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2022 – End of Year Review

Warning: This is a very long post! Click on the links to take you to the relevant posts for more details. Quite an eventful year, one way and another. On the artistic front I have embarked on some new ventures, I've acquired quite a bit of new stash, some lovely books... Several gorgeous…

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31st December 2022

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Covid, Computers and Kitties

COVID, COMPUTERS AND KITTIES It's been a month since I last posted on this blog and it feels strange coming back on! There are several reasons for my prolonged absence. Covid Earlier in September my hubby caught Covid, and being the generous soul he is, he made certain that he passed it on…

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22nd October 2022

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Interference Paints, and Preparing for the Altered Book

INTERFERENCE PAINTS, AND PREPARING FOR THE ALTERED BOOK Another session pottering in the studio. New paints I ordered this cheap set of 18 interference acrylics from Amazon and they arrived today. They are supposed to be interference colours, or as it says on the box, colour-shifting. This is the range of colours. Opening…

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16th September 2022

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Book Altering, Gel Printing and Diatoms

BOOK ALTERING, GEL PRINTING AND DIATOMS A busy couple of sessions in my studio today. Altered book A while back, my hubby gave me some old large format hardback books he no longer wanted, which were perfect for altering. I have never altered a book before (apart from my recent Organic Journal which…

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14th September 2022

Computer / Digital Art / Studio Equipment

Stencil Update

Shoshi's brainstorm When I was doing the work for the last blog post on the subject of my stencils, I think I was having some sort of brainstorm! Later, I couldn't believe how stupid I'd been - somehow I was unable to wrap my head around the whole stencil/mask business, and added bridges…

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29th June 2022

Computer / Digital Art / Drawing and Painting / Mixed Media Art / Studio Equipment

My First Gel Prints and Creating Stencils and Masks in Inkscape

I have not blogged for a while because I have been extremely busy designing stencils and masks for my new gel press. This has been very time-consuming as Inkscape, the powerful free vector drawing program, is a continuous learning curve for me and I have encountered various problems along the way which took…

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17th June 2022

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Completion of the Second Teabag Mini-Album, Our Anniversary and the Kitties’ Fifth Birthday

Teabag Mini-Album Number Two After setting this aside for a period while I was busy with other things, I was keen to get back to it and complete it. Please refer to this post for details of recent progress. What I intend to do in this current post is to show the photos…

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25th May 2022

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2021 The Year in Review

The downward spiral In 2020 we longed for the normality of 2019. In 2021 we thought that perhaps 2020 hadn’t been so bad after all. “Three weeks to flatten the curve”? Hmm. The majority are ruled by fear and are willingly giving up their basic freedoms and submitting to totalitarianism. However, for the…

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31st December 2021

Cats / Computer / WOYWW

WOYWW 649 Tidying Up Again, Ephemera, Printer Provocations and Heat-Seeking Hibernators

What's On Your Workdesk this Wednesday? Not a great deal, truth be told. After my recent card making marathons I'm taking a bit of a rest! I've had a few bad fatigue days, especially yesterday afternoon and evening once I'd sorted out all my grocery delivery in the morning. I spent the time…

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10th November 2021

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WOYWW 640 Stamps and Cuts and Discs and Tiles and Mats and Cats and Frogs and Food and some Very Shiny Stuff

What's On Your Workdesk this Wednesday? Another week when I have had the most tremendous amount of fun in the studio. I just wish I had more time to spend in there. Stamp storage This week I returned to my new storage project, using the plastic baskets purchased from the Range. The die…

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8th September 2021