Posts tagged “amy mccarthy”
Inspiring Creativity
Many of you will be familiar with our regular columnist Amy McCarthy and the fantastic craft reports she writes for the Folksy blog. Now that Amy’s stained glass business has really taken off, sadly for Folksy she has decided she can no longer manage to keep up with her writing commitments, Amy also had a [...]
Stained Glass :: Inspiring Creativity
Written by Amy Orangejuice McCarthy This week the topic is my love and mild obsession, be warned before you read on, it is a highly addictive craft! I have got the help of two of my favouraite Folksy glass artists to help me explain all about Stained Glass, all three of us run small studios [...]
Oil Painting :: Inspiring Creativity
Now the evenings are drawing in why not try your hand at a new skill and capture some fading summer memories on canvas? Because this week the artists of Folksy explain all about oil painting. This medium has been used to create many of the great masters of the Western art tradition and who knows [...]
Photography :: Inspiring Creativity
Written by Amy McCarthy of Amy Orange Juice Everyone who sells on Folksy is snapping away all the time, trying to get a really good photo of their work, so most of us realise that having that eye for the perfect shot really is a skill! But with camera’s being so accessible (pretty much everyone’s [...]
Millinery :: Inspiring Creativity
Written by Amy (Orange Juice) McCarthy Wedding season is in full swing and lots of people will be sporting beautiful hats about now. It’s a well kept secret that we have some very talented milliners on Folksy, so this week I have asked them all about how to make your own beautiful crowning glory, what [...]