Yesterday I was in Textiles with the First Year National Diploma's. They were screenprinting onto fabric they had dyed with natural and chemical dyes the week before.
I helped them with their printing and any other random questions they felt they needed to ask. Some needed a little more guidance than others which was fulfilling for me and i loved being in the textiles room, just being in that enrvironment is inspiring for me.
I loved the way their pieces of fabric pinned up on the line to dry looked like multi coloured flags.
Coming soon... Feltmaking!!
I've spent the last two weeks being in the Art Department at college observing introductions to the various courses, National Diploma Art & Design, Level 2 National Diploma Art & Design and Foundation Art & Design. There are well over 200 students in all and i need to try and remember who they are. I'm gonna go for trying to remember the ones that will apply to me (those doing Textiles & Printmaking)
This week just gone the Foundation students and ND@ students have had an introduction project. Each group of 7 - 9 were given a postcard of a well known painting and had to recreate it using themselves as the people in it, they had to make props, costumes and backdrops too!
The results were brilliant, all were of a shockingly high standard and of course, some better than others . All in all the amount of effort that went into the tableaus and the way the students mixed in with people they didn't already know was great.
Next week i'm in Drawing and Textiles, i can't wait!
It hasn't been a bad few days!! Well not a bad week to be honest!
This is my new bicycle, it was given to me for free, by my friend Penny. I've spent a bit of yesterday and quite a bit of today getting it up to scratch, its had a wash, a degrease, another wash and some oiling, much of which is thanks to Terry, he cannot help but tinker and i am very grateful!
I rode it round the block a little while ago, it was brilliant. I felt like i should be saying 'Morning!' to everyone.
The basket is actually Ann's I put it on to see how it looks, i am very happy. It looks rather fine!
This is how my clothes and things landed over a few days this week, I rather liked the way they were arranged so here is a picture.
It has been a rather fabulous week, my Roberts Radio arrived yesterday morning and so i am currently listening to radio four while looking up websites from this month's rather wonderful Country Living magazine.
I am rather content. Just waiting to hear when I can pick up the bicycle my friend Penny said i could have, It's a vintage style drop-frame dutch style ladies bike, just an old Raleigh, but it is perfect for me to ride to college with a wicker basket on the front. If only Penny would reply to my texts! I am rather excited!!
Today i found out that i'd won a competition i'd entered in the Independent newspaper.
And this (to the left) is what i won!! A Roberts RD50 DAB radio. I am so pleased!!
And yesterday my friend Penny gave me her old ladies bicycle (pictures when i've collected it) which happened to be just the kind i was looking for, now all i need is a wicker basket.
What a week!
A patchwork plastic bag made from plastic bags! Three different kinds of plastic bags melded together using an iron, and then zig zag stitched together to make a little bag.
This was a practice run, i think the zig zags need to be tighter and therefore stronger.
My plan is to make a patchwork style tote for shopping. I'm saving up the plastic bags as we speak, i'll need a few!!
nfortunately I imagine you will fall in love with the place, I say unfortunately because house prices in Southwold have rocketed as people from London have bought the property as Summer homes and now even people who live in Southwold cannot afford to move.
