Finishing Works
I haven’t posted for a while because life has been quite challenging. But I’ve just sorted a few difficult issues like funding and buying a new wheelchair and in celebration … Continue reading
French inspirations 1
Holidays provide a wonderful opportunity to look anew at aspects of the decorative arts. Suddenly you have access to a completely different horizon with every reason to allow yourself to … Continue reading
experiment in green texture
Whilst working up to a big project I am concentrating on the finishing of a few small pieces I’ve had around for a while. Following my gauzy ribbon … Continue reading
deep purple November
This beautiful photo of the Thames, taken by my daughter from Waterloo Bridge speaks to me of November. We all have to be a bit heroic in November. Out of … Continue reading
shape mania
I have always loved mosaic effects. The other thing I love is the effect of silk fibre in wool. The colours can be reminiscent of stained glass. Recently I took … Continue reading
Taulignan and the French silk industry
Here we are battling with rain with summer holidays long gone. But I’ve only just retrieved some of my photographs and some are worth sharing. In memory of a lovely … Continue reading
learning to live
I am discovering that learning to live is something you can think about always. Even when your choices are restricted or becoming more limited you can bring thought to the … Continue reading
ribbon and scrim 2
This is my second experiment with gauzy ribbon and scrim. Possibly one that I won’t repeat. Scrim in this context is a very light gauzy material made usually of cotton … Continue reading
ribbon and scrim 1
I decided yesterday to experiment with two additions: gauzy ribbon and scrim. Gauzy ribbon, the subject of today’s post, breaks one of the rules of felting. This is that synthetic … Continue reading
small pieces
During a week when Margaret Thatcher dominated the scene, I would like to pay tribute to the writer Ruth Prawer Jhabvala who also died recently. I read her novels about … Continue reading
resist and transform
I like to make pretty, characterful personal spaces. Here is my favourite Ikea chest of drawers with a pretty ivy mirror made and decorated by a friend in decoupage and … Continue reading
wrap up winter
Ice structures in Edgbaston In one of the early spells of deep mid winter I started to work on a large piece of chiffon silk. Inspired by ice and snow … Continue reading
spring flowers and pictorial felt
Inspired by pots of spring flowers I decided to make a small piece of pictorial felt. Sometimes when you have some very special materials it is hard to open the … Continue reading
natural fibre pouch
I have started my exploration of natural fibres by experimenting with the felting properties of Icelandic wool tops. The fibre is courser than merino and the felt produced has a … Continue reading
Principally felt 