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Meg born and brought up on a farm in Aberdeenshire, Scotland and was educated at the local village school, she began her career as a kilt maker in Aberdeen, serving a 5 year apprenticeship in bespoke tailoring, and travelling 25 miles each way! She married a local boy and moved to Birmingham in 1965 to become a policeman's wife, after having 2 children, the family moved to Brownhills in 1972. Following a 4 year City Guilds course in Dressmaking, Pattern Cutting and Fashion, at Stafford Art College, achieving grade Meg attended Walsall College of Arts and Technology and qualified as an adult education tutor. Meg regards herself as a craftswoman having learnt many skills and has worked in a wide range of materials such as leather, metal for jewellery making, embroidery and anything connected with sewing, the love of her life. Meg is addicted to learning and is at the moment very interested in digital photography and how to manipulate and enhance photographs saying; "I have now found out that you can NEVER trust a photo". Listing her interests as her 2 children and grand-daughter, her many craft activities she is always busy, and of course painting which she says; "I never thought I would be able to do, as I was told by my art teacher at school that I couldn't draw". "About 8 years ago I decided to give it a try, my only regret is that I didn't do it sooner". Meg is a member of the Walsall Society of Amateur Artists and a longstanding committee member of the Burntwood Women's Institute. Margaret Copland's exhibition runs from Friday 6th April until Saturday 19th May 2007. If you are interested in showing your work please contact Andy Bradley or Sally Gamston on 01922 712858. Ends..... Photo opportunities on Monday 2nd April 10.00 am in the New Atrium Gallery at the Blakenall Village Centre, Thames Road, Blakenall, Walsall. You are welcome to attend the Private View that will take place on Thursday 5th April 5.00pm until 7.00pm. (Please let either Sally or Andy know that you are coming along). For more information about Walsall's New Deal for Communities initiative please contact Andy Bradley on 01922 712858. E mail: bradleya@walsall.gov.uk Walsall's New Deal for Communities is a regeneration initiative working in the areas of Blakenall, Bloxwich and Leamore. The initiative received a £52 million Government grant from the Department for Communities and Local Government (formerly the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister) to be spent on sustainable regeneration spread over a ten year period that commenced 2001. |
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