Circus Animals

Mum brought me these 'wild animals' before Christmas.

They make their sounds when you push their tummies.

I had fun today putting frills around their collars.

Just had to do it:)))))))

See more of my Circus fun 

HERE

Blue and Green King Size Quilt

I am working on Commissions at the moment in the studio.

This is a king size quilt for a client who want it

for their 25th Anniversary.

I love working with these colours.

See more of what is going on in The public studio,

The Old Art Room

HERE

Shibori Felting

During the summer I always dye lots of fabric, make felt and

paper. Above is a piece of Shibori Felting.

A technique I have adapted over several summers and this

summer I gave a six week course of how to do this technique and 

several other unusual additions.

The five pieces I made this summer sold when they

went into exhibition. I had to make two of the above

because I couldn't bear to part with it.

Indigo and Shibori

I finished this wall hanging out of all the Shibori and Indigo Dyeing.

I had made in previous sessions. 

I have been teaching 101 ways of stitching, tying and folding

fabric for dye patterns.

See more of what is going on in the studio 

HERE

See a Shibori video on my Art Tech Blog HERE

Artisan Apron

I just had to make this Artisan Apron.

It was designed by Janet Claire after I found this Batik

fabric in my stash, while looking through my Indigo Dyed fabrics.

I have been saving it for just such a project.

(We hear ourselves saying that when we buy or are giving fabric!!!).

It took a bit to pattern match, it looks great on but at 

 the moment it is on display on a  

mannequin in the studio. 

See my studio displays HERE

I will be wearing it shortly!

This month the studio inspiration is about,

'Colour, Dyeing Fabric and Over Printing'.

See more of what goes on in The Old Art Room Studio

HERE

Metal Button Wreath

I have enjoyed this Sunday sticking and gluing my collection of

metal buttons and snaps to make a wreath. I have been collecting all 

the metal buttons over the last few years. 

The ones you don't use for other projects.

 As some of you know I have set myself the challenge of making a 

wreath every month using the inspiration of the studio.

This month its 'Metal and Shimmer'.

See more of the wreaths and the studio displays

HERE

Preparing for Norfolk Open Studios

Watercolour Class

Purses

As you can see the Purse Patterns are very popular and they

all look so different.

See more purses by clicking on the written labels below.

Quilts Quilts and more Quilts

These are some of the quilts that were finished during the summer.

A Reversible one by Val, a Vintage Picture Block by Andrea, 

and a Log Cabin Baby Quilt by Brenda.

Classes Started in September 2013

These are catchup posts as The Art Room has been great for

classes and I am catching up with posts.

These are some of the first workshops.

You can see the light is just wonderful.

See what is going on at The Old Art School HERE

Ready for Classes

Within a week of moving in The Old Art Room was ready for classes

and it is so light and bright especially with its new coat of paint 

and the tables and some art work going up on the wall.

See more of what goes on at my blog

www.theoldartroom.blogspot.com

Old School Swaffham

Finding myself without a venue at the end of the summer

was a bit of a worry but that soon went when I was asked

to look at The Old School Swaffham.

It was originally Hammond's Sixth Form and before that

the Boys Grammer School. 

It has got a long history and such an interesting building.

It was going to be levelled and turned into flats but the community

objected, good job too because 

Lady Melanie Shaw- Sutton has brought it and it is now an

"Arts, Crafts, Antiques and Culture Centre.

I am what was the old Art Room!

Perfect!

As most of you know now I am in what was t

City and Guilds Creative Textiles

The above embroidered pictures are made by Bev as part of her

Level Two City and Guilds for Machine Embroidery in

Creative Textiles.

Nineteen Level Two students have passed with me this year.

So, Congratulations to them for a year of fun, hard work and

experimenting.

See more of the students work by visiting 

HERE

I teach City and Guilds Creative Textiles in 

Machine Embroidery and Patchwork and Quilting from Level One 

through to Degree.

Courses are available throughout the year, so if you are interested

please contact me.

I now teach the courses at The Old Art Room Swaffham

in my fully equipt Art Studio at The Art, Craft, Antiques and Cultural Centre

in Swaffham.

The centre was once the old Sixth Form College.