The Lifebook 2014 week 4 lesson was all about collage, we had to pick items that were ‘true’ to us and make a mixed media composition with them. I enjoyed doodling on this one…
Lifebook 2014
I joined Life Book 2014!! Hurray. It’s a year long mixed media art journaling course run by the delightful Tamara Laporte, more info here http://willowinglove.blogspot.co.uk/p/blog-page_4.html The first few lessons explored our word for the year, we learnt more about colour theory and drawing an anatomically proportioned face. Here is my first ever stylised painted portrait,…
Earth Hour 2014
I observed Earth Hour on sunday, switched off all the lights in my house and drew a Pulmonaria leaf by candle light. I think I’ve always been an environmentalist, as a child I spent much of my time reading nature encyclopaedias and going on city nature trails. I also studied environmental biology at university. I…
Saturday morning 29.3.2014
On Saturday I spent time playing with watercolour paints in purples and greens, first painting some mandala type patterns These patterns came from a recently bought mandala colouring book, I scanned in the images then edited them in Photoshop using the magic eraser tool to remove the slightly grey background, I then reduced the opacity…
Cute slimline planner
I now have a super cute handbag sized slimline planner in addition to my A5 sized one. Both are keeping me busy with to do lists and journal pages, I seem to be getting loads more done since returning to a paper planner. This weekend I have a huge list of things to do including…
Geninne’s scented candles
Geninne Zlatkis was the woman who inspired me to start painting and creating a few years ago. She is based in Mexico and recently posted a notice on her blog about her designs being featured on a series of scented candles being sold at a large chain store here in the UK. I am so…
My work on TV
Last week whilst taking a tea break from making a book, I switched on the TV to see my work being displayed as part of a show about the Silhouette Cameo. I was very chuffed :) My Skyline Boxes were featured twice!
The Penguin Book of Ducks
A while ago I purchased some old natural history books on Ebay, including this stunning book of ducks. Whilst researching the illustrator of the book Peter Shepheard I discovered that he was an English architect who worked for the London County Council in the 1960’s. My house is an ex LCC building which I like…
Cellcutz – video paper designs
When I got my Silhouette Cameo electronic cutter in 2012 I bought quite a few svg files from other designers before starting to make my own. Some of these were stunning geometric designs which I repurposed for use in video work :) https://vimeo.com/61560947
The Northern Lights seen in the UK
Last night the Aurora Borealis gave a spectacular display over the UK due to solar winds from a coronal mass ejection reaching the UK. Unfortunately I was tucked up in bed sound a sleep whilst it happened but here is a lovely picture from the BBC Website. Nature is beautiful..
Phloem 