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Books for the chop

Posted 15 October 20240 comments

Please enjoy this selection of images harvested from a 1970s French cookbook. I shall be using the textures and colours to bring some images to life, here are my thoughts so far, any suggestions welcome.

A fancy domed roof for a small temple
Some frilly sleeves for a dress
A halo
A bush
Glistening planets and carrot stars for a night sky
A beautiful living fish, hiding timidly in some weeds
While these two spritely fish play nearby (oh god, sad)
And this one I'm not so sure. A mountain? And some buttocks?
  • Witchy Shit

The Wad

Posted 11 October 20240 comments

Totnes was graced with a visit from The Wad recently (pronounced Wad as in bad, not Wad as in squad).

What a folky dream.

(Our Amelia was dancing)

You should take a look at Lally Macbeth's work - The Folk Archive!The Church Kneeler Archive! and Stone Club.

What a good egg.

  • Nature
  • Feelings

Leaf Printing

Posted 7 October 20240 comments

I was having a very bad day the other day, we don't need to go into the reason but I was a mixture of massively furious and deeply sad. Do you know those days? On those kind of days I get into bed and my jaw aches from the tension.

I've been working on a commission for Dulwich picture Gallery (not the cause of any anger or sadness), I had an hour in the studio and I needed to do some leaf printing.

Leaf Printing, imagine; such an enjoyably childish thing to have on ones to-do list, and yet I was managing to feel stressed about it. Ridiculous.

I used a kids rubber roller and some waterbased Lino printing ink. It was incredibly easy and, I have to tell you . . . the most satisfying thing I have ever done.

All my anxiety melted away.

I was putting the sprigs between two sheets of paper and then adding an extra on top and using the roller to squash them down

Which meant I also got these fun extra prints. It was just so dreamy

All my anger melted away instantly, it was perfect.

10/10 would recommend.

  • Feelings

Therapeutic Patterns

Posted 3 October 20240 comments

It feels wonderful to have taken some of my large textile pieces out of retirement to hang up in Bronwyn's therapy room.

Patterns really calm my mind so I felt like this it feels nice to think of them there.

  • Things

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