DIANE TREMARCO IN AWE OF …
I have always greatly admired fellow musicians and creatives and I am thrilled to be able to tell you about those I know well and those I have recently discovered . Please take a look at my Instagram profile for more of the artists I am in awe of .
LINO PRINT - CREATIVE KITS
Catherine Carmyllie formally trained in textile art & design gaining a 1st class BA from Huddersfield University . Following her degree , she worked for around 15 years in the fashion industry spending much time sourcing textiles from South East Asia - China & Bangladesh .
Around 5 years ago Catherine became a fulltime artist & maker covering ; drawing , mixed media painting , textile art ( felting , dyeing , stitching ) and printing ( lino print and mono gel printing ).
“ Selling work via galleries and art fairs - and teaching - has provided me some income . Lino printing has been my most popular class taken by students . When Covid arrived , I was forced to move my classes online . To help students I started sending out print kits . Almost 2000 kits later this is now a little business for me . I sell print kits and textile home kits through my Etsy shop - and provide free video tutorials on YouTube to guide people as they embark on creative projects .”
Catherine will be taking part in Wirral open studios this coming September . www . catherinecarmyllie . com
THEATRE - HOMEBAKED the Variety charity could help others in the same situation made her the voice of our community and Pauline let the UK know that pubs , clubs , singers , dancers , actors , lighting crew and many others had been forgotten in the government ’ s handouts .
In a funny way , Pauline is about to become the voice of another community , an inner-city community , starring in a musical called Homebaked . I called her for a chat last week and asked her for more details . Pauline said : “ I had a telephone call from the Red Ladder Theatre Company and was invited to meet the director and writer , Boff Whalley of Chumberwumber fame , you know the song , I get knocked down , but I get up again ? Well , he asked me to be in his new musical , Homebaked .
Homebaked is a real bakery in the shadow of Anfield ' s Kop and is the setting for this tale of inner-city life , the people , and their community . During lockdown the real bakery have been supplying free meals to their locals , looking after their own , if you will .
I am playing Annie , the lady who runs the bakery and suggested that I went along to meet the real-life Annie , Ange . The director wished me luck as he told me she never sits down !
Pauline Daniels needs no introduction on our shores - she is a seasoned professional in theatre , music and comedy .
At the beginning of the first lockdown , Pauline took to Facebook to broadcast Shirley Valentine live from her kitchen to keep folk entertained and entertain she did . No audience , no feedback , just talking to a black screen . A really difficult gig . It was so good and , in my opinion , deserved way more recognition that it got .
Pauline has been forthcoming with her views on Facebook in the wake of the lockdown regarding the lack of support for the performing arts . She received a £ 300 one off payment from the Variety charity , not a huge amount , but as Pauline said , it paid a bill , and it was the ONLY help she has received throughout the pandemic . An appearance on the Royal Variety performance to talk about how
Homebaked is not intended to be a political piece although there are political undertones . It is basically a working-class musical , a story about people and their community in the middle of a pandemic and about them pulling together to help each other . Although it is set in Liverpool , the spirit is true of every city , but it is great to be starting in our great city . Great too for the Royal Court Theatre . It was 2011 the last time I was there , and I am really pleased that Red Ladder will attract national press to the launch . A real boost . We want people to come along , watch it , enjoy it and on the way home think about the meaning behind it .
On a personal level I am so grateful for the role . It couldn ’ t have come at a better time . There have been some dark days during lockdown , and I have seen many friends throw in their creative towel to take on a different career path as they felt there was no hope for our industry . I felt the same having to move my National Tour , I started to think it would never happen . It is by the way ; I ’ ve rescheduled it to next year . I just want to say there IS light at the end of the tunnel , you see , WE GET KNOCKED DOWN BUT WE GET UP AGAIN !”
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