Category Archives: Crafts

Handmade dolls – Welsh Working Women

Posted on June 17, 2014 by bookvolunteer

These beautiful dolls are made by Nicola Owen in Newport. You might also find them on sale in the Seaways Bookshop, Fishguard.

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Which of these are works of art?

Posted on June 13, 2014 by bookvolunteer

Click on the first picture for the answers. The brilliant Yorkshire Sculpture Park notes: Serge Spitzer’s work is concerned with human perception. Through performance art and sculpture in a wide variety of materials, he raises questions about the process of looking, as … Continue reading →

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Matisse in Dinas

Posted on May 23, 2014 by bookvolunteer

The door on the left was designed by Matisse for the Chapelle du Rosaire at Vence. The door on the right was inspired by Matisse’s work and made by Dinas potter, Len Rees. If you have enjoyed the Matisse exhibition at … Continue reading →

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First quarry your stone ….

Posted on May 2, 2014 by bookvolunteer

Until recently, if you wanted to build in Dinas, you dug the stone out of the hill-side first. The first Baptist chapel in Dinas was built at the end of the eighteenth century. After acquiring the land “preparations were made … Continue reading →

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Cwm-yr-Eglwys regatta

Posted on April 29, 2014 by bookvolunteer

The first Cwm-yr-Eglwys regatta took place in 1899 – planned in a hurry when  Newport decided to abandon its regatta for that year. There was much enthusiasm in the village and Dinas residents determined to put the Fishguard regatta in the … Continue reading →

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Even better than John Lewis

Posted on April 11, 2014 by bookvolunteer

You could buy this quality ‘lambswool throw’ on-line from John Lewis and take it on trust that the colours are stunningly beautiful and that it is soft to touch.   Tegfan visitors, however, are within easy reach of Melin Tregwynt where … Continue reading →

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I was a child vandal

Posted on April 4, 2014 by bookvolunteer

I’m confessing to having played a part in destroying the dunes at Newport. As children we slid down into the hollows, we tunnelled dangerously deep into the sand and we raced heedlessly to get lost in the dips and the tall … Continue reading →

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Welsh Ships and Sailing Men

Posted on April 1, 2014 by bookvolunteer

I have bought this delightful book and shall be adding it our collection. What a treat! Just the thought of it sitting expectantly on our shelves, should tempt you down to Tegfan to read it. J Geraint Jenkins, who was … Continue reading →

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Bobbin Lace

Posted on February 21, 2014 by bookvolunteer

I recently visited the Wallace Collection in London’s Manchester Square and was struck by Caspar Netscher’s Lace Maker. The sitter for this portrait was making her lace 350 years ago in the Netherlands in the same way as Mary Worthington … Continue reading →

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The work of J E Thomas and Son : craft in the community

Posted on February 11, 2014 by bookvolunteer

If you love the Yorkshire Sculpture Park and the offer of artistic treats surprising you in the landscape, I think you’ll enjoy the challenge of finding the work of Dinas’ local blacksmiths in the village. The tennis seat (look on … Continue reading →

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When was the last invasion of Britain?

Posted on January 31, 2014 by bookvolunteer

You’ll find the answer in Fishguard Town Hall, along with pictures that bring the remarkable events of February 1798 to life. The glorious Fishguard Tapestry, designed by Elizabeth Cramp for the bicentennial celebrations and stitched by 70 local people, splendidly … Continue reading →

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Eirian Short : a Dinas artist

Posted on January 28, 2014 by bookvolunteer

The first time I had a proper look at Eirian Short‘s work was in Len Rees’ Gallery in Bryn Henllan, Dinas. My previous viewings had been rather perfunctory. I liked the colours and the shapes but have always thought of … Continue reading →

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