E.S.P - aka Earth Spirit Projects

I've had to leave a few other projects as UFOs for a little while...

...and get down to finishing off these pieces for an up-coming workshop.

It's been good to get back to my "Earth Spirit" theme....

...and I've had a lovely time playing with Colourcraft Brusho Sprays and  Markal Paintstiks on Egyptian cotton and calico dyed with Procion dyes. (From Empress Mills.)

Fabric was first dyed in plastic bags or beer glasses....

...then sprayed with Brusho Sprays - Dark Brown; Shimmering Charcoal & Shimmering Copper.

I drew my designs and scanned them into my Brother Scan'n'Cut to make the stencils...

...that were then done using Markal Paintstiks.

Finally I stitched around the designs on the sewing machine with some variegated threads...

...again,  from Empress Mills.

Now, because I am who I am...

...seed stitching is covering the background!

Why?...do I do this to myself?

Then I made a start on another Earth Spirit Figure...

...again on calico sprayed with Brusho.

This time the design was drawn on before stitching....

...then painted in with Inktense blocks.

Oh....the fun I do have!!

I'll be off up the M50 with this lot next week :-)


x C

Last post of 2014 (probably!).....

I've been VERY tardy with blog posts this year...

...but time has done it's wierdy stuff again and left me scrabbling on more occasions than I care to mention!

I promise to TRY to do better next year :-o

For now though....

...I'm taking a break...

...but will leave you with my final bit of publication in 2014.

Some of you may have had this already...

...but for those that haven't...

...my "Sketch to Stitch" article, plus "Earth Spirit" project is in the current issue of STITCH magazine.

I had SO much positive feedback at Harrogate...

...which made me very happy because I wasn't too sure if it would be a bit too "strange" for some folk!

But, it seems that I needn't have worried, and I'd like to say a BIG THANK YOU to all of those who came to my stand and were so kind!! :-)

Some piccies for those who don't have the mag (yet!)

...and my little book got a mention and a review too!

We have been inundated with book orders since the magazine came out :-)))))

Thanks to everyone who has bought one!

I have had a very busy, but amazing year....

...meeting loads of wonderful people....

...and doing what I love!

I hope that you can say as much.

I'd like to wish all of you a great Festive Season...

...and a creative, productive, but most of all happy and healthy 2015.

Lots of love...

x C

Teeth!

My goddess/earth spirit pieces needed a little "something" to accompany them...

...so I made some faux bone out of polymer clay....

...and used some 30,000 year old incised deer teeth as inspiration!!

More when they're finished...

x C

Earth Spirit work....

...is coming along nicely!

I'm afraid all you're going to get are some rather oblique piccies....

...as these particular bits are for publication later in the year.

Sorry :-(

The sewing machine has been HOT!!!

Hope you've all had brill weekends...

x C

...Earth Spirit....first page...

Here's the first page in my "Earth Spirit" sketchbook.....

......five painted ladies......

....all done with Brusho paints.

....and I've started a little bit of stitching too.

I think I may make some print blocks of these .....if it doesn't rain too much today.

(I like making print blocks!)


Back to choir tonight.......

....it's been a while......

Fa la la la la la la la


x C