Free machining on silk Dye vat with birch bark Dyed fabrics with free machined feathers. Still more work to do….
Summer in March?
Some days you just have to head outside, and what better way to spend an evening than by cooking your dinner on a small fire as the birds sing the sun down and the flames get brighter as the new moon and the first star appear. It was so warm tonight; perhaps this is the…
February
Sunlight on Water There have been some beautiful bright days recently. I sat by the Findhorn River and watched the light dance on the water and listened to the birds singing as the sun warmed my knees. It was a brief but much needed respite from the chaos reigning in our studio at the moment….
The Key to the Kingdom and the hunt for inspiration…..
Trying out ideas Once upon a time I saw the title to a poem in the front of a book: “This is the Key to the Kingdom, Of the Kingdom this is the Key”. It made my heart leap in anticipation and hope, and I raced to the right page to learn, well, SOMETHING magic……..
Creative meanderings and Happy New Year!
Winter Hearth My creativity seems to be hibernating, perhaps it’s the cold and darkness; I always find my self wanting to curl into a dark warm nest at this time of year. I should love to write a long and entertaining post about the importance of giving yourself creative time off, but I’m too busy…
Made by Hand and Music for Monday
My favourite things… This is going to be a long and meandering thought journey, I can feel it coming on! Follow if you will!All the things in this picture are hand made, except perhaps the knife, and even that is vintage. I use these things, and others like them, every day and I want to…
Felting Tips
Time has slipped by and it’s two weeks since I last wrote a post. Today’s felting tip is going to be very brief as I have to prepare for a workshop and my internet connection at home has been too sketchy for writing. The wind plays havoc with our phone line and the last week…
Felting tips – playing with colour
So how did Christine get from a pile of white fleece to this finished piece? This picture was made using one of our felting kits with just 6 colours in it as well as the white. First she added tiny wisps and pinches of the two shades of green Gently patting the laid fibres helps…
Fibre Alchemy 