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Black cardigan
Today I’m determined to finish making this cardigan, I’ve adapted a maternity t-shirt pattern from Burda and it seems to be working out pretty well. So I need to sew on snaps and the last two buttons and theoretically it … Continue reading
Holiday!
We’re enjoying a break in sunny Queensland. There is snow on the mountain at home which means it’s cold, cold, cold! So we are congratulating ourselves on on an excellent holiday choice 🙂 Stupidly, I left home without any sewing … Continue reading
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Pretty
From Japanese pattern book: To pretty dress: A lovely cotton pique fabric from Spotlight with a grosgrain ribbon sash which is hand applied at the front and loose at the back for bow tying 🙂 This dress is just about … Continue reading
Phone posting
Let’s see how we go with the new technology 🙂 The phone isn’t so great for taking photos of small works especially since I’m used to a fancy DSLR, macro lens and photoshop. But we’re in quick and dirty mode … Continue reading
The Birth Story
Warning: this post describes a birth and contains some information which some may find too intimate or just too much. That’s ok, I won’t be offended if you just skip it 🙂
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Lines
I’ve been printing 🙂 I thought I’d show you my low tech set up. I use an old piece of glass from a cheap picture frame to mix the acrylic paint and roller it onto my little rubber roller which I then roll onto the print plate… in this case it is a stiff bit of cardboard (cut from a lever arch folder) and I have used rubber bands to get the lines pattern for printing.
Now, I reckon I’m playing a bit dangerously with that flimsy piece of glass, one day it will shatter spectacularly while I’m carrying it to the sink or while I’m washing it. I need to get a piece of reinforced glass with nice ground edges made up. Actually, I’ll call a glazier this week.
This is the ‘print plate’ after a fair bit of use
It is now totally destroyed as I wiped it down at the end of the session with hopes of recycling the cardboard for another session.
This is the fabric I printed, I’m sandwiching it up for quilting. It is is such a relief and joy, after a year of concentration on applique, I just love the quickness of printing 🙂 Sorry for the totally crap photo I’ll post a better one when I’m finished quilting the piece.
I’m feeling a little stressed tonight as I have been ringing around trying to get some accomodation at Mt Hotham for next weekend. Of course everywhere is booked out so we are onto plan B. Off mountain accomodation at Omeo.
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Come up and see my …
Etchings.
I did a printmaking workshop with Jenny Peterson today at her studio in Boolarra. She has a lovely house and studio slightly out of town.
I was her only student today, so I could take things at my own pace. Which was good since I was feeling the effects of the big Christmas party last night.
We also had a BBQ with some of Riscy’s collegues tonight. I am pretty tired though and the drunken bullshitting and talk about work started to grate at me so I’m relieved to be home. Continue reading
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Printing
The big printing weekend is finished and here are some of my results, click on the photo if you want to see a bigger view:
These were photograped as the ink isn’t dry enough to put the prints in the scanner. I’ll especially try and scan the collographs as they are quite delecate and the details would show up better.
Kudos to Jenny Peterson for running such a great class, and thanks to my fellow participants who were a pleasure to work with (they wont read this as I forgot to tell them about my blog!!). Continue reading
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