http://www.art2inspire.co.uk Just another WordPress weblog Thu, 12 Aug 2010 11:31:35 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en [caption id="attachment_1393" align="aligncenter" width="448" caption="Large bark Embelliished Textile"][/caption] There has been so much more going on at Quilters Cottage, from Art Sessions to new artwork by combining medias. Enjoy visiting my blog to see,click this link www.quilterscottagenorfolk.blogspot.com   http://www.art2inspire.co.uk/2010/08/12/new-embellishing-work/ [caption id="attachment_1388" align="aligncenter" width="448" caption="Shibor Indigo Samples"][/caption] At the weekend I went over to Rockland Allsaints to Marion Baker's studio. Here Marion and Sally Mills showed us lots of different Shibori techniques. Once the Indigo vats were mixed, left to stand, we then dipped our fabrics. We had a lovely day with lunch in the garden. We ... http://www.art2inspire.co.uk/2010/07/14/shibori-indigo-workshop/ [caption id="attachment_1382" align="aligncenter" width="336" caption="Me at The Knngs Lynn Museum"][/caption] The Kings Lynn Embroiderers Guild has an Exhibition, on until the 22nd of August, at The Kings Lynn Museum and this is me demonstrating needlefelting with an embellisher machine at the Exhibition. This photograph was taken by Alan Miller a photographer for The Kings Lynn ... http://www.art2inspire.co.uk/2010/07/08/exhibition-at-the-museum/ Blue,Green Quillo Today I finished the quillo for the pattern instructions for download which will be available soon.   I am also teaching a quillo course in the Autumn, so will be using this quillo as a demo. I love the colours of this 'quilt that folds into a cushion'. That is why it is called ... http://www.art2inspire.co.uk/2010/06/24/bluegreen-quillo/ Daisy Collagraph The new printing press has arrived @The Gallery. Today I set the press up  ready for printing and I had fun making a collagraph.  I like to make the collagraph plates as good as the prints. I will be teaching a printing course called 'Printing Little Gems', in September @ The Gallery. See more of my printing ... http://www.art2inspire.co.uk/2010/06/22/printing-the-gallery/ [caption id="attachment_1371" align="aligncenter" width="357" caption="Blue Crazywork Cushion"][/caption] I have enjoyed making alot of Crazywork Quilting recently. This cushion is going to be one of the exhibits in The Kings Lynn Embroidery Guild Exhibition at The Town Museum in Kings Lynn. See more of my textiles and exhibition work on the pages on the right  also news and how my work ... http://www.art2inspire.co.uk/2010/06/18/crazywork-cushion/ [caption id="attachment_1365" align="aligncenter" width="336" caption="Magnum TV AD"][/caption] Today I got the chance to star in the lastest  'Magnum' ice cream commercial. I play the 'cousin' and help the couple break into the vault! I have posted it on my Facebook profile page. Jenn also starred in one too! We had fun today with technology. See more ... http://www.art2inspire.co.uk/2010/06/14/magnum-tv-ad/ Norfolk Open Studios See mine and Linda Turners visit to Norfolk's Open Studios, We had a inspirational day  and thank the organisors and the artists for making it such an eventful time.  Visit our 'studio Crawl', on my blogsite www.quilterscottagenorfolk.blogspot.com http://www.art2inspire.co.uk/2010/06/07/norfolk-open-studios/ [caption id="attachment_1357" align="aligncenter" width="242" caption="Purple Sketchbook"][/caption] I have been experimenting with the different textures and fabrics  which I can use with the Embellisher Machine. Here I have used colours which blend with 'purple'. The sketchbookwill be on sale @ The Gallery Dereham www.thegallerydereham.co.uk See how it was made on my blog www.quilterscottagenorfolk.blogspot.com   http://www.art2inspire.co.uk/2010/06/05/purple-sketchbook/           [caption id="attachment_1354" align="aligncenter" width="336" caption="Clematis Arch"][/caption] I just had to take this photograph of the clematis arch in the Monk's Garden here at Quilters Cottage. The flowers are the size of side plates. See more of the clematis arches www.quilerscottagenorfolk.blogspot.com http://www.art2inspire.co.uk/2010/06/04/clematis-arch/