Yes I’m still here!

Sorry for the long time since I last posted. A lot had happened. Firstly I dropped my laptop and that took 3 weeks to get fixed, luckily just the screen needed replacing so I didn’t lose any of my files.

Secondly we went to Christchurch for a holiday ( I booked it before the earthquake). We had a lovely time with great weather.

This is the church (Holy Trinity Avonside) where my parents were married many years ago. It has suffered some earthquake damage and they will not be able to use it for a year.

We also went to Hanmer:

Hot Pools

And the lookout above Hanmer

And the family on the beach at Kaikoura

While we were in Christchurch we arranged the transport of my loom back to Wellington. And I have spent the last few weeks getting the necessary missing parts . I have it just about ready for my first ‘go’.

It is a bit tricky as I am a complete novice and the loom came with no instructions!

I have also been to Printmaking classes again this term and am enjoying making woodcut prints.

A finished three colour reduction print:

And some work in progress:

Lastly if you’re in the neighbourhood I am playing in a concert this weekend with the Kapiti Concert Orchestra. We are playing 'Prokofiev’s Peter and the Wolf’ , Schubert’s Unfinished Symphony , Little Suite for Orchestra by Arnold and an Haydn Trumpet Concerto.

The Concert starts at 4pm and is at the Paraparaumu College Auditorium.

Have a great week

R x

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Cheers

Printmaking

Some woodcut prints:
A three colour reduction print

A two colour print

And a little native New Zealand Bird – A male stitch bird etching two colour print.

And a different colour

And some sewing. (haven’t quite finished the sleeves in this shot):

The fabric is a very light cotton voile made using this French pattern from Citronille. It’s called ‘Selma’.

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My print class has finished now but I am thinking of enrolling in an ‘open studio’  class next term . That is a class where there is no tutor but people can go in and use the studio and printing press.
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The Kapiti Concert Orchestra has started rehearsals for our next concert and one of the pieces we are playing is ‘Peter and the Wolf’ by Prokofiev. – yours truly is the duck!  The concert is early November – details closer to the time.
Off to spend some time in the studio now as I have a free afternoon – finish my blouse : )
R x

Weaving

Hubby is very supportive of all my endeavours and last weekend bought me this on Trade Me :


It’s a small beginner’s loom (6 treadles and 4 heddles) but at the moment it looks like this:

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i.e. it’s in bits with no instructions! We are not picking it up for a few weeks or so as it’s in another city. At least I have an idea of what it is supposed to look like! Should be fun putting it together and trying it out, though I imagine it will take a while.  : )
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I have been enjoying my printmaking and at the weekend daughter 4 and I had a lovely time making prints together. No pictures yet  as she took them all to school for ‘news’.  I hope to post some pictures of them in the next few days.
R x

Printmaking

Some collographic prints from last weeks class:

First a print of the plate with no colour:

Then a print with colour added:

A different plate:

 

And finally some sewing :

A pretty apron made from linen and cotton prints from this book:

 

We are making woodcuts at print class this week and in a few weeks time I’ll be able to show you my etchings! : )

R x

Printmaking and a catch up

It’s been a while since I last posted. We have  had a Year 12 ball
Daughter 1 looking gorgeous!
Daughter 4 had a birthday party:

The theme was “Crafts” and the elder daughters made a mural which the party goers decorated.

You can see some of my hand printed cloth being used as a table cover!

9 years old! yay!
I have had two printmaking classes. Nothing to show from this week as we were making plates to print from next week . But these are samples of overprinting and ‘ghost ‘prints from last week.

I used leaves, lace,fabric and various other things to make prints.

And lastly I am playing in a concert this weekend.

Hope you have a restful weekend.
R x