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Inspired Remnants, Curious Dreams Blog Hop

The lovely and very talented Kerin Gale has started a blog hop where you can meet other fabulous artists and also sign up for her online classes, aswell as enter giveaways.

 Kerin specialises in working with epoxy clay, with fabulous results. Examples of her work and others, can found in her beautiful book, Inspired Remnants, Curious Dreams.

To join in the blog hop, write a post about the book or classes on your blog or Facebook and leave a comment on Kerin's blog here. There is also a Facebook page where you will have the chance to show off your own creations.

I already have the book and it is stunning; a visual feast and very inspiring.

Fallen Angels

image courtesy of Shadowshow

The Harbour

Stung!

I'm fickle with my affections when it comes to material things. Today's new love is Swarm. They have the  most beautiful things made from old canvases and tapestry.

I feel a new project coming on!

The Path

I recently submitted a piece of artwork for a book and although it wasn't successful, I'm still pretty happy with what I created.  The theme I chose was 'My worst fear'. That fear is something happening to my children.

I used both of my own children in this piece, which made it more poignant for me. You can see some of the photos from that shoot here.

I wanted to base it on a fairytale genre, eg. always stay on the path, never go in the woods. My daughter, Kitty is wearing a red coat and my son, Nico, a red hooded top. There are obvious nods to Little Red Riding Hood and Hansel and Gretel.

There are four canvases, each revealing a little more of the children's journey through the woods.........

Waifs and Strays

The children are walking safely on the path.

Not Alone

The boy sees something off to the side and points it out to his sister.

A Very Dark Shadow

The children leave the safety of the path and go to investigate, forgetting the warnings of going into the woods.

Forsaken Again
The path is now empty. The children have gone. 

Just found a blog by Annalea Hart with some lovely tutorials for re-using old cardigans and embroidered cloths. You can find the cardigan one here.

Lampshade slipcover 

Ok gang, now go dig out your cashmere!