I’ve been playing with weaving recently, and it’s doing funny things to my head.
I’m still trying to organise my next project, and I’ve started swatching my ideas to see what works. I tend to be able to visualise my finished pieces fairly clearly and the struggle is always to try to get my technical abilities [...]
Archive for July, 2009
A little warped
Posted in Art Projects, tagged pick n mix, plain, satin, twill, weaving, woolworths on 31 July, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Any colour, as long as it isn’t…
Posted in Art Projects, Crochet, tagged beige, insoucient little hats, natural, rose, shopping, string on 27 July, 2009 | 5 Comments »
Anyone who has ever gone shopping with me will tell you that I have two main ways of selecting garments. One way is to close my eyes, put out my hands and stop as soon as I feel something soft. The other way is to stand at the door of the shop for a moment, [...]
Back from Beyond
Posted in Art Projects, Artists du Jour on 21 July, 2009 | 2 Comments »
I feel so guilty! I’ve been doing a lot of useful stuff, like passing my Life in the UK test and sending my indefinite leave application off with many muttered imprecations towards Royal Mail, if they lose my envelope.
I have been trying to force myself towards working up a coherent project and peddling it around [...]
I want to do it myself!
Posted in sewing, tagged awwww, Batman, beer, dye, homebrew, making things, reflections on 6 July, 2009 | 1 Comment »
I’m feeling a bit sentimental, it’s our second anniversary tomorrow.. bear with me.
One of the things that I like about Batman (apart from his fine pair of calves and good waltzing technique), and that we share, is the need to understand how things work, and if possible, to be able to make and do things [...]
Too Darn Hot!
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged cold comfort farm, cooling jellies, gardening, ian mckellen, jam, snails, summer on 2 July, 2009 | 3 Comments »
I, like the rest of you in the UK at least, am suffering through the heat! I’m trying to remember the things we used to do when I was a kid in the States to stay cool and it basically involves trying to dampen yourself in various places where the blood runs close to the [...]
