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My Winter Book</h2>
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Stitch with wax string</h3>
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Roxanne Evans Stout's book on collage</h3>
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<br />Texture Trailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14175428075966630839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5899283968847874465.post-60571122796803951882019-02-07T12:34:00.001+00:002019-02-07T12:34:48.065+00:00Concertina Sketchbook <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Concertina Sketchbook</h2>
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Porta Saragozza</h2>
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So many pages!</h2>
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Buildings with skyline in black</h2>
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<br />Texture Trailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14175428075966630839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5899283968847874465.post-21238367839738514812018-06-27T18:50:00.000+01:002018-06-27T18:51:22.384+01:00Wanderlust- Gouache on gelli plate<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Texture Trailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14175428075966630839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5899283968847874465.post-27613329691771317032018-03-25T12:14:00.001+01:002018-03-25T12:16:03.390+01:00Time for Snow Dyeing<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<br />Texture Trailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14175428075966630839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5899283968847874465.post-43744612161506791162018-03-17T18:24:00.001+00:002018-03-25T12:15:34.078+01:00Caversham Arts Trail 2018<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">de Pisan (1364-1430) a French author, who wrote about</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">This is the work I have created following a tutorial by Kasia Avery, "A life in your Hand".</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">I am really pleased with the result. For more details visit the <a href="http://www.everything-art.com/">Everything Art</a> website.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">This week I have been continuing my adventures with book making under the expert tuition of <a href="http://janinamaher.artweb.com/">Janina Maher</a>. We made ringbinder journals, using a machine to make the holes and put in the spirals. I have learned a lot about the importance of accurate cutting of the paper! The paper I used for the cover is handmade from Thailand, and the inside is kraft paper.</span></div>
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<br />Texture Trailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14175428075966630839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5899283968847874465.post-25018201197302653152018-02-01T14:16:00.000+00:002018-02-01T14:16:06.188+00:00 A Present from India<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Woodblocks from India, a present from my husband's trip to Mombai.</div>
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<br />Texture Trailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14175428075966630839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5899283968847874465.post-6364978559133261732018-01-18T14:17:00.000+00:002018-01-18T14:17:49.030+00:00Map for Wanderlust 2018<br /><br />This is my first exercise for Wanderlust 2018, following a lesson by Jamie Avery about drawing paths and roads. My interest was caught by an old map I found in a book of the town where I live. The map of Reading by John Speed, dated 1610, shows the town centre, the shape of the roads are unchanged today. I liked the way he drew the buildings and I copied it using pen and ink and watercolour pencils.<div>
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<br />Texture Trailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14175428075966630839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5899283968847874465.post-75369641029974093352017-12-31T12:21:00.001+00:002017-12-31T12:40:58.228+00:00Wanderlust 2018<div style="text-align: center;">
Happy New Year to you all!</div>
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I hope 2018 is a happy and creative year for you.</div>
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with<a href="http://www.everything-art.com/"> Everything Art</a>, and I am really looking<br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">I am involved in a collaborative art installation in Reading. Designed by Caversham florist, Marc Allridge, and featuring more than 80 lilies handmade by local artists, it takes the form of a birthday cake for Oscar Wilde. It is on display at Haslams Estate Agents in Reading until the end of October, and then will be at Reading Museum.</span><br />
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Texture Trailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14175428075966630839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5899283968847874465.post-16947934664101745502017-10-16T11:17:00.000+01:002017-10-16T12:17:23.913+01:00Lilies for Oscar Wilde<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Starts today! A collaborative art project I am involved in.</span><br />
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<br />Texture Trailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14175428075966630839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5899283968847874465.post-31763638999608959702017-09-18T11:35:00.001+01:002017-09-18T11:35:30.173+01:00Reading on Thames Festival<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Reading on Thames Festival has been taking place this week. A new arts festival, there were a number of events. I went on a trail at View Island, armed with a map and i pod, walking round the island, stopping at the marked points to listen to the soundbites. I liked the idea of it, but question the relevance of some of the chosen texts to the setting. The Life of Pi is about the open ocean, and the Banyan Tree is native to India, which is a leap in one's imagination. "Echoes Around View Island" was created by "Beautiful Creatures".The soundbites are available to download online.</span></div>
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<br />Texture Trailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14175428075966630839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5899283968847874465.post-40620825207941921852017-09-08T18:57:00.002+01:002017-09-08T18:57:44.174+01:00Pebeo Art Supplies<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">This week I attended a demonstration of Pebeo art supplies. The best bit was when we got to test the products</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">The approach I had was just to experiment with them in my sketch book and see </span></div>
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<br />Texture Trailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14175428075966630839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5899283968847874465.post-23263960179433675832017-08-31T13:13:00.001+01:002017-08-31T13:13:20.114+01:00Holiday Journal from France<div style="text-align: center;">
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