B/W image....loads of colour!

Before l start my very colourful blog today, thought l would show you this. I was in bed the other evening and suddenly saw this shadow on the wall. Makes me think of times past and black and white movies!

Now to what l was doing today ( Sunday ) in my studio...l had so much fun. I made 4 large Journals and one small Christmas journal a la Teesha Moore .

The small journal for Christmas plus a little bell!!

Next step...collage!

An outing and some personal art!

This week l went back to my old art college Wimbledon School of Art, to see an old friend of mine complete her MA.

 

There were some great pieces of work from the MA students and l have included some of them here.

 To complete the MA Exhibition, Mother Nature had to add her own piece....maybe the best in the show?

Look what l rescued from a bin in town today! They will make wonderful printing tools.

Just started Silk Painting again, my word l am rusty! Decided l would try a different pattern and experiment with loads of fish!

Almost finished.

While they were drying l went out and picked some of my Indigo leaves to try an experiment. They are now boiling in water and have been for over an hour.

Am happy with what l am seeing!

This is the finished Fish Silkpainting that l was not happy with

 the other day. While after much thinking and then more work on it.....I am now happy with it!

So a pretty successful week on the personal Art front and a great week with the children in the studio. What more could an Artist ask more?  More money l hear you shout!! Hax

paper dyeing and The VERY hungry caterpillar!

I have been so busy trying to get my Art Workshops up and running, and my blog has suffered a bit! So tonight l thought l would show you what l have been upto in my own Art Practice. I have been experimenting with paper and blackberries and a few found flowers and leaves. I am very pleassed with the end results.

I decided today to re-start my silk painting. Oh dear! Not happy with the results but then l have not been painting for months and l have to say it shows!!!!

The last image is of my newly painted studio walls in the main Art Studio. I must admit l am very pleased with the results of The VERY hungary caterpillar! The 3 year old that came into the studio today said, " Oh wow!". Which says it was all worth it to me!

A mix and match of the last few weeks!

Look at how much my Indigo has grown! The book has just arrived and hopefully it will help me to turn the leaves to paste!

 Me, caught at work!

I have painted two walls of my studio sunshine yellow.

Look what we found in the flat's compost heap. It is good that l took an image this morning, as it had gone this afternoon!

This afternoon, after putting up my paper rack at the studio, we went for a drive and walk around Richmond Park. What a beautiful place to rest your bike and rest your body.

Wonder what this piece of plaited rope comes from? I have added it to my "Lost and Found" box which is in my studio.

  

A beautiful fungus.

This spider's web seems to be covered in, what looks like, sawdust!

Interesting dog walkers!

An interesting spiders web.

Ragweed and caterpillars.

It appears that there was or is a census of the trees in Richmond Park. I think this because a lot of trees now have a new yellow tag, rather than a silver one as usual! That must be a lot of work!

 When we were walking through the park, l spotted this white thing in the grass. Too big for a golf ball and too small for a football...ah!..a puff ball fungus. I have put my hand by it, so you can see how big the puff ball was.

Spotted this fungus as we were leaving the car park in Richmond Park. At one time l think it must have filled the whole base of the tree.It is now in the depth of decay.

Then, just as we were about to leave the park without seeing any deer... this is what we saw.

And just to complete a wonderful day..look what flowered at the flat today!!!!!!!!

Happy Sunday