Category: About the Art
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Beads Beads Beads
Here are some beads I’ve made from paper. Paper jewelry is very lightweight!
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Brigid’s Crosses
I love the shape and design of Brigid’s crosses – the craft of making them is widely known. When I moved to Ireland in 2018, I planned to learn this skill I thought it would be cool to try to make them from recycled paper tubes. Wikipedia says: Brigid’s cross is typically woven on 1…
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Very Ornate Ornaments
One of these hangs in the Blackrock Castle Café every Christmas! These are constructed from Christmas balls covered with my paper swirls. I have a few for sale. Hmmmm – must put these in the Gallery! A little pile of pretty!
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Sunset on America
I used this painting as a visual to back up the video of a song I wrote with Scott Chard of Oklahoma City. Scott is one of the most brilliant musicians I have ever met. I wrote the lyrics, and Scott wrote the music and performs on this video. Baffled Broken and Betrayed Both the…
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Shoe Collages
Here are some happy little shoe collages in a video. These wee dotes were made from magazine advertisements and various scraps of fancy paper. I hope you enjoy them! They would make nice closet art!
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Bracelets
In 2020, Covid time, I redoubled my efforts to find ways to make art out of refuse. It seemed to me to be a very important message – double down on trying to save the world from trash. There’s a kind of plastic used for snacks and nibbles that is non-recyclable in our bin, they…
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Crisp Bag Wackiness
Please enjoy a fashion show creations made from recycled materials! This video was made during Covid times when I hoped to inspire everyone to redouble their recycling efforts.
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Paper Trays
Yes, these are really made out of paper! They are wipeable but don’t immerse in water please! The post about these resides on virginiagiglio.com and here it is… New Tray Basket Thingie
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Possible Scarves
I’d wear these every day! Would you wear one on any day?
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My First Commission
When the Reverend Mike O’Sullivan saw Shebang he asked if I would create a collage for the Cork Unitarian Church on Prince’s Street in 2020. I got busy! This was my first art for an outdoor public space. It stood the test of time and was not removed until the Cork City Council sponsored mural…