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<\/a><\/p>\nThis is the inspired title of an exhibition by local artist, Emma Hall.\u00a0\u00a0 The exhibition will run from Saturday 31 August to Sunday 6 October and will showcase\u00a0 Emma\u2019s work who highlights, \u2018I work with salvaged textiles and sheeps fleece to create unique 3 dimensional birds and animals. I will also be including my paintings and illustrations along with the textile sculptures.\u2019<\/p>\n
Emma went on to say, \u2018After graduating from the University of Ulster with a degree in graphic design, I worked as a graphic designer for over 10 years. I started a part time textiles course a few years ago and it opened up a whole new world to me in terms of materials and techniques. I experimented (and still do) with anything I could find. I taught myself to needle felt, a process in which sharp barbed needles are poked into sheep’s fleece, binding the fibres into a firm dense mat that can be sculpted. Most of the fleece I use is from local sheep. I also get my inspiration from the countryside around me.\u2019<\/p>\n
Maeve Curran, Castle Espie Marketing and Communications Manager highlighted, \u2018One of the aims of the gallery is to encourage fresh talent and we are delighted to showcase Emma\u2019s work; with such a mix of mediums and quirky style celebrating our local wildlife and countryside\u2019.<\/p>\n
The gallery is open daily from 10am to 5pm and entry is free. For full details on the up and coming gallery exhibitions and events please visit wwt.org.uk\/castleespie, email info.castle@wwt.org.uk<\/a> or call 028 91 874146. Follow us on facebook and Twitter @WWTcastleespie.<\/p>\n Become a WWT member when you visit and not only will you get your entrance fee refunded, but you can then enjoy great days out for a full 12 months for FREE. Our centre is open 364 days a year and with annual family membership only \u00a368 for two adults and up to six children (or just \u00a35.67 a month, plus a free book for joining by Direct Debit) it \u2018pays for itself\u2019 after just three visits. Members also receive an exclusive quarterly magazine, Waterlife, which keeps you up to date on what\u2019s going on at all nine WWT UK wetland centres and has information about WWT\u2019s exciting conservation projects saving species from extinction and caring for important wetlands around the world. Ask a member of staff on your next visit.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" On Saturday 31 August at 2pm Castle Espie Art Gallery, will be opening the doors to a textile sculpture exhibition \u201cFlying Solo\u201d. This is the inspired title of an exhibition by local artist, Emma Hall.\u00a0\u00a0 The exhibition will run from Saturday 31 August to Sunday 6 October and will showcase\u00a0 Emma\u2019s work who highlights, \u2018I … Continued<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6232"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6232"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6232\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6236,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6232\/revisions\/6236"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6232"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6232"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6232"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}