Painted page, collage, flower stamps, the purple flower was a mono print and has a button centre, recycled paper painted leaves, painted yellow flower
the flower petals in the top left hand corner are made from balloons - party mix
Thursday, 4 March 2010
Wednesday, 3 March 2010
Altered Flower Book (p1)
This is a garden book which I started to alter last year & finished a few weeks ago. The poems are part of the book, and it is called a 'Portrait of a Garden' by Rosanne Sanders. My original plan was to do garden plans but I changed my mind when I realised how many pages were in the book. In the end I didn't do any garden plans at all, but the alterations are still to do with gardens, mainly flowers.
There is still plenty yet to come from the Mythical Mail book but it is not on the computer yet - but it will be coming soon.
Tuesday, 2 March 2010
Monday, 1 March 2010
Mythical Mail - page 7 Jack & Jill
Jack and Jill went up the hill to fetch a pail of water
Jack fell down and broke his crown
And Jill came tumbling after.
Up got Jack, and home did trot as fast as he could caper
He went to bed and bound his head
With vinegar and brown paper.
Sunday, 28 February 2010
Mythical Mail - page 6 Duke of York
Oh, the grand old Duke of York he had ten thousand men
He marched them up to the top of the hill
and he marched them down again.
When they were up, they were up
and when they were down, they were down
and when they were only halfway up
they were neither up nor down
Saturday, 27 February 2010
Mythical Mail - page 5 Dr Foster & curly snow
Dr Foster went to Gloucester
In a shower of rain
He stepped in a puddle
right up to his middle
& never went there again
I thought I would also show these photos of the snow on my car windscreen, there wasn't a lot of it, but it had curled over & looked unusual [well I've never seen it do that anyway]. There is not much snow left anywhere else, just on my windscreen
Friday, 26 February 2010
Thursday, 25 February 2010
Wednesday, 24 February 2010
Tuesday, 23 February 2010
Monday, 22 February 2010
Mythical Mail - cover
I had a sketch book sitting on my shelf for quite a while as I wasn’t sure what to do with it. As the pages were brown paper, the kind you wrap parcels in, I eventually decided that the book would be good for a subject to do with mail. I had fairy tale characters in mind and made a start but soon got a bit ‘stuck’. Thanks to my friend Helen & her daughter we had a brainstorming day which got the old brain cells working and after that the ideas kept coming. The book was finished last year & I really enjoyed doing it.
All the postage stamps in the book are not my art work but are original ‘recycled’ stamps from around the world, which I have been collecting for years. Helen kindly donated some too from her stash. The extra post marks which were not already on the stamps were rubber stamps purchased from ‘Crafty Individuals’.
Saturday, 20 February 2010
Flower Sketch
flower sketch [pen & felt tips], flowers are also the theme of my illustration friday challenge
Friday, 19 February 2010
Book of Rules - Games
I was rooting thru my drawers when I came across this book of alternative [games] rules. It was done for a project at college a few years back, games related. [the project was for fabric designs, shoes & wellies which can be seen on my website] It is made from playing cards which have been covered & joined together, painted, drawn on, with alternative rules printed & collaged.
Thursday, 18 February 2010
Book of Handpainted/Stamped Pages
book containing 20 pages of background papers
available in my etsy shop
http://www.etsy.com/shop/ljcart
Wednesday, 17 February 2010
Snowmen Sketches
My initial snowman sketch [above] which I altered [below] before doing the embroidery shown in my last post [Winter Wonderland]
Monday, 15 February 2010
Winter Wonderland
I designed this picture for the Hand Embroidery Network exhibition - Winter Wonderland. I was to register by a certain date & then forward the pictures at a later date, but as I didn't think I would get it done in time, I didn't register. As it happened, the date to send entries was extended, so I would have got it done in time after all. Never mind, I will put it in the 'Layers' exhibition.
Check out the other entries at HEN, there are some really good ones.
Picture - Paint, running stitch, french knots.
The window - painted heavyweight vilene, plastic, hand stitching.
Deep frame - the window is next to the glass & the snowscene at the back to give the effect of space, looking through a window.
I like the bird
Sunday, 14 February 2010
Saturday, 13 February 2010
Friday, 12 February 2010
Thursday, 11 February 2010
Sewing Sketch
did a bit of 'normal' sewing yesterday, made a cushion cover - didn't go too well though, one of those days!
Wednesday, 10 February 2010
Goldwork Sample
C&G sample of goldwork using a variety of threads, braids, beads, sequins, leather, fabrics, net etc
Tuesday, 9 February 2010
Spider & Fish Sketch
a page from a sketch book - the spider was drawn with pencil & didn't show up very well so I altered it a little and the colours you see underneath are from the other side of the page, quite a nice effect I think.
Monday, 8 February 2010
Roses are dead
I have posted pictures of dying roses before, but there is something about them that I like & these are new photographs
Saturday, 6 February 2010
Friday, 5 February 2010
Illustration Friday - Muddy
Pen with watercolour. Watercolour is another challenge for me, not my comfort zone.
Thursday, 4 February 2010
Wednesday, 3 February 2010
Needle Weaving ATC
The needle weaving was an old sample which I decided to make into an ATC. It is now sandwiched between 2 clear plastic sheets, held together with brads. The picture above shows both sides.
Tuesday, 2 February 2010
Rabbits on the loose in London
I've been away to London for a few days to visit my daughter & we saw these bunnies - cute eh?
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