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marialaliccymru.bsky.social
Textile Artist/Doll-maker/Writer/Educator/ Wayfarer/Habitual Volunteer/Cottage Gardener/Mender of Injured Teddy Bears. Not interested in DMs, politics, religion or unpleasantness. www.marialalic.cymru
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Dydd Gwyl Dewi Sant heddiw felly dyn ni'n cael bwyd Cymreig go iawn am ginio. Ac mae'n ffres o'r ardd hefyd! #StDavidsDay #UseYourWelsh #Cymraeg #DysguCymraeg

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Yesterday's walk (in glorious weather & swamped with bird song) was PylSarTwo, the Slow Ways route between Pyle and Sarn. As soon as I have an internet connection, mine will be the 3rd review which will verify the route. Exciting! @slowwaysuk.bsky.social @stubo37.bsky.social #SlowWays #GetOutside

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People who know me know I always have a plan & that I'll take any opportunity to draw a map. So here it is - this year's garden plan for Scarecrow Cottage #gardens #ngsgarden #cottagegarden #wales

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For those interested in Papan's treatment at Scarecrow Cottage Hospital (following an over affectionate dog greeting on Christmas Eve),Papan has had his final surgery & is recovering well. In future he may choose to sit on the top bookshelf rather than bottom stair. @llangattockvillage.bsky.social

submitted 11 days ago • 3 comments

Papan - an elderly & precious Father Christmas doll who lives on the other side of Wales - has just been admitted to Scarecrow Cottage Hospital. Papan has a severe arm injury caused by an over-boisterous doggy visitor. Sound familiar @sonsiethescottie.bsky.social ? For theatre tomorrow.

submitted 18 days ago • 2 comments

3rd exhibition submission now ready & it's not a Protest Doll. This textile/mixed media art (Giddy Dance) maps the foraging path of a solitary bee. It's off to the WAA IWD exhibition at Art Central Gallery in Barry. @womensartbluesky.bsky.social#Craftivism #InternationalWomensDay

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Thanks for having us! Me and the girls love the Art Pane Relief windows. I hope they're behaving themselves. #ArtInWales #Craftivism #Wales

submitted 23 days ago • 1 comment

It's always a treat to have the Protest Dolls do a takeover of the Art Pane Relief windows at The Workers. A great gallery to visit next time you're in South Wales.

submitted 24 days ago • 0 comments

We are officially coming off of X and focusing our efforts on fostering our archaeology community here! Please share our account around so that we can find our people! We look forward to meeting you all!🏺 #ancientbluesky #archaeology #classicsbluesky

submitted 26 days ago • 20 comments

Final preparations for the Saving Mynydd y Gaer exhibition in the Art Pane Relief windows of the Workers Gallery, Ynyshir CF39 0EN. Can be viewed 24/7 between 8/2 and 22/2 & will resonate with folk who have more than their fair share of turbines, pylons & solar farms. @workersgallery.bsky.social

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Gone from no planned exhibitions to having work in 3 at same time. This is probably the best though & will resonate with people fed up of seeing their beautiful landscapes scarred by wind turbines, pylons & solar farms. @workersgallery.bsky.social #Craftivism #ProtestDolls #Wales #PlacesNotProfit

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I made Kinder Scout dolls to commemorate the Mass Trespass of 1932 for the Pitchfork exhibition at The Workers Gallery in 2023. Now they're off The Welfare in Ystradgynlais as part of an International Women's Day exhibition running throughout February. @workersgallery.bsky.social #IWD

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The start of next winter's log pile has just been delivered. All forestry thinnings and storm downed trees. I'll post a photo when it's stacked. Hope this one makes you happy in the meantime. @welshbigguy.bsky.social and @masterwoodchip.bsky.social .

submitted 37 days ago • 1 comment

Choosing photos for windows exhibition at The Workers Gallery in February. It's all about protecting the landscape, nature & archaeology of Wales(in this case Mynydd y Gaer) from the seemingly never ending march of wind turbines. There's no rest for the Protest Dolls. @workersgallery.bsky.social

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The sea at Aberafan beach was just the teeniest bit less cold this morning. Just me & a couple of surfers in the water but many dogs having a wonderful time racing up and down the sands and causing no trouble at all. #GetOutside #LoveWhereYouLive #Wales

submitted 43 days ago • 0 comments

Orders, pre-orders , reservations, attempts at bribery & coercion are futile because nothing - I mean nothing - will happen until November. However for those who need reassurance (you know who you are) that the annual Scarecrow Cottage Hospital Teddy Bear Adoption Auction will take place ...

submitted 44 days ago • 0 comments

I'm about to do my 4th exhibition here - if you're a non-acquisition artist with a social conscience, it's a great place to be.

submitted 46 days ago • 1 comment

I had this book when it first came out in 1979 & now I've got it again (50p in the landfill shop). It is as good as I remember . Anyone who comes to NGS Open Garden or other charity shindigs this year can expect there to be retro cakes on offer. @helyg.bsky.social @sallyrose.bsky.social #cakes

submitted 46 days ago • 4 comments

Roedd y tywydd yn hyfryd am gerdded yn fy milltir sgwar ddoe. Some great walking weather yesterday. A bus journey (172) on the South Wales Metro Link for start/finish then Glynogwr (New Inn) to Bryncethin by way of rivers, ancient woodlands and birdsong. @slowwaysuk.bsky.social #GetOutside #OSApp

submitted 50 days ago • 2 comments

Fig fritters and crumbled Wensleydale cheese for Sunday morning breakfast meeting mentoring a client transitioning from a career to a later life occupation. Nice food always helps creative thinking. #SundayMorning #GrowYourOwn #BusinessMentoring

submitted 51 days ago • 0 comments

View of sunrise over Nash Point from a chilly Porthcawl parkrun this morning. #parkrun #porthcawl

submitted 52 days ago • 0 comments

So, if you should find yourself in Mumbles on a day of sub arctic temperatures, let me recommend a cup of hot chocolate in Verdi's where you can convince yourself it's not South Wales in January outside. Incidentally this was halfway through an 8 mile walk so I deserved it. #Wales #GetOutside

submitted 52 days ago • 1 comment