One week to go!

Mr Finch

I found Mr Finch through Pinterest and became interested in his work. I was lucky enough to be able to see some of it up close when I passed by The National Centre for Craft and Design the other weekend. These creatures were quite big and as you can see he makes the use of needlepoint in the same way as I do but 3D. Check out his web site HERE and from there go to a very inspiring blog.

Purple flowers

The Caged Bird Sings

I still have places left on
THE CAGED BIRD SINGS
Sat 21 September
10-4
£45 includes all materials

Learn the art of collage through combining papers, bits of fabric, trims and stitch to create unique compositions on to a foundation of card or watercolour paper. We will be working to a theme of birds and birdcages and make work that will exactly fit into an IKEA frame so you can frame it up when you get home. We will use vintage embroidery scraps, a bit of bling, stamps and wallpapers and other paper ephemera. We will mostly cut and stick but you will be encouraged to embellish with hand stitch or use the sewing machine provided to try your hand at a bit of machine embroidery on to paper.

Contact me through my web site if you are interested. The course will take place in my studio at The hearth at Horsley.

Alice's Sketchbooks

Interesting link to an article on my daughter's working process. Link HERE

Log Cabin Birds

I usually have a bird on the go and  have made a whole lot to take to Staithes this weekend and hopefully will have some left over for Knit and Stitch at Alexandra Palace. People keep asking me if I am going to put more in my on line shop ( at etsy) which has been looking decidedly empty so have decided to release these two and make them available for sale on online. Here is a  LINK if you are interested. Every bird I make is completely unique, there have never been two the same and the patchwork background is very old and also special. I find it very difficult to let them go!

Beamish

Interesting day at Beamish getting a sneak preview at some of the objects that Tate Britain have selected to show in their major British Folk Art exhibition next summer. Here are some of my favourites.

Two lovely Victorian pincushions

God in a Bottle x 4

Boudie ware

Victorian signature quilt from Gateshead