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She seems happy.....

and there's new new new to see here

mosaic monday

1. 抱华8, 2. a cloth sitting, 3. needlecase, 4. new cloth doll, 5. Art Journal 2011, 6. eindelijk weer tijd gemaakt, 7. 25 - Not wearing a glove on the hand, 8. bus3, 9. Poem, 10. Untitled, 11. Project: The Nyne Dollhouse (Original Custom), 12. Amongst the practicing sophisticates, there was always one strange bird., 13. Studio Details, 14. .9, 15. four 'prim' brooches, 16. Breña

Created with fd's Flickr Toys

Last mosaic of February..... another chilly and bleary kind of day here, but there are signs of spring about with the irises blooming in pots by our back door and daffodils in the green..... many thanks to the artists and designers featured above for sharing their work via Flickr

I'm listing a number of new paintings and stitch brooches today - so please take a look at my Etsy shop a little later on from now (or now) if you have a moment....

Busy, busy as always, working on the final details for novembermoon zine no. 3 due out next week... 

I'll share more soon and of course tiny heads the group shot for February coming tomorrow.... 

have a good Monday

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mixed feelings about this one.....  a 'dude' with sunglasses and not shaved for a few days, that was my idea when I looked at the 'naked' clay head. But there's something quite odd about not seeing his eyes. I prefer to have a conversation with someone by looking at them in the eye, I guess that's it....

enjoy the rest of your Sunday

I have a new selection of paintings to add to my shop tomorrow. And new stitch in the works. Busy, busy.... novembermoon zine no.3 will be ready March 7th

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have a good weekend x

sketchbook

I usually share sketchbook pages on a Sunday, but am posting on Friday instead this week..... Here are pages made in a special vintage sketchbook that was kindly sent to me..... I love working on this paper. I was not certain if the gouache and the paper would work together but it feels good.

I like drawings that challenge the eye to see more than one thing.....

heads up in a little while....

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she's keeping an eye on you....

hope you are having a good week

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a smaller one today.... A busy day..... I just about caught enough daylight, with a little extra lamplight in the background. She is quietly dazzled perhaps.....

this 365 tiny heads project is mentioned by Mandy on her blog here - thank you!

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curious
wishing you a good week ahead x

mosaic monday

1. pillows, 2. tú y yo, 3. studio view 2011!, 4. more abstracted, 5. Untitled, 6. small baby, 7. (I don`t know), 8. Untitled, 9. Suburb, 10. 而我呢, 11. Hand~Cut & Drawn, 12. Untitled, 13. 兵馬俑, 14. S/T Acrílico sobre papel. 2011, 15. a play, 16. working on a new viking tribe

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Another Monday, another mosaic of favourites from my Flickr contacts... many thanks to the artists featured for sharing their work..... a wet and dull, dull and wet start to half-term week here. I shall be busy continuing with my tiny heads, working on new paintings and of course my next zine - due quite soon-ish! I am looking forward to sharing more once I have made final decisions on pages and am working out a few special surprises/  inserts.....

Also today I have an important task - building a disco floor out of lego, as per my son's request. We like lego.....

I shall get on with it and post today's tiny head later on this afternoon.

sketchbook sunday

a couple of sketchbook pages... Interiors fascinate me. I feel closer to the inside than the outside, and maybe that does not surprise you. So I was wondering why it is I have not painted 'rooms' and 'things' for a while. The energy of the space and the objects it contains, that is what intrigues - and the colours together. These are imagined portraits and semi-abstract, to let you see what you can....

Thanks always for your comments this week - and always x

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50!
She is partly inspired by an old Annie cloth doll that I have in my collection of vintage toys... see here

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have a good weekend x

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I think she has something to say..... what it may be I do not know (probably something about the weather - chillllllly)

new gouache sketches in my shop this afternoon...

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Can I confess something to you?*




*so far, I prefer painting the blokes.....

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mosaic monday

1. a heart from the sea, 2. 03.02.2011, 3. model magic portrait of Brian, 4. Untitled, 5. power to the people, 6. vessel, 7. toned cyanotype, 8. cut outs, 9. Untitled, 10. Paper Mache Dog, 11. Pink on green, 12. wire and cutouts, 13. P1012145, 14. Butterfly Brooch, 15. Abusar sexualmente de un globo de Helio, 16. two rocking bowls, 17. WIP Wednesday, 18. S/T Acrílico sobre papel. 2011, 19. Ídolo, 20. III, 21. Paris Doll and Accessories2, 22. 38::365, 23. Na 29, 24. Edith, 25. flickr.com/photos/36048110@N00/5425200316/

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A bright and sunny Monday morning here..... many thanks to the artists featured in this weeks mosaic. A really good week for great images on Flickr.....

Today I'm finally going to sort my little drawers and boxes of threads, ribbons, needles, buttons.... I have been putting it off but I want to now keep it simple and have everything in a different storage system. Sorting is exciting, sorting is exciting... ok I am trying to will myself.....:)

Also this week I shall continue to work with the eclectic mix that always keeps me busy - hope to share with you yet more tiny heads (Friday will be 50!), new stitch and paint..... So as always I will be look forward to exploring ideas....

Thanks always for your comments here, much appreciated. I hope you have a good start to the week... oh yes and Happy Valentines x

come join the caravan of love.....

I was planning to make a tiny doll house, a doll house for a doll.... as a weekend project. Then an idea got hold of me and I had to go with it....I decided to build a 'simple' caravan on 'wheels'. Very much in my own folk-inspired style. The interior is to be a focus for all kinds of textile work, including fabrics given to me by friends over the past several years. I will also  make a few simple pieces of furniture and decorate the walls with mirrors, tiny-sized postcards, and so on... My children are helping me hold things together as I glue, deciding on colours etc...

But I am also planning to make smaller and simpler yet versions. And will share more about these soon.....

I have always loved old caravans - you can keep your white mod-cons type, they don't tempt me. I like old travelling caravans and their folk art influence. My grandmother's grandfather and his family lived in caravans. They were apparently crofters driven out of Scotland and settled in Lincolnshire. I believe he eventually bought bricks and mortar property. This is all family history passed along to me. And sadly I do not have any photographs - of the caravans. Though I do have a photo of my great-great-great grandfather

sorry it is so small....

Messiah Gray was born in 1854. He is photographed here with his wife, Mary. Messiah's mother had an unusual name: Hedingirl Smith. Hedingirl being her first or Christian name. I would like to find out more about her and the name..... She married Sidney Gray and a year later Messiah was born.

Here is another family photo - this time this is Messiah's son and his family. Messiah's son, my great-great grandfather George William Gray with his wife Martha. I believe the little child pictured is their twelfth(!) named Valentine, a boy. Sadly, despite some research I have not found out anything about him - but it seemed fitting to share the photo as of course tomorrow is..... Valentine's Day...

The family were no longer caravan-dwellers by now. George was quite a businessman and owned several properties.... His daughter Adelaide was my great-grandmother and her daughter Martha (who liked to be known as Pat) was my Granny. I miss my Granny so much......

I shall share more photos of the caravan as it becomes more 'lived in' !

enjoy the rest of your Sunday

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this weekend's heads seem a little aloof.... I assure you this is not a reflection of my own mood, I am in busy-happy mode right now..... will post again soon to share with you some of what I have been making....

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today I have mostly been building a miniature gypsy caravan....

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yes I was thinking of the number 42 and Hitchiker's Guide.... if that makes sense to you, then you might understand the eye patch, sort of.....

have a good weekend

new work in my shop....

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new poem over at nevering today

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at first I was scared
then he seemed kind of vulnerable himself....

40!

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We're having a lovely sunny day here - just for a change....

I've been playing with lovely sunny colours, exercising my 'silly side' - a trio of pointy hat chaps

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orange and grey.... one of my favourite combinations...

mosaic monday

1. Pod Baby necklaces, 2. Untitled, 3. sweet blossoms pincushion, 4. St. Fagans, 5. paper herbarium, 6. studio mess ;), 7. sketchbooks, 8. burrito, 9. 4pears, 10. kids artworks, 11. cyanotype, 12. 微笑的臉+開心的心=HAPPY, 13. Happy Lunar New Year!, 14. Lay Down Your Dreams On My Pillow (Final), 15. TADA365, #33 Pouring the resin, 16. traditionally untitled, 17. dolls' hospital, 18. IMG_0518, 19. Texture....., 20. Midnight Pie

Created with fd's Flickr Toys

Here we are...... this week's mosaic of loveliness..... many thanks to the artists featured for sharing their work via my Flickr contacts.

A blustery start to the week here, I've been out getting vital supplies: ribbon, fabric, thread.... vital! I plan to stitch and sketch, as always, and the tiny heads will make their daily appearances.

Updating my Etsy shop with a few special items later this week..... 

Until later, have a good Monday....

sketchbook sunday

Just the one page to share this week......

I am looking forward to starting work on my next zine...... well I am working on it, with each sketchbook page, as each is a possible zine page..... but I try not to think that way.... I hope to have the next issue of novembermoon ready for early March. And of course I was considering I have plenty of time! Here we are the 6th of Feb already..... the days tick by quickly, it seems, especially with my tiny heads project marking each day (in a good way)....

As always many thanks for your comments this week, I really enjoy reading your responses. Enjoy the rest of your Sunday.

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a little pink hair for a grey Saturday.....

I have had a few requests from people kindly asking to blog-link to my daily tiny heads.... I'm happy for you to do this, please share the link with me:)

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Have a good weekend.....

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Well hello February....

many thanks for all your comments yesterday, I really enjoyed reading your kind words and am very encouraged to carry on with the tiny heads 365......

new embroidery in my shop today...