Wednesday, 10 March 2010

sketchbook pillow



A drawing from my sketchbook printed on to cotton and made into a small pillow. The pillow measures 5 inches tall and is filled with a mix of lavender with polyester stuffing. The reverse side is grey cotton (hand dyed with alkanet).

I love lavender and lavender pillows. They can come in so many shapes and sizes. I've also sewn, for myself, a very simple linen dyed with alkanet pillow. I just like things very simple, some times. And as much as I love spring colours, I'm also in love with grey all year round. Perhaps this is why I like pencil drawings, pebbles, grey foliage plants, grey dresses and grey rabbits.

6 comments:

ger said...

... and grey doves + elephants + grey hair + clouds - + your sketchbook pillow + mug...

Morna said...

What a fabulous application for your sketching.
I love greys, too ... and taupes.

Claire said...

she's lovely :)
as is your zine, which i received yesterday... every picture tells such a story... and the poetry... *sigh*

jenny said...

she's so beautiful!!!!!!and what a lovely object
and your zine came on Tuesday! really wonderful I cant stop picking it up to flick through, thanks so much.

Sonya said...

I love the softness, it looks exactly like pencil straight on cloth. Wonderful printing job!

LOVE STITCHING RED said...

Me too! Love grey esp. silver grey, pebbles, foliage (you may like my mosaic today on flickr which I made before reading your post!) and silvery grey agates. I also think it's just one of the reasons why I like your work too :o)