Gull

I used an app on my phone to alter this photo. The original is shown below.

Ladybird Cushion, London and Norfolk

I've not been around for the last week, hence no new posts. I've been to London to visit my daughter and husband and I took this cushion for them. The ladybird and flower was a screen print which I had done some time ago, but my daughter said she liked it so I thought I would 'do' something with it. I made a stencil out of an A4 plastic pocket and used a hand made screen to make the print. The screen was made from a wooden frame and some old plain net curtain. I beaded the spots and eye and then quilted it with wadding and backing fabric. Then I used wonder under to attach it to some vintage fabric and finished with hand embroidery [knotted cretan] around the edges to make sure it will stay on. And then made it into a cushion.

While we were in London we went to the Natural History Museum - I love looking at the building, both in and out as much as the things in it. The decorative ceiling for instance, click for a better view [although the photo is not the best you will get a good idea of how intricate it is].

This rabbit was part of the staircase.

We also walked around the Westminster area, I couldn't resist a photo taken through the railings of the Houses of Parliament.

I have and will be putting more photos on flickr

We had a couple of rain-free beautiful sunny warm days! in Norfolk after visiting London, this scene was at Happisburgh.

Back home and its raining again........

Sketchbook 15 - 10 pages

I think these are the last pages from sketchbook 15 which was all about boats, sea, fish, coast, sea birds etc

Above - collage of found images

Below -brush pen drawing [that strange creature is a kind of jellyfish]

below - watercolour painting

below -watercolour background, found images

below- collage of found images [you can see it better by clicking on the image]

Below - watercolour background, found images

Below - watercolours

Waves

We went for a walk at the coast yesterday - Seaburn - and there were some spectacular waves

Limpets & Seaweed

I took pictures of these limpets and seaweed in July on the Northumberland coastline.