Stitched

I don’t flatter myself that it is sashiko in the proper sense of the word – or even embroidery, but I’ve been mucking around with thread and pattern, and light and shade within it and having a bit of fun.

And it was fun.

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Busy week….  Broadband is restricted. …
Stitching, sewing, painting, planning.  Don’t worry if I’m a bit quiet, there’ll be stuff to show for it.

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the cracks

I think, sometimes that it is easy to see a crack. To follow that crack – see where it branches out and the possible spin-offs – to look at the spin-offs and where they lead.  To see a blemished whole.  To see a failing of some sort.
I’ve done it.  And it is a very scary [...]

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spur

So I went to the hardware store yesterday.  Mainly because I was too lazy to drive all the way to the place where I normally get my stretcher-bars and linen, and because there was a day free (today) to experiment.
And I bought wood.
Plywood.  Making up measurements as the man kindly sawed the chosen piece of [...]

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the lack of

Been thinking a lot about white and of how it speaks to something deep down.
About purity.
A cover up.  A fresh face.  The fullness of a vacant space.
The capacity and promise of a blank piece of paper.
The beauty of a white bowl waiting to be filled with scones straight from the oven.  Whipped cream, silver spoons [...]

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Twist

I am untangling, paring down, resting, consolidating.  Planning, perusing, consoling, carousing.  Reading, and doodling, absorbing, wafting and clearing.
Shaking dust from corners, letting new air flow through.  Shivering slightly and preparing for the new.
New inspiration, new directions, new plans, new thrills.  Next steps.
Nothing to show but another cocoon.  Always uncomfortable, but always worth it.

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shadow boxing

Sometimes, as an artist, it can be so effortless, and sometimes it can be gruelling.  Sometimes you don’t know if the work was not up to scratch, or the canvas was too  large, or the pricing wasn’t right, or the show was not right, or the timing was not right for the person who fell [...]

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a window

It is very exciting to me to see my little ones draw.  The see what comes out.  To see the colours that they choose and see what is important and emphasised.
Zara drew this the other day and it couldn’t be more perfect to me.  The simple colour choices, the stylised and confident forms, the careful [...]

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Dull

I love colour. LOVE it!
So how the hell did this happen…..

The reverse side of an unattractive print. The white shadows are fascinating. This is destined to be a summer dress for my girl, and perhaps a skirt for me if I’m very lucky.

A dark grey slightly felted wool with laser cut petal-shaped [...]

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Update

I need you….
It is hard to make a website for oneself. How to break up works is not an easy decision. By date? By series? by subject matter?
I decided to break it up by series and by date and have both listed. I hope it makes sense.
And then there is [...]

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