quick update

I'll have to be brief...

A new black floor....

Another box. 'Feeling grumpy' (well I was on the day I started it, now I'm feeling quite jolly!)...

And some pretty succulents in the bathroom. Must dash!

sunshine

got to love Hastings in the sunshine!

overload

I think I've done too much do-ing with not enough thinking. My paper cuts/boxes/dioramas have got a little lost. I'm not quite sure any more of what I am trying to achieve. I think its ok, there are benefits to just getting on with it and learning by the process of making, but I am feeling a little frustrated that I don't actually like any of what I have made. However, if I see each piece as a preliminary sketch, as a working through of the idea, rather than an end result, I can see that my time has not been wasted. I think maybe I should go for a walk in the windy sunshine, reading this back only confirms how muddled my head is! Some photos to illustrate my point:

I rehoused and slightly altered this one...

finished this one...

Started, then abandoned this one....

and am waiting to continue with this one...

All in all I think I prefer the stones the children and I painted on the beach!

boxes

I'm so excited by my diorama experiments. I spent an afternoon measuring and folding and cutting, playing around with boxes. There was only a bit of time left for what to put inside, but have made a start on a background which will be good to continue with, the next chance I get. 

School holidays have meant a lot of football and park and woods and swimming and catching up with friends and a little bit of family creativity here and there. I always wanted my kitchen table to look like this.

Also this week I have managed to make one of a tiny pair of slippers for a new baby. I slightly altered the ankle bit in the vain hope that they might stay on, however I do maintain that any newborn gift is more about the giving than anything practical.

Happy Easter!

diorama

This week I made a diorama kind of thing. I've used the same style as the recent collage but have put it into three layers, set about 5mm apart, the whole thing is roughly 150mm square. I want to make a wooden/glass box to frame it. I think it looks a bit like an idea for a set design, I can imagine a plasticine gardener sitting in the chair, maybe having a little snooze.

Also I have finished repairing the sole of one of my slippers, worn through due to excessive wear. I'm off to make a start on the other one as I currently have a very warm left foot, while the right is a bit chilly. It's making me feel a bit wonky.

what can I say

So it's Friday and I'm trying to think what I have done this week, as I can't find anything to photograph! I spent one of my days deconstructing a bed in the big boys room, moving the remaining furniture, cleaning and organising, not really worthy of a picture. I went to yoga yesterday evening because I missed my morning class. Though I did get into a headstand (with a little help) I did not have a camera to hand. Today I treated myself to a wander around Heathfield charity shops.....perfect...

swedish clogs

purple and yellow stripes

cooling sponge from my new cake tins.

Also here's the obligatory dog walk pic (the magical little roar gill hidden in the middle of Hastings)

and a bit of satisfying unravelling, ready to finish off another pair of slippers.

There we go, that'll do. I'm off to put the butter icing in my cake, make a cup of tea and do a bit of knitting. Until next week.

camera action

I'm aware that I've been a bit slack with the pictures recently. This week I have tried to have a camera a bit more at the ready...

Walking the dog

Leaning over bridges

Dancing

Typing

Eating out...

...and in

Making posters (Cherry's might not be massively informative but soooo cool)

And I think spring may have sprung. A bit of after dinner bouncing on the garden death trap! (I took the sides off a few weeks ago in preparation for getting rid of the whole thing, but haven't quite got around to it yet. It's only a matter of time before we have another broken arm or leg.) New fence looking good, thinking of painting it a subtle green blue grey...watch this space!