Well, THIS is where I am with the current piece…
Would anyone care to suggest a title? Usually something pops up in my mind, but I think my creative impulse is taking a spring break…
Here it is a bit closer up…
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While THAT – below– is what happens when you finally get your old easel out and play with paint all afternoon.
Although I always felt most at home with oil paint, the practical difficulties of using it in a house where there’s no space to leave your kit set up and where you have to snatch opportunities ‘as and when’, has prevented me from painting for years. But lately Number One Daughter and I have been dabbling in gouache and acrylics, which although not the same as oil, do give you the chance to use similar techniques, and can be tidied up fairly painlessly – (the kitchen gallantly doubles as a studio, but sooner or later it has to revert to primary function).
So as it was SO MUCH FUN, I shall probably do it again…
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And THE OTHER news…
I’ve been going all soft and gooey over the delicious yarns from Eleanor at Solstice Yarns (be warned, a visit to her Etsy shop will have you dribbling and/or grasping for your credit card)
This little bundle of silky joy is my latest acquisition.
And on a more mundane front, I have just bought these little chaps…
I’ve had so much trouble with very sore fingers over the last year or so, sometimes I wondered if I was allergic to the yarn or scrim, but then I read something recently about nickel allergy and a penny dropped. Of course it might not be anything to do with it, but I’m going gold-plated for now to see if things improve.
Happy stitching!
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