Update

This is some of what has been keeping me busy over the last couple of months:

Doug made a fringe twister for me to make it easy to finish weaving ends.

From this:

To this: a throw made with alpaca warp and variegated alpaca weft, so soft.

I have fallen in love with alpaca as it weaves beautifully and is so soft. This is the next project on my four shaft loom at the moment:

I have also been busy making solar plates and have been cutting up the resulting intaglio prints to make collages for an upcoming exhibition.

and with these I am aiming for a ‘tile’ idea and I have coated the collaged prints with a high gloss resin.

I have been experimenting with altered book art:

And when I am relaxing I have started knitting socks using variegated yarn . It’s so much fun as the colours keep changing. This is the first sock of a second pair I am making.

Cheers

Rx

Making

I have been learning how to make Solar Plate prints out at the Hutt Art Centre . Here is a sneak peek:

The orange part is the plate that you print.

I have been using hubby’s bikes as inspiration.

And I have warped my loom this time with orange wool and cream alpaca in the warp.

Rx