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Welcome to the HSSPA Arts and Crafts Group

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For those who are inexperienced or would like a refresher we have a small program to help you get started with your painting. Color wheel guide                       Completed color wheel Arts and Crafts Group: Your first meeting Please join us on  Fridays from 2.30 to 5.00pm !  Everyone is welcome! We will return to our regular acrylics program: start from scratch, continue on your color wheel, paint a tulip, .... Of course you can bring along any project you are working on. Or just come by to say hello. For "drawing from the right side of the brain" you will need:  - Some scrap paper (A4 or Letter) - A unerasable pen (e.g. a regular ball point pen) For the acrylics program you will need: - Paint : primary yellow, red and blue plus white. I recommend the Liquitex Basics 4+1 acrylic set. It also has black. (Try Michaels in Porter Square, or  Blocks  or Artist and Craftsman Supply, both in Central Square or a...

Historic Photographs of the Wilderness, Wyalkatchem, Holiday snaps from the coast

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Photographs most likely taken by George Henry Riches with his father's, James Henry Riches', camera. Jack humping Matilda Mavis Wilson Mavis Wilson Football group H. Virgin Stable Yard Dam Dolly and Don Brown Brown and Bill Rees No 7 1   Mavis Wilson 2 George Smith 2 3 Foot Ball Group 4 Jack Humping Matilda 5 Mavis Wilson 6 Mavis Wilson 7 Stable Yard Dam 8 H Virgin. Buggy. 9 Dolly and Don 10 H Virgin 11 Brown 12 Brown & Bill Rees James Henry Riches atop the first hay crop 1909 Lilla and Bob Riches Holiday camp Counsells Maybe May Smith Sea Coast via Lake Clifton Uncle Jack  apple orchard Uncle Jack horses and cows Crossing the estuary Sea hill Clifton Beach Counsell's place - view of the estuary Deeble family and Aunt Eppy (Elspet) E. Sherwood baby E. Sherwood baby Maybe May Smith (spoiled) Second list of captions: 1   Dad on harvester 1909 De c 2 May Smith 3 Sea coast via Lake Clifton 4 Uncle Jack apple orchard 5 Uncle Jack Horses and cows 6 E Sherwood b...