Mae dylunio mynegeiol yn bodoli o'n cwmpas ni! Mae'n cofnodi'r rhyngweithio rhwng gwrthrychau, gan ddogfennu'r weithgaredd dan sylw. 

Cymerwch olwg ar y darlun hwn gan yr artist Olafur Eliasson. Fe'i creodd allan ar y môr yn ei gwch trwy drochi pêl mewn inc du. Gadawodd iddo rolio ar draws y papur er mwyn cofnodi’r tonnau a symudiadau'r cwch ar draws y cefnfor. 

Beth am greu eich darlun arbrofol eich hun? 

Mi fyddwch angen: Beiro, darn o linyn, pad braslunio. 

1. Clymwch y darn o linyn (neu beth bynnag rydych yn ei ddefnyddio) i'r beiro neu bensil.   

2. Clymwch ben arall y llinyn i gangen coeden. (tip – mae canghennau tenau yn symud dipyn mwy na rhai tewach)  

3. Rhowch ddarn o bapur o dan y beiro a gosod amserydd am ba bynnag faint o amser yr hoffech adael y beiro symud (fe wnaethon ni amseru am 10mun)  

4. Gwyliwch y gwynt yn chwythu drwy’r canghennau gan adael patrwm y gwynt ar y darn papur. 

5. Canlyniad: Darn o gelf  wedi ei greu gan natur 

Mae'r lluniau yma i gyd wedi cael eu tynnu wrth i fi geisio creu dyluniad arbrodol fy hun, gan ddarlunio symudiad coeden yn ystod gwynt storm Corrie. 

Mae modd dilyn symudiad y cynghennau ar y papur - pan mae'r marciau yn dew rydym yn gwybod bod cyfnod o lonyddwch, pan mae'r gwynt yn chwythu wedyn mae'r llinellu hynny fwy tennau. 

Rhannwch eich dyluniadau hefo ni, tagiwch ni ar Instagram neu Facebook gan ddefnyddio #gaeafllawnlles

The custom of sending Valentines is hundreds of years old, but the tradition truly thrived during the end of the eighteenth century and nineteenth century. The improvement in postal services and printing methods during this period, made it easier than ever to celebrate Valentine’s Day.

The Evening Express in 1885 stated that when the trade was its best, between 1860 and 1880, the public spent a quarter of a million pounds annually upon valentines. It reports that at least 5,000 people, mostly girls and women, were employed in valentine factories, at wages ranging 10s to 18s per week.

Here at St Fagans we have a rather large collection of Valentine Cards dating from this period. Many are elaborate, adorned with cupids, satin ribbon, delicate lace or miniature flowers.

But surprisingly some are of complete contrast to these romantic and sentimental Valentine cards. Several from the collection, feature an ugly comic caricature, with humorous yet rather abusive verses beneath, clearly intended to cause offence.  These cards were referred to as 'Comic Valentines', and their history has largely been forgotten.

The card in the middle right, from our collection at St Fagans National History Museum, is a perfect example of a typical comic valentine card. It shows a rather ugly, dramatic caricature of a woman crying with the following verse beneath:

Tired of your lonely state,
Longing for another male,
But this fact pray understand,
Men don’t like Women second hand.

These particular kind of cards become incredibly popular during the mid-nineteenth century.

The Cardiff and Merthyr Guardian  reported on the 14th February, 1846:

St. Valentine’s Day is now almost everywhere a degenerated festival, the only observance of any note consisting in the sending of anonymous letters, by way of practical joke, and this confined very much to the humbler classes….Each generally consisting of a single sheet of paper, on the first page of which is seen some ridiculous coloured caricature of the male or female figure, with a few burlesque verses below.

The anonymity aspect of sending a Valentine’s card would have made these racy cards appealing. They were also affordable to buy and to send, as they were printed on a single sheet of paper, unlike the more elaborate romantic cards.

Despite their huge popularity, the demand was short lived, and by the late 1800s, Wales and Britain's love of comic Valentines was over.  The late Victorians viewed the cards as malicious and vulgar and demand for a return of moral values, politeness and decency.

Valentines, whether sentimental or comic, have come to be voted common place – not to say 'vulgar'. The Aberystwyth Observer, 21 February, 1885.

My name is Lowri and I am one of the Freelance Project makers working on the Winter of Wellbeing project. My main role is as part of a small team putting together activity packs for families and young people with the goal of improving wellbeing. But before this project, I had been a stay at home parent for over a decade. 

The last time I was formally employed, it was 2011. A year where it was still acceptable to say ‘talk to the hand’, 3D movies still seemed like a good idea and Flossing was just a dental practice, not a dance. So when I heard about a position that involved working with young people in the heritage sector, which are both my areas of interest, where I could work from home around my family, I couldn't believe my luck! However, after so long away from work, even with a few relevant qualifications and experiences I have, I struggled to know if I had anything of value to offer.  

Thankfully, I did not need to worry too much. My experiences as a parent have been surprisingly essential to the work I have been doing. Even my daughter has become involved in testing and photographing some of the activities which will now be shared with thousands of children around the country. That got me thinking about how valuable our skills as parents can be in the workplace. For example: 

• If you can construct a play kitchen with no instructions and 2 missing screws at 11.30pm on Christmas eve… you can problem solve. 

• If you can negotiate a screaming toddler out of a soft play area… you can hold your own in any meeting. 

• If you have managed to get everyone out of the door on time, with a packed lunch, reading book read, spellings learnt and cupcakes for the charity bake sale (that you will pretend you baked yourself but actually bought on the way to school and bunged in a Tupperware box) and still arrive at school on time…You can project manage. 

I know now, through working on this project, that I do have value outside of the home. The Winter of Wellbeing project has not only given me the opportunity to make a difference in young people's lives, it has given me invaluable work experience, built m

y confidence up and allowed me to contribute financially to my family. And because of the short term nature of the contract, I have managed to dip my toe into the employment pool without the massive worries about childcare in the summer holidays, which is often a barrier for parents returning to work.  

All in all, I have had a ball so far on the project, I have met so many interesting and inspiring people. I have learnt so much in such a short space of time and will come away from it more confident to apply for future jobs I might previously have discarded because I thought I wasn't good enough. Feeling valued outside of the home has added so much to my wellbeing and I am so thankful for that. 

Mae Chwefror bob blwyddyn yn Fis Hanes LHDT+, gyda digwyddiadau gydol y mis yn helpu i hyrwyddo hanes a phrofiad bwyd pobl LHDT+. Fel arfer, mae thema wahanol ar gyfer y mis, a'r thema eleni yw ‘Gwleidyddiaeth mewn Celf’.

Mae Amgueddfa Cymru wedi trefnu nifer o ddigwyddiadau ar gyfer Mis Hanes LHDT+ 2022:

Drwy gydol y mis bydd cynllun gwreiddiol bathodyn Lesbians and Gay Men Support the Miners Jonathan Blake o 1985 i'w weld yn Sain Ffagan Amgueddfa Werin Cymru. Bydd yn cael ei arddangos yn oriel Cymru... yn Sain Ffagan ar y cyd â bathodyn gwreiddiol LGSM. Grŵp oedd  Lesbians and Gay Men Support the Miners fu'n codi arian ar gyfer glowyr de Cymru oedd yn dioddef yn ystod streic fawr 1984-85. Erbyn diwedd 1984 roedd unarddeg o ganghennau LGSM ar draws y DU. Roedd pob cangen wedi 'gefeillio' â chymuned benodol, a changen Llundain yn cefnogi cymunedau yng nghymoedd Nedd, Dulais a Tawe Uchaf. Anfarwolwyd yr hanes hwn, ac ymweliad LGSM ag Onllwyn, yn 2014 yn y ffilm Pride. Mark Ashton, un o sylfaenwyr LGSM ym 1984, oedd un o wynebau Mis Hanes LHDT+ 2021 ac mae'n fraint dathlu eto eleni lwyddiannau rhyfeddol ymgyrch Lesbians and Gay Men Support the Miners.

Fel rhan o gyfres 'Sgyrsiau Amgueddfa' Amgueddfa Cymru bydd y curadur Mark Etheridge yn cynnal sgwrs ar gasgliad LHDT+ Sain Ffagan a phwysigrwydd cynrychiolaeth mewn casgliadau. Gallwch archebu tocyn ar - Sgyrsiau'r Amgueddfa: Casgliad LHDTQ+ Sain Ffagan | English | Amgueddfa Cymru.

Rydyn ni hefyd yn datblygu project cyffrous ar gyfer Mis Hanes LHDT+. Diolch i nawdd Cyngor y Celfyddydau, bydd LGBTQ+ History Wales Songbook gan Gareth Churchill yn cael ei berfformio yn Sefydliad y Gweithwyr Oakdale yn Sain Ffagan yn ystod y mis. Bydd y perfformiad cerddorol i lais a phiano/allweddell yn dathlu a rhoi llais cerddorol i gasgliad hanes LHDTQ+ Sain Ffagan. Perfformiad caeëdig fydd hwn i ddechrau, yn cael ei ffilmio a'i ddarlledu ar-lein fel diweddglo i Fis Hanes LHDT+ a'i hysbysebu ar bob un o sianeli cyfryngau cymdeithasol yr Amgueddfa.

Wrth gwrs, nid am un mis yn unig y dylai hanes LHDTQ+ gael ei ddathlu. Cadwch lygad drwy gydol 2022 am ragor o arddangosiadau a digwyddiadau yn safleoedd Amgueddfa Cymru. Dyma rai o'r cynlluniau sydd ar y gweill:

Yn Sain Ffagan mae nifer o wrthrychau LHDTQ+ bellach yn cael eu harddangos yn orielau Cymru... a Byw a Bod...  Yn ogystal â'r bathodynau LGSM, mae tebot a phadl yn perthyn i Fenywod Llangollen (o bosib y pâr lesbiaidd enwocaf erioed) a chopi o gerddoriaeth We'll Gather Lilacs a gyfansoddwyd gan Ivor Novello.

O ganol mis Mawrth bydd gwrthrychau o'r casgliad LHDTQ+ i'w gweld yn Amgueddfa Genedlaethol y Glannau fel rhan o arddangosfa Trawsnewid. Project gan Amgueddfa Cymru ar gyfer pobl ifanc LHDTQ+ rhwng 16-25 oed yw Trawsnewid. Mae'n edrych ar ffigurau queer, neu sydd ddim yn glynnu at rywedd ddeuaidd yn hanes Cymru ac yn cefnogi cyfranogwyr i greu gwaith wedi ei ysbrydoli gan brofiad bywyd.

Rydyn ni'n falch iawn o gyhoeddi ein bod wedi ennill Gwobr Buddsoddi mewn Gwirfoddolwyr am y trydydd tro.

Mae Buddsoddi mewn Gwirfoddolwyr yn wobr safon ansawdd ar gyfer Rheoli Gwirfoddolwyr.

Allen ni ddim bod wedi gwneud hyn heb waith caled ac ymroddiad ein staff a'n gwirfoddolwyr gwych. Diolch yn fawr!

Wedi cael cyfle i ddarllen yr adroddiadau asesu, yr uchafbwynt i ni oedd y sylw hwn...

"Dywedodd gwirfoddolwyr eu bod yn teimlo bod eu cyfraniad yn ystyrlon, a'u bod wedi mwynhau eu rolau. Roedd y rhan fwyaf o wirfoddolwyr yn dweud pa mor groesawgar oedd yr Amgueddfa. Dywedodd un gwirfoddolwr eu bod yn teimlo fel rhan o deulu."

Mae gwirfoddolwyr yn rhoi o'u hamser, sgiliau, arbenigedd a brwdfrydedd i Amgueddfa Cymru bob blwyddyn. Elusen ydym ni, ac mae eich cefnogaeth chi yn helpu i gyfoethogi a dod a safbwyntiau newydd i'n hamgueddfeydd cenedlaethol.

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