Some things take ages to make, and some are really quick. It’s not often I manage to reconcile the two, but this year, I’ve found a happy middle!
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Slow patterns, fast patterns
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Afro optimism
It’s election day today, and a public holiday too, so I recommend picking up a copy of the new Elle Decoration magazine to get a dose of Afro-optimism, courtesy of the editor’s letter and Peet Pienaar’s AfroSuperFuture manifesto. I got my dose while reading a copy on Making Friday last week, and look what it made me do: I …
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King & McGaw: Art Prints
Have you seen the prints we’ve done with King & McGaw? Take a look at the our collection of artworks and framed prints with this UK art publisher, all available in size small to extra large with an array of framing options too. Aren’t they nice? Find these prints exclusively at King & McGaw, along with lots …
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Making Friday: Waiting for inspiration
You may remember that a few weeks ago, I wrote this post about making designs with the offcuts of a papercut I was doing (with free downloadable wallpapers included). I thought you might like to see the finished papercut, still generating interesting side-effects with its shadow: If you’re wishing you were also having a Making Friday, but …
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Mid-March Making Friday
After last week’s great reception to my post explaining Making Friday, I’m under pressure to follow up, aren’t I? Well, here goes, with a post about using the side effects of the thing you’re making (just for fun) to make something else just for fun. More fun? I’m in. So, just as I didn’t throw …
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Making Friday: a 2014 review
My Making Friday rule has become a little more flexible lately, largely because my ceramics class is on a Monday morning, and also because my back pain has caused me to take steps to spend more time away from the computer. So there’s a lot MORE MAKING going on, but not necessarily on a Friday, …
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Artfully Embroidered
Way back in 2008, when Skinny laMinx was but a babe, I spent lots of time making papercuts in my studio. Some found a purpose (that Pincushion papercut certainly proved its worth!), but most of them ended up in a drawer. So I really was super thrilled to find one of them being given a fresh purpose …
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New tea towel – Stig
So excited to have a brand new tea towel design to share with you. This one is called Stig. Why “Stig”? Well, you might recall my recent post on my blog about a papercut I made, inspired by one of my all-time favourite designers, Stig Lindberg? That has been turned into a fabric design, and …
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Making Friday: Inspired by Stig
One of my long-time favourite designers is Swedish all-rounder Stig Lindberg. If you’re also a fan of Scandi design from the 50’s & 60’s, you’re sure to know some of his things, some of which are still in production. You must, for instance, recognise the Bersa design (below) – possibly his best-loved ever – but …
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