Ceramics at the Ashmolean

 Here are some beautiful ceramic tiles I saw at the Ashmolean in Oxford. I just love the patterns and colour combinations.

Autumn by the river

I usually enjoy my walks by the river, but I have to admit this one was a bit of a challenge, as it was very cold and the air felt damp. The autumn colours of the leaves were beautiful  though.

Tag Tuesday-Halloween

The theme for this week's Tag Tuesday is Halloween.
 I have used the collage I made for Collage Obsession a couple of weeks ago for the theme WITCHES. I have used an image from The Graphics Fairy for the witch. You can read about my method in an earlier post.

Book To Read- How to bring the Outside Inside

 This delightful book, How to bring the Outside Inside by Helen Ellery offers advice about decorating your home according to the seasons, changing accessories such as cushions and blinds to reflect the weather outside.

There are great ideas such as the pumpkin chair cover, toffee apple cushion and blackberry throw.

I still haven't made any of the projects, but enjoy looking through the book periodically.

Maybe this year I will make one! 

Diana Taylor in her blog Velvet Moth Studio  has been posting about changing the interior decor for  autumn, which reminded me of this book. I hope you like it, Diana!

Wood blocks from Colouricious

Look what arrived for me in the post this morning! I do love getting parcels! I couldn't resist this set of printing blocks from Colouricious. They are hand carved from wood in India. I also bought a foam mat to use underneath when printing. Now I am going to learn as much as I can about block printing. You may notice some of these gorgeous designs in my future projects.

Hydrangeas

 I was inspired by Diana Taylor's blog, Velvet Moth Studio , where she posted some great  photos of hydrangeas. I have been meaning to photograph these hydrangeas I see when walking near my house for a while. I thought they would have turned into full seed heads buy now and was surprised they still had so much colour.  The photos are arranged so they show progression to decay. I liked the holes in the second photo and the skeleton leaf in the third contrasted with the strong pink in the first.

Textures at the Ashmolean

Here are some photos of textures I found at the Ashmolean museum in Oxford.