tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-54789392567205634862024-03-18T21:33:06.601-07:00Lisa Connolly...the plight of a new designer!hello hello,
welcome to my blog where you will read about the struggles in my quest to take over the design world..mwa haha haa (evil laugh). This will be a great diary to look back on in a few years when I have actually made a few bob and can afford to buy luxuries like tesco finest cranberry sauce, premium unleaded fuel and so on. Please enjoy and support the plight of Lisa Connolly!!!!Lisa Connollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05357642156145098190noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5478939256720563486.post-50777490524964307092012-02-18T19:44:00.000-08:002012-02-18T19:44:34.616-08:00Long time no post!!!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEGrU_QZoMwy-k4tVYUH8kJk9aW29MQxWLAvInODLTheNsmCzYY356tzvVaAf7iC2cvxgXVcKGZHmsbf0Cyq1qav8lAFJFgLrdamxd88YV6mS49cKKJR3WMCLYDBCoEms6OOuJJc32kmd9/s1600/off+we+go!.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEGrU_QZoMwy-k4tVYUH8kJk9aW29MQxWLAvInODLTheNsmCzYY356tzvVaAf7iC2cvxgXVcKGZHmsbf0Cyq1qav8lAFJFgLrdamxd88YV6mS49cKKJR3WMCLYDBCoEms6OOuJJc32kmd9/s400/off+we+go!.jpg" width="400" yda="true" /></a></div>Some of you may have wondered if I've disappeared all together!! I have spent the last few months working away, saving up to live my dream and take off on a years travel. After a long time opf saving and planning I finally left on the 31st of January. I've started a new blog to doccument these adventures...until I return home and start illustrating again! You can follow the journey here <a href="http://frecklesandfernando.blogspot.com/">http://frecklesandfernando.blogspot.com/</a><br />
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Lisa XLisa Connollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05357642156145098190noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5478939256720563486.post-81324640389955449472011-07-08T05:06:00.000-07:002011-07-08T05:06:41.530-07:00Zizzi Hitchin!<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiueLKzS-fjCpCU_1LUu6N4q3Plr9x6AVZM3C80yRaQEtUhWKO9-GusKE8DIDB_OmYYncxvPCnA5g3T4lTlWLOxZ0WPTtNBDRDt0gzy2GGyLYIGuCBN2_WUnouIcbpPkLSOsdsiAQNnHWZF/s1600/window+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="height: 226px; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; width: 405px;"><img border="0" height="226" m$="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiueLKzS-fjCpCU_1LUu6N4q3Plr9x6AVZM3C80yRaQEtUhWKO9-GusKE8DIDB_OmYYncxvPCnA5g3T4lTlWLOxZ0WPTtNBDRDt0gzy2GGyLYIGuCBN2_WUnouIcbpPkLSOsdsiAQNnHWZF/s320/window+1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">"Food should be fun!" Thomas Keller</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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This is what I wanted to illustrate in my work here at Hitchin. <br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7mNiWnAuE8uUniPGphRaFef6JouFlPt1K3_IFpfZPNdYChnDNCS7UNnjvneVE-etupeTARSm66eMA_Cj7SxgLywX5aOADKr53_6cr4C9epnD-enzARbLMINSVcyC5suhxQDIazwR-un6P/s1600/catfish.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="133" m$="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7mNiWnAuE8uUniPGphRaFef6JouFlPt1K3_IFpfZPNdYChnDNCS7UNnjvneVE-etupeTARSm66eMA_Cj7SxgLywX5aOADKr53_6cr4C9epnD-enzARbLMINSVcyC5suhxQDIazwR-un6P/s320/catfish.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Hitchin has a thriving market which dates as far back as the 14th century. I illustrated elements of food that have been sold at the market over the years, highlighting the fun and frivolous in each item. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglrLyXlgIF4WpClb4ee_83kMKHfztCh7ZjrgX3_5r6u1sKljISqLVfG-c6J4y1mqnDQubWuCsbS_icW3KzrHf-EZYHkuSHcynyh5JzH1fxb4QeR9OuIGlaD8MCT8nYAHOENGM8GJdDKoGd/s1600/lamb+fish.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" m$="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglrLyXlgIF4WpClb4ee_83kMKHfztCh7ZjrgX3_5r6u1sKljISqLVfG-c6J4y1mqnDQubWuCsbS_icW3KzrHf-EZYHkuSHcynyh5JzH1fxb4QeR9OuIGlaD8MCT8nYAHOENGM8GJdDKoGd/s320/lamb+fish.jpg" width="308" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div>My illustrations have been printed on vinyl and applied to the windows of the restaurant. In addition, my funtastic food has been printed on bunting which hangs outside the premises, mimicing the bustling town market!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">knight on route to his lady!</td></tr>
</tbody></table>Every part of the tapestry was hand made by the designers. All the fabrics were hand dyed to a contemporary colour pallet deigned specifically for Zizzi. The illustrations are machine embroidered and each piece has been delicately hand finished to create a 4m long tapestry.<br />
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</tbody></table><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">This is a piece unique to Zizzi and very special for Kenilworth!!</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">The finished tapestry was far too long to photograph in its entirety so you will have to wait a little while for some photos :)</div><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIVOeOCbE5SGGxufXebWwq-WbW8UzgVi2uO8EHnysytogn8kzHxa3ojl0WR9TfFTyl10-A5LN9W4zrmr5S6rfUjffkSYKaSr8BIwcos5tW_VcDd4zJ4OzWJGbPmHTbPOdCam6Q-7BToMnb/s1600/wall+illustration+Kennilworth2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="108" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIVOeOCbE5SGGxufXebWwq-WbW8UzgVi2uO8EHnysytogn8kzHxa3ojl0WR9TfFTyl10-A5LN9W4zrmr5S6rfUjffkSYKaSr8BIwcos5tW_VcDd4zJ4OzWJGbPmHTbPOdCam6Q-7BToMnb/s400/wall+illustration+Kennilworth2.jpg" t8="true" width="400" /></a>Lisa Connollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05357642156145098190noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5478939256720563486.post-87028755310091218412011-05-27T03:59:00.000-07:002011-05-27T03:59:59.929-07:00Leela & Bee<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBwyZsOq8LJ55XzPwkXxNosFHZorDybr2-6q4nnnHZQErlxJceuNEnlaIMMW-DWXxgdL4KqMSCamEC8hKVzRXESh5viGP55lf_b2VvpZtMwxqbKVNJFvOVPnLAHVaZgq9z-b0NEu92_b6d/s1600/leela+and+bee.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBwyZsOq8LJ55XzPwkXxNosFHZorDybr2-6q4nnnHZQErlxJceuNEnlaIMMW-DWXxgdL4KqMSCamEC8hKVzRXESh5viGP55lf_b2VvpZtMwxqbKVNJFvOVPnLAHVaZgq9z-b0NEu92_b6d/s320/leela+and+bee.jpg" t8="true" width="320" /></a></div>Recently I was asked to create an illustration for the Zizzi Kenilworth. I invited one of my best friends Anna O Neil (Bee) to team up with me for this venture. I have been friends with Bee for a long time. Initially, we got to know each other during our portfolio course at the Central Technical Institute in our hometown of Waterford. After our year in the CTI we moved to Wales to study at the West Wales School of the Arts. That was where the fun began!!!! We lived together with two of our other best buddies for three years and it was probably the greatest time I've had so far! <br />
I began by studying fashion design at WWSOTA and struggled with the rigidity of the subject for two years. I was lost in a mass of unaccounted seem allowances and miscalculated patterns....I just wanted to illustrate and be creatively freeeeeeee. Bee kept telling me to move to textiles, actually from week one in first year she told me I should be there but I had pledged allegiance with the fashion department an was uneasy about moving.<br />
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Eventually at the end of the second year she finally convinced me and so I made the move to Textiles. It was the best decision I've ever made and I will be forever grateful to Bee to giving me the kick to do so!<br />
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This reaffirms our similarities and I have always thought that if we could team up and collaborate it could amount to something fantastic! Thankfully, Zizzi thought so too and so allowed us to work together for their Kenilworth revamp.<br />
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It was one of the most enjoyable ventures I've worked on so far...I'm hoping team Leela & Bee will get some more opportunities for creative mash ups!!! <br />
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you can see some of Anna's work here... <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/annaoneill/">http://www.flickr.com/photos/annaoneill/</a>Lisa Connollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05357642156145098190noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5478939256720563486.post-75265835373332701882011-05-27T03:14:00.000-07:002011-05-27T03:15:20.834-07:00Work for Zizzi Canterbury<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Illustrations of John Cogan created by the fresh talent collective</td></tr>
</tbody></table>Zizzi Canterbury has resently reopened its doors! John Cogan was the former owner of the buliding and his memory is strongly reassured in the new restaurant. There are twelve individual portraits of him gracing the walls, created by twelve of the illustrators from the creative collective. <br />
You can read more about Zizzi Canterbury here... <a href="http://www.zizzi.co.uk/restaurants/canterbury">http://www.zizzi.co.uk/restaurants/canterbury</a># <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Off the peg guy hangin' out at the bar</td></tr>
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“I would spread the cloths under your feet:<br />
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But I, being poor, have only my dreams<br />
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I have spread my dreams under your feet<br />
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Thread softly because you tread on my dreams.”<br />
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William Butler Yeats<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"The Cloths of Heaven," poem by W.B Yeats</td></tr>
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So often in life, a creative steps out from the crowd and offers something new and exiting to the masses. When the industrial revolution unfolded, textiles manufacturing was at the forefront of the uprising in Leeds. It was then that broadcloth was dreamt, produced, sold and worn. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">my illustration of dressmaker working on HANDMADE broadcloth dress</td></tr>
</tbody></table> A beautifully quintessential English prototype, the material was woven into the industrialised society, creating jobs, fuelling the development of crafts and offering an elegant material to suit the fashionable fillies of that time. <br />
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I can envision the hustle and bustle of the Corn Exchange and the city markets during this time, when the town’s cloth market was described as “a prodigy of its kind, unequalled in the world.” <br />
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This is the element I have chosen to illustrate in the restaurant. It happens too much in today’s society that skills which an area prides themselves upon, become diluted and often forgotten by our quick turn around society. Many people in Leeds may not even realise this heritage that created their wonderful city, and that is an awful shame. I am illustrating this in a quirky matter to draw attention to the subject, and to make people think twice about supporting what’s locally their own and helping it to succeed and thrive.<br />
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Leeds City Market is one piece of history which has survived the years of change and continues to flourish today. It is the largest undercover market in the county and houses around 800 traders. I felt it was very important to illustrate this fantastic Edwardian building and so it is featured prominently in my work for the restaurant.<br />
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For now you will have to make do with my drawings, I'm travelling over to Leeds next week to take some snaps of the completed work in all its threaded glory!!! I should have mentioned it was all stitched on leather panels, some of which have been mounted to chairs so it's going to be a very new way of presenting my illustrations. Can't wait to see it all!!! Hopefully some of you might get the chance to see it too if your in Leeds! <br />
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You can read more about Leeds The Light and about Zizzi's fantastic Fresh Talent collective here...<br />
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<a href="http://www.zizzi.co.uk/restaurants/leeds-2">http://www.zizzi.co.uk/restaurants/leeds-2</a> Lisa Connollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05357642156145098190noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5478939256720563486.post-60811707903741367662011-02-05T17:14:00.000-08:002011-02-05T17:14:57.331-08:00breaking news!!!In resent minutes, Connolly has released a statement to insure that she has not in fact 'sold out'!!!! Just under a month after writing her passionate article, stating her passion for full time designing, love for the struggle and so on, the designer has in fact, obtained a full time job! Here's what she had to say...<br />
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"Well basically, I applied for a <em>part time </em>retail position in a new outlet opening in town. A couple of days later I am called for interview, and actually offered the managers position within the store. Not ideal in some aspects, but in others it is perfect because now I have the finances to start putting my lovelies into production on a large scale...something I've been struggling to do for quite some time. I've been manufacturing in bits and pieces, never enough and certainly not to suffice demand I have received.<br />
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Good side!<br />
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On the downside, I will not be able to commit to the Workhouse Studio full time...but the girls have been incredibly understanding of my new situation. Although I will not be working with them on a daily basis, I will still remain apart of the group which is absolutely fantastic because they are such a great team to be apart of. It would have been absolutely horrible to break away from the girls.<br />
In addition, I fought to have my working schedule arranged so I can still attend the 'FAB' start your own business classes...so in all, I am not losing out so much, design time of course but I have made a nice little studio space in my house that I can work in the evenings after work...still being productive and fabulous and all that!<br />
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So, although I would love more than anything to design full time, as of yet, I am not in a position to do so. Which is okay. Because when I am...I tell you I will be such a machine you will have never seen such a thing before!!!! Stay tuned for exciting news coming in the next few weeks of a super fantastic collaboration between the Workhouse Studios and other fabulous up and coming designers..joining force for one EPIC exhibition!!!!" <br />
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Lovely stuff!!! :)<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">oooh, and for anyone who hasn't connected to our Workhouse Studios page do so now to keep up to date with all the news...Eily has also uploaded some very arty images of the studio so check it out!! <a href="http://www.facebook.com/WorkhouseStudios">http://www.facebook.com/WorkhouseStudios</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>Lisa Connollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05357642156145098190noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5478939256720563486.post-49140551761217897432011-01-26T15:25:00.000-08:002011-01-26T15:25:36.025-08:00Lovely lovely things<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>My favourites folder continues to grow on my laptop... I thought it would be nice to share some of these beauties. This would probably be classified as a 'swooning' article...however, use of the word <em>swoon</em> make me want to <em>vom</em> so I will not be describing it as so! Enjoy x<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I adore this outfit <br />
Organic by John Patrick SS11</td></tr>
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<a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/46269715/diy-sunshine-headband-kit-by-mayi-carles">http://www.etsy.com/listing/46269715/diy-sunshine-headband-kit-by-mayi-carles</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fantastical Embroidery by Lou Gardiner<br />
<a href="http://www.lougardiner.co.uk/">http://www.lougardiner.co.uk/</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Homemade goodie bags<br />
<a href="http://lovelydesign.blogspot.com/2009/02/goodie-bags.html">http://lovelydesign.blogspot.com/2009/02/goodie-bags.html</a></td></tr>
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<a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/65921176/tightrope-walk-woman-on-a-bicycle">http://www.etsy.com/listing/65921176/tightrope-walk-woman-on-a-bicycle</a></td></tr>
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<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>Lisa Connollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05357642156145098190noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5478939256720563486.post-34827305018660194562011-01-18T06:48:00.000-08:002011-01-18T06:50:09.613-08:00It's FAB!!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLVz-aup0YwdHIgvUULOXxA5b9tp7N4FGtbd1Ad50vaKR8NPWGwVMCmlVfJc9LN0zxsrZi1dznDdiDRt5ieAKjUwii_q7dJ9gTbrnDy32yyflsuYuMBX5sKKpkd_jhrdFRtKZEYlBSp2OZ/s1600/fab.bmp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="261" n4="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLVz-aup0YwdHIgvUULOXxA5b9tp7N4FGtbd1Ad50vaKR8NPWGwVMCmlVfJc9LN0zxsrZi1dznDdiDRt5ieAKjUwii_q7dJ9gTbrnDy32yyflsuYuMBX5sKKpkd_jhrdFRtKZEYlBSp2OZ/s320/fab.bmp" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div>So I've just finished the first stage of the FAB programme. I should probably explain a bit about this wonderful initiative!... FAB stands for females at business. It is a scheme set up by the Waterford City Enterprise Board with the aim of helping more lovely ladies get in to business. It was felt that the majority of business start ups were male driven and so the aim of this programme was to put a change to this in Waterford. <br />
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Their initial call out was back in November where they held a coffee morning in the local Tower Hotel. I've been to some other networking events as of late but this one by far had the biggest response. Every table in the function room was full and they even had to draft in more seating!!! How incredible!! I think when you're trying to start something up yourself it's very easy to feel alone...but here were at least sixty other ladies all with similar ambition which was very comforting!<br />
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So the next stage of the programme was an idea generation workshop with Joe Kelly (local business mogul!) We were broken down in to smaller groups...less chatting and more doing, you know what a massive group of women are like! There were three other ladies in my group, Claire who is aiming to write a book, Brenda who bakes fabulous scones and cakes and Aileen who is setting up a joined venture with her husband specialising in carbon testing homes. It was great to have such a variety of business ideas bouncing off one another. This phase lasted for just three session, but it was amazing to see the transformation in attitudes by the end of it. Joe was very enthusiastic and encouraged each individual in the group. Each gal left the phase feeling confident, capable, and pretty bloody FAB!!!!!<br />
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The next stage is a ten module start your own business course during which time we will also be assigned a personal business mentor to help with our set ups. In all, this is a fantastic initiative headed by the City Enterprise Board and I am very grateful to have such guidance at the beginning of this huge venture. I think more cities should follow suit and get their ladies ready to lead us out of this recession!!!!<br />
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<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Before I go, I couldn't possibly blog about business women in Waterford without mentioning the fantastic Bonzie.... </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Bonzie is a local fashion design collaborative featuring Ger and Bonzie Crotty. The ladies describe themselves as '<em>an independent Irish design label with romantic vintage appeal.'</em> These gals are at the cutting edge of tattered couture, creating whimsical designs that cannot but make you dream. </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;">Their creations are incredibly beautiful and unique. Although they hold a very strong presence in the bridal market, I admire Bonzie's ability to provide fashion and accessories for a much wider audience. I dare <em>anyone</em> to try and find a piece of theirs that they would not love to call their own.</span></span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Last week, Bonzie received the recognition deserved as they were crowned Ireland's most influential designers of 2010. </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">HOW AMAZING IS THAT!!!! </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">They are an incredible inspiration and are proof of what you can achieve with hard work...and a smashing personality (as opposed to the bitchy industry stereotype!) I wish the ladies all the best for 2011, keep a close eye on them and if you can invest in a piece of theirs soon...do!!! I am saving as I <strike>speak </strike> type!</div> <br />
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<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span class="textrunscx110114085"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><a href="http://www.bonziedesigns.com/" onmousedown="UntrustedLink.bootstrap($(this), "34f00HbxgX1h1AV2EghxM9zfIqQ", event);" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3b5998;">www.bonziedesigns.com</span></a> (portfolio)<br />
<a __untrusted="true" href="http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bonzie.etsy.com%2F&h=34f00wfGfQbA5hAgduK3FbaZ-BA" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3b5998;">http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bonzie.etsy.com%2F&h=34f00wfGfQbA5hAgduK3FbaZ-BA</span></a> (online store)<br />
<a href="http://www.designsbybonzie.blogspot.com/" onmousedown="UntrustedLink.bootstrap($(this), "34f00WnSIGakr3GNbor6MQcbuQg", event);" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3b5998;">www.designsbybonzie.blogspot.com</span></a><br />
facebook : bonzie crotty</span></span></div><br />
<span class="textrunscx110114085"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">Enjoy!! xxx</span></span><br />
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"></div>Lisa Connollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05357642156145098190noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5478939256720563486.post-88821291154305925322011-01-13T14:07:00.000-08:002011-01-13T14:18:32.182-08:00so...where do you work?This is probably one of the most dreaded questions I hear lately... what do you do? Where do you work? Today I had an electritian in my house doing some work, and making small talk, he asked just that. So, I told him I was a freelance designer, based in a studio la la la and just as quick as I could inform him of my contribution to our country, I could see his bright and hopeful face fall to one of confusion and pity. How do you make money then? So you have no steady income? That's hard, why don't you get a <em>real </em>job (grrr that phrase makes my blood boil!) etc. etc. I could go on and on. I stayed there for a while trying to explain anyway but knew my words were falling on deaf ears.<br />
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That's the thing with being a creative...it's a constant battle to keep up with 'the real world.' One of my musician friends called round this evening, we spoke of the marvelous things we did with our day...he began writing a new song, I sketched some new illustations which for the first time this week I really adored. We were delighted with ourselves. Then my partner, who is a carpenter arrives home from work (who I must mention is incredily supportive in my pursuit of design doimination), anyway he arrives home from a hard day of grafting, covered in dirt, absolutely wrecked...and suddenly, my efforts seem so meager. <br />
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So I sat down with a big mug of tea last night to trawl through my endless back issues of Vogue, Tank and Lula. I haven't done it in ages, and even though I've read through them all hundreds of times, I continue to be excited by the dreamy location shoots and brave garments that have been fashioned by some of the worlds best creatives.<br />
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</div>Although I have gone down the textiles route of stitching, ink is where my journey into illustration began. I spent the first two years of college studying fashion design. I never got around the precision of pattern cutting and found it quite soul destroying because I could not master it... illustration class however was where I 'blossomed.' I spent many an hour sketching class mates prancing up and down on top of tables wearing as many different textured items of clothing as possible and absolutely loved every second of it!!! The messiness and unsure nature of illustration speaks to me more than a perfectly tailored garment ever could.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I must say I really enjoyed my day of doodling..although that was not was I was supposed to do at all. I am (or rather <i>should be</i>) constructing my market research surveys and questionnaires in line with the business model I am setting up this year. My business advisor and best friend Orla Caffrey has given me a massive book on creating and conducting such things, but being the crafty person I am am finding it quite impossible to make friends with this book!! Orla, if you're reading this I'm sorry and promise to get going on it tomorrow!!!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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Anyway, if you have a twitter account and would like to befriend me...or share your pearls of technomological wisdom please come and find me!!! <span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: orange;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif;">http://twitter.com/</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif;"><span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">LisaThreadables</span></span></span><br />
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</div><div>Congratulations to Brian and Fiona on their beautiful new recruit!!! </div></div>Lisa Connollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05357642156145098190noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5478939256720563486.post-81134749648946620362011-01-04T04:59:00.000-08:002011-01-18T06:09:55.279-08:00Ooh la la...another new year!It's January....again!!! Usually this month leaves me quaking in my Christmas Pjs... another year of possibilities and probabilities, it can be pretty daunting. Not this year however!!!! I can feel it in my bones, this year is going to fantastic!!!! I just woke up on Saturday morning and knew it instantly..pretty cool hey! Okay, before you think I've lost the plot, I'll quickly mention that I haven't! I'm just feeling incredibly positive and slightly over ambitious for the coming year, but sure if you haven't got ambition, what have you got?<br />
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Until now I've been floating along doing different exhibitions, creating artwork here, there and everywhere and generally just enjoying keeping my crafty hands busy. Which is all great, don't get me wrong. This year however, I am aiming to establish my design label and create a well rounded business doing what I love most. If I don't give it a go now January will continue to knock upon my unassuming door and I will be upstairs cowering under my bed, regretful of the chances I did not take and opportunities I did not chase.<br />
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The idea for their festival show was created by Lina Kanafani, the shop owner. When in Denmark she salvaged 13 chairs from a disused dock which she brought back to London with her! She approached 13 different designers to put their mark on the assigned chair... I have attached some pictures of my chair.<br />The show opens on the 23rd of September in the Mint shop.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHqiTkpScnVp42zj8NcjMTeLEIwK85lsFJ4mm9lrPss5tjYp75bpxYJZ6pX5S44wpWtBCYnl8fktGL7jCqEkUlAYbj0sLmyuSdDXO58FntsYxGNgm0wc8F2x2NOIH8c5TFaUDh9-AB1mte/s1600/_002werewr0039.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHqiTkpScnVp42zj8NcjMTeLEIwK85lsFJ4mm9lrPss5tjYp75bpxYJZ6pX5S44wpWtBCYnl8fktGL7jCqEkUlAYbj0sLmyuSdDXO58FntsYxGNgm0wc8F2x2NOIH8c5TFaUDh9-AB1mte/s400/_002werewr0039.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500889240827192514" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvE76-x7LwXkKtm0wsRtk2sc5ikJcLbuIsSpcfjIAb3YSyBjM1esUJJiBIIinEVnWdlmEYppzv2wluTsEH4mDCXEDkhBMQWZosoFJIuo9T3fkieNQCweGUBz1WFuHqPAX1jfqlBbtl8FI_/s1600/_0020erwyt013.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvE76-x7LwXkKtm0wsRtk2sc5ikJcLbuIsSpcfjIAb3YSyBjM1esUJJiBIIinEVnWdlmEYppzv2wluTsEH4mDCXEDkhBMQWZosoFJIuo9T3fkieNQCweGUBz1WFuHqPAX1jfqlBbtl8FI_/s400/_0020erwyt013.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500889107526974178" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqH0T0zoVXd8NHoIDdmrpPJThjO1hsJtLaru9APAeSfr4f2OoQz9kLm07LVKDWsxPvFakaVkwhpvUOSUR7cEjacyqXTzcuHyy1781Pa53I86vp1Gzif_ZNQFtGZK8mwrtmK3NEiKW2xfwq/s1600/_0020tehrh002.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqH0T0zoVXd8NHoIDdmrpPJThjO1hsJtLaru9APAeSfr4f2OoQz9kLm07LVKDWsxPvFakaVkwhpvUOSUR7cEjacyqXTzcuHyy1781Pa53I86vp1Gzif_ZNQFtGZK8mwrtmK3NEiKW2xfwq/s400/_0020tehrh002.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500888968788965810" border="0" /></a>Lisa Connollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05357642156145098190noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5478939256720563486.post-63587908749534980652010-06-03T10:02:00.001-07:002010-06-03T10:09:56.013-07:00Tectonic plates(where art and industry collide)So the New English team are back from their overseas tour of the show. Much to my dismay I didn't make it over but have been told it was very well received by the New Yorkers! Here are some pics of the show..<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhguieia4ET-Iv6mhx9VQkPMiJRYJ0OngXGugjdTL4KC7oyRcaIwYbD_KazM97VjwnruUZGNfntudkkjfaUl3P2tGv6C4cuq6yEaJrHH-eSzFbdcpxtDCZrSPG5Yp1iTEWerRjx0f76VSt9/s1600/tectonic+plate.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 265px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhguieia4ET-Iv6mhx9VQkPMiJRYJ0OngXGugjdTL4KC7oyRcaIwYbD_KazM97VjwnruUZGNfntudkkjfaUl3P2tGv6C4cuq6yEaJrHH-eSzFbdcpxtDCZrSPG5Yp1iTEWerRjx0f76VSt9/s400/tectonic+plate.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478594316347378834" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhguieia4ET-Iv6mhx9VQkPMiJRYJ0OngXGugjdTL4KC7oyRcaIwYbD_KazM97VjwnruUZGNfntudkkjfaUl3P2tGv6C4cuq6yEaJrHH-eSzFbdcpxtDCZrSPG5Yp1iTEWerRjx0f76VSt9/s1600/tectonic+plate.jpg"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);font-size:100%;" >( If you look very closely you can see my stitched plate</span></a> of Bella in the center of the circle.)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuxyEPq5GQMaREbXLP2y_K1iDdO4lgbyaFZUOfwYq8VqBYdR3j4AMHP3j2zmK55oAV3GtrkcCytRqu3RwkmoMWklIGg-P6rPguecE7FLEP_JFqF3iLD2ukH2Vq7PNc1ehHffj7DyW0hKgg/s1600/tectonic+plate3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuxyEPq5GQMaREbXLP2y_K1iDdO4lgbyaFZUOfwYq8VqBYdR3j4AMHP3j2zmK55oAV3GtrkcCytRqu3RwkmoMWklIGg-P6rPguecE7FLEP_JFqF3iLD2ukH2Vq7PNc1ehHffj7DyW0hKgg/s400/tectonic+plate3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478594916054889858" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiccwx61A4L1asqwD8qWbzlQmBBjzoU3ACLJ5NmqNPxzj_6mk2xuRdht-BN3kn_WwZvhDE3mfHWUnYqaCqXvEUBjTW2Z7VRGFUaoCUoYI9HswJRuMyKe4_EvqOmQ6iyzCmj-_hI5EvEVg1b/s1600/tectonic+plate2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 265px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiccwx61A4L1asqwD8qWbzlQmBBjzoU3ACLJ5NmqNPxzj_6mk2xuRdht-BN3kn_WwZvhDE3mfHWUnYqaCqXvEUBjTW2Z7VRGFUaoCUoYI9HswJRuMyKe4_EvqOmQ6iyzCmj-_hI5EvEVg1b/s400/tectonic+plate2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478594781280991826" border="0" /></a><br />The show continues this weekend at Pulse, Earls Court, London.<br /><br />Congratulations to Paul and all at The New English on creating such a fabulous show!Lisa Connollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05357642156145098190noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5478939256720563486.post-27756066479564416782010-05-23T03:48:00.000-07:002010-05-23T03:53:17.330-07:00Mr X Stitch<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5IbueW_ylw5I3uWeh28lkTVM_bhVo1_OncuMxXsnkmtflob4nJjxLs29ViBhlIktSawqQXDy5gRRic0mOfVxJnTSurnrTg3zVQcLeAZhdVVzKhFrT3405mGbxwshBxg5R3ytR76b-_ecS/s1600/mr-x-stitch-craftster-banner-v2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 72px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5IbueW_ylw5I3uWeh28lkTVM_bhVo1_OncuMxXsnkmtflob4nJjxLs29ViBhlIktSawqQXDy5gRRic0mOfVxJnTSurnrTg3zVQcLeAZhdVVzKhFrT3405mGbxwshBxg5R3ytR76b-_ecS/s400/mr-x-stitch-craftster-banner-v2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474416736724434018" border="0" /></a>I met Jamie, the dynamic stitching blogger at this years knitting and stitch show in London. Anyone that has an interest in unconventional stitching should definitely check out his blog, you are sure to find some nice treats! Here's a little piece he has added about my girls http://www.craftster.org/blog/?p=7890<br />Thanks for the mention Jamie!Lisa Connollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05357642156145098190noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5478939256720563486.post-18039924326800905162010-05-23T03:31:00.000-07:002010-05-23T03:44:21.636-07:00Diverse Talents<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9oyCCwZBp-bo51GF_WoPmtB-nnkzekpZ2ZWlR83souVTm0Qy5Q-zaIzjGdqIMqiHybmGvYGrRY4OurTENhB4AkjKT28sBboT9OSy1RvOPbcihPXkh5fiFNC_mp1Tp5L4Ji41CviFCBh2t/s1600/image006.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 282px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9oyCCwZBp-bo51GF_WoPmtB-nnkzekpZ2ZWlR83souVTm0Qy5Q-zaIzjGdqIMqiHybmGvYGrRY4OurTENhB4AkjKT28sBboT9OSy1RvOPbcihPXkh5fiFNC_mp1Tp5L4Ji41CviFCBh2t/s400/image006.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474413977566205922" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I am taking part in a collaborative exhibition this month with the Workhouse studios. The show will bring together designer makers from a range of different backgrounds. showcasing jewelry, ceramics, glass and textiles. The show opens on may 30th and runs until June 25th..be sure to pop in if you're around the Wicklow area.<br /><br />...and here's a sneaky peek of some of the work I will have on show<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigKK8GH0vZd2t45yWbb51DO_3486jATfPOnoue6KaZt2OtFWQEHqDsKQR8pigcX5yulZ_xohwgguQOIoSKj0zuzqhVcOzpZ_kFsxfKvA9PQVWYax_w2IWdQS_Z6R5LgOybFTEtA_kw-o1N/s1600/alice.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 359px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigKK8GH0vZd2t45yWbb51DO_3486jATfPOnoue6KaZt2OtFWQEHqDsKQR8pigcX5yulZ_xohwgguQOIoSKj0zuzqhVcOzpZ_kFsxfKvA9PQVWYax_w2IWdQS_Z6R5LgOybFTEtA_kw-o1N/s400/alice.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474412815574893698" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkHSEI44cvy8PYqvY__q9KHJeW6H1PxjyspndFbwDHl2OQGZSVTyroTB1JC8ZgcNPHCmp8O3_WIpr4Hk2pcPOAPZrRFpXQNl545D0LVw2dxmQTIeuLOkHwpkeWEKWJ8yvo5l8mmJATh3LZ/s1600/sally.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 172px; height: 442px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkHSEI44cvy8PYqvY__q9KHJeW6H1PxjyspndFbwDHl2OQGZSVTyroTB1JC8ZgcNPHCmp8O3_WIpr4Hk2pcPOAPZrRFpXQNl545D0LVw2dxmQTIeuLOkHwpkeWEKWJ8yvo5l8mmJATh3LZ/s400/sally.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474413241781922866" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNS7-Jl-hBeVpbHEo0cSIrFeTr5nmCmOdJ9BK-GoXS5WJ27nuC5slfQ-Y3XHr9J6LlUftdT9N2uIzU95-twoQvDzn4j9gkdQN16nqVE6mZ5jb-gIe3lDX-GwLl9LzF1CHpeVm0Y6GjGC8J/s1600/bicycle.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 328px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNS7-Jl-hBeVpbHEo0cSIrFeTr5nmCmOdJ9BK-GoXS5WJ27nuC5slfQ-Y3XHr9J6LlUftdT9N2uIzU95-twoQvDzn4j9gkdQN16nqVE6mZ5jb-gIe3lDX-GwLl9LzF1CHpeVm0Y6GjGC8J/s400/bicycle.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474413569134245458" border="0" /></a>Lisa Connollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05357642156145098190noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5478939256720563486.post-4336746335717935882010-03-29T04:13:00.001-07:002010-03-29T04:19:55.595-07:00The New English: Tectonic plates exhibition<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjLjjSThmB7bzwQB1_IMmyif_h6OYlioDCtkhy-PUZytdqOx7bYHQByCYjA0xn7hrA52fmhZ_7ZQiBRXPjBbMCFaPYZE1IuCL57_cLv5xqzWFJhsowDyDiskkHX7EQvrQ5-QI_xI_TmH9v/s1600/tectonic+plates+invite.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 278px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454012488474032178" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjLjjSThmB7bzwQB1_IMmyif_h6OYlioDCtkhy-PUZytdqOx7bYHQByCYjA0xn7hrA52fmhZ_7ZQiBRXPjBbMCFaPYZE1IuCL57_cLv5xqzWFJhsowDyDiskkHX7EQvrQ5-QI_xI_TmH9v/s400/tectonic+plates+invite.JPG" /></a> If anyone is close to stoke on trent be sure to check out the New English gallery to check out their tectonic plates exhbition.<br /><br />"Featuring the work of 100 creators on 200 plates, the exhibiton demonstartes the power of rethinking ceramics by bringing art and industry together in new and exciting ways."<br /><br />After Stoke-On-Trent the exhibiton continues in New York... a very strange jump!Lisa Connollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05357642156145098190noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5478939256720563486.post-90117205758829405862010-03-10T07:45:00.000-08:002010-03-16T16:21:26.834-07:00it's been too long....I can't believe how long it's been since I dropped a line here, I am a terrible blogger!!<br /><br /><br /><br />I am writing this from Wales...I've popped over to college for a few days to see all the fabulous happenings of my friends as they prepare for their final show. I remember the anxiety and uncertainty of this time last year..how you're so sick of looking at your own work and how you begin to doubt everything you once believed in in September! I have done my best to chat to everyone, reassuring them of their brilliance (there really is some great stuff happening here in the college)...but I still feel so sorry for all the guys as they struggle on to jump the last hurdle.<br /><br />Anywho, things are goin very well on my side. Have been working on comissions, as varied as stitching pictures of peoples grandchildren, designing wedding invitaions and rebranding a restaurant! I have had some lovely mentions on various blogs and in magazines, to all I am so greatful.<br /><br />A particular thanks to Cat Glover from Hanatsubaki high fashion magazine in Japan, and Katie Dominy at UK based arts thread mag for mentions in their rescent publications.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1SthlFFb9RjdvSME_o6tfk4QJho49nQgXsO3GEzPFKBiEdtTYPxIq9GYybYWc-Ec9G3WVRf9SI9MURX4vnEezKurn99rzA8hafiaaLWeRdwVUgWZEyFYnZZFWIFVv2c5x1QC1uUEKBVOh/s1600-h/cover.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448574115735713506" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 291px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1SthlFFb9RjdvSME_o6tfk4QJho49nQgXsO3GEzPFKBiEdtTYPxIq9GYybYWc-Ec9G3WVRf9SI9MURX4vnEezKurn99rzA8hafiaaLWeRdwVUgWZEyFYnZZFWIFVv2c5x1QC1uUEKBVOh/s400/cover.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW5FTqgofoV3SqIPEDNnX9heZ4LcTI05yWVBJcjZ0pz49bIIxIUJkav_HT4zrsFWvllPvHXTlPSb6dzK64sQ6IPLJWPYtfHbKuxQUXO9uiggWAtTQ0dqONMcj61xzbVw_MOnfzpZ7SXdl2/s1600-h/Lisa+Connolly.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448574527347222290" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 291px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW5FTqgofoV3SqIPEDNnX9heZ4LcTI05yWVBJcjZ0pz49bIIxIUJkav_HT4zrsFWvllPvHXTlPSb6dzK64sQ6IPLJWPYtfHbKuxQUXO9uiggWAtTQ0dqONMcj61xzbVw_MOnfzpZ7SXdl2/s400/Lisa+Connolly.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p><br /></p><br /><br />I had some amazing news on monday, I've been selected for the One year on show at new designers this summer. I am absolutely amazed and still cannot quite believe it.<br /><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448579320990711650" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 228px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW6p1Y4OtbkkE7HsDXo-vG8Lar0ufHW9xg6K-eNIOvl7I5tDDwy0IYJEw7FW_Arf3fJbNE6MQX0owzkG1nSuF-Xyvxs7EW3cwpxVKmaE25KFjtsg84JWMANdx3jCUJcj8VWyMlkHCvZRg8/s400/nd1.gif" border="0" /> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Helvetica, serif;font-size:12;"></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Helvetica, serif;font-size:12;"></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Helvetica, serif;font-size:12;"></span>New designers was the foundation of everything that I have done since leaving college, the chance to show there again this year as a practising designer in their first year of business is so exciting...I am going to work my ass off for the new few months to put on the best show there possible!!<br /><br /><br />The girls and my ceramics are still residing in the fabulous golly gosh boutique in waterford. The guys there are doing very well and it is most definately a boutique Waterford was in serious need of, you can check out their stuff at <a href="http://www.gollygoshboutique.com/">http://www.gollygoshboutique.com/</a><br /><br />Right I must be off, I am heading out to the beach with one of my fashionable friends to try commandeer a tree for her photoshoot......the things I do!!! xLisa Connollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05357642156145098190noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5478939256720563486.post-34927978065895113792009-11-26T11:14:00.000-08:002009-11-26T11:22:49.987-08:00website<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiernu6qHBJHLbSzaH8drRorZOe0fv70G6FB_M0xL5OFP4TGxNQXPhrJn8alsDKLiXryocUFOK8tPGIBd176qZ8lkUIIZX7IsCQfiASf9HCVICX8AwKyXrbX7QTwS8U-j69131InC9ESTZH/s1600/web.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 299px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408494858026812514" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiernu6qHBJHLbSzaH8drRorZOe0fv70G6FB_M0xL5OFP4TGxNQXPhrJn8alsDKLiXryocUFOK8tPGIBd176qZ8lkUIIZX7IsCQfiASf9HCVICX8AwKyXrbX7QTwS8U-j69131InC9ESTZH/s400/web.jpg" /></a><br /><div><div> The wesite is finished!!!! <a href="http://www.lisaconnolly.co.uk/">http://www.lisaconnolly.co.uk/</a> check it out :) X</div></div>Lisa Connollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05357642156145098190noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5478939256720563486.post-37050997012466329152009-11-12T06:49:00.000-08:002009-11-12T06:58:19.932-08:00Interview<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZWq7-sEh-fNrJppqTTUXvrgsrIXOuZaU_j6KuJzoZ6kf6hYzLvDn_Vu3M0TGUuaPm90VXbmdXLl8yOvCKZCSYINBNFXLn50rMBTNhvbtkVwFvx_uUysfgOjLLxlfC5z3m3g7_jBGICnwv/s1600-h/couple.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 217px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403231282501510626" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZWq7-sEh-fNrJppqTTUXvrgsrIXOuZaU_j6KuJzoZ6kf6hYzLvDn_Vu3M0TGUuaPm90VXbmdXLl8yOvCKZCSYINBNFXLn50rMBTNhvbtkVwFvx_uUysfgOjLLxlfC5z3m3g7_jBGICnwv/s400/couple.jpg" /></a><br /><div>Hey guys, the lovely Katie from fat-quater online magazine interviewed me during the week about my stitch work. here is is....</div><br /><div><a href="http://www.fat-quarter.co.uk/archives/837">http://www.fat-quarter.co.uk/archives/837</a></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div>Lisa Connollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05357642156145098190noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5478939256720563486.post-7376051555093964962009-11-05T07:30:00.000-08:002009-11-05T08:57:45.143-08:00Knitting & Stitch show RDS Dublin<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjriEDYoRyDzoaMw8SkncjcZo8qkNLCOkYBkjfZNmZNXO012_C4bY6nZ07r5aS5z5I1FgIoTTP_elIY0XVqrcYdfqR5Ycwrfcq1sc2GAylXMZ_m5vZQNKrSDQ-wX78WkGFp1W5y-fCpklV1/s1600-h/final+template+full+image.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400661971946877314" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjriEDYoRyDzoaMw8SkncjcZo8qkNLCOkYBkjfZNmZNXO012_C4bY6nZ07r5aS5z5I1FgIoTTP_elIY0XVqrcYdfqR5Ycwrfcq1sc2GAylXMZ_m5vZQNKrSDQ-wX78WkGFp1W5y-fCpklV1/s400/final+template+full+image.jpg" /></a> <div><div>Last week saw the arrival of the knitting and stitch show to the RDS, Dublin. I was really excited for this show as it was my first in Ireland. In all, it was much quieter than London, however this wasn't so bad as I got to catch up on some reading!(If you haven't read the Kite Runner yet you should, it's amazing.) Anyway, I had some great feedback which was good and have had some comissions to stitch pictures of a few grand children so I'm looking forward to that. Also got to meet up with some more lovely graduates from Galway that were exhibing there which was nice. The biggest surprise of the week was the arrival of Ms Suzi Park who I could not believe was standing before me (Suzi was my stitch teacher in Wales and traveled all the way over for a quick hello, she is a bloomin' amazing lady!!!) Anyway, I will leave you enjoy some pictures of my work, and the other other lovely ladies I was exhibiting with.</div><br /><div></div><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 283px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400659105812468610" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxKcywclwPf9fFrza1dl8QEyi7MRd5-n717KQnetAzOZBI2OQyEkROfMwrgTAutwQY89jgB6uM8FZ1cZFasHUaQO07d6mH91SIDV6SchjWCkAxgWRSax5xXIkCVRBm_s4FX6TDTVbeRHRH/s400/graduate+showcase2.jpg" /></div><div>Here are the Lovely Emma Doyle and Jacqueline O'Neil</div><div></div><br /><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 283px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400658557461390226" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJrZV0bY6hygPfTNe01eitB4JOqjY_SpzClth74aiXkgvm688xXyUEHrErY28toZuC0ctYY1PrKLeUatpBZ30WRzYsbhmj9Ku0MmhHt5TiJt2N9ZkGedFjCMUtb3pxXAtIUvPnDoQ74FfH/s400/graduate+showcase1.jpg" /></div><div>..and the equally lovely Vivienne, Kate, Kirsty and Abegail</div><div></div><div></div><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 283px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400658808818584994" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhelypG_WntcSxFfE9vSg3Z6BV2ZseTT5Q4QDGhWat-atl_tvfANfj_9bTlB5uqRTDeCfMkHXBefYHKjSRAGOQU2-Ujwi0v0iiSnn8TEQdn-1RjOPEsjkKaPIgEhMYZCZZUXzLbT_rsh_Wk/s400/orla.jpg" /> <div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div>This amazing work belongs to Miss Orla O'Brien. I fell in love with her stuff at New Designers and again when I participated in the Mint Escapes exhibition with her earlier on this year. She makes adorable dolls and stitches pictures of them too. This was the first time we met and she is absolutely lovely. We are now talking about having an exhibition together..and then take over the world perhaps?! </div><div></div><div></div><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400658240703177714" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS-FeImIlnnBSABjhOJ4woANj77tWAG6vMOfYZPPStJ30HrwboP61IhoUfNCxD8STH0ipPELuX1htoSMOjjkwiCQBijV7cLW7ke4XhvM7qZ0DAehOL-F5mNhwuM9zjb6pjGDXsuRFFj6Bn/s400/me.jpg" /> and that would be me. Thanks you and good night X<br /><div></div><div></div><div> </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Lisa Connollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05357642156145098190noreply@blogger.com3