06
JUL
2019

Phinefibre displaying at Hebden Bridge Open Studios

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Fibre and mixed media artist Josephine Gornall is showing at the Hebden Bridge Open Studios from 5 to 7 July, 11am to 5pm, one of 98 artists and makers displaying their works at the popular event. Josephine’s beautiful Birchcliffe Centre Phinefibre Studio, which she moved into...
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13
MAR
2019

A hare-raising experience

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Aspiring fibre artists gathered for a hare-raising experience last weekend at Creative With Nature studio, Todmorden. The one-day workshop, run by fibre and mixed media artist Josephine Gornall, may have induced a few grey hairs among those attending the day but they all emerged...
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12
OCT
2018

A cutting edge country craft returns

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I open the cottage door to blindingly white summer light, shopping basket in hand. Turning left down the lane, it’s an abrupt right at the junction, up the rise of Town Side, past the manor house on the mount, strolling to the butchers. Alone on my early morning journey, with...
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12
OCT
2018

Fibre focus earns commission

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Regional arts and crafts lovers descended on Todmorden earlier in September to admire examples of the local community’s creative force. Among those enjoying a hectic three days in Calderdale, West Yorkshire at Todmorden Open Studios was fibre artist Josephine Gornall, who...
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08
SEP
2018

Fibre creations draw buyers

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Fibre artist Josephine Gornall is celebrating a successful debut at a national focus for local arts and crafts. “More than 100 visitors viewed my collection of contemporary fibre and mixed media creations,” Josephine reveals after exhibiting at the three-day Hebden Bridge Open...
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30
JUN
2018

Water way to see the world

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Billed as arguably Britain’s largest leisure project, linking the river Thames to the South coast of England by water once again is a sometimes painfully slow, though stately, pursuit. The Wey and Arun Canal Trust, which oversees the century-long mission, took a major step...
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28
APR
2018

Mozart’s favourite tipple? – certainly mine

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Legend says music genius Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart loved to quaff a dark, tangy beer dubbed Stiegl, brewed in his native Salzburg. The name derives from the word for a small flight of steps next to the brewery where it originated, now said to be the largest privately owned one in...
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28
APR
2018

Oh I do love to eat beside the seaside

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The seaside surge of interest in town living that’s spreading west along the coastal fringe from Brighton is spilling over into beach dining. Once, you were lucky to buy a decent sandwich in a remote eaterie, standing forlornly overlooking the English Channel. Now, the choice of...
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28
APR
2018

Zeolites secret of soil biology

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Sounding a little like a Biblical tribe hailing from a Middle Eastern land, zeolites are in fact a fascinating family of clay-like minerals that you’ll find in products as diverse as construction binders and cat litter. Mining and transporting them can prove tricky as they are...
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