I took the makings of a scroll to work on whilst on holiday in France and then gave it to a friend down there. It was very pleasant sitting on the terrace stitching by hand. I had done all the cutting out and printing beforehand. Rolled up: The front: The back:
Category: Textile and Mixed Media Books
A book of umbellifers
I’ve always loved umbellifers and have lots in the garden, even allowing carrots to go to seed, so decided to do a whole book on them. I first sun printed a load on to fabric, then added more images, printing directly from the flowers with acrylic ink and also using decolorant to remove colour. As...
Impressions of Japan
At the end of March, just in time to catch the beginning of the cherry blossom flowering, but before too many tourists arrived, I visited Japan. We spent most of the time in Kyoto, which still retains much of the flavour of the “old” Japan and which I found fascinating. One of the highlights was...
A new textile book
This seems to be a continuing passion – when I feel stuck for a new project I have a look at my fabrics and think about another book. Another passion is experimenting with ways to print leaves and tree forms. Several of the pages are eco-printed. There are pages towards the end composed of several pieces...
Book 5 – Sea Current
I loved the idea of making a shell book and, like Ineke, I found my shells on eBay. I wanted the book to have the feel of following the current of the sea, so I printed a series of fishes running through each page, using fabrics that reinforced this idea and adding stitching which I...