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Fabric painting.
I have been painting some fabric pieces recently to demonstrate to a group with which I work. I haven't done it for some time, I usually use acrylic paint for this but this time I had access to some...
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Suminagashi
I have recently signed up to Creative Bug on line craft workshops really just because I wanted to follow a line drawing class and found that I had to take out a monthly subscription to join it....
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Suminagashi continued.
I have learned a few things whilst experimenting with Suminagashi; one is that it is quite addictive. If you try this you will need plenty of paper, I have found that watercolour paper works well, as...
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Finished
These days I find that I need some incentive to finish a piece of work and now that these two pieces have found a home I have found the energy to complete them.If you like the artwork visit HERE where...
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Play time.
My month’s subscription to Creative Bug is about to come to an end; I have enjoyed playing along with a few of the workshops and have discovered some interesting artists, including Lisa Congdon , Jody...
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Reading
I am currently reading two books, one is ‘Playing with Sketches’ by Whitney Sherman; it flew into my inbox in one of those cleverly timed emails, those that come before you are thoroughly awake, from...
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Album/Journal
At the end of September we were so lucky to have a warm and sunny week in Swanage in Dorset, warm enough to swim in the sea and to take a trip on the steam train to visit Corfe Castle. I took quite a...
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Sketchbook Challenge
Unfortunately the time has come to roll up the Sketchbook Challenge Blog, since its start in 2011 I have been a contributor to the themes set each week and have added photos to the Flickr blog, more...
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On the wall.
On the wall coming to the end of the year.Best wishes to those who read this blog, to followers and especially to those who have taken the trouble to comment over the year and kept me not only blogging...
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Say Your 'Thank yous'.
Don't forget to make and send your 'thank you' cards, so much nicer than an email.
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New Year Project.
This is a small project for the New Year. You could have a go at this if you are stuck for inspiration. Take a selection of small pieces of fabric in a colour way or theme of your choice; I used whites...
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Project continued.
10x12 inches.I honestly don't know where the idea for this project came from, I suppose it brought together my current interest in drawing, doodling and trying out more block printing. I found it...
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'Just turn up'
I always enjoy Jane Davies'blog and in particular her video demonstrations,recently she posted about an artist's black and white work which she enjoyed and was inspired by; her theme was also about...
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Block Printing
I had an interesting weekend following along with Jen Hewett’sBlock Printing e-course. A little frustrating as although the course started at 9am Saturday on the west coast of America I had to wait...
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Block Printing continued.
I continued with my enthusiasm for block printing this week and also made three small bags.I am pleased that some of you have found Jen Hewett’s work and are similarly enthused.The source for my two...
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Trees and Fields.
I have continued with the block printing and am definately finding that my blocks are better, although I still find carving them far from the meditative experience described by some. I have now bought...
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Tate Modern London
Click for a better view.This was a brief visit to Tate Modern, time to see the vast exhibit in the Turbine Hall. Described as ‘mountains of fabric’ and ‘waves of saturated colour’, this is a vast...
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More Trees
More block printing, there are some amazing examples on the Facebook page for the class, this is a closed group but I think Jen is going to post a selection on her blog at some point as she is planning...
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Tale of a Tree
I was excited to receive my first digitally printed fabric last week. I had thought of using ‘Fingerprint’, Laura Kempshall’s business for some time, but could never find the template to upload a...
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Amazing!
My very much surprising Mother’s Day gift, I was told that I would never work out what it was, and that was true. A box ofmarshmallows with images from my blog digitally added. I don’t know how I will...
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