I am settling into “Studio Practice” at Moray School of Art; it’s starting to feel like I’m heading in an interesting direction through my explorations with printmaking, and just generally finding my feet in this second year. My studio space is constantly evolving and changing, and my tutor suggested that I keep a record by…
Category: textile art
Eco- printing
L to R – black turtle beans and rusty tacks; spice tea and tacks; steamed walnuts; steamed black turtle beans. We are doing printing this semester, and I decided to experiment with eco-printing as part of my exploration. I am thrilled by the colour and pattern you can get from simple materials and methods. Next…
Make do and Mend
At the moment I am studying for a BA in Fine Art Textiles at Moray School of Art: I have just begun my second year and have entered Studio Practice. I am gradually getting the hang of what I want to focus on for the next two years – I have been thinking about our…
Brambles and Rust
More Eco dye experiments over on my Flickr stream.
Felting Landscapes
I find myself really excited by the prospect of a trip to Orkney this coming weekend! The last summer I went on a road trip to the Isle of Lewis it resulted in this felt piece, depicting Callanish III. I love old places where the length of time that humanity has been here in Scotland…
Rethinking and reinventing
It’s been a long time since I last blogged, somehow more than a year has slipped past! I am having a rethink about what I do, my business name and way of working, how it’s been affected now I’m studying full time and what changes I may or may not want to make. I have…
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……..
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…
Fibre Alchemy 