PRESS RELEASE Penarth, South Wales. 16/11/2011
Miss Moola la, the brave and fearless cow from West Wales, hits the campaign trail with a target to raise 1 million and 1 pounds to help welsh women. With the National Health Service in Wales under intense financial pressure, and the needs of women in Wales, suffering from or recovering from cancer and mind related challenges; with drastic effects on their emotional and mental wellbeing, Nicki Page, Managing Director of Page 1 World a welsh based marketing communications organisation, Dr Kenneth Lim, Consultant Surgeon at Llandough Hospital, his medical team, and a team of volunteers, have set out to raise awareness and much needed funds.
Miss Moola la, a daring welsh cow from West Wales, inspired by the paintings of Julia Harris, and the artist in residence to Page 1 World, the Miss Moola la campaign has already committed our heroine to canvas. Julia's paintings will be auctioned through out 2012 at various fund raising events in Wales and beyond, to help raise funds which will be held by Lloyds bank, Penarth. Working from a grass roots level up, funds will be directly distributed to those needing support based in Wales.
“We hope that by working with and through Miss Moola la, additional funding will be released by the Welsh Health Board to support with much needed emotional and psychologically trained staff to support women post surgery especially” said Page.
Corporate Partners; Calon Wen Dairy has already committed supported to Miss Moola la, with a summer promotion in 2012, on the back of their milk cartoons which have just received national distribution through Tesco's. Purple Eclipse Recruitment, London are pledging 100 pounds for every candidate placed in 2012, whilst Nicki and Page 1 world will be donating a percentage of her company profits to the campaign pot.
The Dorchester Hotel in London on Park Lane, will be working with Nicki and Miss Moola la when on the 5th February 2012 a hosted vip for ambassador wives will be taking place in their 8th floor ballroom over looking Hyde Park, whilst in May at the Museum of Wales a fashion show supported by Durel from Paris will take place. Back to the 1940’s and the Cotton club, the Angel Hotel, Cardiff steps up to the plate with support for the campaign trail with a cabaret inspired evening.
“We need as much support as we can, and should any individual or organisation whish to take part or contribute then please do get in touch. We are calling out to the Welsh farming community, The Royal Welsh Show, Smithfield's Market and others who may want to find a way of involvement” said Page.
Miss Moola images can be obtained from artist Julia Harris (link on left) on requestJulia's work can be seen here ...
2012 Summer Exhibition arranged for last 2 weeks of July and throughout August. Theatr Bryncheiniog, Brecon. for more information contact Cathy 01874 622838
November 28th - 29th 2011. The Winter Fair at the Royal Welsh Showground, Builth Wells I will be with the Wales Craft Council in the CLA Building with lots of cards and prints, plus original paintings and mounted origianl works ready to frame. For more info you can phone me on 07973717207 email julia@juliaharris.info or phone WCC head office 01938 555313 or email info@walescraftcouncil.co.uk
October Powys Art Trail, My Cowshed Studio. Cowshed Sudio, Dolfan Barn, Beulah, Llanwrtyd Wells, Powys, LD5 4UE will be open to the Public. For more information tel 07973 717207 or keep a look out on my front page.
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Biography
Artist's name
At the tender age of 15 I studied Dress and Design at Swansea College of Art, but I wish now that I had chosen Fine Art. I married early and have two children. I moved to mid Wales with my husband 15 years ago, and together we run Dolfan, a commercial catering business.
Three years ago I started to paint in earnest, and now divide my time betweeen the business and painting. Last year I exhibited at A-Frame in Brecon, at the Brecon Beacons National Parks Visitors Centre, and at In The Pink in Llanwrtyd. Next year I am exhibiting again at A-Frame, and also at the Elan Valley Visitors Centre (July to beginning of August).
Yr wyf yn arlunydd Gymraeg yn byw yng ngalon canolbarth Cymru. Mae ble rwyf yn byw yn anrheg. Mae’r mynydd Epynt yn rhoi golygfeydd gwych llawn lliwiau sy’n newid yn dyddiadol gyda llwyd dwfn y glaw i siafftiau aur o olau’r haul. Mae fy newis o gartref yn pwysig. Mae fy ysbrydoliaeth yn dod o bob peth o’n gwympas, y mynyddoed, y caeau, y coed, yr awyr ac wrth gwrs y gwartheg a defaid.
Fy es i Ngoleg Celf Abertawe yn 15 oed i astudio gwisg a dylunio. Yn edrych yn ol, ddylen i wedi cymrud radd celfydd gain yn hytrach na cwrs crefft, ond, yn ifanc ac wedi dylanwadu gan bobl fel Mary Quant penderfynnais ar y cwrs oedd yn amddangos yn fwy cyffrous ar y pryd.
Hyd at 2005 roedd fy mywyd yn brysur gyda bod yn mam i ddau plentyn ac gyda swydd llawn amser.
Ond, roedd yr awydd i peitio yna trwy pobeth. Unwauth naeth y plant hedfan y nyth nes i penderfynnu i ddilyn fy dymuniadau a naeth pennod newydd fy mhywyd dechrau.
I dechrau fy siwrnau newydd fy nes i mynd ar cwrs ‘Haniaeth’ (Abstraction) am 3 diwrnod, ac, yn bod yn hollol naif, nes i meddwl mae ddim ond dull arall bydden yn dysgu. Ond, ers dechrau fy siwrnau, rwyf wedi dysgu mae pob dull yn gofyn am agwedd wahanol, safbwynt wahanol ac yn bwysicaf byth, mae rhaid i cho gwerthfawrogi celf cyn ymgeisio ar dull newydd.
Roedd dechrau pennod newydd hyn yn fy mhywyd, fy naith o goleuedigaeth fel yr wyf yn ei galw, yn un o cyfnodau mwyaf pleserus o fy mywyd ac yn gam enfawr tuag bywyd fel arlunydd.
Mae fy ardull celf, a pynciau, yn amrywiol iawn. Rwyf wrth fy modd yn peintio’r ffurf dynol ac yn mwynhau archwiolio gwahanol gyfryngau i ddangos hyn. Rwyf hefyd yn cari lliw ac rwyn ceisio ddangos fy nwyd, a fynegi fy hyn, trwy’r lliwiau rwy’n defnyddio.
Fy hoff gyfrwng yw dyfrlliw. Mae dyfrlliw yn enwog am fod yn ur o’r gyfrangau mwy anodd i feistroli, ond, wrth ddefnyddio anrhagweladwy y gyfrwng rwy’n ceisio creu effeithiau cyffrous yn fy tirweddau gan adael lliwiau wahanol i ymddangos.
Peintio yw fy mhywyd. Os nad wyf yn peintio pob dydd rwy’n cael poen yn fy ngalon.
Wrth gwrs mae llawer o pobl yn fy nabod oherwydd fy lluniau ddoniol, y gwartheg odd ar ysgyfarnogod golosg.
Ond, mae llawer mwy i mi nag mae rhan fwyaf o pobl yn sylweddoli ac rwy’n gobeithio a bydd y gwaith rydych yn ei weld heddiw yn rhoi mewnwelediad i ochr arall o mi.