Saturday 16 March 2024

Victorian Puzzle Purses

A couple of recent Victorian puzzle purses.  Not really complicated, but I still manage to get in a muddle with the final round of folds.  These were made from sheets of painted A3 copier paper, cut down to approx. 12" square for the main structure. 









Saturday 9 March 2024

The fabric pot saga continues ...

A recently completed fabric pot using a patchwork of fabrics eco-dyed with leaves (brown tones) and avocado skins and stones (pink/rust colours), handstitched and embroidered. Size 3.5" tall, diameter approx. 3.25".  Three views are shown as my attempt to video the vessel while turning it round was decidedly jerky!





Thursday 1 February 2024

Paint, Print and Stitch continued

 Three more embroideries to add to the collection (the passion flower image has been duplicated but in a slightly different colour).  





Monday 8 January 2024

Paint, print and stitch

 Some small embroideries which have kept me occupied over the dark winter nights.

These are approximately 4" x 5", lino prints on painted calico and hand embroidered.  These may be combined to make a wall hanging or perhaps another fabric book.






Friday 22 December 2023

Christmas Greetings

 




Wishing you 
                                           a Joyful Christmas and                                   a Peaceful New Year





I have been very quiet on social media of late with very little art and craft to mention.  I did, however, manage to get a lino cut image completed for my Christmas cards, although I did struggle to come up with an imaginative theme for this year.  These were all hand coloured with watercolour and metallic ink.

The venue for this month's Urban Sketch group was nearby Stanton Park, an area of ancient woodland, grassland and a lake which has Nature Reserve status.  Originally part of farmland, a large, renovated stone barn was in use as an art and craft gallery.  The day dawned very frosty with an icy fog and only three intrepid sketchers turned up.  It was far too cold to set up outside and we were lucky enough to be able to use the farm cottage interior as our base.

An old dresser captured in water soluble
sepia fine liner pen


A tiny driftwood sculpture