Working on the Veranda

Everyday of Open Studios I demonstrated a different technique and often worked on the veranda. Judy was my first visitor to the studio twenty minutes after it opened and after a look round got straight in there and made some muslin paper as she had admired the demo postcards on the table. We had fun sticking and gluing. It was such a hot day within the hour her muslin paper had dried on the patio area. I am so lucky to have such a lovely area to work in and it is great sharing it with visitors and students.
See more of my studio and work on my website www.art2inspire.co.uk

Welcome to my studio

I must admit I crammed a lot of colour in the studio this year!
The studio is not normally as full as this but for Open Studios I dress it in Quilts and Textiles and because it is a working studio all my work areas have the materials and tools ready to demonstrate techniques. Each day I demonstrate a different technique and I have cards detailing how to do it. These are available to buy. I have a list for those who want classes in my studio and in other venues so visitors can sign up to them if they wish. Also on exhibit were the City and Guilds Stitchbooks, a wonderful addition. I Open my studio to students from the end of July. They are day sessions and you can specialise in the techniques you wish to learn or have a taster day of several. See more of my studio,cottage and garden by visiting my website www.art2inspire.co.uk

Embroidery Guild waxing Lyrical

On Wednesday evening at The Kings Lynn Embroidery Guild

Marion Barnett, who is also an artist @ The Gallery Dereham,

came and gave us a talk on 'Waxing Lyrical'.

She showed us lots of ways of using Wax, crayons, transfer techniques

and heating encaustic wax on a heat plate

to make a mono print textile.

(See the wax on the plate above in the middle).

Marion answered lots of questions and we all

had a feel of the different types of waxed printed fabrics.

Love, Marion's dyed fabrics.

See more of Marion's work on her blog

www.artmixter.blogspot.com