#uk artist

Making more cards. Mostly collages this time. Also some mixed media bird landscapes.

I’ve been upcycling old t-shirts for my own use. This is my favourite so far. It even glows in the dark!

The bag acquired straps and closures. It’s now my favourite bag to use. The nice thing about making is you can just keep working on an item until you’re happy with it.

More paper recycling. I like to use old paper with some kind of a history. The painted one was done with flour and water. The other I tried with just water but ended up painting it with diluted PVA glue to give it more structural integrity.

Acrylic still life of an African violet on paper I made myself from other paper.

It’s a bag sort of a thing, with boro and sashiko. I enjoyed using bits of scrap leather, as well as fabric scraps going back many years. I like using fabric almost like papier mache - layering small pieces and “gluing” with sashiko. This is a good size for my sketchpad.

Theboro piece I was working on became a knitting needle roll. I found some moth-eaten silk that I darned for the inside.

My aunt made this cushion many years ago. It’s a Lord of the Rings themed cushion. The silk had become fragile and tattered from use, so I patched and stitched it. I used a slightly shinier, iridescent stuff to patch behind the silk. You can just about make it out below.

Zipped pouch.

I’m working on this piece, which is about two square foot, made from scraps. I tried warping the sashiko stitching, so it looks like a curved surface. It’s a lot of fun.

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Debut single ‘PINK SKIES’ ✨ 8th April 2022 baby!