Mountain walkThe Autumn weather descended on us over the weekend, and we felt it on our ears and noses when we took an evening walk on Table Mountain yesterday. I found lots of little treasures to draw.
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Mountain walk
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Transferrance
TransferranceSo yes, I’ve been thinking about ceramics transfers quite a lot. I haven’t worked on curved surfaces before, so to check out the pitfalls, I tried a rather rushed experiment, cutting vinyl to stick onto a plain mug. It worked out quite well, I think. Oh, by the way, does anyone have a clue about …
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Grey inspiration
Grey inspiration I simply adore this mug, found in a lovely treasure hunt post at Bloesem yesterday. I’ve been thinking a lot about ceramic transfers lately, and this is very inspiring.
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Frodo and friends
Frodo and FriendsI joined Frodo and some other friends at Milnerton Market on Saturday, and packed my camera in an effort to take snaps instead of buying things. Saw some lovely collections. But my camera battery went flat, so I got out my purse instead, and came home with a darning mushroom, a potato peeler, …
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Kraft
Kraft The Kraft gals met at the fabulous Book Lounge on Saturday, and I took pics of what everyone’s up to. That’s Jesse the Kraft Queen above, knitting a “war-baby bonnet” from a very old pattern. I’m gamely soldiering on with my cannibal crochet and Gabby, freshly returned from Japan (see me turn green), is …
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Folly Cove Designers
Folly Cove DesignersI’d never heard of the Folly Cove Designers until SeaSideStudio left a comment referencing them on one of my papercuts. Since then, I’ve done a bit of research, and thought I’d share it: Folly Cove Designers was a guild of designer-craftspeople that operated for 30 years from 1938, based in Folly Cove, Massachusets. …
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I’m a geek
I’m a geekI don’t think I’ve ever plumbed the depths of my own geekiness until this long weekend. Visit my Flickr page, where you’ll see what geeks like me can do with their valuable holiday break, an ad-hoc infinity screen, an obsession with old crockery, and a brand new teatowel design (see yesterday’s post). I …
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Holiday drawing
Holiday drawingI spent many hours in my holidays (so long ago now!) drawing every piece of vintage crockery we have here at home. It was one of the nicest things I did all holiday, really. It’s taken so much longer than I expected, but I’ve finally turned these drawings into a brand new teatowel design! …
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A cut tut
A cut tut I arrived at my studio on Saturday morning, wanting to make something large and filled with different kinds of leaves and stems. In the back of my mind was this sketch by Arounna, and this ink drawing by Etsy seller, Karen Gathany. Step 1 After looking at lots of flowers and plants …
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