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sianburns2
Jul 23, 20221 min read
Busy Bees
I cannot believe that it is the end of the school term already, where did those few months go?. For me they were spent on several...
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sianburns2
Apr 7, 20221 min read
Mad March
Sometimes everything seems to come all at the same time. March was one of those months. My weekend workshop was fully booked, using...
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sianburns2
Mar 15, 20221 min read
Magnificent Mono-printing
One Monday Morning in March I revisited the primary school that all of my three children had attended many years ago; Osbaston CIW...
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sianburns2
Feb 1, 20221 min read
A Creative Catch Up
On Saturday 29th Jan I was delighted that I was able to meet up with several friends that I studied with at The University Of Wales while...
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sianburns2
Jan 26, 20221 min read
Drawing can be scary
As a teacher one of the first things I often hear from year 7 pupils is "I cannot draw I am no good at art", unfortunately this...
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sianburns2
Jan 9, 20221 min read
New Year New Skill
I was delighted with the response I got to my first workshop of the new year. Watercolours for beginners is something that was requested...
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sianburns2
Dec 28, 20211 min read
Christmas Workshops
November and December were quite busy months. I held several workshops after school for staff who had requested Christmas activities. I...
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sianburns2
Nov 15, 20211 min read
Heart and Mind Workshops
This weekend I led my first Art Wellbeing workshop in Monmouth. It was held at Monmouth Priory in the lovely tranquil Geoffrey room. The...
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sianburns2
Oct 4, 20211 min read
Tablecloths
The social aspect of gatherings has an integral part to play in their success. Time spent having meals together forged friendships and...
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sianburns2
Oct 4, 20211 min read
To connect and give
I wanted connect with those travelling the Offa's Dyke path and produced 12 cyanotype postcards to keep or post on to others. I attached...
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sianburns2
Oct 4, 20211 min read
Timeless Memories
The resulting cyanotypes evoked an ageless feeling. The shadows cast during the process appeared to leave behind secrets seeping out...
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sianburns2
Oct 4, 20211 min read
Ethereal Cyanotypes
I was first introduced to the cyanotype process while studying my M.A in a workshop given by the artist Sian Hughes. I delivered my own...
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sianburns2
Oct 4, 20211 min read
Pebbles and Map Lines
I have a slight obsession with pebbles, I love their individualism. I collected pebbles as I made my way down the Offa's Dyke route each...
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sianburns2
Oct 4, 20211 min read
Running The Offa's Dyke Path
In July this year I was fortunate enough to be part of a relay team made up from 'Spirit of Monmouth' running club members. Our aim was...
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sianburns2
Apr 27, 20211 min read
Back to the River
My AP2 project was handed in I wanted to get back to my photography, visiting the river seemed the best way to do this. The water changes...
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sianburns2
Apr 7, 20211 min read
More projections
I am trying to achieve the full immersion in my images, keeping the sound element. It seems that the sound of the shower is the easiest...
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sianburns2
Mar 20, 20211 min read
Visual Immersion
This is a new direction for me, as a photographer surprisingly I usually avoid being the subject of a photograph. In these images I have...
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sianburns2
Mar 12, 20211 min read
There is nothing nicer than the sound of rain on the window.
I have always found the sound of water soothing, rain on windows, trickling brooks and the sound of the sea lapping on the shore. Each of...
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sianburns2
Feb 17, 20211 min read
A deluge
The recent rain has meant that the river levels have risen again. On today's walk I noticed a large amount of trees that had been toppled...
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sianburns2
Jan 31, 20211 min read
Frosty sculptures
How magnificent to see hundreds of nature's tiny, icy sculptures on my walk today.
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