Friday 28 January 2011

Mushrooms, moss and reclaiming work.

















What about these lovelies! As you can see I've been working hard and finished knitting my mushrooms (left) for Rural Collusions, the exhibition I am having with Ruth Richmond at Thornham Walks, near Eye and SWT Lackford Lakes, near Bury St Edmunds from Easter time onwards. My bracket fungi (right) are also multiplying- still several more to make of these before easter though.
The moss carpet is coming along too,  I've roped in Nicola from Halfpenny Home (www.halfpennyhome.blogspot.co.uk) to knit some pieces too, when we've finished knitting all the sections I'll join it all together and will then do a little rag rugging into it too. I have enjoyed crocheting all the knitted mushrooms together because I asked the ladies who go to wednesday morning knitting at Halfpenny Home if they would like to all knit one to add to the piece which many of them (and other friends of Halfpenny Home) have done, so it was great to see all their creations and join them with mine- each one made by someone other than myself has a small piece of paper with their name on inside!



Here are some other pieces of work I've made using crochet; the piece above is called 'You put my tears in bottles' and below is 'Natures Dance' and two close ups of crocheted elements of it.


Thursday 13 January 2011

New Year, a new look at old work!







Happy New Year everyone. I dont know about you but this time of year often makes me look back at achievements in the last year. I am also going to be moving studios soon so I have been sorting a lot of things out recently which has included looking at previous work.  As I didn't have a blog when I made them I thought I'd share some of these pieces with you.






This Piece is called 'Study for Linnaes' and looks at the formation of flowers and the work of Carl Linnaes.










The piece pictured below is called 'Ready to receive' and again was drawn from the way flowers are formed and hang but also with thoughts about the nests of many birds.
This piece is called 'Perfectly balanced' - more plant stems and the natural world. More to come but for today I hope you like what you see.