Winged head

This winged head is the result of an experiment with a new calico cotton.
For some reason I'm finding it hard to get hold of the fabric that I usually use, my stocker can't seem to get it.
So, I ordered some trial pieces from the internet, mmmmmm why do sellers not put the weight of their fabric in their shops?
Calico does seem to vary alot.
Anyway, this seems quite good, holds it shape well and is not too stiff, some I've had have been like card!


























This is a slightly larger head than I've made for my door guardians, and it's the first winged one too.
It looks rather cool on the wall like a wall sconce, even if I do say so myself :)
And I LOVE this blue thread, I don't know where I got it but it sews like a dream.

Amazing Etsy Find!

These fab dolls are the work of the artist behind the Etsy shop

Artamia

This artist also does custom made dolls, you supply the photo and she makes the doll.
Wow! All hand made and all of the features (head, hands and shoes) will be hand drawn. All are one-of-a-kind original creations.

Check them out!

Poetry Doll and an Oil Painting

I started oil painting again after some years.....my goodness oil paints are expensive!
I have a few that are still usable and are artists quality, but need to buy more, I'll have to save up!
The above painting, quite small is my first attempt, now I've restarted I'll have to keep it up.

This little chap is my new poetry doll - Puck, he's in my shop now.
The poem he's keeper of is called 'Wave the Wave' take a peek in the shop to see the full poem ;)

I've lots more to show you but not enought time to list them here.

My mojo has been really working!!

More later.

Warrior Angels? Winged Warrior Beings WIP

These are my latest creations, along with some oil painting that I've gone back to after many years :)

The faces of these figures are quite different, as although I work with a figure template, not so for the faces, these are all free stitched.

I feel they are guardians or warriors, although I am aware of how cheesey that sounds!

I made them with sheilds, don't ask me why, and arms out stretched.

I learn from my creations, they teach me, I make, ponder and learn.

A change to 'Forest Spirit' and a new friend for him

A little change to Forest Spirit and his friend, who at present is nameless.

Should be in my shop today.

This is a lovely shade of pale green that I dyed some calico ages ago, I don't remember how I got to this shade as I had kept a record of the organic materials I'd used in an exercise book, but ....it's gone !

I think I lost it when we moved.

I know the colour was the result of organic and synthetic dyes but how??

It's a beautiful shade and I'm down to my last bit :(

Forest Spirit

This is a new design I only stumbled upon this weekend.

My intention was to make ........ANOTHER angel, but the spirits of the forests got to me.

Must be the Solstice energy still milling around.

You know when you make things and for some of them you feel, mmm yes that's nice, but others really capture your attention?

It's almost like they happen upon you rather than being made by you?

Well this little guy is like that for me, I don't know if he'll make it into the shop, he seems to like it on my workroom shelf, watching over me :)
I really am an inconstant woman, I get baking moods, sewing moods, drawing and painting moods yipes!

We end up with loads of scones, cakes, puddings (note - there is nothing of any real nutritional value here) but that's it, I'm board after that!

On to the next thing..........

Queen of Hearts - Poem Book

This is just a couple of pages from the little chap book that I made in 2005.
It was an altered childs board book that I collaged and painted, and was sold as an original, the above is an example of the copies that I printed and made up.
I've been thinking of doing another, using a longer poem but I can't make my mind up if I should draw, paint or collage the illustrations.....mmmmmmm.