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Mary's Witterings: My Journey
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Wednesday, January 31, 2007. I have decided to put my other blog ( Mary's Journey. On hold until I either leave work, which hopefully will be in June or start my Art and Design Foundation Course. As explained in the blog I am taking redundancy this year as much of our work is being outsourced to Sri Lanka. I am not quite 50 yet but I feel it is time to take a new direction in my life whilst I am still young enough and able to do so. Hope you really enjoy York A&D foundation Mary, and good on ya for takin...
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Mary's Witterings: Embroidery: TAST Fly Stitch #2
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Sunday, February 25, 2007. Embroidery: TAST Fly Stitch #2. Further to my previous blog on TAST Fly Stitch. I have now completed my idea of dandelion seed heads to fabric. I used a single strand of white stranded embroidery thread and 3 strands for the stem stitch. I am extremely pleased with the result and will definitely use this again in future creations. Anyone reading this who does not know what TAST is then you can read about it here on Sharon B's In a Minute Ago blog. This idea was a real success!
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Mary's Witterings: Branching Out 2011
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Monday, June 27, 2011. Our Summer Exhibition is now on at the National Trust Cafe in York. The exhibition marks one year since we graduated from York College. I have created a series of monotone pastel, charcoal, acrylic and mixed media pieces of which 'Through the Trees' is my favourite:. The piece is framed in a pine frame with an ivory mount and measures. 40 x 33 cms. This picture does no do it justice! The following pictures are 'Let there be light', 'Sunlit Forest' and 'Winter Wood'. The left side o...
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Mary's Witterings: Breaking in!
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Tuesday, February 27, 2007. I am sure that it is not only me, but I just love new things that are just too good to break into. Here are some pastels that I bought last week and as soon as I took the wrapper off I just thought "no way can I start using them! It is also the same with a new pad of paper - what do I do, I procrastinate for so long that I end up loosing my nerve and do something else. Oh well it is one of those nights when nothing gets done. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). The left side o...
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Mary's Witterings: Journey so far
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Saturday, June 14, 2008. I started at York College last September with a great deal of trepidation. I found that I was the only mature student out of about 130 students (age ranging from 17 to early 20's) and at 49 I was even older than most of the tutors! We started by drawing and painting masks that we had all made over the summer break. Fine Art - we had to plot a weekend in our life. Fashion/Textile - wallpaper or fashion item. Graphics/Illustration - series of words. My Photos on Flickr. Digital Gra...
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Mary's Witterings: Embroidery: TAST Buttonhole
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Thursday, January 25, 2007. Only just onto week2 of Sharon B's Take a Stitch Tuesday (TAST). Well here it is a very freestyle buttonhole. First I lightly dyed my fabric, bargain curtain lining from Dumelm (or Dullelm as my 15 year old son calls it! I have a palette of Koh-I-Noor Brilliant Waterbased Dyes that I got from Art Van Go. At the last Harrogate knitting and stitching show and I just use them like watercolours. I lined the fabric with some medium vilene, and put the fabric into a frame. My websit...
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Mary's Witterings: Snippings
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Wednesday, February 28, 2007. Kay Susan posted her TAST Fly. Sample last week and I was quite pleased to see that it isn't only me who keeps snippings, Kay has used some to great effect in her sample and Patchworkgandalf. Admits to keeping all the bits as well! Here is my current pile which are in a small tray next to my chair. I think they make quite a nice photo, anyway they will get used eventually, maybe in a TAST challenge soon. I think we creative types tend to be like Wombles. My Photos on Flickr.
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Mary's Witterings: Bargain
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Sunday, February 25, 2007. Bought some cleaning cloths (16 in pack) in Poundland. That look like fine synthetic felt. So I thought I would give them a try. That has worked out well. I also used those cleaning cloths to make a panel for Maggie Grey a few years ago and was quite pleased with the results, but I haven't tried to dye it with fabric dye. I must have a go. Thanks for sharing, I still have a sheet left. Just now I'm doing Transfer Painting. Maybe I'll try that. 4:22 pm, February 25, 2007. This i...
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Mary's Witterings: Crocus flower print
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Friday, March 02, 2007. We have a had a beautiful spring like day here and I took the opportunity at lunch time to take my new camera to the Museum Gardens here in York. I have published a few photos on Flickr. But then decided to play with a picture of some crocus's. Anyway it is getting very late and I have a full day tomorrow as it is our monthly Embroiderers Guild. I was browsing the blogs in TAST when I found yours.your needlework is AWESOME! 4:33 pm, March 06, 2007. My Photos on Flickr. The left si...
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Mary's Witterings: Exhibitions
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Friday, June 25, 2010. Crumbs I am sooo tired - 2 exhibitions now in full swing:. Light and Reflections, National Trust Cafe, Goodramgate, York (21st June to 20th July). York College Creative 2010, Sim Balk Lane, York (21st to 30th June). Here I am pictured with " An Age of Innocence. I will be at Creative 2010, Thursday, Friday, Sat 10am-noon and Monday - all welcome. Below is my new work " Sepia Mists of Time. Fellow artists: Susie Hamilton, Lynda Hunter, Marzena Madziag and myself. My Photos on Flickr.
