more slippers

Of course I made some more slippers but forgot again to take a photo when they came out of the washing machine. The small ones have an owner already : Storm :)

wallhanging

I have an empty space at the shop which I want to fill so I made a wall hanging.

Now I have the problem, how to hang it. I don't want to do framing like a painting and certainly not behind glass. It still needs pressing and I wonder if I should do some enhancing with stitching/embroidery/beads.....
I guess I will just press it and hang it  very simple on wooden sticks.

slippers

They have now here in the Warehouse yarn which one can felt in the washing machine. Of course I had to try it out, I couldn't resist ;)

the finished slippers

the next pair is already almost finished knitting

thats how it shrinks

The next time I will take a photo of the slippers fresh from the washing machine. I was shocked first, because it looked so small. But they stretch nicely over shoe lasts, which gives them the nice shape.

Winter at the beach

Its a lovely day today, a mix of sunshine and occacional rain and so we did a trip to the beach

rain and storm first

dotterel

that is certainly not edible

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share the beach with oystercatchers

happy pigs on the way home

a walk through the garden today

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Workshop 2nd day - photos

We had lots of fun, but there wasn't anything about/with fibres.

journal workshop day 1

Today was the first day of the art journal workshop with Ailie Snow. We met yesterday evening for a first to know each other and look at her own samples. Today it was hands on and it was not what I expected. For some reason, I guess because it was organized by Creative Fibres I thought it would have more to do with fibre and also Ailie is a great textile artist. But it was more an art lesson, watercolour washes, gesso to give texture, stamping, stencelling, collage and finally add some text.

morning tea

our collage hands 

Ailie explaining

sample

more samples

and another one

my messy workspace

It was an interesting day, as I said not what I expected, but not disappointing at all. Tomorrow we are supposed to do some sort of self portrait in collage style like the hand.