Marianne Crossl\u00e9 grew up in rural Northern Ireland and always thought she would have a career in art. As a teenager, she applied to the School of Art in Belfast but was rejected. It was a blow to her confidence. So much so, that she didn\u2019t make \u2018art\u2019 again for a very long time.<\/p>\n
Having a successful career as a stage and production manager in theatre, on her 70th birthday Marianne decided it was time to re-engage with her artistic instincts and signed up for a two-year City and Guilds (C&G) Certificate in Fine Arts Textiles. She poured all of her passion and commitment into the course and graduated with Distinction in all four units.<\/p>\n
\u2018By this point, I was a big fan of TextileArtist.org, so when the Exploring Texture & Pattern with Sue Stone online course started to be mentioned, I practically stood at my computer, waiting to hit the registration button as soon as it went live.\u2019<\/p>\n
\u2018I loved every moment of the course. It\u2019s not an understatement to say I\u2019m a completely different person because of what I learned in terms of confidence and inventiveness.\u2019<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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