tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-49718542760297340202024-03-17T20:02:21.374-07:00The Bloggings Of Mrs BertimusMrs Bertimushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12035533575712068296noreply@blogger.comBlogger713125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4971854276029734020.post-89065030366441812192022-05-21T09:53:00.001-07:002022-05-22T09:57:31.074-07:00Gel-Plate Printing Workshop Weekend At Hope & Elvis:<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuNUpM6JSwKeb-jD0id41P5SN-W8WLUFwcwu_gVePD8tW6SX2LcIfWeaC4qjpcMDflhc-Rc9J7R9m6RycoyThgAFksfbAEtFjeF6VNNYsSYenZejA878Hdv0NHiUHw9AODXlWcYxZzQWe6pVyGTPs09QUDDqFwnhn-2J_if_-bRB7k1Hf6-uXVIndmyw/s4032/IMG_7036.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuNUpM6JSwKeb-jD0id41P5SN-W8WLUFwcwu_gVePD8tW6SX2LcIfWeaC4qjpcMDflhc-Rc9J7R9m6RycoyThgAFksfbAEtFjeF6VNNYsSYenZejA878Hdv0NHiUHw9AODXlWcYxZzQWe6pVyGTPs09QUDDqFwnhn-2J_if_-bRB7k1Hf6-uXVIndmyw/s320/IMG_7036.HEIC" width="240" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: courier;">A couple of weeks ago I had the pleasure of teaching gel-plate printing on the Saturday and Sunday at the wonderful <a href="https://www.hopeandelvis.co.uk" target="_blank">Hope & Elvis</a> studios.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">I was so happy to be back and share the weekend with a group of creative souls and it was so lovely to meet old mates and make new friends too.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">I have made a vlog on my <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tobe_rof4bA&t=23s" target="_blank">You Tube channel</a> which documents all the goings-on and behind-the-scenes escapades if you'd like to see more.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">The weekend went by in a flash but here are the photos that I managed to take - I really hope that I have captured everyone's work, either in the video or on here... please accept my humblest apologies if I haven't though, I think that we were all having too much fun!</span></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRlqZEy_EoGJOJFr_PE0takDfxTFG4egC5CegbzGfa28O0C_m3Vh5u8rsq_Ex7S7F_wEGNYa4Gv7vwOhSWkT_jZ1hdSuaH-8e2UJ0FMMEVtSAEn9z5fUzwhw9EKcLsULYb8ceaKfzb0Z-OPkPyQOl1LpeiKiURmeX6xsFSDVY0bFH3JprMEuhfMX771g/s320/IMG_7166.HEIC" width="320" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: courier;">I love seeing how everyone's work space evolves throughout the day!</span></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmZbacT2lqFNzx2E--qcJ77KrtHEnbYODLIOna47Kphzc0rxy5GCwfH4TmruNB8uxWtAsVxCgnVm7YO_bDJ1pYshuL5j7HwVgQpU37DzIld4DnSAU3vNj4TG2SGdX3qYNBplBLckTDR0sXEdeGrTHWtvhtTNZjWOBz3dEn4-sNzld1Fdehn-u-gCm9bg/s4032/IMG_7167.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmZbacT2lqFNzx2E--qcJ77KrtHEnbYODLIOna47Kphzc0rxy5GCwfH4TmruNB8uxWtAsVxCgnVm7YO_bDJ1pYshuL5j7HwVgQpU37DzIld4DnSAU3vNj4TG2SGdX3qYNBplBLckTDR0sXEdeGrTHWtvhtTNZjWOBz3dEn4-sNzld1Fdehn-u-gCm9bg/s320/IMG_7167.HEIC" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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It's Vlog Number 5!<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ98pvZNeupcMxXw4eaGUs4xH2t2jgeFNbIoigZ6NmBXSKWf5fb8D-9uu9JwRBBVrmfI7UwznEnF8ajfRvZQC9Gu2TAgFHU2TU5t4MqvRFVn19OVUhAsgKFeHWVumXk3PJb2dKZ_pGdVTeKZq7oyFX3IIp3tSuMKFOPHdp20ihdce_RCmMNT2BDfspog/s2048/You_Tube_Graphics_IG%20copy%202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ98pvZNeupcMxXw4eaGUs4xH2t2jgeFNbIoigZ6NmBXSKWf5fb8D-9uu9JwRBBVrmfI7UwznEnF8ajfRvZQC9Gu2TAgFHU2TU5t4MqvRFVn19OVUhAsgKFeHWVumXk3PJb2dKZ_pGdVTeKZq7oyFX3IIp3tSuMKFOPHdp20ihdce_RCmMNT2BDfspog/s320/You_Tube_Graphics_IG%20copy%202.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HjNBQXbLwjY" target="_blank">Vlog number 5 </a>is up on my You Tube channel, I'm having so much fun making these little films!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">It's full of bits and bobs, including a day out shopping in York and new arrivals for my shop.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">Hope you like! X</span></p>Mrs Bertimushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12035533575712068296noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4971854276029734020.post-42539266870935593402022-03-15T02:46:00.005-07:002022-04-10T04:32:20.732-07:00Custard Creams & Bloopers! It's Vlog Number 4!<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjgDn27B_KwR7t-0SJ4xC1m6_YRq35GKKRCF_V2BgDpDS1IE4Fft-ih-Z6GAdM17D9wUDvmzzSpyXOheNReF58-1Eb5txcIZFHJcF1hYlFI-VSt62-0nTiP_ONX_LlAav1CDXzsMBdXLxZT4_U77npgy-21cKkbb6fO7MIvd04mCDSLpock-NQ_LoWyRw=s2048" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjgDn27B_KwR7t-0SJ4xC1m6_YRq35GKKRCF_V2BgDpDS1IE4Fft-ih-Z6GAdM17D9wUDvmzzSpyXOheNReF58-1Eb5txcIZFHJcF1hYlFI-VSt62-0nTiP_ONX_LlAav1CDXzsMBdXLxZT4_U77npgy-21cKkbb6fO7MIvd04mCDSLpock-NQ_LoWyRw=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /> H<span style="font-family: courier;">ello chuck!</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">I've just uploaded my<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xK88WmuoGpE"> fourth studio vlog </a>where you can watch me finish the painting I started in the previous vlog.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">There's lots of painting, very little housework and lots of chat!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">(Custard creams and bloopers are also included!)</span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">Hope you enjoy </span></p><p><br /></p>Mrs Bertimushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12035533575712068296noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4971854276029734020.post-41178731265447666042022-02-27T03:33:00.002-08:002022-02-27T03:33:24.452-08:00Undercover Shenanigans In Brigg!<p> <span style="font-family: courier;">We popped into Brigg yesterday, (I love it there, it's a lovely place full of character and great independent shops)and we were greeted by such a cheerful riot of colour and fun!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">I am unable to knit or crochet and so seeing such amazing skill blew my socks off!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">The high-street had been yarn-bombed and the local businesses were immortalised and celebrated in crochet!</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEijnFvECS-d62UsNZC-6UPub1yAYS8Ak8kbDdvufLWi825n1-poMc1VDSmnK2j7WXVOLG9nbnPK9K6hpvsBYC4cxv-Q7I2RYkRguSRS0IUpqo7No-b_IfTAVw8ehFb994upl8fKYbKYHKVavbv3inuufLKmUkkwJmMjs1Iqg2QdGBqQ65DHvxC44Sc_5w=s3024" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEijnFvECS-d62UsNZC-6UPub1yAYS8Ak8kbDdvufLWi825n1-poMc1VDSmnK2j7WXVOLG9nbnPK9K6hpvsBYC4cxv-Q7I2RYkRguSRS0IUpqo7No-b_IfTAVw8ehFb994upl8fKYbKYHKVavbv3inuufLKmUkkwJmMjs1Iqg2QdGBqQ65DHvxC44Sc_5w=s320" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-family: courier;"><p><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></p>I think that I managed to photograph them all, and if the talented folk who created this happen to read this blog post, then I would like to congratulate you. </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">Your generosity, humour and crafts-personship are a testament to what can be achieved when folks get together and collaborate.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">The identities of the yarn-bombers are obviously unknown, but if you are inspired by this, there is a friendly Face Book group called <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/952997442152637/?ref=group_header" target="_blank">'Undercover Yarners' </a>who love sharing ideas about crochet and community.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">Wishing you all a colourful weekend chucks X</span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></p>Mrs Bertimushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12035533575712068296noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4971854276029734020.post-60439764324659852662022-02-14T08:42:00.004-08:002022-02-14T08:44:45.064-08:00Mrs B's Vlog Number Two:<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://youtu.be/CqqISsPwe-w://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhMRWAKuaL8voO-dt-3IHDs03ZW5en9vl6E_ToF2T9gZa2PzSaxqaA5O8xs59gnRLBcYnS6xrXwmpmAPDCVG1PNJ5V7cVdfqlEgxmeiiL5ajwo_fP7ttWS0Qc0eVkqdYGc6y5psZq0j4HbJ8hderyD3DC5HMQiHOCBC1PKLdCj7unceE_hLC9MGLzl1Cg=s2048" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhMRWAKuaL8voO-dt-3IHDs03ZW5en9vl6E_ToF2T9gZa2PzSaxqaA5O8xs59gnRLBcYnS6xrXwmpmAPDCVG1PNJ5V7cVdfqlEgxmeiiL5ajwo_fP7ttWS0Qc0eVkqdYGc6y5psZq0j4HbJ8hderyD3DC5HMQiHOCBC1PKLdCj7unceE_hLC9MGLzl1Cg=w400-h400" width="400" /></a></div><br /> <span style="font-family: courier;">I've just uploaded my second art studio vlog on You Tube.</span><p></p><div><span style="font-family: courier;">This one's a bit longer, and I chat about arty shenanigans and show you my studio log book.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;">If you'd like to pop over with a cuppa just click on the picture.....see you there chuck x</span></div>Mrs Bertimushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12035533575712068296noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4971854276029734020.post-85626387943997737122022-02-05T04:04:00.006-08:002022-02-05T05:05:43.066-08:00Welcome To The Mrs B Vlog!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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font-family: courier;">The exhibition was curated by Kat Spence, Lucy Bowley and Sam De Freitas, and even though each of the artists' unique responses to the theme is celebrated, there is a definite sense of cohesion and unity.</span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; font-family: courier;">The graphic design for the exhibition was created by Melody Phelan-Clark.</span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; font-family: courier;">(I loved the bold, almost stained glass quality of the graphics, which helped to present the traditional folk</span><span style="font-family: courier;">loric subject matter in a more contemporary, immediate manner.)</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj3aH5O7YPSqIyecee7cTelY_TRtti8LqjKqR7Yk4A8XCddHbtknh3dMZnO_kp6bf-aEKlVoOLPkGBLBVLS35icUhDOXcssVzsvWEYfZm3j64zbPk4K4Sv51XHtZ1o5n0yS8G5V0gdx1zXHeiTQzESW9fqZjnLJ4C4KTSYHQjJ_Xyq6iYUox61L8QQogA=s3547" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2079" data-original-width="3547" height="188" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj3aH5O7YPSqIyecee7cTelY_TRtti8LqjKqR7Yk4A8XCddHbtknh3dMZnO_kp6bf-aEKlVoOLPkGBLBVLS35icUhDOXcssVzsvWEYfZm3j64zbPk4K4Sv51XHtZ1o5n0yS8G5V0gdx1zXHeiTQzESW9fqZjnLJ4C4KTSYHQjJ_Xyq6iYUox61L8QQogA=s320" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-family: courier;"><p><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></p>Eight contemporary artists responded to the Ethel Rudkin Collection (Rudkin collected the songs and stories of the region during the late 19th and 20th Century).</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">It was so interesting to see how these beliefs and traditions from the past were interpreted to become so resonant in these present times.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;"><b>Fauna And Familiars.</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;"><b>Jane Barnett.</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">Barnett's tactile sculptures were so characterful and communicated both the sinister and comical, playful aspects of these mythical creatures.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;"><b>'The Witch Hare'</b> is presented as a shape-shifter, part creature and part human. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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They want to warn us of the devastation caused by intensive farming and beg us to repent.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">Chants of 'in soil we trust' fill the exhibition space, their lament becomes hypnotic and mournful, as they rake the soil with their bare hands.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj1_BOdItw89_xwHC08MutCFpMaogKCLQ2iYRkkw5w29SLb7uMJLsuQwxaDCRdZ0xvla0Yw-_wzn9TO8npIGqUTB8bXvZYaMTMjMO5GDksQIWMCWCsqNQuC_8ItfajPgJ676zEPL6KDJmDq7ooK9YFjv6SNF3G7LD3taVQDDLNlIhTbDM2eUUutN2YZQA=s3953" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2628" data-original-width="3953" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj1_BOdItw89_xwHC08MutCFpMaogKCLQ2iYRkkw5w29SLb7uMJLsuQwxaDCRdZ0xvla0Yw-_wzn9TO8npIGqUTB8bXvZYaMTMjMO5GDksQIWMCWCsqNQuC_8ItfajPgJ676zEPL6KDJmDq7ooK9YFjv6SNF3G7LD3taVQDDLNlIhTbDM2eUUutN2YZQA=s320" width="320" /></a></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjicrcj-gGBMtsS_GBzpJhKCfQa2wUn8YOOZnQ0egYd2f1WR6pp1NDwIOOy9TkSk-m6tR0hhDGcGKADn5upgAaCX8IwkNsrkWFNy8l0HXVXog07KCYZY8ftiPnkMFzV4x6Lt0sECxT8ReHMMYr0w-xlnYO9g7IVPsj-gJg9EIgBrRAAGEzeuBBZJCBvaw=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjicrcj-gGBMtsS_GBzpJhKCfQa2wUn8YOOZnQ0egYd2f1WR6pp1NDwIOOy9TkSk-m6tR0hhDGcGKADn5upgAaCX8IwkNsrkWFNy8l0HXVXog07KCYZY8ftiPnkMFzV4x6Lt0sECxT8ReHMMYr0w-xlnYO9g7IVPsj-gJg9EIgBrRAAGEzeuBBZJCBvaw=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj75PvQO5Ol3EGrQoIZ3Si77UJ7GUMdXtIneth1Sq9eaXS0208qbEgfQDI8PZwuWtSwb_nqezpjNyhnTuexN_ACl-BLRvnGMNVhrIS0jkQLrKRsBQj2c-2-_048AEPY91xoIGvb4DKC0rt5EUjFWDxiG1BTXUovrpzqUCk00bUEhHJiaCp_TojvOsY97Q=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj75PvQO5Ol3EGrQoIZ3Si77UJ7GUMdXtIneth1Sq9eaXS0208qbEgfQDI8PZwuWtSwb_nqezpjNyhnTuexN_ACl-BLRvnGMNVhrIS0jkQLrKRsBQj2c-2-_048AEPY91xoIGvb4DKC0rt5EUjFWDxiG1BTXUovrpzqUCk00bUEhHJiaCp_TojvOsY97Q=s320" width="320" /></a></div></div></div><p><span style="font-family: courier;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhGlJQacGN_mjLTtIoFNH6v76zxYQlb9_ct6fxUmCnvgTEfFZU1ktp6RgBewGJ6n1EayNxBCmFi9gWBCxlnkXo13Ve86A-XiVCZqWzIHwQSARoTKjId__XViX2t5GzJao2xnLf7M0Ye64H1qTdtiQawtRBZm445GzDZm5cYI9OAP6DHdOCvlME7K-qi9w=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhGlJQacGN_mjLTtIoFNH6v76zxYQlb9_ct6fxUmCnvgTEfFZU1ktp6RgBewGJ6n1EayNxBCmFi9gWBCxlnkXo13Ve86A-XiVCZqWzIHwQSARoTKjId__XViX2t5GzJao2xnLf7M0Ye64H1qTdtiQawtRBZm445GzDZm5cYI9OAP6DHdOCvlME7K-qi9w=s320" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /><b><br /></b></span><p></p><p><b style="font-family: courier;">Plants And Properties.</b></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;"><b>Felicity Tattersall.</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;"><b>'Fern'. 'Cowslip.' 'Bramble.'</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;"> </span><span style="font-family: courier;">Tattersall's delicate and </span><span style="font-family: courier;">ethereal </span><span style="font-family: courier;">pen and ink depictions of fern, cowslip and bramble explore their prized medicinal properties. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">They also suggest the magical elements that were intertwined with the curative properties that were so relied upon in the past.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi980AIOhBeLE2RZNEx13QnzvzeqVldU3bpKxwQytqlw35vEo2B4I2tYKF9NXdhvBzGjpnVezn-QBr6UyY4PzPoVVJNFY_iJncQtK327bZ5tgAERLNLw9qZnt_AnqS4wNphWZciptmXpzTS7U4snOUik9CIJXRmpX44Th8U7d9TCbMO4ZSDo_Q8X9r9MQ=s2730" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2730" data-original-width="1947" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi980AIOhBeLE2RZNEx13QnzvzeqVldU3bpKxwQytqlw35vEo2B4I2tYKF9NXdhvBzGjpnVezn-QBr6UyY4PzPoVVJNFY_iJncQtK327bZ5tgAERLNLw9qZnt_AnqS4wNphWZciptmXpzTS7U4snOUik9CIJXRmpX44Th8U7d9TCbMO4ZSDo_Q8X9r9MQ=s320" width="228" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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This then became 'The Cowboy's Lament' in the American West, as people migrated towards the gold mines to seek their fortune, then evolving again to become 'The Streets of Laredo'.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">This audio track poignantly communicates how songs from the past not only transmute through the generations, but transcends continents.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">The crackling soundscape of damaged archival records, combined with the faint singing of past folk songs blends with the Guardians' chanting from Ferrier's haunting film, to create the perfect soundtrack for this exhibition.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgbjEtrJp7oGiuzHQV84z-47KvK-OBTx6-fCPcRGXRpUwAUZ_tuVztK3N3VfuMRymbDjPP7YMpPe1zpUzVYS3gkNwM_5XSHCE051bPtUJ1nRIqw7n6dxHxWqNF8nZPJGM8wW0wjUV6gFCqSPWIcFgeejAW9M-iUOau84E3-8kliGKpTxsyKaor3cCj6ww=s2861" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: left;"><b style="background-color: #04ff00;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="background-color: white; font-family: courier;">Steve Larder.</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b style="background-color: #04ff00;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="background-color: white; font-family: courier;">'Haxey Hood.'</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="background-color: white; font-family: courier;">'Oil of Vervain.'</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="background-color: white; font-family: courier;">'Plough Jag.'</span></b></div><span style="background-color: white;"><div><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: courier;">Larder's drawings are reminiscent of the beautifully executed illustrations found in picture books from years gone by. </span></span><div><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: courier;">However, the compositions have a contemporary, graphic quality that makes them relevant to today's audience.</span></span><div><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: courier;">'Oil of Vervain' draws upon the belief that the oil of the vervain plant (found in the marshlands of the Lincolnshire Fens) could be used to locate the bodies of the drowned.</span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: courier;">The fragile skeleton character, trapped in a foetal position, reminds us of the harshness of those times and the cyclical quality of life and death.</span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><b>Time And Tokens.</b></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><b>Ruth Broadway.</b></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><b>'Pocket Talismans'.</b></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: courier;">The work produced by Broadway suggests the cathartic quality of intensive and time-consuming labour.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: courier;">These are artworks created by the hand, the artist becomes imprinted into the fabrics </span></span><span style="font-family: courier;">themselves, blending the practitioner with the practice.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier;">The three pocket handkerchiefs are each embroidered with a single red thread, stitching mantras such as 'this is a labour of love' around the edges.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Time and dedication is an alchemic process, and can turn a humble handkerchief into a magical talisman.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2628" data-original-width="2718" height="309" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiE7QaFSgTUswE5LhpdDgxbgkgxmagOonskTclATtryUVkdjUaWZa5XJ_hdeg5dF1l3Zn9mdviemF_ZPj8bOpFGdaB9kbJnUf_HAFbaRbwKpYFhtzz51e8YhTB6KjK6zVbXJLGE50Zt8VIF7ndMNWXnHyfQ4uk_Bg7LYJxoxdwWgn772grI4NN3iHjzDA=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><b><span style="font-family: courier;">'By The Light Of The Moon'.</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-family: courier;">384 embroidered cotton handkerchiefs dyed with Indian ink.</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier;">This piece, not surprisingly, took over a year to produce and each stitch is a marker to the passage of time.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier;">This was the last exhibit that I saw as I left the exhibition, and it serves as a fitting reminder as to how we are connected through the centuries by the legacy of story, myth and song.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><br /></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjPK53yuVUibBDtJTMhWnq7zB5BxnoluEPlwg3HgjENFjwtxdOKJdImHfD4erbTyE_wwy6EW3orJuSbEGquTqlOoQXsfG7Gi3c0391i8VroKCsPgksw2PILds0aCQjeyTvNXHH7oQXQ1tsrw8pK9fJJEFhOZrwPBtKCscSE8Dl5UTSBjojgeWo-niVSYA=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjPK53yuVUibBDtJTMhWnq7zB5BxnoluEPlwg3HgjENFjwtxdOKJdImHfD4erbTyE_wwy6EW3orJuSbEGquTqlOoQXsfG7Gi3c0391i8VroKCsPgksw2PILds0aCQjeyTvNXHH7oQXQ1tsrw8pK9fJJEFhOZrwPBtKCscSE8Dl5UTSBjojgeWo-niVSYA=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg0LnI9Tt1s6lpvERKueq1BTFOKN0MP_QNtaYwpnXdeN9uGVozqbJ2JF7hTJDLnAApKFY8U40TvGJ6ICfw1vynDPF0Hz9Dmom1qdDg03nmnOtkJfFIL7vNP0rLCIfWkhNrYQPokQWmEu3F8ZFlXdWcJNRRR8Iu0JDdKJkb1sVOKFRcpMn7xLXqfZi4W4A=s3392" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2377" data-original-width="3392" height="224" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg0LnI9Tt1s6lpvERKueq1BTFOKN0MP_QNtaYwpnXdeN9uGVozqbJ2JF7hTJDLnAApKFY8U40TvGJ6ICfw1vynDPF0Hz9Dmom1qdDg03nmnOtkJfFIL7vNP0rLCIfWkhNrYQPokQWmEu3F8ZFlXdWcJNRRR8Iu0JDdKJkb1sVOKFRcpMn7xLXqfZi4W4A=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="font-family: courier;">The New Folk.</span></i></b></div></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="font-family: courier;">North Lincolnshire Museum.</span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="font-family: courier;">Exhibition runs until 6/3/22</span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="font-family: courier;">Please check for opening times and information.</span></i></b></div>Mrs Bertimushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12035533575712068296noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4971854276029734020.post-27430862951047196912021-11-20T08:01:00.005-08:002021-11-21T00:47:19.582-08:00Mrs B's Mixed Media Weekender At Hope & Elvis (Day One):<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier;">I was so pleased to come back to <a href="https://www.hopeandelvis.co.uk" target="_blank">Hope & Elvis</a> to teach my Mixed media Weekender Workshop.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier;">It's a weekend full of exploring materials and process, about investigation and experimentation.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-iuXRKuamYa8/YZkTuNoLhSI/AAAAAAAAh3c/sJmW2L0eLt0O2fo4dMh2dPGWfo-Xh05wQCLcBGAsYHQ/s3024/IMG_4954.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-iuXRKuamYa8/YZkTuNoLhSI/AAAAAAAAh3c/sJmW2L0eLt0O2fo4dMh2dPGWfo-Xh05wQCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/IMG_4954.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: courier;">We all got stuck in and soon there was that happy hum of chat, creativity and cups of tea (thanks Ruth!)</span><div><span style="font-family: courier;"> </span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3491" data-original-width="2618" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-jy5NhAef6tc/YZkSvQdTQ1I/AAAAAAAAh2g/t-P-F-_qT-EN2elVfKkngzqak5KgJKR8wCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/IMG_5066.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-NtN7aeDVZL4/YZkSuti5A3I/AAAAAAAAh2c/BpqB331cvFclYvBsGIGZ-PyzZyaWDHSfACLcBGAsYHQ/s3491/IMG_5065.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3491" data-original-width="2618" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-NtN7aeDVZL4/YZkSuti5A3I/AAAAAAAAh2c/BpqB331cvFclYvBsGIGZ-PyzZyaWDHSfACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/IMG_5065.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-family: courier;">It was so lovely to see lots of familiar faces and online friends...</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-n4Pq-oFG1R0/YZkSt3OdcpI/AAAAAAAAh2Y/OzSFxGFzYyMRDEHJ2i8HK8BYdqyNGh3dgCLcBGAsYHQ/s4032/IMG_5057.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-iSctftv6MjU/YZkSlxaUxQI/AAAAAAAAh10/XI1JKs4on-gAjRj_vwbL_lqf5a-_mFL3wCLcBGAsYHQ/s4032/IMG_5045.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-iSctftv6MjU/YZkSlxaUxQI/AAAAAAAAh10/XI1JKs4on-gAjRj_vwbL_lqf5a-_mFL3wCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/IMG_5045.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Kcu7acU7T4M/YZkSlqhsRKI/AAAAAAAAh1w/sS3dUCBarmQcD7VRlffWGSMQSZwrXTaYACLcBGAsYHQ/s4032/IMG_5044.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Kcu7acU7T4M/YZkSlqhsRKI/AAAAAAAAh1w/sS3dUCBarmQcD7VRlffWGSMQSZwrXTaYACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/IMG_5044.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-family: courier;">Thanks Mum for the cakes and pastries, it certainly helped to fuel the creativity!</span></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-t7rKtp8xlwM/YZkSZrg-akI/AAAAAAAAh04/2bAAcGUp7R4ACZ_P1T_Wuud3HDoxFjkVwCLcBGAsYHQ/s4032/IMG_5017.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-t7rKtp8xlwM/YZkSZrg-akI/AAAAAAAAh04/2bAAcGUp7R4ACZ_P1T_Wuud3HDoxFjkVwCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/IMG_5017.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qho7hsvzytg/YZkSYk7Z2mI/AAAAAAAAh00/p44yQw41cWoI5ike9VELOs7L2IbDxwvOgCLcBGAsYHQ/s4032/IMG_5016.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qho7hsvzytg/YZkSYk7Z2mI/AAAAAAAAh00/p44yQw41cWoI5ike9VELOs7L2IbDxwvOgCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/IMG_5016.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-iUMll98r3lM/YZkSXZmLQtI/AAAAAAAAh0w/T3npJ0m-zooQol2nQT1ohTojAHpZLvfbwCLcBGAsYHQ/s3491/IMG_5014D.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3491" data-original-width="2618" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-iUMll98r3lM/YZkSXZmLQtI/AAAAAAAAh0w/T3npJ0m-zooQol2nQT1ohTojAHpZLvfbwCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/IMG_5014D.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-family: courier;">I love the Hope & Elvis studio so much...</span></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Iw4ykGSK43c/YZkSWhJrnbI/AAAAAAAAh0s/UDpTmvLM0W4VRyu2jGtFJ-jOAU0Rso59wCLcBGAsYHQ/s3491/IMG_5013.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3491" data-original-width="2618" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Iw4ykGSK43c/YZkSWhJrnbI/AAAAAAAAh0s/UDpTmvLM0W4VRyu2jGtFJ-jOAU0Rso59wCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/IMG_5013.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-family: courier;">Here are some of the examples that I brought along to the workshop.</span></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-DKTNGe9Sd_0/YZkSSw6hN1I/AAAAAAAAh0Y/iY486lT-NrgP6XLSfgkulN7KO79w8_g5wCLcBGAsYHQ/s3024/IMG_4981.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-DKTNGe9Sd_0/YZkSSw6hN1I/AAAAAAAAh0Y/iY486lT-NrgP6XLSfgkulN7KO79w8_g5wCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/IMG_4981.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nGMUSPbjlHE/YZkSVlRW9wI/AAAAAAAAh0o/vPedwClnSl04Vc_ffE3SUM3xcUd8jc46gCLcBGAsYHQ/s3024/IMG_4987.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nGMUSPbjlHE/YZkSVlRW9wI/AAAAAAAAh0o/vPedwClnSl04Vc_ffE3SUM3xcUd8jc46gCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/IMG_4987.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-family: courier;">It made my day to see Louise Presley, here are both Louises working and chatting in the cosy corner...</span></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-CGN3AyT9rC8/YZkSU3kGaiI/AAAAAAAAh0k/D0dC1dkizPUwit9zD5UXzymO1Ennivs4wCLcBGAsYHQ/s4032/IMG_4986.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-CGN3AyT9rC8/YZkSU3kGaiI/AAAAAAAAh0k/D0dC1dkizPUwit9zD5UXzymO1Ennivs4wCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/IMG_4986.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-y6vUXsI_QJk/YZkSULZipzI/AAAAAAAAh0g/VPSX1zI-gxoREJaNXZCtuhK3z8vqO5QlACLcBGAsYHQ/s3024/IMG_4984.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-y6vUXsI_QJk/YZkSULZipzI/AAAAAAAAh0g/VPSX1zI-gxoREJaNXZCtuhK3z8vqO5QlACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/IMG_4984.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier;">This is how I love to see a studio, full of amazingly creative folk, tables laden with art materials and cakes and another day of workshop joy awaits...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Thank you so much Louise for inviting me back, huge thanks to Sam for all your hard work, thank you Magie for the delicious dinner and thanks Ruth for looking after us so well all day.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier;">I'll tell you all about day two soon...X</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></div>Mrs Bertimushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12035533575712068296noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4971854276029734020.post-37772409452500291372021-09-07T07:11:00.005-07:002021-09-07T07:11:47.232-07:00Museum Love...<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Xzk9QR0IY28/YTdxcRMxagI/AAAAAAAAhnk/JVjH2FaAkksS5gR9AS--nvczoC1IZPIfwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_3958.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Xzk9QR0IY28/YTdxcRMxagI/AAAAAAAAhnk/JVjH2FaAkksS5gR9AS--nvczoC1IZPIfwCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/IMG_3958.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier;">A few weeks ago my daughter and I spent a lovely morning sketching at our local museum.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier;">They were so helpful there and allowed us to draw some of their items that weren't on display.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-igPMQ6CP0jo/YTdxdw-fuvI/AAAAAAAAhno/c_V6Zqpf2xctG9ltlXfCx_UAdDr1bA5QQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_3962D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-igPMQ6CP0jo/YTdxdw-fuvI/AAAAAAAAhno/c_V6Zqpf2xctG9ltlXfCx_UAdDr1bA5QQCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/IMG_3962D.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p><br /></p><span style="font-family: courier;">There is absolutely nothing more enjoyable for me than to draw for the sake of drawing.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">It really was bliss.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4mMYcgBwhxA/YTdxeVJbGcI/AAAAAAAAhnw/XRhP-Vh_hfwR-yhiTCgcSHqZCaQn8E-MwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_3969D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4mMYcgBwhxA/YTdxeVJbGcI/AAAAAAAAhnw/XRhP-Vh_hfwR-yhiTCgcSHqZCaQn8E-MwCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/IMG_3969D.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p><br /></p><span style="font-family: courier;">I was 'drawn' (sorry!) to this skull, I think it's an albatross?</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">To just get 'lost' in something that's really complex and use drawing to help you work out its structure feels so satisfying.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">I think it is the closest thing to mindfulness/ meditation for me, it is completely absorbing yet my brain switches off at the same time - I hope that makes sense!</span></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-CjiEowD4-2o/YTdxfI-g4XI/AAAAAAAAhn0/MiKrdRCHIyMSu-oM8LeubPFDOVJNCFZAgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_3982D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-CjiEowD4-2o/YTdxfI-g4XI/AAAAAAAAhn0/MiKrdRCHIyMSu-oM8LeubPFDOVJNCFZAgCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/IMG_3982D.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /> <span style="font-family: courier;">Best wishes,</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">Mrs B X</span></p>Mrs Bertimushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12035533575712068296noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4971854276029734020.post-56368070576040274632021-08-26T13:48:00.002-07:002021-08-26T13:48:59.728-07:00New Challenges...<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxLyJemCf92Atg0zaFftkah9pZRPjyAMrknI66ZMDuz-ytqPs3GqDJqCcxa9ThcNNEZ3mAHoTTw-o4qMRw6RA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /> <span style="font-family: courier;">I've set myself the challenge of learning how to edit films using iMovie.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">I love watching artists' and creators' vlogs and I'd love to learn the basics if i can.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">One of my biggest challenges, however, is talking to the camera, to put my actual, real face on there instead of hiding behind it, a place where I am most happy!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">This is the beginning of a short film I made about the Characterful Creatures collection that will be in my shop next month.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">I wanted to post this here because I have been fighting the urge all day to delete this film that I posted on Instagram.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">Perhaps I'm holding myself accountable here and I wanted to document the fact that I'd actually done it!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">(Now I'm going before I delete this too!)</span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">X</span></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Mrs Bertimushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12035533575712068296noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4971854276029734020.post-36848394136294635282021-07-27T00:55:00.007-07:002021-07-27T01:06:55.352-07:00iPad Adventure...<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-mllzgIulEgw/YP-6cXOoN0I/AAAAAAAAhmg/febq8XfTMBw9CIrcxA3SvSJvplhrb5VYACLcBGAsYHQ/s508/Screen%2BShot%2B2021-07-27%2Bat%2B08.46.39.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="508" data-original-width="377" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-mllzgIulEgw/YP-6cXOoN0I/AAAAAAAAhmg/febq8XfTMBw9CIrcxA3SvSJvplhrb5VYACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/Screen%2BShot%2B2021-07-27%2Bat%2B08.46.39.jpg" /></a></div><p><br /></p><span style="font-family: courier;">I was very nervous indeed when I finally bought an iPad.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">I'd been wanting one for ages but I was worried that I wouldn't be able to fathom out Procreate.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">Now that I have a bit of time to have a play I thought that I'd post the video of my first attempt - she's not finished but I had so much fun!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">I'd really like to post my progress with this, anyone else having a go with digital art?<br /></span> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzl9emgqMxQratQjNyTftMPfiMcMT7zjVFDcGzKafwOSeZRTcqjXeUFekDS_YBZme1Wd9MwrMLLBExU1Je-dw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /><p></p>Mrs Bertimushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12035533575712068296noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4971854276029734020.post-8737384708185406702021-07-15T07:20:00.005-07:002021-07-15T07:21:10.189-07:00A Passion Project...<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-syrhuho03gc/YPA_yNmj6HI/AAAAAAAAhkQ/0W0B9WDjbe0I_uXR1Yk5XULkKJGolZuWQCLcBGAsYHQ/s596/Screen%2BShot%2B2021-07-15%2Bat%2B15.00.15.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="584" data-original-width="596" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-syrhuho03gc/YPA_yNmj6HI/AAAAAAAAhkQ/0W0B9WDjbe0I_uXR1Yk5XULkKJGolZuWQCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/Screen%2BShot%2B2021-07-15%2Bat%2B15.00.15.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: courier;">During the first lockdown I set myself a personal project, as I really wanted to look inward and pause, I wanted to create imagery that had meaning, even if that imagery meant something else to someone else.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">I created a zine (I'll show you that later on if you fancy a peek,) and from that I developed a deck of cards that could be used to focus upon when writing affirmations and intentions.</span></p><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzdz6x5H9nIADwpJuSC08GMaAGmExqYb74ijwRliy_Hfqb53Zs77ikXzM9ZqzP0dFNgs9xfxzpfz96LO53usg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vw2a21_r7IM/YPA_w_HEuHI/AAAAAAAAhkA/9HCdjSKt6t4Xj-NcrFBAPUtUMgjwamz_wCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_2194.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vw2a21_r7IM/YPA_w_HEuHI/AAAAAAAAhkA/9HCdjSKt6t4Xj-NcrFBAPUtUMgjwamz_wCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/IMG_2194.jpg" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: courier;">I'll discuss some of the cards in more depth during the summer (I've set myself the challenge to learn a bit about iMovie,) and hopefully I'll make some short films about them.</span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;"> I've learnt so much from this project, not just about techniques such as photoshop editing, but about myself.</span></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-v-l9bGz4Kvc/YPA_wwLwsiI/AAAAAAAAhkI/tP7P5v824pIBdnaN3E_DweLBIZyHUPZfwCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/IMG_2193%2B2.jpg" /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier;">I'll be launching the decks in October - November time, hope you like them!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-bKjJu20ryYo/YPA_x4k07qI/AAAAAAAAhkM/hiwQFLtdWM0kQL5hpwhYzQBtUkTL55hqACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_2790.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1636" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-bKjJu20ryYo/YPA_x4k07qI/AAAAAAAAhkM/hiwQFLtdWM0kQL5hpwhYzQBtUkTL55hqACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/IMG_2790.jpg" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0000ee;"><u><br /></u></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;">X</span></div><p></p>Mrs Bertimushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12035533575712068296noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4971854276029734020.post-37478510576994215452021-06-19T09:54:00.002-07:002021-06-19T09:56:24.850-07:00Hope & Elvis Mixed Media Workshop Weekender (Part Two):<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1ED89WKuqoM/YM4ghlUZ75I/AAAAAAAAhiI/puBTqT1Rj3sOvgrXVvKCHoQtCZg5In-IgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_1899%2B2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1ED89WKuqoM/YM4ghlUZ75I/AAAAAAAAhiI/puBTqT1Rj3sOvgrXVvKCHoQtCZg5In-IgCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/IMG_1899%2B2.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier;">And then it was Sunday... the second day of Mrs B's Mixed Media Workshop Weekender at the magical <a href="https://www.hopeandelvis.com/" target="_blank">Hope & Elvis.</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FZaWPTdONx0/YM4aAc8T0HI/AAAAAAAAhc8/zXXbh3XxPdAL041fTHWe23dfotn5v4qTwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_1901.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FZaWPTdONx0/YM4aAc8T0HI/AAAAAAAAhc8/zXXbh3XxPdAL041fTHWe23dfotn5v4qTwCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/IMG_1901.jpg" /></a></div><p><br /></p><span style="font-family: courier;">Louise's beautiful artwork...</span><p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-38YkJ-DyPPc/YM4aAFaaK5I/AAAAAAAAhc4/7xV6WRZqYDULmDVh7UG6v7hz1P6Ykl4IQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_1902.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-38YkJ-DyPPc/YM4aAFaaK5I/AAAAAAAAhc4/7xV6WRZqYDULmDVh7UG6v7hz1P6Ykl4IQCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/IMG_1902.jpg" /></a></div><p><br /></p><span style="font-family: courier;">Some of my paintings for sale...</span><p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2e-amZMYSgk/YM4aAGweV0I/AAAAAAAAhc0/_SYHgqVGgoI9RuSgbrekf6ebP8ch7xa0ACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_1903.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2e-amZMYSgk/YM4aAGweV0I/AAAAAAAAhc0/_SYHgqVGgoI9RuSgbrekf6ebP8ch7xa0ACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/IMG_1903.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-bk6ISkFe4b8/YM4aC38uvII/AAAAAAAAhdE/-4RqXLhSoKAnBJwviiBzZ_xDbWTI0ElXgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_1904.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-bk6ISkFe4b8/YM4aC38uvII/AAAAAAAAhdE/-4RqXLhSoKAnBJwviiBzZ_xDbWTI0ElXgCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/IMG_1904.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FvsbibzNCtk/YM4aDEO-WUI/AAAAAAAAhdI/e8hpP3ScRd8se0SRVmbFrl74Mot_d4AHQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_1906.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FvsbibzNCtk/YM4aDEO-WUI/AAAAAAAAhdI/e8hpP3ScRd8se0SRVmbFrl74Mot_d4AHQCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/IMG_1906.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-MfX2ewr9qK0/YM4aEYxwvzI/AAAAAAAAhdM/giclFMrFQZQSFVIQDonOe8Or6z9MZ4u2wCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_1907.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-MfX2ewr9qK0/YM4aEYxwvzI/AAAAAAAAhdM/giclFMrFQZQSFVIQDonOe8Or6z9MZ4u2wCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/IMG_1907.jpg" /></a></div><p><br /></p><span style="font-family: courier;">My demo desk...</span><p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-UQBaTCGQXE8/YM4aFrK87sI/AAAAAAAAhdU/tTFQsw_3qvgxFNb2qFe0kDuhiSKM0GLiQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_1909.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-UQBaTCGQXE8/YM4aFrK87sI/AAAAAAAAhdU/tTFQsw_3qvgxFNb2qFe0kDuhiSKM0GLiQCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/IMG_1909.jpg" /></a></div><p><br /></p><span style="font-family: courier;">Amazing sketchbook pages emerging...</span><p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0TLJ3aNyLgw/YM4aFhNUK1I/AAAAAAAAhdQ/UIfisJpISGc3HLkrCDPwvKl4_cY37pEEwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_1911.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0TLJ3aNyLgw/YM4aFhNUK1I/AAAAAAAAhdQ/UIfisJpISGc3HLkrCDPwvKl4_cY37pEEwCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/IMG_1911.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8XnZgLDtSHc/YM4aFyJA5tI/AAAAAAAAhdY/DM8E1-fsL7sNWidfZeFACTwJDlTRFlZLwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_1912.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8XnZgLDtSHc/YM4aFyJA5tI/AAAAAAAAhdY/DM8E1-fsL7sNWidfZeFACTwJDlTRFlZLwCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/IMG_1912.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3XEFNlPjqYU/YM4aHOfqFyI/AAAAAAAAhdc/Cp74PvAF0DI64yU30wrL14yc3foaca2RgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_1913.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3XEFNlPjqYU/YM4aHOfqFyI/AAAAAAAAhdc/Cp74PvAF0DI64yU30wrL14yc3foaca2RgCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/IMG_1913.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2_ScZtejm08/YM4aIEO-CSI/AAAAAAAAhdg/RvBlYcdX6IQxs97bwka1b4gWAYRHVzMnQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_1914.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2_ScZtejm08/YM4aIEO-CSI/AAAAAAAAhdg/RvBlYcdX6IQxs97bwka1b4gWAYRHVzMnQCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/IMG_1914.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-oPfzi7B_CPY/YM4aI0mm7_I/AAAAAAAAhdo/cVypNktUMA0jVjS5X4v9YqdSnPLHT28HACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_1916.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-oPfzi7B_CPY/YM4aI0mm7_I/AAAAAAAAhdo/cVypNktUMA0jVjS5X4v9YqdSnPLHT28HACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/IMG_1916.jpg" /></a></div><span style="font-family: courier;"><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div>Some of my wares for sale...</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xEDrflo28cc/YM4aIxnoBBI/AAAAAAAAhdk/O1Mxn_qmtGQJqNR9c2jenerD0M5BRfG7wCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_1918.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xEDrflo28cc/YM4aIxnoBBI/AAAAAAAAhdk/O1Mxn_qmtGQJqNR9c2jenerD0M5BRfG7wCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/IMG_1918.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-chu4w-vanOs/YM4aJef5H9I/AAAAAAAAhds/SvL-NixcuG0ieTibTCz0M6zjjxKuz_pAgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_1919.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-chu4w-vanOs/YM4aJef5H9I/AAAAAAAAhds/SvL-NixcuG0ieTibTCz0M6zjjxKuz_pAgCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/IMG_1919.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-EIgzR1CZzmk/YM4aK_A4EqI/AAAAAAAAhdw/hEKlA1YF44A2_QYMLtavtuRWhy28y8NSQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_1920.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-EIgzR1CZzmk/YM4aK_A4EqI/AAAAAAAAhdw/hEKlA1YF44A2_QYMLtavtuRWhy28y8NSQCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/IMG_1920.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vWFkx3nIh_U/YM4aLCvH2qI/AAAAAAAAhd0/H0WqRsnENgQ59kG5ky5B3dK_SgkDvxRngCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_1922.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vWFkx3nIh_U/YM4aLCvH2qI/AAAAAAAAhd0/H0WqRsnENgQ59kG5ky5B3dK_SgkDvxRngCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/IMG_1922.jpg" /></a></div><p><br /></p><span style="font-family: courier;">The amazing wall decoration is by Reggie (@windowwomanrp on instagram).</span><p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zgP1wbuQxN8/YM4aLbN1vDI/AAAAAAAAhd4/AnHg0viBRbMMyivVMWDbO9FP8qZ5d5L_gCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_1925.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zgP1wbuQxN8/YM4aLbN1vDI/AAAAAAAAhd4/AnHg0viBRbMMyivVMWDbO9FP8qZ5d5L_gCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/IMG_1925.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fnQ7dCVMjsQ/YM4aMQnkFAI/AAAAAAAAhd8/2L794Eh7RuUjiwuh9vc7ipcgRIuroKrKgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_1926.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fnQ7dCVMjsQ/YM4aMQnkFAI/AAAAAAAAhd8/2L794Eh7RuUjiwuh9vc7ipcgRIuroKrKgCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/IMG_1926.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Some of my examples...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-dmJHAYl3SG0/YM4aNRqK3zI/AAAAAAAAheA/Vkimvw0UzBIhSbqfjyd8zjVFAx5T2TJVgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_1927.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-dmJHAYl3SG0/YM4aNRqK3zI/AAAAAAAAheA/Vkimvw0UzBIhSbqfjyd8zjVFAx5T2TJVgCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/IMG_1927.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1Gs1V9bFY6k/YM4aNZCYgyI/AAAAAAAAheE/kfrTTuck3iolZehGEWWs5eq3TISfHCE6ACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_1928.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1Gs1V9bFY6k/YM4aNZCYgyI/AAAAAAAAheE/kfrTTuck3iolZehGEWWs5eq3TISfHCE6ACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/IMG_1928.jpg" /></a></div><p><br /></p><span style="font-family: courier;">More of Louise's amazing work (I have one of these at home, it's stunning).</span><p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4V4g6fq-TYY/YM4aOECgYyI/AAAAAAAAheI/jLT7JZVL53k5SfuiA5-0mRr_QuKhtRZogCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_1929.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4V4g6fq-TYY/YM4aOECgYyI/AAAAAAAAheI/jLT7JZVL53k5SfuiA5-0mRr_QuKhtRZogCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/IMG_1929.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-J4iF7tyONls/YM4aPaL3QnI/AAAAAAAAheQ/bmO6HjF9XUgUCcBzJplMiI9mIKkg91MhwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_1933.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-J4iF7tyONls/YM4aPaL3QnI/AAAAAAAAheQ/bmO6HjF9XUgUCcBzJplMiI9mIKkg91MhwCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/IMG_1933.jpg" /></a></div><p><br /></p><span style="font-family: courier;">Thanks once again Mum and Jean from t'village for the gorgeous cakes.</span><p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-e9bZsq1oDKE/YM4aPx4hArI/AAAAAAAAheU/obNLiiC-ASw1Cf17lp9_Wv7zDW6pHB7TgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_1935.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-e9bZsq1oDKE/YM4aPx4hArI/AAAAAAAAheU/obNLiiC-ASw1Cf17lp9_Wv7zDW6pHB7TgCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/IMG_1935.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VgzliNMKFkA/YM4aQntc_qI/AAAAAAAAheY/gYQCnYiEnO0RJ7Bh9xNhkSAedoWqJncsACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_1937.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VgzliNMKFkA/YM4aQntc_qI/AAAAAAAAheY/gYQCnYiEnO0RJ7Bh9xNhkSAedoWqJncsACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/IMG_1937.jpg" /></a></div><p><br /></p><span style="font-family: courier;">Can we just take a moment to admire Louise's amazing outfit...</span><p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vlsZbfoQXYM/YM4aRWJe_3I/AAAAAAAAhec/GMFM2G0Sc8kl30Oghr5UQYcY3vq4oWUfACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_1938.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vlsZbfoQXYM/YM4aRWJe_3I/AAAAAAAAhec/GMFM2G0Sc8kl30Oghr5UQYcY3vq4oWUfACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/IMG_1938.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ulonCmerkF4/YM4aRyt4KXI/AAAAAAAAheg/2OF5kXwcqi08saIDBfjK0JnyJfqOKWZMwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_1939.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ulonCmerkF4/YM4aRyt4KXI/AAAAAAAAheg/2OF5kXwcqi08saIDBfjK0JnyJfqOKWZMwCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/IMG_1939.jpg" /></a></div><p><br /></p><span style="font-family: courier;">It wouldn't be a party without a Mrs B Nanna cake-topper!</span><p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-k-8PxX1lBww/YM4aS5USYeI/AAAAAAAAhek/Yt0CEaHOk1ovxITxCLMo8OqwHkohBh1rwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_1940.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-k-8PxX1lBww/YM4aS5USYeI/AAAAAAAAhek/Yt0CEaHOk1ovxITxCLMo8OqwHkohBh1rwCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/IMG_1940.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fQ4bZhlFaNI/YM4aTZH2qfI/AAAAAAAAheo/u8iAEYY4TbkrIp_CMA9Pp9-XzA750lj3gCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_1941.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fQ4bZhlFaNI/YM4aTZH2qfI/AAAAAAAAheo/u8iAEYY4TbkrIp_CMA9Pp9-XzA750lj3gCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/IMG_1941.jpg" /></a></div><p><br /></p><span style="font-family: courier;">God! I love this studio so ridiculously much!!!!</span><p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-oz8rmC95eCI/YM4aTnaGc8I/AAAAAAAAhes/_lhats1pO-0aNDFCoNMONksuFEFlri7gwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_1948.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-oz8rmC95eCI/YM4aTnaGc8I/AAAAAAAAhes/_lhats1pO-0aNDFCoNMONksuFEFlri7gwCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/IMG_1948.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-mNmq-GLbuUc/YM4aUMVc0yI/AAAAAAAAhew/dHbT6Zl-vTYzQV0zeTk70hOsv5BmpjVygCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_1949.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-mNmq-GLbuUc/YM4aUMVc0yI/AAAAAAAAhew/dHbT6Zl-vTYzQV0zeTk70hOsv5BmpjVygCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/IMG_1949.jpg" /></a></div><p><br /></p><span style="font-family: courier;">So lovely to see one of my jackets 'out in the wild'!</span><p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7mnpw8fEu64/YM4aVkJ8ufI/AAAAAAAAhe0/YTNtIkckdrYdK9FGBmgnZ559qlhLgj8VACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_1955.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7mnpw8fEu64/YM4aVkJ8ufI/AAAAAAAAhe0/YTNtIkckdrYdK9FGBmgnZ559qlhLgj8VACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/IMG_1955.jpg" /></a></div><p><br /></p><span style="font-family: courier;">More sampling of me Mum's lovely cakes, you know, for health and safety reasons, or something like that!!!!</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5_LNegvtz3M/YM4aWC-mS8I/AAAAAAAAhe8/Ha_OvdsYpi4ybGgYlCPVBw-tPtxSb9nxgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_1956.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5_LNegvtz3M/YM4aWC-mS8I/AAAAAAAAhe8/Ha_OvdsYpi4ybGgYlCPVBw-tPtxSb9nxgCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/IMG_1956.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-eISm9Tymqjo/YM4aV-6_RaI/AAAAAAAAhe4/JqUpYKh9Qbgzj1Wi-kr2QblnVVQ6YqPfACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_1958.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-eISm9Tymqjo/YM4aV-6_RaI/AAAAAAAAhe4/JqUpYKh9Qbgzj1Wi-kr2QblnVVQ6YqPfACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/IMG_1958.jpg" /></a></div><p><br /></p><span style="font-family: courier;">TA!DAAAAA!</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qEdrmxNJpqU/YM4aXgSNxYI/AAAAAAAAhfA/HavLp5fJFAU7CmXKKDMN1CqJj3QSMEAUgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_1959.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qEdrmxNJpqU/YM4aXgSNxYI/AAAAAAAAhfA/HavLp5fJFAU7CmXKKDMN1CqJj3QSMEAUgCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/IMG_1959.jpg" /></a></div><p><br /></p><span style="font-family: courier;">Such beautiful sketchbook work all around the studio...</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zDtOPTCUcjU/YM4aY4SQvkI/AAAAAAAAhfM/VGSrqrSmsvsPqSvgEPcJZAkf1UqXwmIZQCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/IMG_1963.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-EMsjhoFnfuw/YM4aaXvf8mI/AAAAAAAAhfU/jyoYTQ7-n_o9JL-OiWPLrKo3Em1PP2r_gCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_1966.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-EMsjhoFnfuw/YM4aaXvf8mI/AAAAAAAAhfU/jyoYTQ7-n_o9JL-OiWPLrKo3Em1PP2r_gCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/IMG_1966.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4JvUKMRywN8/YM4aacvvd8I/AAAAAAAAhfQ/iFVBzDgSUKI6dqGQWqzvsxsu73x-Y6-RwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_1968.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4JvUKMRywN8/YM4aacvvd8I/AAAAAAAAhfQ/iFVBzDgSUKI6dqGQWqzvsxsu73x-Y6-RwCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/IMG_1968.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7Kg9zNCXy_I/YM4aahGSZSI/AAAAAAAAhfY/CEExscBVlLMUnfJCtc98qQy6soQFnmKYwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_1971.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7Kg9zNCXy_I/YM4aahGSZSI/AAAAAAAAhfY/CEExscBVlLMUnfJCtc98qQy6soQFnmKYwCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/IMG_1971.jpg" /></a></div><p><br /></p><span style="font-family: courier;">Magie's amazing dinners - who knew that kale could be so delicious!!!!</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-c8SF6cPWeek/YM4acKCmX6I/AAAAAAAAhfc/L5vXMPglGX8ktOEAkPOIbGPoCSXOJPkKwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_1974.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-c8SF6cPWeek/YM4acKCmX6I/AAAAAAAAhfc/L5vXMPglGX8ktOEAkPOIbGPoCSXOJPkKwCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/IMG_1974.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-lcRKKsZKXkc/YM4acr1wSNI/AAAAAAAAhfg/jYaJsZNRjDoS45rOrmBk6kgjdOLfdjGXQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_1976.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-lcRKKsZKXkc/YM4acr1wSNI/AAAAAAAAhfg/jYaJsZNRjDoS45rOrmBk6kgjdOLfdjGXQCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/IMG_1976.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-6dq4nhTGfUA/YM4acnddETI/AAAAAAAAhfk/U_nD75A4-bce33XLNasRYwPXPWX7B5EvgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_1977.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-6dq4nhTGfUA/YM4acnddETI/AAAAAAAAhfk/U_nD75A4-bce33XLNasRYwPXPWX7B5EvgCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/IMG_1977.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tTc_0nruSpc/YM4adf4A_vI/AAAAAAAAhfs/qtMB0C3deaAsNUn9QPrsUCzoy8cLslvJwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_1980.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tTc_0nruSpc/YM4adf4A_vI/AAAAAAAAhfs/qtMB0C3deaAsNUn9QPrsUCzoy8cLslvJwCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/IMG_1980.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: courier;">Inspiration everywhere...</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-UAkmwwvEvpM/YM4aecno0CI/AAAAAAAAhfw/5gyn86xffMk46SEV3sqpBYNqD-YS7AKcACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_1981.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-UAkmwwvEvpM/YM4aecno0CI/AAAAAAAAhfw/5gyn86xffMk46SEV3sqpBYNqD-YS7AKcACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/IMG_1981.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-N1AEpYsJdlc/YM4aex7UjCI/AAAAAAAAhf0/TQc5bHyWfQos7ycvp1qMDPQxQcYK0w3agCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_1983.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-N1AEpYsJdlc/YM4aex7UjCI/AAAAAAAAhf0/TQc5bHyWfQos7ycvp1qMDPQxQcYK0w3agCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/IMG_1983.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nCUulG2idUM/YM4afNZZI3I/AAAAAAAAhf4/ETTRgBTIbMkKFnVs5gEr4-UEXSFkhV9ZwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_1984.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nCUulG2idUM/YM4afNZZI3I/AAAAAAAAhf4/ETTRgBTIbMkKFnVs5gEr4-UEXSFkhV9ZwCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/IMG_1984.jpg" /></a></div><p><br /></p><span style="font-family: courier;">I really hope that I have everyone's work here, I apologise profusely if any is missing as there was such a lot of amazing artwork produced - I literally lost track!</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">(Please hum the 'Take Hart' theme tune as you scroll through these photos!)</span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0UeqmZX4M5Y/YM4a0aoxBCI/AAAAAAAAhhs/B3rY2uZdPMMo32LBsf4JuR5MjXam-XVswCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_2024.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0UeqmZX4M5Y/YM4a0aoxBCI/AAAAAAAAhhs/B3rY2uZdPMMo32LBsf4JuR5MjXam-XVswCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/IMG_2024.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /> <span style="font-family: courier;">There was so much incredible work made during the weekend and I came home buzzing with inspiration!</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">Thank you all so much to those who came along, and thank you Louise, Ruth, Magie and Sam for inviting me round to play and for looking after me, I had the most wonderful time chucks and I cant wait to come back in November!</span></p><p style="text-align: center;">X</p>Mrs Bertimushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12035533575712068296noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4971854276029734020.post-47872722438491481182021-05-30T06:10:00.001-07:002021-05-30T06:10:33.994-07:00When A Dream Comes True...<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-iBrvxBW5Btc/YLOIkokD4oI/AAAAAAAAhY4/b_UvC6h402wEp5asvUVrHzjVgPabSwUxACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_2086.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-iBrvxBW5Btc/YLOIkokD4oI/AAAAAAAAhY4/b_UvC6h402wEp5asvUVrHzjVgPabSwUxACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/IMG_2086.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier;">On Friday 28th May my book 'Stitched Textiles: Animals', published by <a href="https://www.searchpress.com/new-books?publication=2" target="_blank">Search Press </a>came out into the world.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier;">It has taken the best part of two years in the making and so this felt very surreal indeed!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Working with the amazing team at Search Press has been a wonderful experience and I can't thank them enough for their hard work.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier;">It was so interesting to see how a book is made and just how much love, care, work and countless emails it takes to transform an idea into a tangible object that you can flick through and read!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier;">(I would also like to take this opportunity to apologise to my poor editor for the endless questions I asked, you are the most patient person I have ever met!)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JGB8ypawDnA/YLOIktgqWkI/AAAAAAAAhY8/IlMw_u2G1OgSZ81OoiBRngdiBEQOp-NXgCLcBGAsYHQ/s749/IMG_3942.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="749" data-original-width="744" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JGB8ypawDnA/YLOIktgqWkI/AAAAAAAAhY8/IlMw_u2G1OgSZ81OoiBRngdiBEQOp-NXgCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/IMG_3942.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier;">I thought that I would show you some of the 'behind the scenes' photos that I took on my phone as I made the artwork and embroideries for the book as I wanted to keep a record of how it evolved (I also used them as reference images for when I wrote about the techniques and processes I had used for the work.)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WAosUMKhIgY/YLOJEqVfIvI/AAAAAAAAhZQ/DzWWRQp78T8tAOYnlGsq6kN58NbTI2pCQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_3897.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WAosUMKhIgY/YLOJEqVfIvI/AAAAAAAAhZQ/DzWWRQp78T8tAOYnlGsq6kN58NbTI2pCQCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/IMG_3897.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Q: How many foxes does it take to make a Mrs B book?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier;">A: A lot!!!!!!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rhhv_1RPIaM/YLOIkSELvhI/AAAAAAAAhY0/3IcXst35M8ojRbP40MponyVwUaQEW99nQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_2854.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gqGnAxqyDf4/YLOIkKzL33I/AAAAAAAAhYw/Hcc1QN13g3saECi5W5NSFsgVjlhSEDtSQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_1385.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gqGnAxqyDf4/YLOIkKzL33I/AAAAAAAAhYw/Hcc1QN13g3saECi5W5NSFsgVjlhSEDtSQCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/IMG_1385.jpg" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier;">As well as machine embroidery you will find collage, printing, drawing and some of my stories.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rhhv_1RPIaM/YLOIkSELvhI/AAAAAAAAhY0/3IcXst35M8ojRbP40MponyVwUaQEW99nQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_2854.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rhhv_1RPIaM/YLOIkSELvhI/AAAAAAAAhY0/3IcXst35M8ojRbP40MponyVwUaQEW99nQCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/IMG_2854.jpg" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: courier;">I'd also like to thank everyone for their lovely supportive messages over on my socials - I felt very nervous on Friday and the response has just been so lovely.</span><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;">In fact, I felt so happy after reading your messages that I treated myself to a mini bottle of pink champagne, which we sipped while having pizza for tea!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;">(Secret confession: as I am not one for fancy pants jewels or designer handbags I also treated myself to a vintage Beastie Boys t-shirt ... that's not too naughty is it?!?)<br /></span><br /><p></p></div>Mrs Bertimushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12035533575712068296noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4971854276029734020.post-60153534818486703062021-05-27T13:28:00.004-07:002021-05-27T13:28:59.442-07:00Hip! Hip! Hooray! It's A Hope & Elvis Day! Mixed Media Workshop Weekender: Day One:<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-O0-JnWH9X9M/YK-XYeo5yHI/AAAAAAAAhVo/i7P68DuXsU4myfgPJ6FVYn8NTtpMD1RLgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_1847.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-O0-JnWH9X9M/YK-XYeo5yHI/AAAAAAAAhVo/i7P68DuXsU4myfgPJ6FVYn8NTtpMD1RLgCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/IMG_1847.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier; text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier; text-align: left;">I cannot even begin to explain how excited I was about the Mixed Media Weekender Workshop that I taught at the wonderful </span><a href="https://www.hopeandelvis.com/workshops/" style="font-family: courier; text-align: left;" target="_blank">Hope & Elvis</a><span style="font-family: courier; text-align: left;">.</span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">I had been planning and preparing work for this throughout lockdown and I couldn't wait to share the techniques and ideas that I'd been experimenting with.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">The main difference about this workshop was that we were considering the materials and processes as the main focus of the work - this is such a freeing and experimental way to work.<br /></span><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-DMgXRUl4SCY/YK-XYWqUKdI/AAAAAAAAhVk/xTkMumFZG5skCXR0cwYBRbdwHzlTgpSBACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_1848.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-DMgXRUl4SCY/YK-XYWqUKdI/AAAAAAAAhVk/xTkMumFZG5skCXR0cwYBRbdwHzlTgpSBACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/IMG_1848.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: courier;">Here you can see Team Hope & Elvis: the amazing Louise, who runs the studio and hosts the workshops, Ruth, who looks after us and generally spoils us rotten and Magie, who cooks the most incredible meals for us.</span><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-K69TBdeiA0k/YK-Xag6JgaI/AAAAAAAAhVw/UO_Td3mhnCUnduQWlbzDwWFTbdW_TuSEgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_1852.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-K69TBdeiA0k/YK-Xag6JgaI/AAAAAAAAhVw/UO_Td3mhnCUnduQWlbzDwWFTbdW_TuSEgCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/IMG_1852.jpg" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: courier;">And a huge 'thank you' to my Mum and Jean from the village, for baking lots of delicious cakes!</span></p><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-l2pO3XqLd1w/YK-XbcFRkHI/AAAAAAAAhV0/0R6aAJAQXhYdKjkjRo7XqHeauKTZtZ9sgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_1853.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-l2pO3XqLd1w/YK-XbcFRkHI/AAAAAAAAhV0/0R6aAJAQXhYdKjkjRo7XqHeauKTZtZ9sgCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/IMG_1853.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tK4_OIzK2_k/YK-XbW1dUDI/AAAAAAAAhV4/o824p1Z7vZcYU-znbOXF6uWus-IR0d0ZgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_1838.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tK4_OIzK2_k/YK-XbW1dUDI/AAAAAAAAhV4/o824p1Z7vZcYU-znbOXF6uWus-IR0d0ZgCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/IMG_1838.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-family: courier;"><div>I also had some of my paintings for sale (you can just about see Sam in this photo)!</div></span><div><span style="font-family: courier;">Thanks so much for all your help chuck, I couldn't have managed without you!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WKmrPubH2Ow/YK-XYtw8v1I/AAAAAAAAhVs/BFhBZZgutcEA2kfNgAACcZRU3R61hecgwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_1845.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WKmrPubH2Ow/YK-XYtw8v1I/AAAAAAAAhVs/BFhBZZgutcEA2kfNgAACcZRU3R61hecgwCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/IMG_1845.jpg" /></a></div></div><span style="font-family: courier;"><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div>Wendy also very kindly set up a stall of her wonderful vintage papers, fabrics and ephemera. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;">Her treasures are always so beautifully curated.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-idJdtFKxHzc/YK-XdvkcoeI/AAAAAAAAhWE/a2Qyuf4MOKwtjNYNyn39TIyvgIGtjGJYwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_1844.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-idJdtFKxHzc/YK-XdvkcoeI/AAAAAAAAhWE/a2Qyuf4MOKwtjNYNyn39TIyvgIGtjGJYwCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/IMG_1844.jpg" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: courier;">Here are some of the examples that I'd produced for the workshop...</span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">and here's the amazing vegetarian lasagne that we had for dinner!</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ecyy76xVHZM/YK-YYvWdK7I/AAAAAAAAhXA/0O5tuDbkisIEAVEQ3Wi17BDsSPAJVvN-gCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_1864.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ecyy76xVHZM/YK-YYvWdK7I/AAAAAAAAhXA/0O5tuDbkisIEAVEQ3Wi17BDsSPAJVvN-gCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/IMG_1864.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-czU-dswyeKk/YK-YYcyYHLI/AAAAAAAAhW8/gs4JeYPWzcUsQHEfS7f4xsnX4FEhY4lsACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_1862.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-czU-dswyeKk/YK-YYcyYHLI/AAAAAAAAhW8/gs4JeYPWzcUsQHEfS7f4xsnX4FEhY4lsACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/IMG_1862.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-166ns3qDTto/YK-YXXGuoBI/AAAAAAAAhW4/aRsDNY2yaDMJsz0hUgfv4SCElhjKirUhQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_1861.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-166ns3qDTto/YK-YXXGuoBI/AAAAAAAAhW4/aRsDNY2yaDMJsz0hUgfv4SCElhjKirUhQCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/IMG_1861.jpg" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-family: courier;">It never ceases to amaze me when I see how different everyone's work is and I loved watching it develop...</span><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1MpErbEsyto/YK-YWIWOekI/AAAAAAAAhW0/-wVb6nIvpWkcG4y5IjN_OG-PbsImmYe5gCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_1858.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1535" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1MpErbEsyto/YK-YWIWOekI/AAAAAAAAhW0/-wVb6nIvpWkcG4y5IjN_OG-PbsImmYe5gCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/IMG_1858.jpg" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-family: courier;">Anyone fancy a brew?</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2Rpx38Khb3U/YK-YVTgCEcI/AAAAAAAAhWs/VnLtnlJaX04KS201Y8pcaHWzsp4UhDbHwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_1853.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2Rpx38Khb3U/YK-YVTgCEcI/AAAAAAAAhWs/VnLtnlJaX04KS201Y8pcaHWzsp4UhDbHwCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/IMG_1853.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WnNP08MFe_Q/YK-YVoUBHaI/AAAAAAAAhWw/iYPfWKku1yoh4fgIEJXnp-WdgkzD1QqSQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_1873.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WnNP08MFe_Q/YK-YVoUBHaI/AAAAAAAAhWw/iYPfWKku1yoh4fgIEJXnp-WdgkzD1QqSQCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/IMG_1873.jpg" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-family: courier;">Just look at all the beautiful layers...</span></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-uNfjZSpdTlM/YK-YUdgdSzI/AAAAAAAAhWo/zLsh46wQ6QUC0hJkQ-Jr2yN4rEYvOyLagCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_1871.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-uNfjZSpdTlM/YK-YUdgdSzI/AAAAAAAAhWo/zLsh46wQ6QUC0hJkQ-Jr2yN4rEYvOyLagCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/IMG_1871.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ZoS9XIAieQg/YK-YSohVqCI/AAAAAAAAhWg/JGnlu8lBOmQDrfrbcwRCdAKOieGhtfAIgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_1869.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ZoS9XIAieQg/YK-YSohVqCI/AAAAAAAAhWg/JGnlu8lBOmQDrfrbcwRCdAKOieGhtfAIgCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/IMG_1869.jpg" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;">The famous loo!</span></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xzDwaweJ8Q8/YK-YSidOl0I/AAAAAAAAhWk/Z2QycwzoEukd51PdILqZRZBrPpZ1br96QCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/IMG_1865.jpg" /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier;">I was made up to see Laura wearing her jacket with one of my patches on the back, just look at how beautifully embellished it is! You are so clever chuck!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-DaRXuMBCH6Q/YK-ZjuvBPUI/AAAAAAAAhXc/ZZbdrjES6NYriOUKTm7ycV8Z6NDBwXvJQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_1897.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-DaRXuMBCH6Q/YK-ZjuvBPUI/AAAAAAAAhXc/ZZbdrjES6NYriOUKTm7ycV8Z6NDBwXvJQCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/IMG_1897.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-AX7IMbJE8P0/YK-ZkaiCuzI/AAAAAAAAhXg/JFrewMCjsWgTjGI0YHUDgWEtXdq_DhJvwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_1896.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-AX7IMbJE8P0/YK-ZkaiCuzI/AAAAAAAAhXg/JFrewMCjsWgTjGI0YHUDgWEtXdq_DhJvwCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/IMG_1896.jpg" /></a></div><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8_5S9ea5mz8/YK-aFwUotJI/AAAAAAAAhYQ/CpX6QMoNSRg15_Qr93tkx_N7bLTTYz8MQCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/IMG_1881.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier;">It really was the most inspirational day, filled with laughter, chat, cakes and creativity - this room was bursting with talent!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier;">I can't wait to tell you about day two next time!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;">X</span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0000ee;"><u><br /></u></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0000ee;"><u><br /></u></span></div><br /></div></div></div></div>Mrs Bertimushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12035533575712068296noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4971854276029734020.post-55790001003442097652021-05-16T10:06:00.005-07:002021-07-27T01:06:32.846-07:00Studio Log Book...<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hgPBoxyRWeM/YKFPIto-p5I/AAAAAAAAhT8/F3tyNHK7t_gDjQypvBKsZ-en3VJPDZ7bACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_1809.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2025" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hgPBoxyRWeM/YKFPIto-p5I/AAAAAAAAhT8/F3tyNHK7t_gDjQypvBKsZ-en3VJPDZ7bACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/IMG_1809.jpg" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: courier;">At the start of lockdown last year I decided that I wanted to keep a 'studio log book' (this sounds a little bit grand I know!)</span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">It's been so helpful to keep a note of colour mixes and the little discoveries that can be made when you paint a picture.</span></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-jEBUbOqRWrQ/YKFPIwRXe4I/AAAAAAAAhUA/71qXPXSLSt4l3njQ5s0I4916yyE6O0diwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_1810.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-jEBUbOqRWrQ/YKFPIwRXe4I/AAAAAAAAhUA/71qXPXSLSt4l3njQ5s0I4916yyE6O0diwCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/IMG_1810.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-pkMbazq7RYk/YKFPIlxnY8I/AAAAAAAAhT4/-vgSSM3fxVMIXLwSuFFdmzXf7OogG-XowCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_1811.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-pkMbazq7RYk/YKFPIlxnY8I/AAAAAAAAhT4/-vgSSM3fxVMIXLwSuFFdmzXf7OogG-XowCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/IMG_1811.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: courier;">Im really going to try and keep this up, do you keep some kind of record of your creative work?</span><p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3c3pGu3Tq7Y/YKFPJ3nE0VI/AAAAAAAAhUE/1ysPoDhuV8Q3dl5CjT3F2X6w5vJOwiHwACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_1812.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3c3pGu3Tq7Y/YKFPJ3nE0VI/AAAAAAAAhUE/1ysPoDhuV8Q3dl5CjT3F2X6w5vJOwiHwACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/IMG_1812.jpg" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>Mrs Bertimushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12035533575712068296noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4971854276029734020.post-57286712060528419672021-05-05T09:18:00.001-07:002021-05-05T09:18:23.914-07:00Lunar Eclipse...<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YdOvQ-z3OYk/YI6YXumlc3I/AAAAAAAAhSA/wapYgIDLK1EjXMJPML4RCThHxIK74GgcgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_1564.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YdOvQ-z3OYk/YI6YXumlc3I/AAAAAAAAhSA/wapYgIDLK1EjXMJPML4RCThHxIK74GgcgCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/IMG_1564.jpg" /></a></div><span style="font-family: courier;"><p><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></p>There's nowt like a good old sort-out and re-shuffle to get the creative juices flowing again.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">After sorting out my studio I feel much more inspired and energised.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">One of the things I really enjoyed a couple of weeks ago was recording the development of this painting on my Instagram stories (it's saved as a Studio highlight if you'd like to watch the chaos!)</span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">It always amazes me how much a painting changes after a few layers, (isn't it great that we can record these kinds of things nowadays!)</span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hBi_GsYTugs/YI6YbpxBWdI/AAAAAAAAhSQ/RIomfD-fgGYIPN6CX8tlfssajQgTcICPgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_1585.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-jcn2ZZuxSM0/YI6YrDqJZ5I/AAAAAAAAhSc/EK5rANUb2hsCghKMAwDbMXOq_6UzvzoswCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/IMG_1593.jpg" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-G-G_F-tF8E0/YI6Ys9SOYtI/AAAAAAAAhSs/kK-7_AzF63EOglyqD8IuCrujIFzhpouoACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_1609.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-G-G_F-tF8E0/YI6Ys9SOYtI/AAAAAAAAhSs/kK-7_AzF63EOglyqD8IuCrujIFzhpouoACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/IMG_1609.jpg" /></a></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xru5YfDy1ow/YI6ZzXEBo5I/AAAAAAAAhS4/nVGf-kebtrQ1hZGDB3M1azmfsiRy1pz0QCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/Eclipse%2BA3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1493" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xru5YfDy1ow/YI6ZzXEBo5I/AAAAAAAAhS4/nVGf-kebtrQ1hZGDB3M1azmfsiRy1pz0QCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/Eclipse%2BA3.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div><span style="font-family: courier;">And here she is!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;">I hope that you enjoyed having a look at these, have a creative week chucks!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;">Big hugs to you X</span></div>Mrs Bertimushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12035533575712068296noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4971854276029734020.post-35813020989929749752021-04-06T01:35:00.006-07:002021-04-06T01:35:56.694-07:00Fresh Starts And New Beginnings...<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4RDYQbvkyY8/YGwbTmObhRI/AAAAAAAAhQk/nyNZIDzioTAr93RlPg8ruloSJP2m3NGlACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_1288.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4RDYQbvkyY8/YGwbTmObhRI/AAAAAAAAhQk/nyNZIDzioTAr93RlPg8ruloSJP2m3NGlACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/IMG_1288.jpg" /></a></div><br /> <span style="font-family: courier;">Maybe it's because the sun is shining (which highlights the dust beautifully!!!!!!) but I have been Spring-cleaning and de-cluttering like a good'un this weekend.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">I've also varnished and painted the edges of the paintings I've made over the past few months, and finished off lots of little studio jobs that have been hanging around for quite a while.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">My tiny studio has also been tidied up (even the scary untouched corners where I feared the spiders might live....fortunately they didn't take up residence!)</span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">I'm also very excited because soon I'll be ordering some storage cupboards and a tiny desk to work on (my back's been playing up because I have to sit at my plan chest to draw and there's no room for my knees).</span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">It feels like a fresh start, and I have lots of ideas floating around my head for new paintings and stories - I've been scribbling fragments of words and images on post-its for ages now.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">I hope that you have had a lovely Bank Holiday weekend too chucks.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">All the best X</span></p>Mrs Bertimushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12035533575712068296noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4971854276029734020.post-43117100586811382792021-03-23T10:43:00.003-07:002021-03-23T10:43:16.686-07:00Workshop Preparations...<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-N6H2yVqdcHo/YFomhZ3VcVI/AAAAAAAAhPM/K5uWCEa4XtIL43zWpdtHapvTfKrNC9vFwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_0695.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-N6H2yVqdcHo/YFomhZ3VcVI/AAAAAAAAhPM/K5uWCEa4XtIL43zWpdtHapvTfKrNC9vFwCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/IMG_0695.jpg" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SR_u3O7ImU8/YFon9H3UCsI/AAAAAAAAhPY/V8Si2xOHrSsDURoalknGlGp8YMmXPH7kQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_1007.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SR_u3O7ImU8/YFon9H3UCsI/AAAAAAAAhPY/V8Si2xOHrSsDURoalknGlGp8YMmXPH7kQCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/IMG_1007.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: courier;">I've really enjoyed preparing for my Mixed Media Workshop Weekender at the fabulous <a href="https://www.hopeandelvis.com/" target="_blank">Hope & Elvis</a> in May.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">It's really helped me stay focused during Lockdown and the great thing about teaching is that it pushes you to try new techniques and media.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">I've had such fun playing and experimenting, I hope that the lovely folks who are coming along will enjoy it too!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-UtMRgyYyx1k/YFombelHo0I/AAAAAAAAhPI/Bt1CCylmkmYlA_n0_mwmQENOxyXrfDtoACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_0662.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-UtMRgyYyx1k/YFombelHo0I/AAAAAAAAhPI/Bt1CCylmkmYlA_n0_mwmQENOxyXrfDtoACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/IMG_0662.jpg" /></a></div><span style="font-family: courier;"><p>It's funny because I'm quite (annoyingly) tidy but when I'm in my little studio I'll chuck stuff around everywhere without a care in the world!</p><p>Wishing you all a creative and inspiring week chucks!</p><p>X</p></span><p></p>Mrs Bertimushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12035533575712068296noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4971854276029734020.post-16878206984715812782021-02-20T01:48:00.004-08:002021-03-23T10:26:27.703-07:00Having A Go...<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-pz0LgSRC87g/YDDZNWFPVPI/AAAAAAAAhNs/45r8rZ94Prk9wwSYFhcnR6U-JDZKEQEdQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/Midsummer%2BMock%2BUp.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-pz0LgSRC87g/YDDZNWFPVPI/AAAAAAAAhNs/45r8rZ94Prk9wwSYFhcnR6U-JDZKEQEdQCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/Midsummer%2BMock%2BUp.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier;">For a long time now I have tried to work on my product photography.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier;">I never realised just how tricky it is to photograph artwork for putting in an online shop and anything with a reflective or shiny surface is an absolute nightmare!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier;">During the lockdown I've tried to sharpen up my very basic Photoshop skills and had a go at 'mocking up' a photo so that I could show my art prints in a frame, so that it would help to suggest how the prints could look if they were framed up.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier;">My daughter helped me take the photo of me holding the frame and then I had a go!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-b0bc_6aT02M/YDDY-HTQBAI/AAAAAAAAhNg/MpHhCV8WeeoztaccnDrp3P57WdIjjHQuwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/Birthday%2BGirl%2Bmock%2BUp.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-b0bc_6aT02M/YDDY-HTQBAI/AAAAAAAAhNg/MpHhCV8WeeoztaccnDrp3P57WdIjjHQuwCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/Birthday%2BGirl%2Bmock%2BUp.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: courier;">I know that I have such a lot left to learn but I did have fun!</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-q01RW9FVSq0/YDDY-9g4MjI/AAAAAAAAhNk/OTQzvks4YXcRXEciT9q_2PotqO9RISwJgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/new%2BHorizons%2BMock%2BUp.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-q01RW9FVSq0/YDDY-9g4MjI/AAAAAAAAhNk/OTQzvks4YXcRXEciT9q_2PotqO9RISwJgCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/new%2BHorizons%2BMock%2BUp.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3ZhI1kNLfOA/YDDY9tUyDzI/AAAAAAAAhNY/67LKsc_SGtw3SxMWtkPz-wfiak3ZbYe1wCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/Passing%2BStorm%2BMock%2BUp%2B20%2Bx%2B20cm%2BBlank.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3ZhI1kNLfOA/YDDY9tUyDzI/AAAAAAAAhNY/67LKsc_SGtw3SxMWtkPz-wfiak3ZbYe1wCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/Passing%2BStorm%2BMock%2BUp%2B20%2Bx%2B20cm%2BBlank.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Hope you all have a fab weekend chucks X</span></div><br /> <p></p>Mrs Bertimushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12035533575712068296noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4971854276029734020.post-66175116304566611652021-02-09T02:03:00.004-08:002021-02-09T02:03:41.193-08:00Mama and Papa Bear Love!<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzkkCjFJfE0Ma-hr51KT0GhE_0ReThTgGjmO8PbLUnKqWWgOMXLRHK7LRbOsMD2hhOa8KbGYC88Sxdstvst-g' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /> <span style="font-family: courier;">I had great fun making this little stop motion film.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">I managed to add music to it on Instagram, but i'm afraid my skills couldn't manage it for here!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">Hope you like anyway chucks!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">X</span></p><p><br /></p>Mrs Bertimushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12035533575712068296noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4971854276029734020.post-34718492149130004952021-02-03T06:28:00.001-08:002021-02-03T06:28:32.155-08:00Mrs B Doesn't Do Smoochy Songs!<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VxkuHJ31TyU/YBqwirpoe-I/AAAAAAAAhMU/rLTz3LADrfgDIsDWd1lCM5vX7mmKhEhiQCLcBGAsYHQ/s600/Newsletter%2BSmoochy%2BPlay%2BList%2B%2Bpixel.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="250" data-original-width="600" height="166" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VxkuHJ31TyU/YBqwirpoe-I/AAAAAAAAhMU/rLTz3LADrfgDIsDWd1lCM5vX7mmKhEhiQCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h166/Newsletter%2BSmoochy%2BPlay%2BList%2B%2Bpixel.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">Hello chucks!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">I'm going to be sending my February newsletter out soon, if you fancy taking a peek please sign up using the button at the bottom of the home page of my website <a href="https://www.mrsbertimus.co.uk/" target="_blank">here.</a></span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">Every month I'll keep you up to date with all my shenanigans and I'll pop in a playlist for that month too. (I absolutely LOVE compiling playlists, it reminds me of the many happy hours I used to spend in the '80's making mix tapes for my friends.)</span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">I did have a bit of trouble making the playlist for February though, as I wanted it to have the theme of love for Valentine's Day, but I've never been a fan of the old smoochy song (too many memories of school discos I suppose)!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">So I decided that this month's play list should be called 'Mrs B Doesn't Do Smoochy Songs' and they are all those fab, rather sad and a bit mardy love songs that avoid being soppy.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">Well, all apart from one...but you'll have to have a look when it pops in your inbox!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">Sending you all my best.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">X</span></p>Mrs Bertimushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12035533575712068296noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4971854276029734020.post-32858312293889691282021-01-16T10:08:00.004-08:002021-01-16T10:08:29.440-08:00Preparations...<p> <span style="font-family: courier;">Well, to say that it's been a strange start to the New Year is a bit of an understatement, and, like the majority of us, I have been feeling unsettled and unfocused during the past few weeks.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-yviqMQ0Qufc/YAMqp4Mf3TI/AAAAAAAAhKY/HMgcPYwe65s26mf2isaA6YHZs7hFdJyygCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_0356.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-yviqMQ0Qufc/YAMqp4Mf3TI/AAAAAAAAhKY/HMgcPYwe65s26mf2isaA6YHZs7hFdJyygCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/IMG_0356.jpg" /></a></div><span style="font-family: courier;"><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/--TEfNSaWNE4/YAMrDNYazPI/AAAAAAAAhKs/qLLwETAAreY0n1_KcMWuEwPsYoIFPaeSQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_0350.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/--TEfNSaWNE4/YAMrDNYazPI/AAAAAAAAhKs/qLLwETAAreY0n1_KcMWuEwPsYoIFPaeSQCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/IMG_0350.jpg" /></a></div><br />One thing that I do often turn to when I'm feeling like this is a sketchbook.<p></p></span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fTSLpQLHuiQ/YAMqpxFFoiI/AAAAAAAAhKc/tYEFlDqAA08gOujraVQn_fcaKF60jGr6ACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_0351.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fTSLpQLHuiQ/YAMqpxFFoiI/AAAAAAAAhKc/tYEFlDqAA08gOujraVQn_fcaKF60jGr6ACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/IMG_0351.jpg" /></a></div><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">A small sketchbook can offer a sense of security, a place that's without pressure or judgement, and I started this little book to help me experiment in preparation for Mrs B's Mixed Media Weekender at the wonderful <a href="https://www.hopeandelvis.com/workshops/" target="_blank">Hope & Elvis</a> later on in the year.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">I really enjoyed using colours that I don't usually choose and my tube of process magenta really brightened up a gloomy January day!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">Sending you my best wishes chuck X</span></p>Mrs Bertimushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12035533575712068296noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4971854276029734020.post-17834476973827016502020-12-24T09:30:00.000-08:002020-12-24T09:30:14.163-08:00Wishing You All A Very Cosy Christmas...<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4gcsVNoP2S4/X-TO7plSnBI/AAAAAAAAhI0/SnSTnIdimGs-g7xxYBkq48KKIJYgwKsHACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_0169.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4gcsVNoP2S4/X-TO7plSnBI/AAAAAAAAhI0/SnSTnIdimGs-g7xxYBkq48KKIJYgwKsHACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/IMG_0169.jpg" /></a></div> <p></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">I just wanted to wish you all a very cosy Christmas and to thank you for all your support, lovely comments, encouragement and friendship.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">I can feel new plans for 2021 starting to bubble up, but first it's time for a bit of a break.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">(I have already watched waaaaay to many of those soppy romantic Christmas films...or have I?!?!)</span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">Big hugs and best wishes chucks X</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-QEjkWt1NcMU/X-TO8xCa35I/AAAAAAAAhI4/34xeeHH7Mew64s40XMypFf-ekEA-tFE0wCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/IMG_0174.jpg" /></a></div><p></p>Mrs Bertimushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12035533575712068296noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4971854276029734020.post-78330660594361180212020-12-06T04:42:00.000-08:002020-12-06T04:42:00.691-08:00<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Sa-pyBm4BWU/X8zRYhVZisI/AAAAAAAAhHw/oDAPiqPNVzQxx3nA6IsJNyL7ialuZaCyACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_9455.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2030" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Sa-pyBm4BWU/X8zRYhVZisI/AAAAAAAAhHw/oDAPiqPNVzQxx3nA6IsJNyL7ialuZaCyACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/IMG_9455.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-family: "courier new", courier, "lucida sans typewriter", "lucida typewriter", monospace; font-size: 16px;">Babooshka was so tall and strong she could reach up and borrow a star or two to help her cast her healing spells.</span></div><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-family: "courier new", courier, "lucida sans typewriter", "lucida typewriter", monospace; font-size: 16px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><div style="text-align: left;">To thank the stars for their help, she would warm them by the fire until they were glowing brightly again.</div></span><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-family: "courier new", courier, "lucida sans typewriter", "lucida typewriter", monospace; font-size: 16px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><div style="text-align: left;">She would then pull on her woollen mittens and gently put the glowing stars back into the night sky.</div></span></div> <p></p>Mrs Bertimushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12035533575712068296noreply@blogger.com4