The day just flew by too quickly,J.H.
Sunday, 23 April 2017
Amanda Clayton
Enjoyed a day stitching with Bristol Embroiderers at a workshop with Amanda Clayton.All we used was running stitch and it threw up so many possibilities.
Thursday, 13 April 2017
Making and using hand made brushes
Our challenge was to make a variety of mark making brush like tools using found materials and use them to create marks relating to our chosen story. My story is family history related and I chose the word 'memory' for my experimental work. J. R.
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| creating a collage of my word on paper and fabric with rust dyed samples, lace and stitched work |
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| collaging rust dyed fabrics, silk paper and stitched samples with 'memory' mark making samples |
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| mark making hand stitched sample with lace |
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| writing the word 'memory' across a variety of fabrics using walnut ink, procion dye and emulsion paint |
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| Marks using walnut ink and birch catkins brush |
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| Marks made using walnut ink with brush made from 'bird of paradise' plant stems |
Tuesday, 11 April 2017
Calligraphic marks.
After a slow and unpromising start with my hand made brushes,I found some rose hips on a bush outside the studio.I collected a few and taped them to a twig.These gave me much more pleasing marks ,and I was away.
I 'wrote' with walnut ink and watered down emulsion paint on paper
And fabric
I used some transparent fabrics ,which when layered created another dimension of marks.
So I began to stitch the O within my repeated word GROW.
I can see this adding new ideas and extending my work based around seedpods.
J.H.
Monday, 10 April 2017
A few more squiggles
Hi all, attaching a few more 'marks' made with found beach related items
a time for quiet contemplation with the beautiful surroundings of Ammerdown
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| my tools before use |
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| a few wind farm inspired marks |
Sunday, 9 April 2017
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