I’m going to drum fire two ceramic figures today - it will be a first! I am going to sagger each figure in foil to protect them and to see how the organic materials I am adding might colour the figures. Process I wrapped two lengths of ceramic insulating fabric around the steel drum just …
The Mollies – large felt sculptures
Life size (in height) felted sculptures in their beautiful new home in Colorado. The first Molly, ‘Tall Molly’, took 6 months to develop and has been followed by two more and there is another in the planning to fill this amazing space. Commissions welcomed!
Making fab soap for felting
Chemistry in the kitchen I make my own soap and have done for over 10 years and I always use it to make felt. There is nothing quite so good as handmade soap and it can be made in bar or liquid form. There are many great websites and YouTube videos now that recount the history …
Full size sculpture
It has taken me about 6 months to develop a full size felt figure and there have been plenty of problems to overcome along the way when upsizing from a 40cm tall figure to one that is 4 times bigger! From these small figures... ...to this one - 164cm high The problems I encountered were …
Tunbridge Wells Artisans is OPEN!!
The Stables next to the George Pub Mount Ephraim - if you are in the area pop in for amazing artisan made products. find that original gift! We're open Wednesday - Sunday 11am to 4pm Pottery, wood craft, silk garments, jewellery, glass, paintings and prints, Lino print, driftwood, felt, ceramic mosaic, soft furnishing, children's clothing........ …
Make it in Design Summer School
I have joined the Make it in design Summer School 2017. The course is a fun series of briefs focused on experimenting with new patterns ideas and techniques for surface patterns designers. Week 1 Brief Your brief is to design a mystical, tribal inspired pattern using the following prompts: Be inspired by the supernatural, geometry, astronomy, …
Jiang Zhoahe
Jiang Zhoahe 1904 - 1986 Born in Sichuang Province in 1904, Jiang Zhaohe is one of the most famous 20th century painters in China and a contemporary of Xu Beihong and Qi Baishi He studied with established masters such as Xu Beihong and Qi Baishi and mastered many different modes of artistic expression, including sculpture. …
To my dyeing day No. 1!
Actually two dyeing days as I spent the first day experimenting with dye colours and techniques on small samples of white cotton fabric that had been pre-soaked in a solution of soda ash for 3 hours. I am very lucky to have a great assistant for a few days - Carmen is a fashion photography student who is …
Fabric printing project – preparation
I have been making Lino prints ready to experiment printing on fabric with procion dyes with inspiration from Ikat woven fabric and Ottoman textile design I have used fabric paints in the past however as these are pigment based the prints are stiff and change the nature and drape of the fabric. Dyes are permanent and …
Fabric dyeing project
I have never used procion dyes before and have decided to dye and print my fabric for a range of jackets with an Asian ottoman theme. Researching I have found some good tips for using dyes thickened with sodium alginate to paint or print onto fabric by Alyson Provax Alyson Provax - printmaker and experimental dyer in …
