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Surface Treatment Workshop - weeks 7 and 10
I got a little behind with the Surface Treatment Workshop last weekI did work on various samples but struggled with my fibro, headaches and asthmaand generally felt under the weather through exhaustion...
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Surface Treatment Workshop - weeks 9 and 11
for week 9 of the Surface Treatment Workshopmy sister Evelyn and I explored the properties of Golden Medium Fiber PasteFiber Paste is a runny white paste with a grainy texturewhich can be applied to...
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Surface Treatment Workshop - week 11
now we are on week 11 - drawing groundsand I'm finally glad to be up to date again!creating a drawing grounds means preparing a surfaceon which you can draw, paint, make marks or add colourover,...
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Surface Treatment Workshop - week 12
another week flies by and we are now on week 12 of the Surface Treatment Workshopand this week we are using metal leaf in our art samplesEvelyn didn't enjoy using metal leaf at all ... but still...
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Surface Treatment Workshop
my sister and I have decided to put the Surface Treatment Workshop on hold for a few weeksas, very sadly, she had an accident at work and badly burnt her handshe is ok but needs to rest and we decided...
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the colour of Cornwall
After a few weeks break from writing here, a bit of a catch up is needed and it's hard to know where to start as so much seems to happen so quickly these days. My sister Evelyn and I took some time...
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Surface Treatment Workshop - weeks 14 and 16
I have persevered with the "skin" samples for week 14 of The Surface Treatment Workshop, spurred on by the purchase of some Liquitex gloss gel and a bit more time to play. Liquitex gloss gel is such a...
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Surface Treatment Workshop - week 17
For week 17 we explored printing with sponges, rollers and foam. Quite simple patterns in my favourite Cornish colours, particularly inspired, perhaps, by the way the weather changes the colours of...
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Surface Treatment Workshop - week 18
I'm really enjoying this weekly project, exploring techniques and products that are both familiar and unfamiliar. When it's a technique that I am used to I try to take it in a different direction,...
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Eco printing and dyeing with leaves on silk
I spent a wonderful afternoon among friends yesterday eco dyeing with Caro Beech at Hayle. I have "dabbled" with this myself a teensy bit but I found yesterday's workshop invaluable and ... I am...
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Surface Treatment Workshop - week 19
This week's workshop was about embossing. I tried out Liquitex gloss gel, Golden molding paste and my favourite Daler texture paste. It's always interesting to see how the products perform and...
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the joy of colour
Time for a gathering of recent work, thoughts and doings from the last few weeks. I may be a few days late with week 20 of The Surface Treatment Workshop but I have begun working on the backgrounds....
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St. Ives Textiles annual exhibition 2017
I am pleased to be taking part in the third annual textile exhibition in St. Ives. It takes place during the first week of the St. Ives September Festival and will be held at Porthmeor Studios on the...
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busy ... mizzly
We have a misty mizzly day in Cornwall today. Heavy rain was forecast but it's brighter than suggested. It wouldn't take that much for the sun to break through the thick white cloud cover.I find...
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a hello from Cornwall
Just popping by to say hello. I'll be catching up here in a couple of days. A family visit followed by a mild recurrence of my illness (not connected lol) have had a slight impact on what I've been...
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Surface Treatment Workshop - weeks 20, 21 and 22 - mini landscapes
Quite a few weeks ago now I began creating some painted backgrounds and collages for experiments with glazing mediums for week 20 of the Surface Treatment Workshop. I shared these backgrounds in my...
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St. Ives Textiles show
a week to go and much to do ...9 - 16 September 2017St. Ives Textiles - Kernow InspirationsPorthmeor Studios, Back Road West, St. IvesI will be there on the 11th and 16th September - hope to see you there
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autumn on the beach
Today is the first day of October and the first day in a new phase of my life. This sounds profound I know but there have been a lot of things happen in my life over the last few weeks and, indeed,...
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away for a while ...
A collection of memories from summer days, time spent in St. Ives, Mousehole and earlier workings.How quickly life can change and not always for the better. In my last post I briefly mentioned my...
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