Hi, my name is SideshowBob!
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What crafty type stuff do you do???
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the helmet I used to wear and also the maille standard that I made and wore. Helps to stop someone chopping one’s head off
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oh and I have a friend who has a kiln and workshop and says I can come down and glaze and fire my creations. I told her I would come down with gf and throw some pots in her workshop as once gf can drive again we can go see our friend and then it’s throwing time. My gf says she can give me pointers as she has already done a couple of ceramics courses. My aim is to throw some bowls and pots for the reenactment displays
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That sounds brilliant! The kiln firing part always seems to be the make or break exciting bit!😂 My craft hobbies have varied but I guess I'm more comfortable working with textiles, I like hands on stuff and making mess. I call myself a gardener but mainly enjoy the dirt and mess😂 Let me make something in concrete or Papier mache, anything large scale, wall hangings, mixed media. Obviously a bit limited right now but have gotten back into my mixed media and am letting the garden go a bit wild this year. Always fancied learning how to weld. 👍
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excellent.
I love visits to hobby craft.When I first got into reenacting I taught myself to sew (still not brilliant). I made a few arming jackets one of which is still worn by an acquaintance. I’ve made a few shirts and also a doublet (not my swish green one).
Can can draw, have over the years convinced myself that I can’t.
any photos of your work?I also write poetry ( not for a while though) have to been the mood for that. Ogden Nash was a very good poet as was Benjamin Zephaniah and Roger McGough
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Ill have to take some pics from my sketchbooks. I'm not very good with using colours! A lot of my sketches are of art dolls that I used to make from cloth, stain and use texture rather than colours. A lot of my sewing stuff has sadly been put away at the back of the cupboard along with 5 sewing machines 😂 I do aim to eventually be able to sit and sew again soon. Right now I find it more comfortable to stand to paint. I really enjoy the process of making things though. I'm not a big book reader and it's been a long time since I have picked up a book to read. I struggled to find something recently to take to hospital to read. The last books I've read would have been Irvine Welsh and Ian Rankin. And for poetry, it's been a while, but Pam Ayres 😁
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Pam Ayers is good.
Sewing is good as well. I broke my machine when it swallowed some cloth and came to a juddering halt, lucky me. I was in the process of teaching myself to make quilts. Hey ho.
I suppose you read my missive about why I’m in a chair, my own fault really, now I have a good adaptation within me for life on wheels. My son and gf are my inspiration and also my my muse (the pair of them). The both encourage me to do stuff (stuff being a generalisation). Trips to hobbycraft etc. once I start making a mailer shirt that will keep me busy for a while, each one has upward of 60,000-79,000. Rings in it and can weigh a fair bit to. I just settle in and watch a film whilst I work away. Sorry I blather. I am currently reading tithe Count of Monte Cristo, a book I bought with a gift card from my son. Always wanted to read it having seen the films, well, a lot.
Got a few good books on the go at the moment. I’m a big Stephen King fan so I am in the process of purchasing and re reading the Dark Tower series of books, a slog but rewarding
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Always keep an eye out on eBay and at boot sales for the old metal sewing machines👍 Modern machines cost a fortune! I've a couple of semi industrial machines that don't look pretty, weigh a tonne but can stitch through leather, with the correct needle. The old hand crank machines are also good for heavy, layered fabrics. I love a boot sale!!!!😂
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Goovey. I love as good car rummage too.
Well now I'm off to bed as have to be up at 4:50am fo work.
Night night
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Good morning @Bluebell21 how are you? I’m at work so can’t text much today until I get home but feel free to send some messages as it will brighten my day
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I’ll be home from 6pm 🤪
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Hello @Bluebell21 my apologies for not chatting with you yesterday, I found sideshowbobs reenactment and interests quite fascinating 👍 😁 I've always been drawn to crafts with textiles but never attempted cross stitch. I do enjoy hand stitching and got into textile art through hand embroidery. I really enjoy lots of mixed media and making mess 😂. I'm not so good with using colour but love texture. How are you enjoying your art course? Art and Psychology is such a fascinating mix! People express themselves so many ways through art that you must find the psychology aspect of it so interesting. You've both definitely lifted me to want to do more. Circumstances and a few life events have restricted me recently, but I am buzzing to get back to being creative again!
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I'll need to show these reenactment pictures to my partner! She'd love to go to one of these and even join one. Really cool pictures! Would always love to see more if you have them 😋
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@Jim_scope
Reenactment combat or living history is an amazing thing to get into.
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@Bluebell21 work was fairly non today, just non! Bloke got fired on Friday for being an absolute tool and lazy so everyone was a bit more alert today, oh another guy got the “buck up or **** off”.
Tell me what you’ve been up to today???
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Now your creative juices are flowing what kind of thing are you feeling like per suing. I might be tempted to buy some pencils and draw something
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That sounds like quite a stressful day at work!
Do you think an art club would be a good idea on here? I don't know if anyone used to watch the Grayson Perry Art Club on TV. It was fun. Basically you are given a prompt, a word or phrase and you make art, using whatever medium you want, interpreting your own meaning of that week's word/phrase. People's artwork was so mixed and different, it was brilliant! People painted, made drawings , sculptures and everything in-between. I don't think there's anything worse than looking at a blank page, trying to think what to do. Sometimes a prompt is really useful to get going. So what do you all think? It could be fun👍
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actually that sounds awesome. Yes a prompt a great idea, I would fire that out to the wider community “what do you say peoples???
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a group - not a prompt
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