It does feel that the weather dominated the last two weeks – it has rained a lot and whilst this isn’t unusual for the north of England it is the very low level of light which has been the overriding…
Distractions – 26th November 2018
This last couple of weeks have gone to plan but there have been many distractions – all enjoyable but time in the studio has been short. There have been visitors and an outing to see the Alison Watt exhibition at…
Trials and Tribulations – 12th November 2018
Sometimes there are things set to try us and it has been so since I last posted a blog. For many years I have been happily using double sided adhesive in large rolls and then I found that it has…
Progress and Process – 29th October 2018
I can imagine that many of you were underwhelmed by the scrap of fabric featured in my last post, but hopefully you could see what potential I could see regarding its story. During this last fortnight I have achieved the…
Research – 15th October 2018
Although there have been diversions , since March of this year I have been perusing ideas around edges and unpicked seams, see here, and I present to you this scrap of cotton which measures 14.5cm x 12.5cm. Even the smallest…
Thought Processes – 8th October 2018
I have managed to complete this book and I’ve called it ‘Silk, Shimmering in the Candlelight’ High end weaving processes and design of silk in the C18th often incorporated metal thread in the weft, this would make…
All Change! – 24th September 2018
I have often said that I garden when it’s fine and am in the studio when it’s wet – well we all know that life isn’t quite like that but I’m sure that you get the idea. So when we…
Gallivanting – Again! – 11th September 2018
I have been away on a boat in the Baltic for the last two weeks – so nothing done in the way of books or printing. I’m still here and here I have an image of me taking a photo…
Slow and Steady – 27th August 2018
The cooler weather has allowed me opportunities to garden and I have made the most of it – so much catching up and digging up during the last couple of weeks – free aerobics! I have however managed to complete…
What Lies Beyond – 14th August 2018
Looking back over the last couple of weeks and I feel that I have achieved quite bit – there are days when nothing much seems to happen but really I should take comfort that there are some lovely things to…