2011-12 Studio Work
As promised here is an update regarding my studio work. My degree show project is progressing quite well and at the moment I am reasonably happy. My concept and ideas are developing and I have even...
View ArticleUllswater in January
I am lucky to live in a beautiful part of the country and even on a cold, windy and wet day in January the Lake District is a great place to go walking. Yesterday I went for a walk from Howtown, a...
View ArticleTentsmuir Forest
During the week of my degree show my grandparents made the long journey to Dundee in order to visit my exhibition. On one particularly sunny afternoon I took them to Tentsmuir National Nature Reserve...
View ArticleGarden Studio
In the next few weeks I will be busy sanding and painting furniture in preparation for the delivery of my new garden studio, which I am extremely excited about. I am getting a fully insulated studio...
View ArticleIt’s been a while!
Today I realised that it has been 5 months since I last wrote a blog post! Following graduation time has flown past. When I last wrote a post I was awaiting the delivery of my garden studio, which has...
View ArticleRag Rug Course
For a period of 10 weeks I attended a weekly ‘Rag Rug’ class. During the first few weeks we were taught numerous techniques such as hooky and proddy, braiding and standing wool. We began by trying out...
View ArticlePinterest!
During the last few months I have found time to add a few bits and bobs to Pinterest which is a fantastic site I use not only as a source of inspiration but to store and post images. In particular I...
View ArticleRag Rug Development
I have been making some progress with my rag rug although there are still a few more hours of work to go before this piece is complete. To create this piece I have used an incredible amount of fabric...
View ArticleVibrant Patterned Scarf
In a post I wrote a few days ago I mentioned a scarf I made for my sister as a Christmas gift. The following photographs show the colours and patterns I incorporated within the piece.
View Article9 Months!
I can’t quite believe it has been over 9 months since I last wrote a post! Although I have predominantly been working full time I did manage to squeeze in a holiday to Olu Deniz in Turkey, a trip to...
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