Oriel 1
Ionawr 2013
Plant mewn Amgeuddfeydd
Ar 31 Rhagfyr, caewyd yr orielau yn Sain Ffagan: Amgueddfa Werin Cymru er mwyn gwneud lle ar gyfer gofodau addysg ac oriel newydd sy’n rhan o waith ailddatblygu yr Amgueddfa a ariennir gan Gronfa Dreftadaeth y Loteri.Yn ystod project ‘Plant mewn Amgueddfeydd' diweddar, gofynnwyd i ddisgyblion o Ysgol Coed y Gof, Caerdydd, pa wrthrychau ddylai gael eu dangos yn yr orielau a pham.
Rhagfyr 2012
Oriel 1: the final days....
Hello!
Just in case you don't know - Oriel 1 will be closing on 31 December, so make sure you visit us before then, there's not much time!
The gallery is full of such great objects - my favourites are the good luck charms, the (previously) concealed shoe and the Victorian brooches and jewellery made with woven human hair.
I've pretty much finished my duties for the year! This month we've been busy making Christmas decorations - tissue paper pom poms, paperchains and christmas tree decorations made out of felt - it's been lots of fun.
Next year I'll be starting up two new things - a craft group for adults and a reading group for adults, and we'll also be carrying on with our old favourites - quilt club, craftivism, art cart... it's going to be great!
Wishing you a happy Christmas and wonderful new year!
best wishes, sian.
Hydref 2012
Craftivism at the Food Festival
Did you come to our food festival in September? I hope so as it was such a great event - look out for it next year if you didn't make it.
This summer the Craftivist Collective launched a jamming and sewing project which you can read all about right here and I thought that would fit in perfectly with the food festival, so that's what we did!
The idea is that you make some tomato jam (I am proud to say that I made some all by myself and it tasted good too) following a recipe from an amazing lady called Christine who lives in Africa. Then you embroider a message on a fabric jam lid - maybe something like 'if you don't grow, you don't change' or anything to do with food and global food issues. After you have embroidred your message, pop it on the top, secure it with ribbon and give your pretty jar of jam away! I think the giving it away is the most important part as you are sharing the message, you could give it to your MP or your local shop if you wanted, or just pass it along to friends and family, it all helps spread the word and provides an opportunity for talking about what you eat and where your food comes from.
The project is also linked in with Oxfam and their 'Grow' campaign, and we were lucky enough in St Fagans that Louise from Oxfam was able to come along and lend a hand - she also provided lots of leaflets for further information.
What do you think about the project? did you come to our drop in session? did you make the jam and did you pass your jam along to someone else? I'd love to know!
Summer art activities
How was your summer? it was pretty busy for me!
As usual we ran the art cart in Oriel 1 everyday throughout August and our focus this year was weaving. We mainly did paper plate weaving (or circular weaving) which proved to be really popular with all ages and looks really effective too - I am thinking of doing more of it for Halloween...but in black and orange of course.
Quite a few of the museum attendants helped run the art cart this year too and they also brought different ideas and skills along with them so that there was quite a variety of activities. Elen did some drop spinning with visitors and even showed them how to make their own drop spindle, and Elle showed everyone how to make amazing woven friendship bracelets using a circular piece of card.
In July Ian and I got together to plan and run a two day art activity in the Celtic Village. We decided to make Iron Age shields out of cardboard and to get the visiting children to decorate them with typical iron age patterns using stencils or their own designs.
The activity went really well and we were lucky that it fell on two beautiful sunny days (we were outside). It's definitely an activity we'll be running again
Come September and it was back to running sessions for visiting schools, I've written about my art session called 'Looking at Buildings' so won't go on about it again... just show you some pictures of wonderful drawings instead.
Then I took two weeks off work and went on holiday to San Francisco! and now I'm back and all inspired for more arts and crafts and workshops and everything! There are a few things coming up - the big draw this saturday and next (6+13 oct 2012), a couple of craftivist things (one this sunday 7th in gwdi hw which isn't directly linked with St Fagans, and one on the 20th of October as part of the Made in Roath festival whic is), and then it will be half term and time for Halloween!
phew, happy making!
Mehefin 2012
looking at buildings with 'families learning together'
I met a lovely group this morning from 'families learning together' who took part in one of my looking at buildings sessions.
I sent them out to do some sketches and they came back with these beauties! We then turned the sketches in to 3d models and they were really wonderful!
craftivists
On saturday, the Craftivists (well, the wonderful Sarah Corbett) came to Oriel 1 to help us make mini protest banners dealing with asylum seekers and refugees.
In the gallery at the moment we have an exhibition called Refugee House which is a recreation of a typical refugee or asylum seeker dwelling in Cardiff.
One of the intentions of the exhibtion is to raise awareness about the lives of refugees and asylum seekers in Wales and the rest of the UK.
We thought making banners with other Crafitivists would raise even more awareness about the issues - while stitching slogans and quotes on our mini banners we could really think about the words and discuss their meaning, and when we hung the banners up afterwards other people could read the quotes and perhaps want to investigate more.
It was a really interesting day and I met lots of lovely new crafters, we've hung up most of the banners, but there will be more to come - let me know if you see any!
oh and do go and see what other things the Craftivists do and see how you can get involved.
Thanks to Reynette from Oasis who gave us a bit more of an insight into the lives of refugees and asylum seekers in Wales by telling us about her work and experiences at Oasis Cardiff.
Ebrill 2012
Noah's Ark
These photos are from february half term, but I'd forgotten to put them on the blog until now (in fact I thought I had put them on the blog already but I must have just popped a few on twitter...).
It may be hard to tell but the art work is based on the mural of Noah's Ark in the church here in St Fagans: National History Museum. I drew the ark on a large piece of paper and asked the children to add animals to it - some they had drawn themselves and some coloured in from pictures provided. I also drew a couple of pictures of a devil and a dragon based on those in the church and they went down a storm! I must remember to bring those nasty creatures back round about halloween!
There will be drop in art sessions over the may bank holiday, so please come by and say hello!
Sian
Mawrth 2012
Edrych ar Adeiladau efo Ysgol Coedybryn
Daeth Ysgol Coedybryn draw heddi i wneud y sesiwn celf 'edrych ar adeiladau'. Dyma luniau o peth o'r gwaith. Mae nhw wedi gwneud modelau ardderchog o ffermdy Llwyn yr eos a'r eglwys.
cockpit and post office
Hello!
Just a few pictures of models of buildings made by Cardiff Muslim Primary School when they came here the other week.
They are models of the cockpit and the post office, and are pretty splendid too! look at that thatch!
Ionawr 2012
Sesiynau Crefft
Sanau yn Sain Ffagan: Amgueddfa Werin Cymru - ffoto gan Amy Wheel
Golwg agosach ar hosan o gasgliad yr Amgueddfa - ffoto gan Amy Wheel
Golwg agosach ar sanau yng nghasgliad yr Amgueddfa - ffoto gan Amy Wheel
Golwg agosach ar sgarff(dwi'n credu) o gasgliadau'r Amgueddfa - ffoto gan Amy Wheel
Rydyn ni wedi bod yn cynnal clwb cwiltio am ychydig dros flwyddyn ac erbyn hyn mae criw da yn dod yn rheolaidd ar y Sadwrn cyntaf bob yn ail fis am sesiwn glytwaith a sgwrs. Mae’n rhaid bod tipyn wedi gwneud adduned blwyddyn newydd gan fod dwbl yr aelodau yn y clwb y tro diwethaf gyda nifer o wynebau newydd yn ymuno â ni.
Samantha Jenkins sy’n arwain y clytwaith a’r cwiltio a gallwch chi weld peth o’i gwaith yma. Mae ganddi syniadau di-ri a gall ddatrys unrhyw broblemau clytwaith!
Roedden ni’n meddwl ei bod hi’n hen bryd rhoi cynnig ar sesiynau crefft gwahanol i oedolion, gan ddilyn patrwm y clwb cwiltio (awyrgylch hamddenol, anffurfiol ond gyda arbenigwr yno i’ch helpu) a rhoi cyfle i chi droi eich llaw at weu, gwneud rygiau rhacs, printio llaw neu frodio. Ewch i dudalennau ‘digwyddiadau’ y wefan am ragor o wybodaeth, a cofiwch bod nifer cyfyngedig o lefydd.
I roi syniad i chi o’r trefniadau, bydda i yng ngofal y sesiwn brintio, a byddwn ni’n edrych ar ddyluniadau hyfryd o’r 1950au er mwyn sbarduno syniadau printio, creu blodiau printio syml o bren meddal (tebyg i leino, ond yn well) a phrintio ar bapur a ffabrig. Rydw i wedi troi un o fy mhrintiau yn dlws ffabrig, a byddai’n gweithio hefyd fel rhan o gwilt clytwaith.
Bydd Amy Wheel yng gofal y sesiwn weu ac yn defnyddio rhai o’r hosanau yn y casgliad fel ysbrydoliaeth. Mae Amy yn wyneb cyfarwydd yn y clwb cwiltio ac mae hefyd yn gweu yn gampus ac yn fenyw hyfryd, felly dylai fod yn sesiwn hwyliog! Os ydych chi’n gweu yn barod, gallwch chi roi cynnig ar wneud hosan, neu os ydych chi’n ddechreuwr, gallwch chi ddysgu a chreu rhywbeth wedi’i seilio ar yr esiamplau.
Bydd Jane Dorsett yn arwain y sesiynau rygiau rhacs ac mae’n gofyn i chi dod â bag o ddillad gwastraff glan – mae hen grysau t yn berffaith meddai hi. Mae Jane wedi cynnal nifer o sesiynau rygiau rhacs gydag ysgolion, grwpiau cymunedol ac orielau, a cofiwch archebu mewn da bryd gan fod diddordeb mawr yn y sesiwn yn barod!
Becky Adams fydd yng ngofal y sesiynau brodio, a bydd yn seilio peth o’i chynlluniau ar y casys nodwyddau sydd yng nghasgliadau Sain Ffagan: Amgueddfa Cymru. Roedd Becky yn arfer gweithio yn Sain Ffagan: Amgueddfa Werin Cymru ar ein project Cofroddion, ac mae’n cynnal sesiynau celf a chrefft amrywiol i bobl o bob oed ac yn artist talentog ei hun.
Rwyf wedi ychwanegu rhai lluniau i ddangos gwaith y clwb cwiltio. Os oes gennych chi ffotograff sy’n dangos datblygiad eich gwaith, anfonwch e-bost ata i gan ei bod hi’n wych gweld sut hwyl mae pawb yn ei gael arni! Fy nghyfeiriad e-bost yw sian.lile@amgueddfacymru.ac.uk
Dyma dyddiadau’r sesiynau i chi lenwi’ch dyddiadur. Mae’n rhaid archebu gan fod nifer cyfyngedig o lefydd, felly ffoniwch (029) 2057 3414 i gadw lle.
3 Mawrth 11am-12.30pm – Clwb Cwiltio
17 Mawrth 11am-12.30pm – Gweu
31 Mawrth 11am-12.30pm – Brodio
14 Ebrill 11am-12.30pm – Printio
28 Ebrill 11am-12.30pm – Brodio
12 Mai 10.30am-12.30pm – Rygiau Rhacs
19 Mai 11am-12.30pm – Gweu
26 Mai 10.30am-12.30pm – Rygiau Rhacs
7 Gorffenaf 11am-12.30pm - Clwb Cwiltio
1 Medi 11am-12.30pm - Clwb Cwiltio
3 Tachwedd 11am-12.3opm - Clwb Cwiltio
Mae pob sesiwn am ddim a darperir rhai deunyddiau i’ch rhoi ar ben y ffordd. Dewch â hen ddillad neu ffabrig os ydych chi’n cymryd rhan yn y sesiwn rygiau rhacs.
