wrote: »

Hi I'm new to this forum.
Sorry for mistakes, English is not my first language.
About myself: I LOVE ART!

Can anyone tell me how to say "thank you" here, there must be some special button for this purpose )))

Welcome welcome!

You will be able to "thank" posts and see a little thumbs up icon when you have posted 25 times I think!

Feeling good · 21-01-2011 6:27pm

Cork_girl wrote: »

Welcome welcome!

You will be able to "thank" posts and see a little thumbs up icon when you have posted 25 times I think!

Thank you, I've found this icon.

Tiriel · 21-01-2011 6:33pm

Feeling good wrote: »

Thank you, I've found this icon.

It must be after 10 posts so!

KAnois · 26-01-2011 1:29am

Watercolour, acrylic, oil, textiles, photography, facepaint, costumes, cardboard, discarded "junk", ink....it's all good!
Self-taught, I think art is one of the few things that cannot be judged, it's a process of exploration and expression unique to each individual.
For 10 years i've been working as a community artist and using art as therapy with people too. I don't like to call it teaching-I consider it facilitation. Everyone has creativity inside, it's nice to help release it.
Lately i've been making personalised cards for friends and little bits and pieces on paper. Doodling is good for the soul!
You can see a little of my work here:

http://on.fb.me/anois-art

Based in Cork, I travel around a lot and would really like to learn about making clothes and bags in 2011. It would be good to work on a huge-scale painting too, if anybody wants to make the canvas in exchange for some of my art.
Kathryn.

safira218 · 21-02-2011 3:29am

Beckie wrote: »

Like Mrs Bond, I too am a scrapper! Can't get enough of it! Been crafty since I don't know when!!! Always covered from head to foot in glitter!!

hi all am a third year art and design student who loves using mixed media in my work and texture mmmmmm. Will never let go of the humble pencil though it a priceless tool.. have tried most crafts along the way and i keep exploring new ones got a great book on creative dough. am currently doing project work based on limiting colour, size, medium etc is interesting.

ynul31f47k6b59 · 26-02-2011 12:53pm

Hi, I love cross-stitching and have been doing it for about 12 years. I do a lot of personalised pictures for friends - new babies, christenings, communions, weddings, anniversaries etc. and a lot of cards - I absolutely adore it and if anyone would like to see some of my stuff, here's a link to a photo album:

http://s855.photobucket.com/albums/ab112/shannairl/Cross%20Stitch/

Hokuto · 31-03-2011 3:58pm

Hello everyone. I'm here on boards and I want to make new friends.
My specialties include pencil and ballpoint pen sketches. I like to design dresses in my sketchbook (wedding, princess dresses, weird Gaga style dresses). I am partial to sensual art :P
I love to buy new sketchbooks and to keep them in the house for future use. I think I just love the feel and the look of them.

M.afaqanjum228 · 08-04-2011 8:13pm

The last picture is my canvas which was painted first with accrylic paint & then embellished. have tried most crafts along the way and i keep exploring new ones got a great book on creative dough. am currently doing project work based on limiting colour, size, medium etc is interesting.. oh an recently started doing different types of wax painting (encaustic) really lovely to use.

Tiriel · 09-04-2011 8:50am

M.afaqanjum228 wrote: »

The last picture is my canvas which was painted first with accrylic paint & then embellished. have tried most crafts along the way and i keep exploring new ones got a great book on creative dough. am currently doing project work based on limiting colour, size, medium etc is interesting.. oh an recently started doing different types of wax painting (encaustic) really lovely to use.

Wax painting sounds really interesting - must go google!
Welcome everyone

Fondeli · 11-04-2011 9:45pm

Hi, I actually joined boards.ie a few years ago, but only lately came back.
I love knitting, have been knitting since 2007. Last summer I got into making stitch markers, so I am now loving beading!

I also have a website: http://fondelifair.com. I have spent the past few months developing it. Please let me know what you think!

Conchir · 07-05-2011 10:01pm

Hello, I'm Conor. I mostly do oil paintings and occasionally watercolours, and also drawing and some charcoal and pastels work. I'm on deviantART, my username is Nailer64.

mucklow · 25-05-2011 12:16pm

Hi I was on holidays in the US a number of years ago and seen a guy chainsaw carving a six foot bear .I was hooked right away . So when I came home started to read about carving and and learned the basics . I then when to the states to learn and am now carving when ever I can ,just finished a large bear holding a welcome sign at my house . Dont know anybody else doing this type of carving ,if you know of any let me know ,as I would like to make contact.
cheers Mick

Caros · 25-05-2011 12:20pm

mucklow wrote: »

Hi I was on holidays in the US a number of years ago and seen a guy chainsaw carving a six foot bear .I was hooked right away . So when I came home started to read about carving and and learned the basics . I then when to the states to learn and am now carving when ever I can ,just finished a large bear holding a welcome sign at my house . Dont know anybody else doing this type of carving ,if you know of any let me know ,as I would like to make contact.
cheers Mick

There is someone doing this type of stuff around Tralee area I'd say, there are some fab and huge carvings in Ballyseedy woods here. I think he goes by the name of Solomon cos there's a few posters around the place there.

mucklow · 25-05-2011 12:36pm

Caros wrote: »

There is someone doing this type of stuff around Tralee area I'd say, there are some fab and huge carvings in Ballyseedy woods here. I think he goes by the name of Solomon cos there's a few posters around the place there.

Thanks Carlos ,when I'm down that way will have a look.
cheers Mick

Caros · 25-05-2011 12:44pm

I go walking there a couple of times a week, next time I'll bring my camera and put up a pic if you like and get his phone number.

mucklow · 25-05-2011 12:53pm

Caros wrote: »

I go walking there a couple of times a week, next time I'll bring my camera and put up a pic if you like and get his phone number.

That would be great thanks Carlos.

sunflower60 · 26-05-2011 10:11pm

Hi All,

New to this website so have been busy reading all the posts lol! I am planning on starting Art and Craft Classes for children aged between 4-6 years in the next couple of weeks. They will be on a Saturday morning from 10am to 12pm. I am living in Rathcoole, Co Dublin so if anyone wishes their children to attend pm me and I'll reply.

Also reading the discussions on the best places to shop for supplies and Evans seems to be the best - can anyone give me precise directions to it? I can only remember going to Kennedys and O'Sullivans when I was in college but even then they were a bit on the pricey site!

Any feedback and ideas/thoughts would be greatly appreciated.

Many thanks.

cri245 · 28-05-2011 6:27pm

Hi! Have you already started with the art class? nice greets
Christina

sunflower60 · 28-05-2011 6:52pm

Hi christina no havent started yet kicking off next saturday have been out today buying supplies lol

cri245 · 28-05-2011 7:11pm

Hello again

I haven't noticed the date you've written the first posting. sorry.

sunflower60 · 28-05-2011 7:46pm

Ah no probs kicking off sat 4th june an every sat thereafter

Tiriel · 28-05-2011 10:14pm

Hi there!

Welcome to Boards and welcome to the Arts and Crafts forum! There are a number of stickies (threads that are stuck and are in bold) on the top of the forum home page, including shops for supplies and a thread for events etc.

I am moving your thread to the who's who thread - where all newcomers say hello and explain what they do.

Also - please read the charter which outlines the do's and don'ts of the forum!

Best of luck,

Cork_girl

sunflower60 · 28-05-2011 10:21pm

Hi i'm new to this as u can c and havent found my way around site yet! Thanks so much fot pointing me in right direction will have to read the rules best regards

MintyDoris · 08-06-2011 9:25pm

Hi All,

Always felt the need to create things - have done card making, scrap booking and now starting sewing again after a 12 year break. Some great threads here and obviously some people who really know their stuff!

Want to try make some clothes as I find it hard to get clothes to fit me perfectly and hope to get to a level that I can make most things for myself

woodchuck · 27-07-2011 8:09pm

Hi all,

I mostly do acrylic paintings. Have done wildlife paintings in the past, but getting more into abstract these days.

I’ve also dabbled with pencil, (water)colour pencils, oils, watercolours, jewellery making (beads), card making, calligraphy and candle making (rolled using sheets of beeswax). I’d love to do more with oils, but don’t really have the proper space to do it in at the moment.

I only did art up until the leaving cert. I considering doing it in college, but ended up going down the science route instead. I’ve tried to keep up the artwork on the side though!

I’ve applied to display some of my stuff at the peoples art exhibition around Stephens green in August, which I only did once before a couple of years ago. So I’m very excited about that and trying to get some new stuff done on time! If anyone else knows of other places for amateur/part-time artists to display their work in Dublin I’d be interested in any information

Caros · 11-08-2011 9:10pm

mucklow wrote: »

Thanks Carlos ,when I'm down that way will have a look.
cheers Mick

Sent you a pm with the pics of the wood carving at last!

Kiva.D · 19-08-2011 5:53am

Done a few pieces of etched glasswork, flower arrangements, watercolors, pen & ink illustrations and hand lettering projects.
Nothing fancy. I love creative endeavors. ...Wish I were better at photography.

KazM · 21-08-2011 10:23am

Getting back into doing crochet to give my hands something other than housework and job-hunting to do

John morition · 14-09-2011 4:21pm

Hi everyone,

I'm John morition, new member to this forum. I am a regular reader of the forum. I found this forum very informative and hope I can gain some valuable suggestions and knowledge by participating on discussion here. Hope all members will be cooperative with me.

Best Regards.
John morition

jensennhook · 23-09-2011 5:39am

I dream't to be a painter(even not famous), i wanna create a masterpiece using all kinds of mediums that can be use.hihi:D ...for now i'm busy doing my miniature out of soap:P

Elmidena · 23-09-2011 7:52pm

Hey

Name's Mad, I turn my hand at sketching/painting but lately have been putting my sewing machine to the junkyard with all the dressmaking/freehand machine embroidering I've been doing! If anyone's interested in a personalised logo or image I can help you out, shame really that more people aren't into it as it's really great fun!

Hobite · 04-10-2011 12:38pm

Hello,

My name is Milda.

I do handmade jewellery and accesssories. I love SF and F books and movies.

And I am addicted to coffee.

osb1 · 11-10-2011 11:43pm

Hi,

I am trying to re-learn knitting. first learned when i was about 7! So far i have a book, one pair of needles and one ball of wool.
Hopefuly this forum will be usefull for tips,websites etc.

I also do a bit of sewing, maybe there'll be a few threads that will inspire me to do a bit more of that too.

Rosegurl · 15-10-2011 9:11pm

Hello to all....

I am new to this forum and thought I'd pop in here and state some of the things I have done in the past and things I would love to learn.

I have sewn clothing, machine embroidery, needlepoint, crocheting, tole painting, oil, and acrylic painting. I would love to learn to sculpt, carve, and do quilting.

Power Chords · 18-10-2011 2:02pm

I'm Karl, I paint large scale Expressionist pieces, most of them start around 6ft by 4ft and smaller Abstracts in all shapes and sizes. I use oil, acrylic and spray paint. From Dublin and, eh... Yeah. I stuck one of my paintings on that 'your art page'. Thanks. I don't really know what else to say here so I'll go with HELLO.

Tiriel · 18-10-2011 2:06pm

Hello everyone - nice of you to post

Ainekav · 26-11-2011 11:22pm

Hi Guys - my name is Aine and I'm both an artist and art teacher.

I am part of a group called This Is Collective and basically we are a multidisciplinary artists group but we work collaboratively, within the public sphere - so we do everything from once off projects with a particular community or group to long-term residency type things in an area etc.

I love teaching art, particularly drawing and project work and visual diaries. The notebook is KING! i teach kids and adults of all ages and i facilitate workshops and projects aswell.

I work in installation, video, sound, I love photography (although dont ask me what aperture actually means), textiles, drawing (although im v out of practice) and the work I do tends to have a playful and sometimes funny aspect to it.

ArthurAdamson · 17-02-2012 11:37am

I like Pointillism.

Check this out, easiest way to describe it:

http://www.facebook.com/Pointillism

Tiriel · 17-02-2012 4:13pm

ArthurAdamson wrote: »

I like Pointillism.

Check this out, easiest way to describe it:

Please do not post just to promote your page. This is the second post today.. by all means post work on here, just read the charter

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