Journal · page 38

A Thanks and .... a bit of sewing!!!

Thanks for the comments on my last blog post. It suprised me how much better they made me feel. I’m sticking with the philosophy that the only way to get through time cruch work…

I've Been Spinning

Ink Drawing

I occasionally get the urge to buy art supplies. Last week I bought a pen nib and holder and some sepia ink. I wanted to practice drawing… something I’m not natural at, but I know…

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…

What a Day

I am exhausted after spending the day in a printmaking workshop with Jenny Peterson at ARC Yinnar. I go back for more tommorow 🙂 I constructed some collographs today, I am full…

Ski Weekend and a bit of knitting

Skiing Rocks! I knew I’d love it! We’re expecting some good snow falls this week so I’m hoping we might be able to nip up to our local resort (Mt Baw Baw) next week sometime… the…

Wave and Shell Scarf Finished!

Ta Daaaa!! Wave and Shell by Laurie Osborne. The yarn was spun from beautiful Silk and Merino tops dyed by TreeTops Colour Harmonies. It is a very light, but warm little scarf.…

A Computer Holiday

I’ve just had a nice little computer holiday 🙂 But I’ve been busy doing other things like painting (nothing good to show here though), spinning and knitting. This is some of the…

Some more wool and an Art Quilt Apology

Unlike the turd below 🙁 And onto the apology. I really want to make art quilts, I want to lock myself into my sewing room and CREATE. But this wool is calling me, the knitting…

Purple Beanie

I tried dyeing some wool yesterday with some fibre reactive dyes (Procion), but I mustn’t have used enough vinegar as a most promising orange and green mix ended up a washed out…