A map does not just chart, it unlocks and formulates meaning; it forms bridges between here and there, between disparate ideas that we did not know were previously connected. ... Reif Larsen, The Selected Works of T S Spivet.
Category Archives: Stitch
Eco Print on Cotton with Silk Appliqués
Posted in Art, Eco/Natural Dyeing and Printing, Printmaking, Quilting, Stitch
Tagged Appliqué, Art Quilt, Eco Print, Hand-dyed Thread, Iron Blanket, Madder Dye, Stitch
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In Praise of Slow
“It’s not what you look at that matters, it’s what you see.” Henry David Thoreau Here’s another from my latest batch of eco prints on silk. I took the batch outside to photograph. I thought how well this print looked … Continue reading
Found:Unbound I
I recently finished the first little work in the series – a sort of dismantled artist book – which I’m calling, for now at least, Found Unbound. Here it is, framed. Here’s the work at an earlier stage. I wrote … Continue reading
Pulling out the Strands: Wildness
“Wildness we might consider as the root of the authentic spontaneities of any being. It is that wellspring of creativity whence comes the instinctive activities that enable all living beings to obtain their food, to find shelter, to bring forth … Continue reading
An Artist Book for Healing: Ethiopian Healing Scrolls, Aporia, Knots and Ikupasuy
“All over the world, people make objects to hold and send their prayers. There are special ceremonies found in ancient cultures and practiced today, that involve the construction of ‘holders and senders’ of prayers from natural materials. Prayer carriers have … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Artist Books, Collage & Assemblage, Creativity, Encaustic Art, Inspiration, Sculpture, spirituality, Stitch
Tagged Aporia, Bahos, Deconstructionism, Derrida, Ethopian Healing Scroll, Ikupasuy, Lung ta, Medicine Bag, Prayer Bundle, Prayer Flag, Prayer Sticks, Prayer Tree, Quipus
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Shimacho
The image to the left, courtesy of wafuworks is of a page of a shimacho. Shimacho (Japanese) means stripe book. They are fabric sample books. They have a number of purposes. Sometimes they are commercial samplers. Sometimes records, created by … Continue reading
Posted in Altered Books, Art, Artist Books, Collage & Assemblage, Encaustic Art, Stitch, Stitch
Tagged encaustic, Japanese Folk Textiles, Plaster of Paris, Shimacho, Stripe Book
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Inch of the Day 30 September 2015: Walking the White Cliffs and Looking at an Horizon
As it was my husband’s birthday today and the weather was fine, we drove down to an old and favourite walking haunt, St Margaret’s at Cliffe. We lunched at The Pines Garden Tea Rooms as usual, which serves mega-amounts of delicious dishes prepared … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Inspiration, Stitch, Stitch, Walking
Tagged Dover, St Margaret's at Cliffe, The Pines Garden, Walking
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Inch of the Day 3 September 2015: Inchie Energy, Inchie Music
Here’s another example of my ongoing explorations with a bleach pen. Two more inchies. These were drawn onto inkjet prints, not fabric. I ironed these. The heat singed the bleach marks. And some images dropped into my mind, as I … Continue reading
Arthouse Coop Sketchbook: Digitised and Online – and On Show in Atlanta, Georgia
I’ve just had word from Art House Coop that my 2015 Sketchbook, which will shortly be touring to various US venues, is now digitised and is available for viewing at this link:
https://sketchbookproject.com/library/16142 Continue reading
Poetic Mapping: Walking Into Art 