International

My lovely husband Ben has just started up his own company, Ben International. This is his subtle and understated new website! Brilliant.

Cosmic!

Today I had my last day with the Women's Mental Health Group. They have all been very sweet and a dream to work with. I will be sad not to spend my Monday's with them, and it appears that they will be sad too.
They want me to come back so hopefully if they can get funding I will get to do more work with them in the future. In the mean time I have been asked to do a workshop taster for a Carer's session that will be happening in Midsomer Norton.

As well as that I have been doing this! It's one of Ben's sketch's of Noel Edmonds, translated into stitch, cosmic (ordering!).

Anna Chocola

I stumbled across these lovely paintings today. Animals and dreamy colours, nice! They are by Anna Chocola.

Just messing.

I've been on the Irish machine today and although it's been winding me up with it's continuous thread snapping and the like, I still love it.

Been trying out some new threads, (the culprit's of the thread breakage) and just having a play. Decided to scan parts of it in Photoshop and cut and paste. Nothing too taxing, but most enjoyable.

Scan of stuff!

Just some random images that I've been playing around with. A little bit of collage/applique, some sketches all done on the Irish. What a glorious machine, now have to do some glorious work on it!!




















A drawing of a hare from one of Ben's old sketchpad's, roughly translated.


















All a little random.














Why do I have a thing about drawing weird grumpy cat's?!

Stuff

Some random sketches Photoshoped together and a repeat that's yet to be repeated. No link at all but thought I'd just do a post!




















Just trying to do some more graphic type images that might act as backgrounds to my sketches.

Singer, Irish!

Last week I became the proud owner of a Singer Irish Embroidery sewing machine, 107 w 102 to you!
I successfully out bid some others on e-bay and I got an absolute bargain. I am delighted, I actually just said that "I think it is the best thing I have ever bought". Yes, it's that good!
It belonged to a lady in Surrey who was given it by her grandmother who used to do work for Norman Hartnell. It is in such good condition, i love it!

Well this is what it looks like.




This is what I've managed to achieve so far on it. not brilliant but I'm definitely getting used to how it work and getting a technique with it.
Neither items are a touch of genius and most certainly aren't fit for couture but give me time and I will become good at this!