I have (for the moment ) found a new obsession....................screen printing. Not using the college facilities, no, no, no that would be too easy. I have been on a mission to produce crisp prints at home using an inkjet printer, a scanner, cheap acetate, diazo emulsion and an outdoor pir light and would you believe it I managed to create this...........................
...bird screen print on linen, I am pretty chuffed with my results and it was very easy. The Marsh Tit is a line drawing from my most recent artwork . The next stage was to make it into a cushion for a friend, so with the addition of fabric from Ikea,vintage buttons and a doilly and hey presto! I must admit I was really tempted to keep it. I will be printing some more little birds for a bunch of cushions to go into the shop, so watch this space if you want to get your hands on one.
I'm back in the land of craft! I've not been any where mind you, just an unplanned hiatus, I (like many of you) have had a lot of stuff buzzing around my tiny head. Several serious and non serious list later, I finally got around to some creating. These cute little brooches are vintage embroidered table runners surrounded by crochet embroidery thread baskets.
These padded brooches were an attempt to use up some of my small scrappy bits, which I can't bear to throw away.
These guys are not so padded and use less fabric.
