End of year Tea Party....

End of year Tea Party...

June 2012 saw our graduating students depart for new and exciting lives at uni....we ended it in true style with an old fashion tea party...an excuse for me to bake....

Cookies....

My Other Hobby.....Baking....

experimenting this summer, baking and decorating cookies.....a first
   

'Jardiniere' Development work.....

 

Development of sketchbook work.....

Jardiniere Begun.....

Jardiniere project has now begun....i am experimenting with collage and 2D mixed media, to create pieces which echo memories which surround 'HOME'....everything we possess, buy and create all hold memories from the past...whether it is stored in an attic, holds a photograph or displayed. I am a hoarder!!!...and when i come across objects in my home....whether it is when i am looking for something or having a spring clean, it often stirs a memory from when i bought and brings a smile to my face...

Sketchbook work.....

Sketchbook work....these images i have taken from the detail of my fire surround...ornate moldings and Victorian tiles.

Sketchbook work.....

 Detail from heart decorations hung on my fire surround...

Sketchbook work.....

Architecture has such high importance to me, especially ornate architectural detailing and facades from the past....

Sketchbook work....

Flowers...play an important part of remembering the past..people buy, receive and plant to create memories of loved ones lost, and to remember and celebrate birthdays and anniversaries....

'Jardiniere' 

New projects on the horizon cont....

'Jardiniere' will be inspired by French shabby chic, ornate decor and vintage costume jewellery & accessories....a soft colour palette of summer mist, white, neutrals, antique gold and pewter, embellishment and detail, I am aiming to develop these textile pieces into wedding stationary designs and both interior and fashion pieces...

New Projects on the horizon...

'Homemade Apple pie'

These images are the inspiration for my new project...'Homemade apple Pie'. Taken from around my home, a combination of rustic English qualities and values, vintage tea, polka-dots and prints...

A Personal Piece....this is selection of sections from a personal piece I created to remember my stepfather, and which also inspired me to create a similar piece as a Christmas present for my mam...mixed media textiles...

section containing a poem my mam gave me from a sympathy card she received...

section containing my photographs from The Tall Ships Race 2010..the last time we were together...

'Christmas Baubles'...Christmas Baubles is a mixed media and stitched A1 size piece...i wanted to capture the decorative and traditional aspects of the baubles but combine this with a contemporary twist...the hot colour palette, sequins and stitching....and hand drawn quality....