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Spent ages on quite complicated and detailed colla

Spent ages on quite complicated and detailed collages this week. Lots of cutting out and careful placing of tiny bits of paper.

As so often happens, some left over pieces of paper were just in front of me and in no time I have quickly arranged them into this.

Finding the balance between over complication and simplicity is a constant challenge.

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I’m having an afternoon playing with collage ide

I’m having an afternoon playing with collage ideas.

I’m must say it’s lovely to be back in my studio, after 10 glorious days in Italy.

I’ve loved returning from the scorchio weather, where finding areas of green and shady trees was regularly essential, to see how lush and overgrown our little garden has become. I’m also extremely happy to see that a few of the ladybirds I bought a few weeks back to help munch through the many bugs in our garden, are still happily feasting on the black fly that have spread all over many of my nasturtiums.

I do love nasturtiums and these paper ones are in no danger of being plagued with sticky flies at least!

Block and stamp printing onto fabric. Have you ev

Block and stamp printing onto fabric.

Have you ever wanted to produce your own hand printed fabric? It is one of my favourite things to do! I plan to hand sew appliqué onto this piece and probably add some quilting too.

If you would like to try creating your own block printed textiles, I’m running a one day textile printing workshop in September. It will be in the Makers Shed in the beautiful Walled Garden in Hillsborough Park in Sheffield and I thought it would be nice to use the garden as inspiration, as I have been in my recent work.

You can find out more on my website, link in my bio.

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I just couldn’t stop printing these super easy t

I just couldn’t stop printing these super easy to do engravings yesterday. It was so much fun! They are prep for my workshop with @rivelinco in the Bradbury Makers Shed this lunchtime.
You can find out more and book on RivelinCo’s website.

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I just love these colour combinations. There is so

I just love these colour combinations. There is something about red, pink and yellow (with these purple/blues too ) that really harks back to childhood for me.

What colour combos do you love and why?

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Here are some photos of my 6 metre long mural that

Here are some photos of my 6 metre long mural that I have just finished for #abbeylaneschool in Woodseats in Sheffield.
To begin, I asked the school kids to draw me something about Woodseats that they love. I was inundated with drawings of the school, their homes, the park, the animals in the park, the playground….
I used their drawings as a starting point for my mural and then, as they loved the zebra I painted so much ( Not representing a zebra crossing, but a local shop with a zebra in the window) I decided to add more ‘realistic animals’.

I have had an audience everyday I’ve been there painting. So many asking me the best questions, ‘are you painting the wall?’ got a little bit wearing but I loved how interested they all were. They regularly came over to tell me I am a good artist and that I’ve done a great job.

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Apart from a few coats of varnish, I think the mur

Apart from a few coats of varnish, I think the mural I have been painting in the school playground is just about done!
Thanks to the fabulous kids at Abbey Lane Primary for all their drawings, inspired by the area where they live and go to school. They spent time thinking about composition with me as well, as we considered the 6 metre x 2 metre space I had to fill. I used their drawings of roads, houses, local shops and other buildings, transposing their drawings via collage onto the mural. I also decided (after popular reaction) to paint some ‘realistic’ animals which have gone down very well! It’s taken quite a while to get to this stage as we’ve had every kind of weather. But overall, I’m pleased with the result.

It’s a really interesting and rewarding mix of a

It’s a really interesting and rewarding mix of activities this week. I’m currently sat in front of the TV sewing ‘seed stitch’ - which I love doing - into my latest textile printed piece. During the days I’ve been painting a huge 6 metre long mural in a school. Lots of areas of detail and ‘realism’ to off-set the larger more abstract and child like areas. I’ll share the whole thing once it’s done.
Tomorrow I’m back in the Bradbury makers shed running a lunch time printmaking workshop for @rivelinco.

I’m loving all of it!

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Yay it’s Friday! Phew I’ve done loads this we

Yay it’s Friday!
Phew I’ve done loads this week, including working on a mural commission, running a workshop, applying for stuff and getting on with my own work. I bought some ladybirds to release into our bug infested garden and am now feeling very maternal over them. I also went to see St Vincent in Manchester last Saturday. It’s been late nights and early starts. I’ve loved it all but TGIF!

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New print ideas onto paper and fabric. Definitely

New print ideas onto paper and fabric. Definitely work in progress, rather than finished ideas.
I’ve been playing with repeat pattern. It’s a lot of fun! My starting point is the geometric arrangement of the walled garden in Hillsborough, as seen from above. I’ll not be sticking to anything symmetrical and regular for long though….😁

#hillsboroughwalledgarden #geometric #newwork #contemporaryprint #linocutprint #new_and_abstract #abstractprint #printisntdead #newmakers #textileprint #handprintedtextiles #handprinted #wipartwork #thisishillsborough #samgroomprintmaker

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