Catherine O’Leary is one of Australia's leading felt makers. Fibre Arts Two had the fortune to talk to Catherine about her dynamic and sculptural art early this year as part of our Friday Feature Artist interview series. We discussed fine art, felt, workshops, refugees and more including Catherine’s foray into filmmaking and her most recent production 'Male Beauty’. "It was a bit of a family collaboration. The rainforest babies are my grandsons, the blond boy is a grandson too , the other 3 beau

Sing Mrs O'leary's Cow - Playful Children's Camp Song

On this day in 1871, a fire started in Catherine O’Leary’s barn. No one knows exactly how it started, but the city burned for more than a day, and homes, banks, civic buildings, and churches were all reduced to ash. But Chicagoans would rebuild their city, reaching new heights as they did. to.wttw.com/2FNBj90 | WTTW - Chicago PBS

On this day, October 8, 1871, a small fire started in a barn that would grow into the Great Chicago Fire. For over a century, the blame has been placed on Mrs. O'Leary's cow kicking over a lantern. But is that the real story? This is the tale of the devastating inferno and the enduring mystery of how it truly began. #history #chicago #greatchicagofire #onthisdayinhistory #shorts #historyshorts #disaster #mystery #urbanlegend #illinois | Digital Decay 117