Puppets

October 24, 2022

Indonesian Shadow Puppet Ann Arbor Art Centre - how to make Instructables - how to make

Preparing for natural dyeing 2024

Last year I experimented with natural dyes, creating a palette of colours that reflect the area I live in – Shropshire UK. Alongside homegrown plant materials I augment my colour palette with natural dye extracts – easy to mix in solution and they have a certain consistency. For example, I will get a much deeper…

by mollywilliamsdesigns May 17, 2024

Sculpting with wool fibres is akin to working with clay.

Sculpting with wool fibres is akin to working with clay. To explore the idea of mixing the two materials I mixed uncarded wool locks into a ceramic slip to create simple shapes. The shape and texture created is quite delicate and beautiful – full of movement. Primary firing The clay slip and fibres survived the…

by mollywilliamsdesigns October 13, 2023

Garden Dye Plants 2023

I am collecting avocado skins and stones, onion skins, Buddleia and Coreopsis to make dyes and paints to experiment with this autumn and winter.

by mollywilliamsdesigns October 7, 2023February 12, 2024