29 Project: Days 246 - 256

The latest 29 project installment, things I have been doing and things that I have seen this last 10 days...

Days 246 - 256:

Day 246: Monday 24th January - Making me and You. I always like getting to the screen making part of the process when I am making new designs. It's the stage where the design stops being something on a computer screen and actually starts to come to life. Here are the negatives for the Me and You cards...


Day 247: Tuesday 25th January - Printing scarves. I spent nearly all of the day on Tuesday printing things and stocking up a bit and turquoise scarves were on the hit list.


Day 248: Wednesday 26th January - Studio threads. When I am preparing the fabric for the scarves there is always quite a lot of frayed thread. Not all of it ends up where it is meant to be and I appear to have trailed this little lot of colours behind me when I left the studio the night before!


Day 249: Thursday 27th January - Ideas. Most of my products start off as terrible little drawings such as these...I'm afraid my sketchbooks don't often have pages and pages of beautiful thought out sketches! I often have lots of ideas all at the same time and have the get them down quickly with scrappy handwriting and Biro scratches like this:


Day 250: Friday 28th January - New woods to paint on - They need a clean up and the old furniture information removing but these will be the bases for some larger paintings I want to make...I can't wait to make a start, but must sand and prepare them properly first (and get some other pressing things out of the way too...), soon though, soon!


Day 251: Saturday 29th January - Birds and glass. I briefly mentioned it a post or so ago, but Mark and I are moving next weekend. Not far, just to the next village, but packing has started in earnest!


Day 252: Sunday 30th January - Packed Horse - More packing I'm afraid...We did take a break from it on Saturday afternoon and night. The weekend wasn't all constant boxes and finding of things we had forgotten about, that's for sure. There was also some spa time with the ladies and a big chicken fajita dinner too...


Day 253: Monday 31st January - Little curled up cat. No sooner had I sat down, turned my computer on, little Lou Lou came over and curled up on my lap. I hadn't even taken my coat off! Hello Monday...


Day 254: Tuesday 1st February - Light on a leaf. The light was pretty spectacular this evening. Lots of pink and orange...


Day 255: Wednesday 2nd February - Me and You printing. They sold out! So I had lots more to print...Get yours HERE!


Day 256: Thursday 3rd February - Horse Lady. Here I am ready to go horsin' around for the afternoon. Pia and I will be contesting the regional dressage championships in two weeks time so we went off for a lesson. (I don't normally wear antlers when I go riding by the way...just so you know.)

Dreaming of Spring...

Is it just me, or has this winter felt horribly long?

C'mon Spring...do your stuff!

Love me do

The new Me and You cards have been flying out, thank you to everyone who has bought one! I just thought I'd give a little heads up that all of my cards now ship with FREE SHIPPING, (except when purchased with something else from the shop, then normal shipping applies)...nice eh?

Also (Listen up boys!) I have made a limited edition I Love You Postcard Necklace in time for Valentines. It has little rose quartz beads strung on the chain which is said to be a stone promoting love and self worth. See and shop this little cutie HERE!



I think that is all for today. I am busying away sorting things out for some new things to come and trying to squeeze in a little packing up of our belongings...Mark and I are moving house in eleven days time!

Me and You...

Me and you, you and me. that's the way it's meant to be...

I have no idea where I heard the above sentence, or even if I made it up! But I like it and the phrases 'Me and You' and 'You and Me' are close to my heart anyway...

I added a new Valentines or general 'I like you lots' card to the shop today. It joins the other Lovebirds for 2011. See and shop HERE!

29 Project: Days 235 - 245

Here it is! The latest 29 project update! I hope everyone has been having a sooopa weekend.

Days 235 - 245...

Day 235: Thursday 13th January - Love Cards for Lovers. Gearing up for Valentines and printing lots of cards for you loverrrs...


Day 236: Friday 14th January - Prototyping. I found a moment or two to have a play this week and have been busy experimenting and making prototypes. I am very excited for things I have yet to make!


Day 237: Saturday 15th January - Vic and the Pig. This is baby pointer Vic, our friends new pup. He was pretty fascinated by this oinking, ear wagging piggy money box (a joke present for James, who would quite like a pig...)


Day 238: Sunday 16th January - Drew a face. I've not drawn a face in a long time...Can you tell? Ha!


Day 239: Monday 17th January: Bleurgh, accounts. It's that time of year again. Tax time.


Day 240: Tuesday 18th January - Experimenting. Playing with beads and stuff...


Day 241: Wednesday 19th January - Daffodils are sprouting. I've noticed little shoots this last week or so. I am looking forward to the yellow blooms very much!


Day 242: Thursday 20th January - Good lunch. Mark and I tend to eat pretty healthily, but I have been trying to eat more raw veg and greens lately and every other day pile up the tomatoes, celery, watercress, little leaves of rocket and spinach, and avocado with some cooked beets and a dribble of balsamic for lunch. It's so good! I also have a bit of a love of ham on oatcakes topped with a bit of Mrs Bridges Ploughmans Chutney or Onion Marmalade. L U S H.


Day 243: Friday 21st January - Icy Icy. It's so much warmer now than it has been for most of the winter but still the ice hangs on in places...


Day 244: Saturday 22nd January - Love in the country. Our wedding got featured as a 'real wedding' in Wed Magazine! Yay!


Day 245: Sunday 23rd January - Taking the Ferry. We spent Saturday night with friends in Falmouth and took the King Harry Ferry home in the morning...beautiful day.

New tees for the gals...

I have just added some new tees to the shop! Those of you who came to the BUST Craftacular last year will have seen these before...I can't believe it has taken me quite so long to get them in the shop! A combination of bad weather, dark nights and other stuff going on hampering any photo shoot efforts I suppose, but here they are...at last!

The designs are not new ones, but have been re-purposed into other wearables...I'd love to know what you think.

First up, the popular Pegasus has found another home on a cute scoop neck and cap sleeved asphalt grey cotton tee:

...and the cavorting equines from my Equus Scarves are now on this silky viscose tee as well. I really like these t-shirts, they look great tucked in and just as nice hanging loose. (Apologies for the picture quality in the first pic here, I think I'll have to get it re-taken. It looked ok on the back of the camera, gah!)


See and shop!

Cactus Bird...

Detail:

We have some little birds perched on our Cactus pot...This guy is Gouache on paper and measures 21 x 21 cm.

I hope you all had a good weekend! I have a 29 project update to show you later...

Almost there...

I mentioned before that I have been really enjoying spending some time getting reacquainted with my pencils and here is one of those drawings I have been talking about.

A little duo arriving home just as the sun has disappeared and the moon is on the rise...

Almost there. Pencil on paper. 21 x 21 cm

Detail:

I need to make more like this, I loved it!

29 Project: Days 226 - 234...

Here it is, another long overdue 29 project update! I have been a little caught up with painting this week, so it is a bit work in progress heavy. There is more than enough pictures of drinks too, though we were celebrating some pretty momentous occasions...

Anyway, on with the 29 project: Days 226 - 234...

Day 226: Tuesday 4th January - New coat! This is pretty special: My lovely friend Ash, through various reasons had landed himself with a huge wad of vouchers for a womens clothes shop in Truro and rather than let them go to waste, he took a gaggle of ladies (myself included) shopping to spend them. I snaffled myself this rather lovely coat and he wouldn't take anything in return....he really is one of the most generous people I have ever met. He's also a really rather good photographer too, have a peek at his website (there's lots of pics from our wedding up there, ha!) Thank you Ash!!


Day 227: Wednesday 5th January - Loose Horse in progress. Look how he changed! This is the first version, with a different horse and a blue tree. My paintings often go through many changes before I am happy with them.


Day 228: Thursday 6th January - New Agates. Waiting to be photographed and sitting on a pretty Figgjo Flint Turi Design plate. I moved the chains so you can see the faces of the little peeps on there:


Day 229: Friday 7th January - Celebratory Drinks! Not the best picture here I'm afraid, but quite significant from this week all the same. Mark and I are moving in February and I can't wait! We are only moving to the next village along, but we will be living in a beautiful cottage that is much bigger than our current abode. Where we live now is very lovely, with sea views and coastal walks, but our little home is getting a bit small for us and it is time to move on. So in four weeks time, we are!


Day 230: Saturday 8th January - Goodbye Chez Avondale. We aren't the only ones moving either. Our good friends Simon and Lucy are moving from Truro to Falmouth and this was the last evening we would spend there all together...


Day 231: Sunday 9th January - Homemade Houmous. So after all that drinking I was feeling a bit bad for my body! I tried to redress the balance with some homemade houmous goodness and lots of raw vegetables...It was probably too little too late, but it tasted darn good.


Day 232: Monday 10th January - New paintings. Amidst all of the house finding excitement I managed to finish two paintings, hurrah! You have seen them already in my last two posts, but here they are sat on the sofa waiting to be scanned...


Day 233: Tuesday 11th January - Pencil bird. As well as painting, I have been enjoying doing some pencil drawings lately...here is one of them perched on the wall...(not the best picture I'm afraid, but I will have a scan of him soon...)


Day 234: Wednesday 12th January - Another finished painting. This little chap was finished this week too and again, I will post a better picture soon!

Loose Horse in the Valley.

Here is another painting I have been working on of late.

It is inspired by lyrics in Sam Amidon's track 'I See the Sign', namely: Loose horse in the valley and Tell me, who's going to ride him?. I love the imagery they conjure and I doubt I am finished with them yet...

'Loose Horse in the Valley' is gouache on wood and measures 38 x 14 cm.

Detail:


Thank you for the lovely comments about 'A Visitor', I am so pleased you like him!!

A Visitor

I have been painting and drawing quite a lot lately and have some new work to show you!

First up is 'A Visitor'. I actually started this guy a while ago but he was put on the back burner while the Christmas madness took hold...it has been nice to get him out and finish him up! The painting depicts a little steed coming across a tent in the woods. I wonder who is inside?

'A Visitor' - Gouache on wood. 29.5 x 19 cm...

Detail:


I will have a 29 project update and more pictures to show you soon...

Agates!

Hurrah and hooray! I have added a handful more of the very popular Agate Necklaces to the shop for 2011!

They are all rather lovely, sea-like, blue beauties and each is one of a kind. See and shop them in the jewels section of the shop.

I love the size and colours of these necklaces...they are super for dressing up simple tees and cozy jumpers. I hope you like them!