Star

I have had a bit of a star thing going on in my latest set of collages. This is my favourite colour scheme. I could work with brown, grey band cream forever.

Precious Memories in Scottish Borders

I have taught memory based workshops many times. It is good to see participants able to incorporate precious bits and pieces or build up a collage around a photograph of someone. For the first time I am taking this workshop across the border into Scotland at the beautiful Burnbrae Workshops  near Kelso on 18th and 19th April. The course costs £100 for two days including a lovely lunch. To book please contact Yvette at Burnbrae HERE.

Here are some images to remind you what it is all about.

new textile collage

A bit brighter than I usually work. Incorporating a piece of fine needlepoint and lots of criss cross embroidery. Suffragette colours I think, appropriate for the 100 year anniversary of the death of Emily Wilding Davison who is buried in Morpeth close to where I work.

Crazy Patchwork Appliqued Birds

Last week I officially opened my easy shop and within a couple of days had sold out of the little birds that I appliqué and embroider on to pieces of old crazy patchwork. These past few evening I have been making more so check them out over at my easy shop HERE. Every single one is different.

Textile Collage

All Things African

I have just updated my web site with all the print making courses I will be teaching until the end of the summer.  Check it out HERE. I am particularly excited about the 4 day Easter school I will be teaching on an African theme. Here are some mixed media responses to tribal textiles that I have worked on myself in sketchbook format. Apologies if you have seen these before. There are still places on the course , which takes place at The Hearth Horsley.

red flowers

The turkey red comes from the back of a quilt I unpicked. Applique is just my favourite thing particularly when I have patchwork underneath.