Limited time and ingredients

I am busy, busy, busy at the moment  teaching 2 or 3 workshops every week, looking after elderly parents, writing a book, and even fitting in a part time job. Thats my excuse for not posting for a while! I have been returning to book forms though and here are 5 pages from a new book. My ingredients were limited to a Turkey red and the torn edge of a piece of hexagon patchwork . These are the collages that have emerged…..

From tommorrow

12 artists  including myself in this really interesting exhibition If you are nearby call in.

Cross Patch

A new book form made this week. Every bit of fabric used from the same utility quilt.

Hello Sailor

I have been busy making mixed media samples for a workshop in a few weeks time. Collecting some nice fabrics for the students to work on to though I am finding that my image transfer technique with emulsion is not working as well as it used to. Am moving on to researching sea shanties which I hope some of them will embroider on to their own bit of tray cloth.

Filing system

Applique

I bought this large appliqué recently in a market. I don't know which country it is from but it has a huge tree of life, birds, creatures with strange heads and men on it. Very pale green ( might be faded) on cream. Anyone any idea? All finger turned appliqué.

Strange Flowers