Years ago I was in the Brownies (like Girl Guides but for 7-10 year olds) and wanted to get my art badge. The criteria was to make a piece of art, so I took in one of my paintings, expecting to straightforwardly trade it for the badge. (I’ve written about this before, but am thinking […]
…of Materials Lists and making stuff work for you.
…of a month of themed posts and prompts, exploring the context and energy of going “Back to School”.
…of rediscovering the joys of spontaneous and imperfectionist making.
…of a joyous holiday to Shetland with a sad homecoming to St. Leonards-on-Sea.
…of a shade of black as vivacious, complex and philosophical as its namesake.
…of a rich deep lake-coloured teal-y blue and the unexpected beauty of mussels.
…of finding spring-like yellows in midwinter.
…of the enchantments of a silver blue green yarn.
…of folk traditions in knit and sonik, and hand-made clothes and instruments.