i'll take you down to the seaside

so the other day in printing class I was having a bit of play, making a few samples trying to achieve a watercolour-esque edge to a print. I did achieve that effect in some areas, others not so much. The sample in the end was super doooooper ugly i thought, so i cut it up into strips and decide to weave it, which i like much better! so i thought i'd share! hurrah!

laptop cosy

with a new laptop comes the need for a new case.

so last night a stitched up this little baby.

 I had been meaning to use this bias binding for so so long, i found it in an op shop at home for only 50c!! love itty

 snap fasteners to hold it closed

 plus some handy pockets for a pen/note/anything that fits! 

delightful!

net shadows

this pattern was created with the shadow from some netting that my sister used for her fog collectors in peru..it would make pretty sweet fabric hey!? 

collage

this is the scanned in drawing of the moroccan sunflower, i had a bit of a play with photoshop!

my oh my. what fun!

floral

a sketch of some moroccan "sun flowers"

I got pretty excited with them and decided to blow them up to B0 size and expose it onto a screen so i could make fabric out of it!

Pretty sweet holiday project I thought!

Last week, Yasmin and I went out to Megalo Print studio in Watson, Canberra to do some screen printing! I hired a screen big enough to fit my design and here's what happened!

 The designs underneath the floral are not mine, they were on the drop cloth that belongs on megalo's print table.

I printed onto silk cotton voile, its such a beautiful quality fabric, really light and airy, perfect for scarves!

Yasmin and I will have a stall at Art not Apart suitcase rummage sale on the 27th of October to sell our goods! http://www.newacton.com.au/ana 

 this is just a sneak preview!! get excitedddd, i know i am! eeee

xx

consider it exhibited

My embroideries in the ANU Art School Drawing Prize

I was tickled to have my work chosen as part finalist for the drawing prize that took place late August! 

Unfortunately I did not win, but it was soo exciting just to be part of it!