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Tania Holland
Feb 112 min read
New Year, New Gallery!
At the tail end of 2024, a long time ambition started to come to fruition... I have worked in a large variety of places during my 30 year...
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Tania Holland
Feb 64 min read
How to make a Posh Paper Mache Badger Head
Badgers have long captured the imagination of nature lovers. Known for their striking black and white striped faces, these nocturnal...
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Tania Holland
Jan 164 min read
Previous Shows & Exhibitions
You may be interested to know where I have been in my career spanning 30 years and where I have shown and sold work over the years. The...
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Tania Holland
Oct 5, 20244 min read
A Little History of Paper Mache
Did you know that the ordinary materials around you could transform into extraordinary art? Paper mache has been used in various forms...
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Tania Holland
Jun 30, 20243 min read
My Top Secret Posh Paper Mache Recipe! £15.
Free for sculpture workshop attendees. Aimed at more advanced learners. Book a workshop here. Paper Mache as an art material and art...
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Tania Holland
Jun 5, 20242 min read
Making A Posh Paper Mache Big Bird
I'm still fairly new to making videos to help you understand how I make things, but here's a short video to show you how I go about...
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Tania Holland
Feb 15, 20244 min read
Traditional Paper Mache Recipe
This is a safe, low cost paper mache clay recipe suitable for children to use or you can use it as an alternative to my Posh Paper Mache...
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Tania Holland
Feb 9, 20244 min read
Make Your Own Posh Paper Mache Frog
Most of us have a fascination with frogs which begins with collecting frogspawn as a child and watching the hatched tadpoles grow into...
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Tania Holland
Nov 28, 20232 min read
Christmas Craft Fairs At MAC Birmingham
The Midlands Art Centre in Edgbaston Birmingham has long been a favourite haunt of mine, not only to visit for events and shows, but to...
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Tania Holland
Nov 22, 20232 min read
Worcestershire Guild (Of Designer Craftsmen) and RHS Malvern Spring Festival
I'm applying to join the Worcestershire Guild in 2024! A little like the Artist Formerley Known As Prince, the Worcestershire Guild of...
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Tania Holland
Nov 13, 20232 min read
It's Time for Tea Towels!
Everybody loves a tea towel - right? Or if you don't actively love them, they come in handy for drying your dishes... Sometimes it's...
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Tania Holland
Sep 8, 20235 min read
Defunct Designs
A Peek at Posh Paper Mache from the Past... ​ I wanted to share some of my older pieces with you to show how my sculpture evolves over...
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Tania Holland
Apr 30, 20232 min read
In Person Workshops!
Book a workshop with me in my home studio and gallery! Now I have to confess, that my studio and gallery was once a (double) garage...
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Tania Holland
Apr 3, 20231 min read
Bostin' Butterfly Fun Freebie
Try making posh paper mache at home! I have created a simplified Butterfly design that you can make with simple materials and equipment...
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Tania Holland
Apr 3, 20231 min read
Super Swallow Fun Freebie
Try making posh paper mache at home! I have created a simplified Swallow design that you can make with simple materials and equipment...
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Tania Holland
Apr 1, 20233 min read
Artists in the West Midlands
There are lots of great quality artists to be found in the West Midlands! When I lived in the London area the art scene I was used to,...
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Tania Holland
Apr 1, 20231 min read
Bonkers Bat Fun Freebie
Try making posh paper mache at home! I have created a simplified bat design (of the bonkers variety) that you can make with simple...
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Tania Holland
Mar 7, 20231 min read
Luscious Lizard Fun Freebie!
Try making posh paper mache at home! I have created a simplified lizard design (of the luscious variety) that you can make with simple...
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Tania Holland
Mar 5, 20232 min read
Posh Paper Mache Pointer Dog
Can you make some larger pieces - dogs, cows etc.? ..The gallery owner asked.. "No problem!", I replied! I have a general policy of...
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Tania Holland
Feb 21, 20232 min read
Gallery Tresco, Isles of Scilly
It has been a privilege to have been supplying my work to Gallery Tresco on the beautiful Isles of Scilly since 2018. It is undoubtedly...
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