ANOTHER ABSTRACT MIXED MEDIA PIECE INSPIRED BY DENISE LOVE I've now completed the second abstract piece. I so enjoy following Denise Love on YouTube! She is so inspiring and enthusiastic, and I love her abstract pieces and colour choices, and how quickly she works. Today's piece is based on circles, which is one…
ABSTRACT MIXED MEDIA PIECE INSPIRED BY DENISE LOVE After all my recent precision work with calligraphy, I had a real urge to do something more free and abstract. I also wanted to experiment with some recently acquired art materials. I follow Denise Love on YouTube. I love her mixed media and abstract pieces,…
SKETCH OF KINGSKERSWELL CHURCH Today we attended the funeral of a friend's mother. The weather was appalling all morning with torrential rain, which was so sad for the family. The burial took place first, in the churchyard of Kingskerswell Church. Rather than risking getting absolutely soaked, I remained in the car while my…
AN EXCITING NEW ART MATERIAL - GRAF ART TAILOR SHAPES I first saw this product being demonstrated briefly by Denise Love, a wonderful artist whose YouTube channel I follow. After that, I kept tripping over this product and was intrigued, and knew I had to add it to my studio arsenal. Background The…
DOMESTIKA COURSE - ENGLISH CALLIGRAPHY - FINAL PROJECT At long last I have completed this course. It did seem to drag on, partly because I was waiting for materials to arrive, and also because of other things going on in my life. I had already decided not to tie myself down to completing…
OUTING TO THE CAT CAFE Birthday treat Yesterday was my birthday, and for my birthday treat, my hubby took me to the Cat Cafe. We've been before, and it's a whole lot of fun. They have lots of comfy chairs for people and cats to sit on, and there is always convivial company…
DEVON COUNTY SHOW 2025 Our annual treat has come around again! Looking back, I see that we have missed a few over the years but we do try to go each year. This year the weather was perfect - really hot and sunny without a cloud in the sky, and everyone seemed in…
FUUMUUI NEEDLE POINT WATERCOLOUR BRUSHES Today I got a new set of watercolour brushes. They are rather special. The beautiful box Such pretty packaging! The brushes There are four brushes in the set. These brushes are made in China, and have smooth wooden handles with minimal varnish. So often, the varnish or paint…
HEBREW CALLIGRAPHY PICTURES FRAMED Today the parcel arrived from the online framing shop, with the mounts and frames for my two Hebrew calligraphy pictures which I did during the latest Domestika course. My name in Calligraphy This was the first exercise we had to do on the course. The calligraphy didn't have to…
HOW TO MAKE FAUX LEATHER This is an update of a post I made on my old blog ten years ago. For this project, I made two sheets, intending to use one as a masterboard to cut up and use in different projects, and the other as a photographic background. Introduction Faux leather…
