Purple Textile

Monday after some gardening with Stewart,

I got into the Studio for some creativity.

I used some tyvek fabric, added stitching

and lace.

This I painted and allowed to semi dry and

then with the studio door open, melted it with

an hot air gun! I added embossing powders and more paint and

melted some more.

I made several layers using the same technique.

I then machine stitched and I am now hand stitching more

details and beads.

Above are areas of the piece of work before I added

more stitching to it.

I will show you the finished piece shortly.

I must be working in a colour theme, Purple!

LIfeline for Chernobyl

After a quiet family holiday weekend Stewart and I

went over to the Lifeline 4 Chernobyl charity

on Sunday. We were on the refreshment team for

The Charity Auction.

The lorry arrived to pick up the trailer

and soon it was on it's way with it's new driver, Ann.

Ann has just past her test to drive artics for the charity!

and she' s driving to Russia! in a convoy.

Well done Ann.

The trailers leave from Hull this week.

They will be going out again in January 2012

so fund raising starts today all over again.

John was up and around a little after his op to see the lorry

go and keep and eye on things. Paulene was in charge of

the Auction.

It was a good 4 hours of bidding and refreshments

and when the Auction had finished

it had been a good one.

See the charity's work on

www.lifeline4chernobyl.org.uk

Paper Strips

Thursday I continued paper sorting and playing.

I love making background papers for mixed media

pieces and I have some new students who want to

start with papers and how to turn it into

works of art.

Here, I cut the newspaper into strips and then wove

them together to form a background.

This was then put onto to vilene and

I have stitched all over in straight stitch

and some patterned stitches to add interest.

This will be painted and then appliqued and

stitched.

See more of my medias on my website.

www.art2inspire.co.uk

Paper Sorting

With no classes this week I thought I would spend my

Wednesday morning sorting out my papers

for card making and projects.

I saw this tip in Kim's studio when I was helping

her set up her new blog.

It works fantastic.

Just an expandable file that sits on a work surface,

colours in each section and it's so easy to use.

Visit Kim's card blog at

www.kimcrop.blogspot.com

Alpaca Farm

After dressing the window at Knit Wits with the

Purple Sampler Quilt I went on to see Nikki

at The Alpaca Barn.

We said 'Hello' to the girls opposite and

then went into the Wet Studio next to the Shop,

to see how to use it for Felt Workshops.

There is so much more space with all the wool

sorted out and boxed.

It will be a great place to work in and

in 'good weather', be able to work outside.

to see more of The Alpaca Farm

visit

www.alpacabarn.co.uk