Crochet and Drawings

 I decided to take up crochet recently. I have done crochet years ago when I made lots of granny squares for a blanket but I've never followed a pattern before. I'm making a toy bunny for my expected Grandchild in May. I'm thinking maybe I should have made something straight/easier because there is lots of adding stitches and reducing stitches and some bits are small and fiddly. The yellow yarn is old yarn I had been practicing on. You wouldn't believe the number of times I had to undo it and start again but I think I've got the hang of it now. Basically I just wasn't reading correctly what was on the page.

Deer and giraffe drawing practice copying from the book '20 Ways to Draw a Cat and 44 other awesome animals' by Julia Kuo

Inktober 24, 25, 26, Square Pattern, Duck Catcher

Day 24 - Chop

Day 25 - Prickly

Day 26 - Stretch

Start with a square repeating pattern

Duck for dinner? Altered photo.

Paint Party Friday

Cuts, Drawing and Fabric Design

I've not posted much recently as I've had visitors staying so I'm catching up with a few things. First two cut patterns which I created [on a tablet] then cut on my digital cutting machine.

Below - I thought the pattern left on the board after 'weeding' the fish was interesting ie, the pieces taken out.

A try out of some pencils a friend gave me, aren't they big?

This is the fabric pattern I have entered in the Spoonflower 1920's design challenge this week.

Happy Paint Party Friday

Giraffes

Drawn on my tablet. I bought another book about drawing. The new one is called '20 ways to draw a cat and 44 other awesome animals' by Julia Kuo. It's not a step by step book about how to draw but it shows how you could draw the same animal in different ways. The giraffe above is my interpretation of one shown in the book.

Safari & Octogirlie

Above is 'Safari' for the Illustration Friday challenge this week.

Mixed Media/Collage - I made some stamps from found objects, the text is a purchased stamp, dyes, acrylics; the giraffes are made from a stamped inkjet print I put together, acrylics, pen liner

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Below - weird doodle of octopus girl - brush pens/ felt tips

Giraffe

screen printed papers, collaged/applique, machine embroidery