Friday, 7 October 2016

Autumn Is In The Air...

It always amazes me how the seasons creep into my paintings.
Yesterday I was having a little run through in preparation for my Abstraction Weekend at Hope and Elvis in December, and when I'd finished it struck me how autumnal this piece looked.
I love the word 'autumnal'.
Apart from a few bits and bobs, I think I'm nearly ready for the crazy arty weekend, (not that I'm over excited or anything!)

Wednesday, 5 October 2016

A Step Back In Time!


A couple of weeks ago we visited the very first Crowle and Ealand 1940's Weekend.
It was an absolutely brilliant event and there was so much going on!
I even bumped into Winston Churchill and wished him a good morning!
Everyone really got into the spirit of it.
I fell in love with Primrose...
Eep! How gorgeous!
There were lots of vintage goodies for sale too...
I do love a tank top!
Hubby had a go on the shooting range...
(he's hiding the less successful shots!)
Just look at my naughty chihuahua having a go at a poor unsuspecting passing dog!
(I hadn't noticed these shenanigans until I saw the photo!)
And look at these dapper chaps...
But someone was just really interested in the cakes!


Thursday, 29 September 2016

A Wonderful Day With Lisa Stickley...

On Sunday I went to the fabulous Lisa Stickley's 'Doodling On Cloth' workshop at the hallowed studio of Hope And Elvis.
I love Lisa's work and I was so excited to meet her!
We began the day with a talk by Lisa about her career so far, which was so inspiring.
Then we saw some of her beautiful and quirky designs, and she generously shared a wealth of techniques with us.
Isn't her work just gorgeous!
Then we got to play with the beautiful materials that were in the studio.
We soon got stuck in!
Look at the state of my desk!
And, as always, it's so good to catch up with mates!
And I can't resist a pootle around Louise's stunning studio space...
Tunnocks time!
Here's Lisa enjoying a cuppa too!
I have mentioned this in the past, but Louise does have the most beautiful loo in the whole of the land, and I have photographed it many times!
Obligatory cheeky loo selfie!
And here's a new addition to the smallest room in the studio, a beautiful driftwood crab by Kirsty Elsinore.
The dinner was delicious, Magie is such a talented cook.
And after a day of laughting and chatting and cutting and snipping, one of my rabbit girls emerged...
She seems to be appearing a lot nowadays, I think she wanted to join in the party too!