Camilla Stacey

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Tea, Toast and Knitting anyone?

Camilla Stacey posted an article on - Nov 24, 2009, 2:11 pm
I've been talking to a couple of lovely people recently about setting up a Weston based Stitch and Bitch group. I know that there is already the wonderful Suzie Johnson who hosts knitting sessions...
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More blogs

Camilla Stacey posted an article on - Nov 22, 2009, 5:33 pm
Here's another blog that I always read. Marci and Deth is the joint blog of Deth P Sun and Marci Washington, although it's pretty much always Deth that posts on it. It's another blog that...
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Smarts and Crafts Photo Assignments

Camilla Stacey posted an article on - Nov 21, 2009, 3:22 pm
After many weeks/months reading the Smarts and Crafts blog and thinking each week 'I really should send a photo in to the photo assignment thing' I finally got round to it this week, with its ...
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Talking about blogs

Camilla Stacey posted an article on - Nov 20, 2009, 5:04 pm
I just wanted to take this time to talk about two of my favourite blogs. I've been having to really cut back on the blogs I follow as it was simply taking over my life, and sometimes it was making...
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Struggling to write a post at the moment

Camilla Stacey posted an article on - Nov 20, 2009, 4:51 pm
I've got a half composed post waiting to be finished but at the moment i'm having some problems with concentrating long enough to write anything very coherent (what, like I normally am?) So ra...
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Home again

Camilla Stacey posted an article on - Nov 15, 2009, 12:33 pm
Well I had a lovely, very wet, few days down in Falmouth. I got home yesterday and jumped straight into bed with one of my cats and tried to recover from thunderstorms, gale force winds and a long dri...
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Falmouth bound...

Camilla Stacey posted an article on - Nov 11, 2009, 6:08 pm
I'm heading off to Falmouth tomorrow, I wish it was going to be as nice weather as it was back in February when I took this photo. I have an interview for a place on the MA in Curatorial Practice ...
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Want to work for a magazine and get lunch cooked for you?

Camilla Stacey posted an article on - Nov 9, 2009, 2:02 pm
Just got this email forwarded to me and thought I might as well share it with you lovely lot: Apologies for another email about interns but we are getting desperate. I am going to print with my Antho...
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wooohooo!

Camilla Stacey posted an article on - Nov 6, 2009, 8:31 am
I've just put my MA application form in the post, which means I can cross one thing off my very long to-do list! I have an interview next Friday (the 13th- eek!) at Falmouth so i'm keeping my ...
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Call to artists!

Camilla Stacey posted an article on - Nov 6, 2009, 5:41 am
As part of my new job curating the gallery space here at college i'm delighted to let you know that we are putting out a call for artists to submit proposals to use the space next year. Here's...
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Windows 204

Camilla Stacey posted an article on - Nov 5, 2009, 4:17 pm
Claire and I teamed up again for another show- this time we had a window each at 204 Gloucester Rd, Bristol. We originally thought of showing here months ago, so by the time it came for us to actually...
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Knitting in the library!

Camilla Stacey posted an article on - Oct 29, 2009, 6:16 pm
Not only do I have a fully functioning camera again, I actually have something to post about too. I only picked up my replacement camera yesterday so I haven't had time to really find out how to u...
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Art and Craft @ 204

Camilla Stacey posted an article on - Oct 22, 2009, 3:04 pm
Claire and I are joining forces again to put on a little show at Windows 204, Bristol. As well as the window space we are going to use the shop to run some arty crafty workshops on November 7th. Come ...
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Bye from me!

Camilla Stacey posted an article on - Oct 17, 2009, 7:43 am
Thanks Ms. Stacey! Just a quick note to say that I am shutting down my blog youcantakethegirloutofthecountry Be well! Elisabeth
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cross posted from The Mythical Beast Sweet Shoppe

Camilla Stacey posted an article on - Oct 11, 2009, 4:06 pm
Our last day and the weather decided to be specially gloomy for us. Not only was the weather sad we were shutting up shoppe, but the lifeboat was out- we watched it come back to the island in pretty h...
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Knitting in the library!

Camilla Stacey posted an article on - Oct 9, 2009, 4:45 pm
I was so excited when I heard about a new venture at Uni that I ran down the corridor and up the stairs straight to the library to book myself on to an 'Inspirational Knitting for Students' da...
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Catherine Knight

Camilla Stacey posted an article on - Oct 7, 2009, 1:10 pm
I first saw Catherine Knight's work at her MA show last year. When it came to picking the first artist to show in the gallery space at the University Campus I picked her, partly because of her lin...
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Still missing miss_jen

Camilla Stacey posted an article on - Oct 1, 2009, 5:23 am
3 years ago today my good good friend Miss_Jen died. I miss her so much still, especially when there's cake around. I started this blog just over three years ago too- I can't believe it's ...
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Me, me ,me

Camilla Stacey posted an article on - Sep 29, 2009, 2:39 pm
This is another wonderful picture of me, drawn by a former boyfriend of mine, who now lives the other side of the world. It was given to me as a birthday card back in 2001, and is now on the wall in m...
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I love being a shoppe keeper!

Camilla Stacey posted an article on - Sep 27, 2009, 5:23 pm
Chipfork made me this amazing picture- it's me measuring out strawberry bon-bons in the Mythical Beast Sweet Shoppe. I totally LOVE this! It makes me think of my Grandma's family for some reas...
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Oh dear, it seems that it's been a while since...

Camilla Stacey posted an article on - Sep 25, 2009, 6:13 pm
Oh dear, it seems that it's been a while since I last posted something here. And now it's late and I have to get up bright and early for another day of Shoppe keeping at The Mythical Beast Swe...
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How do mermaids see things?

Camilla Stacey posted an article on - Sep 19, 2009, 5:17 pm
For the answer you'll have to pop over to the Sweet Shoppe and check out the amazing photos that Katy took today. Also I forgot to mention that we are starting to set up an online version of the ...
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Ballooooooons!

Camilla Stacey posted an article on - Sep 19, 2009, 2:11 pm
Another lovely sunny day for The Mythical Beast Sweet Shoppe, it's almost as if some beastie is keeping an eye on us and keeping the rain away (famous last words no doubt). Today started off super...
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Back to work

Camilla Stacey posted an article on - Sep 18, 2009, 10:45 am
Back to work tomorrow- but only at the Sweet Shoppe! I'm really looking forward to being back in the Shoppe again- I picked up some more sweets from Tizzy Treatz yesterday (including a tub of 300 ...
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Is it over yet?

Camilla Stacey posted an article on - Sep 16, 2009, 4:58 pm
Oh i'm pooped! I've spent the last few weeks/months working towards events that all happened over the last weekend, and now i'm just about recovering. I slept for 24 hours mind you... Sat...
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World Suicide Prevention Day

Camilla Stacey posted an article on - Sep 10, 2009, 2:50 pm
In a change from all things Mythical Beast related I wanted to just draw your attention to the fact that today is World Suicide Prevention Day, and encourage you to visit the website and learn more ab...
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Ian Shipton- Weston Arts Festival

Camilla Stacey posted an article on - Sep 7, 2009, 2:38 pm
Many years ago (er...maybe four or five) when I decided to go back to art school and start all over again, Ian Shipton was one of my tutors. Now he is one of the people showing work as part of the Wes...
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Getting to the Mythical Beast Sweet Shoppe by foot

Camilla Stacey posted an article on - Sep 7, 2009, 5:38 am
My partner in Sweet Shoppe crime Simon Daly has made a video showing you how to get to the Shoppe by foot from the train station. It's pretty awesome, even if you never intend to come to the show ...
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My mail box has been very happy this week

Camilla Stacey posted an article on - Sep 5, 2009, 5:30 pm
Let me show you some of the lovely things that have dropped onto my door mat this week shall I? Here's a small sampling of the treats i've been unwrapping for The Mythical Beast Sweet Shoppe t...
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So much to do, so little time

Camilla Stacey posted an article on - Sep 3, 2009, 1:49 pm
I have SO much to update you about, but so little time to do it in. Instead can I direct you over to The Mythical Beast Sweet Shoppe, where you will find some of the strange creatures i've been sp...
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This is Home

Camilla Stacey posted an article on - Aug 28, 2009, 2:19 pm
Have you heard about This is Home? The first part of the project was to send an email about 'home' and then wait and watch the blog for your phrase to be uploaded. My contribution was 'ho...
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Weston Arts Festival updates

Camilla Stacey posted an article on - Aug 27, 2009, 6:54 pm
Sorry for the cross posting, but I thought maybe some of you would be interested to see who is taking part in The Mythical Beast Sweet Shoppe this year (and if not, why not!) I thought maybe it was a...
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Just a quickie

Camilla Stacey posted an article on - Aug 24, 2009, 6:04 pm
I just updated The Mythical Beast Sweet Shoppe blog with some photos from the venue we shall be using- take a look I'm at full pelt at the moment organising things for my three events during West...
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A very mini break

Camilla Stacey posted an article on - Aug 22, 2009, 3:27 pm
Sometimes I forget how very small our little island is really. After traveling around Finland from town to town, it seems lazy not to make the effort to see more of the country I call home. So today w...
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The association of Finnish Printmakers

Camilla Stacey posted an article on - Aug 22, 2009, 3:22 pm
As we were walking towards the Design Museum in Helsinki I stopped to photograph this old chemists sign. It was only when I looked down from the camera I noticed that this was actually the doorway to ...
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Save Windmill HIll City Farm

Camilla Stacey posted an article on - Aug 22, 2009, 3:54 am
I used to work at Windmill Hill City Farm and it's a great place, sadly suffering a funding crisis at the moment. There's a couple of things happening today to try and raise some much needed m...
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Helsinki- Textile Art Now

Camilla Stacey posted an article on - Aug 22, 2009, 2:01 am
While in Helsinki I was really excited to see that the Design Museum was hosting Textile Art Now! an exhibtion of contemporary textile art from Finland. You weren't able to take photos in the show...
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Old Agricultural Calendars from Finland

Camilla Stacey posted an article on - Aug 21, 2009, 12:51 pm
I can't be the only person that goes on holiday somewhere and comes home with three Agricultural Calendars in a language she doesn't understand can I? But how could I resist this guy? Or the...
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My very own Finn Family (not Moomintrolls)

Camilla Stacey posted an article on - Aug 20, 2009, 7:07 am
I found this amazing photo in an antiques shop in Tampere, while I was in Finland on holiday. I like to collect vintage photos of people, for 'my family' as I have started to call it. So far t...
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Hyphen- Tania van Schalkwyk

Camilla Stacey posted an article on - Aug 19, 2009, 6:57 am
My copy of Tania's book arrived in the mail the other day. I started to read it and found that I was having a little cry! I am so proud of all my talented friends who have had books published this...
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I love maps

Camilla Stacey posted an article on - Aug 19, 2009, 6:51 am
I love maps. Because my desire to return to Finland is so strong I was searching through a selection of old maps in the Salvation Army shop yesterday, hoping to find one of Finland. I had no luck with...
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Gunilla Jähnichen

Camilla Stacey posted an article on - Aug 18, 2009, 4:14 pm
(CROSS POSTED FROM THE MYTHICAL BEAST SWEET SHOPPE BLOG) A package of beasties arrived in the mail today- all the way from Germany. Gunilla Jähnichen has sent over three framed postcards and some co...
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