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I-Crossbost Harris Tweed
Ekukhuleni kwethu safundiswa ekhaya iminyaka embalwa, phakathi naleso sikhathi umama wethu wasenza sikwazi ukuzama yonke inhlobo yezandla zendwangu okuhlanganisa ukufenda, ukufa, ukuphotha nokuluka. Ngemva kokuvakashela i-Isle of Harris okokuqala ngathandana no-Harris Tweed futhi ngaphupha ngokudala indwangu yami. Umama wami wangithengela i-harris loom yetafula eliphezulu ngosuku lwami lokuzalwa futhi ngazama izintambo, imibala kanye nemiklamo. Phakathi nokunye ukuvakashela eziqhingini eminyakeni embalwa kamuva ngakwazi ukubamba iqhaza esimisweni sokuphotha okwakhulisa isithakazelo sami ekwakheni indwangu yami.
Ngazithengela isondo lokuphotha ngazijwayeza ukuphotha, ngazifela ngentambo yami, futhi ngaluka izindwangu ezimibalabala. Iphupho lami lokuluka i-harris tweed angizange ngilicabange ngokujulile njengoba umqondo wokuthuthela eZiqhingini wawubonakala ungatholakali.
Eminyakeni eminingi kamuva, nokho, nganginesifiso sokuphuma e-Wirral, lapho engangihlala khona ngesikhathi sasenyuvesi, futhi ngangithela amanani entengo yezakhiwo lapho ngibona, singase sikwazi ukukwenza. Ngatshela umama nezingane zakithi ukuthi mina nomyeni wami sasihlela ukuthuthela e-Isle of Lewis, kodwa ngaphandle kokudumala zathi nabo bazokuza! Kulapho-ke kwaqala khona inhlansi yenjabulo yokuthi mhlawumbe ukuba umluki kwakungatholakali kangako...
Ngemva kweminyaka emibili ngase ngithenge indawo ewugwadule e-Crossbost futhi udadewethu wayesethenge indlu edala kakhulu e-Ranish. Sathutha ekwindla 2017, endlini engenazo izinto zokufudumeza, ezingenasici, izitezi ezingenalutho zikakhonkolo, amafasitela aphukile kanye nezitebhisi ezingekho! Iphupho lami lokuba umeluki laqhubeka lishisa iqolo njengoba ngingenayo imali futhi ngingenayo indawo yokweluka okwakuzodingeka ngilinde.
Nokho, ngemva kwezinyanga eziyishumi ngithuthile ngangikhuluma nomluki wendawo esitolo engangidayisa kuso izingubo zami nobucwebe ngase ngibalula isifiso sami sokuba umeluki. Ukukhuluma naye kwayivusa futhi leyo njabulo futhi ngaqala ukubheka ngokucophelela ukwenza iphupho lami libe yimpumelelo. Lapho umeluki ofanayo engishayela ucingo emasontweni ambalwa kamuva ethi ungitholele indwangu yokweluka indwangu, nganquma ukuvele ngiye kuyo!
Ngokubusiswa ngomakhi wendoda sanquma ukwakha ishede lokuluka engadini. Eminye iminikelo yokuphana yezinto zokwakha, imali ebolekiwe yasebhange kanye nokunye okubucayi kamuva ngiba neshede emangalisa kakhulu intombazane engayifisa!
Ngo-2018 ngaphumelela ucezu lwami lokuhlola, ngakhiqiza umqulu wami wokuqala okhokhelwayo womshini wokugaya futhi ngahambisa indwangu eshede lami elisha, manje sengizaluka imiklamo yami eyingqayizivele, ngithengisa enye yendwangu futhi ngisebenzisa enye ukwakha izingubo zami, izikhwama, ukugqoka kwasekhaya kanye nezinsiza. Ngo-2019 ngafundisa usisi wami ukuluka. Ngemuva kokuphasa ucezu lwakhe lokuhlola nokuba ngumluki obhalisiwe, manje uselukela kumshini wami wokuluka ukuze asize enyuse izinga lami njengoba ngathola ingane yentombazane ngo-April 2020 okunciphise isikhathi sami sokuluka ngandlela thile!
I-Western Isles Designs
Ngiseyingane ngaba nenhlanhla eyisimanga ngokuba nomama okwathi kusukela sisakwazi, wasikhuthaza ukuthi sithunge, siluke, sipende, sidwebe futhi sibhale. Eholidini sasigcina amadayari nama-sketchbook, ekhaya sakha izingubo zakamuva zama-barbies, seluka ama-woolies ethu asebusika futhi sipende ihlathi elimangalisayo esasihlala kulo. Ukudala kwami ngedwa okokuqala kwakuyingubo yebhola ye-satin ene-pink rose buds ka-barbie engangiziqhenya ngayo. Kusukela lapho bengilokhu ngiphuma emshinini wokuthunga ngivivinya. Eminye yaleyo misebenzi yakuqala ngibheka emuva futhi ngidikibele!
Ngineminyaka engu-19 ngangisebenza esitolo sezingubo zabesilisa e-Birkenhead, futhi ukusuka lapho ngangizingelwa ikhanda ukuze ngiphathe abathungi abazimele lapho ngaphinde ngenza izinguquko ezimpahleni. Lokhu kwanginika ukufinyelela emhlabeni wendwangu kanye nemiklamo, futhi kwakha ulwazi lwami ekukaleni, ekudaleni nasekuthungeni izingubo kanye nokungenza ngikwazi ukuthengisa izikhwama, amajazi okhalo, ubucwebe kanye nezinsiza ngokusebenzisa isitolo.
Ngenze iphupho lami ngithuthele ku-Outer Hebrides ekwindla ka-2017. Kusukela estudiyo sami esigodini esincane sase-Crossbost e-Isle of Lewis ngisebenza endalweni yami. Lezi zibe sezithengiswa ngesitolo sami se-studio, ku-inthanethi nasendaweni yami yokudayisa e-Stornoway esitolo esisha sango-2020, I-Empty House!
I-Western Isles Jewellery
Ukukhulela Ehlathini Le-Dean futhi ngichitha amaholide e-Outer Hebrides ngagqugquzelwa imvelo kusukela ngisemncane kakhulu. Ngangihlala ngiqoqa amaqabunga, amagatsha, amagobolondo, amatshe, amathambo athakazelisayo nezimpaphe. Bese ecabanga; manje ngenzenjani ngalokhu? Ukwenza imibukiso, ukudala ubuciko obugqokekayo 'obuthakaselayo' futhi ngokuvamile buhlanganisa indlu ngendlela eyanelisayo. Ngemva kokuthuthela e-Isle of Lewis e-Outer Hebrides ekwindla ka-2017 lo mkhuba wama-magpie waqhubeka namathuba amangalisayo anikezwa amabhishi amhlophe ambozwe ngamagobolondo athambile, anemibala futhi ahlukahlukene ngokungenamkhawulo. Bekuyisifiso sami ukukhombisa imininingwane emangalisayo kokutholwa ngakunye okuholele ekudalweni kobucwebe be-Western Isles Jewellery.
I-Western Isles Art
Bengihlala ngidweba futhi ngapenda kodwa ngingenakho ukuqeqeshwa okusemthethweni ngale kobuciko be-GCSE bengihlale ngicabanga ukuthi akekho ongafuna ukuthenga imidwebo yami. Ngathengisa izithombe zezilwane ezimbalwa ekolishi, kodwa lokho kwaba izinga lomsebenzi wami wobuciko obuchwepheshile! Kodwa-ke lapho ngikhuphukela lapha kwadingeka ngidwebe futhi ngipende izilwane zasendle nezindawo eziseduze kwami futhi ngemva kokuhlanganyela ku-Facebook kwaba nezinto zami ezimbili zokuqala zokuthengisa! Lokhu kwanginika ukuzethemba kokuzama umsebenzi wami embukisweni wendawo yezandla futhi bathengisa ngaso leso sikhathi. Kusukela lapho amakhono ami aye anda kanye nokuzethemba kwami endabeni yami, into eyanelisa kakhulu ukubheka emuva. Ngiyathanda ukuthwebula izindawo ezizungezile - ikakhulukazi izikhathi ezidlulayo njengokuphuma kwelanga, ukushona kwelanga, iqhwa, amagagasi njll. kanye nezilwane zasendle zendawo kanye nezilwane ezinwabuzelayo. Nginezintandokazi zami - ama-puffin ikakhulukazi - kodwa futhi ngiyathanda ukuphonselwa inselelo izilwane ezintsha futhi ngijabule kakhulu ukwamukela amakhomishini ezigcawu ezithile noma izilwane zasendle.
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Ngikuphi manje?
U-2021 bekungunyaka onezigigaba! Intombazane yethu u-Rosie-May yazalwa ngo-April 2020 futhi manje igijima idala isiphithiphithi futhi ifuna ukuzibandakanya kukho konke engikwenzayo. Uthanda ukuhamba nokuthunga, ukudweba, ukudweba nokudlala upiyano. Le sizini ibimatasa kakhulu kodwa futhi iyinde kakhulu, inezivakashi eziningi kuze kube sekupheleni kuka-Okthoba! Manje ngivule nge-aphoyintimenti kusukela ngoNovemba kuze kube umhlaka-1 Ephreli ukuze nginikeze isikhathi esengeziwe no-Rosie. Njengamanje silungisa izimvu futhi sihlela iminyaka ezayo ukuzala amawundlu, kanye nokulungiselela uKhisimusi kanye nawo wonke ama-oda ami we-bespoke! Sibheke phambili enkathini yamaholide, ngethemba ukuthi nonke nibe nenhle!
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