Crazy Block

fabrics ready to start an online class with Kathy Shawl.

Tea Bags

Saving tea bags to work another piece of fabric for a dress. My dress from August last year received second prize in the Funky Art section of the Fine Arts exhibition at the Brisbane RNA ( Ekka) and is on display there until 14 August.

But looking these tea bags at them I wanted to try this with wee collages. Just scraps at hand.
Relaxing at night. Just something to keep the doing happening.

A Little Moon

Even though now we are experiencing a new moon, here is my new moon, a full moon. Inspired by Cindy at Handstories and of course Jude Hill of Spiritcloth. I have been following their gentle blogs for years. If I knew how to link to them I would ,and I will when I find out how!!
The moon is on a piece of indigo dyed soft fine cotton that I dyed with Ali George in her blooming indigo vat. I have a quote from Galileo Gallilei (1610) to go on as well ." It is a beautiful and delightful sight to behold the body of the moon".

Kareem's Edge

This is the very early start to a piece for Queensland Quilters night group. We were all given the name and jockey colours of a race horse. I have Kareem's Edge and the colours are pink and white. We have until November ( Melbourne Cup day )as the monthly meeting is that night. We have to be inspired by the name or the colours. When I looked up Kareem I was drawn to Kareem Abdul Jabar. He was a US basketball player, some say the best ever! So the cross in my piece refers to the crossroads in Kareem's life that he faced along the way. I have drawn a sketch of his arm in the process of slam dunking a ball through the hoop ,which he was renowned for doing ,and unstoppable. I will stitch it somewhere on the piece with a large round ball. Not sure what else yet, he writes and has some interesting ideas ,so maybe a quote as well.

The background is a piece of white linen and the pink an old Indian sari given to me by Ali George. I love the laddering that is running through the pink silk. 

Weaving

This is a very small piece 3x5 cms.

A needle weaving. Landscape in a tiny white ceramic frame I was given as a gift from a friend.

Morocco Map

Getting back to finishing my mixed media piece based on a trip to Morocco in 2013.
Papers from a vintage book purchased in a market souk in Fez. Drawings from my sketch book of images along the way. Tree/ river system/ road trip up mountainous area in the west was formed with a piece of unravelling wool found in the Sahara Desert in a desert camp. Stitch and dyed cotton gauze as well as an oil stick rubbing on paper of a decorative grill in Marrakech .

Pallets

Looking back to purge. This piece was made during a masterclass workshop with Carole Wilkes. Members who completed their pieces then hung them in an exhibition entitled 'Pallets'. All pieces were constructed using a visual image from photos of old pallets.

My piece was attached to grey organza which was then wrapped around the outer edge of a pallet.