Erraticus Zine feature

copyright Melissa-McCobb-Hubbell

Afew weeks ago Melissa contacted me about one of my pieces I'd made for Nances Crow About Group on flickr saying she would like to use it in her final Erraticus Zine as she was doing an article all about Nance's amazing group ~ I was very honored to be asked as this is the third time one of my pieces has been used. So now the final zine has been published ~ there are only a limited number so act fast to get one ~ they are available here ~ Melissa always features lovely articles in her zines and they are well worth treating yourself to, there's also a free collage sheet with the zine too. If you dont know Melissa check out her artwork as she make the prettiest collages ~ this set and this set are some of my favourites but get yourself a cuppa settle back and just have a look at all her work :) Enjoy

Ive had a quiet week with college finished ~ have make one or two things for my etsy shop so just waiting for good day to photograph them before I put them online.

Counting the days (35) till my precious girls return home to me ~ they survived a sky dive this week in freezing cold New Zealand~ when they landed they were covered in ice!! They have loved exploring both islands and soon return to Brisbane to spend their last few weeks with Scarlett and Stevie. Stevie had some wonderful news this week too ~ his bands new single has made it onto the play list for ABC radio how amazing is that ~ I would love our radio stations to pick up on them ~ perhaps one day:)

Got a creative week ahead of me ~ making art all week with my friend Christine, we're trying something new to us, so watch this space ~ have a fabulous creative week ~ Judy x

exhibition

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corset made with silk and fine wool tops trapped in water soluble fabric and free machine embroidered

Hello dear friends and family what a busy busy week ~ getting up early and going to bed late ~ I could do with some extra hours in the day at present! The exhibition is now over for this year and so for Rachel, Louise, Stevie and Scarlett and all who couldnt make it to Dundee here are my pieces of art which have filled my time this year ~ if they take a long time to load its because I've kept the images large so you can see the detail ~ the images below are from my City and Guilds Machine Embroidery course a two year course. I chose to make accessories for a bride; a stole, bag, lavender heart and peace bird and I made the corset for my free choice piece. The fabric was all made by me using free machine embroidery on water soluble fabric with Madeira Thread

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close up of corset and the stole, this was made from silk organza, three strips which were joined with free machine embroidery insertion stitch and design . The edges were also free machine embroidered

better view of stole showing the three pieces and how they were joined

back of corset and the cover buttons

close up of back of corset

detail of stole

my bridal bag all made with free machine embroidery and finished in a dolly bag style

bridesmaid bag made with fine bridal net
hand dyed abacca paper and free machine embroidery

bridal bird of peace made with silk and free machine embroidery

confetti bag made from silk paper and free machine design
with hand dyed abacca paper flowers, hand made cord and filled with rose petals

lavender heart for my bride

I will upload the images from my HNC textile art exhibtion during the week ~ have a lovely day ~ Judy x

yellow

Happy June to all my blog friends and to all those who come to visit but havent said hello yet ~ I know there's a few ladies from my college who come to visit, so here's a wave to you all.

fabrics ~ scrim velvet and cotton

Well tonight is the night for the Dundee College exhibition ~ I have work in for my HNC units and my City and Guilds Machine embroidery course which I have now finsihed ~ where has two years gone. And what happened to the person I was, scared of my own shadow and still very shakey after coming through my breakdown ~ well thanks to Sheila Mortlock my tutor my friends Christine and Julie, my embroidery guild and the college friends I've made, blogging friends new and old that have stuck by me and of course my lovely family Jim, Stevie, Scarlett, Rach and Lulu. Ive come on leaps and bounds ~ my City and Guilds course has allowed me to be me and explore and show case my artwork ~ a little different at times ~ some will probably remember the Alice in Wonderland theatre
from last year with the machine embroidered back drops. It also gave me the confidence which wobbled at times to go and do four HNC units ~ so all in all Ive had a busy, productive and art filled year. Its been amazing. This September Im returning to finish my HNC units and hopefully finish it within the year.

I hope Ill be able to get some photos of my work in situ tonight and post them here very soon.

For now though A Year of Colour for June is featuring yellow ~ beautiful.
Here are some of my own photos to celebrate yellow ~ enjoy

painted background

polka dot ribbon

vintage buttons

painted and textured background ready for stitch

poppy peeping though

yellow thread

more to come through the month

cheese grater and ice cream scoop

inspired by a cheese grater ~ this piece also has hand stitch and is one of my favourites

we're getting ready for our exhibition at college and that means painting wall and boards for all the work to be arranged on. The rooms look fresh and bright and on Thursday all the work has to go for final assessment and is then hung!! and so Im collecting all my work together Ive done so far in my HNC units, I dont think Ill be given much space to hang my things as Im part time but never the less it will be brilliant to have my work up with everyone elses

this piece is inspired by an ice cream scoop

My first wish is that my mum was here to see it! She would be so proud of me ~ that I know. My second wish is that all my kids would just come home from Australia ~ just for the exhibition mind they could then return to rainforests, diving off the Great Barrier reef, playing gigs and generally having fun ( what a life)! Back to the business in hand though ~ the exhibition, I'd forgetton some of the work I'd created back in September and so tonight I photographed it and thought I'd show those of you who are interested.

this piece is also inspired by an ice cream scoop

This unit was surface decoration for textiles and it was done with kitchen untensils! The media (which had to be black, white or shades of) could be dye, water colour or acrylic paint we could also use black ink and bleach and any kind of paper. We had to draw with our right hands and our left hands we had to oil the paper! bleach the paper, candle wax and batik wax the paper and then paint it with our kitchen utensils, the results were piles of fabulous papers which we then had to collage with again using the kitchen utensils as our inspiration.

this piece is inspired by an ice cream scoop

as you'll see, my chosen items were a cheese grater and an ice cream scoop.

this piece is 3 dimensional and the cones are made from painted tissue paper
this is definitely inspired by the cheese grater

another cheese grater inspired piece it is also
3 dimensional

think that will be all for now ~ will try and post more images if I find enough time later in the week, till then ~ Judy x

green for a year of colour

lime green leaves and mossy green

for May a year of colour is featuring the colour green ~ here's a selection of my work and photographs with all shades of green. Hope you enjoy click on the photos to see large! ..............

artist trading card

rose photographed at Aldie Castle open garden

inchies made to go with some banner triangles I made

one of the banner triangles

silk fabric

atc made for a swap

a sketch book with cover made for a friend

shisha stitch around a bit of rusty drainpipe

from my garden scimia I think

a little embroidery

simple stitch

inspiration from my garden

charms made for a swap Ruth Rae organised

old pan tiles

mossy walls

hand dyed fabric using procion dye

threads

more hand dyed fabrics after theyve been ironed

prefelt with stitch ready to be felted

algae on an upturned boat at Elie Fife

taken from a back street in Oxford England

my friend Julies mothers day flowers