Basic materials used throughout: covers – super-heavy Pellon stabiliser pages – medium-weight Pellon stabiliser cotton fabrics, mostly, with the odd bit of silk acrylic fabric paints – Pebeo Setacolor with a few touch-ups from Tulip Pearl paints. I often used my calligraphy dip pens for lettering with pearlescent Pebeo paints, watered down slightly. metallic threads…
Author: VickyTH
athlete * powerlifter * photographer * gardener *
Book Finished!
Finally finished the book. Phew! It’s a nice little thing – fits comfortably into a hand. I’m quite please, overall. A good inital effort and definitely a great start to book-making. This is the front cover, done in metallic acrylics with a calligraphy pen and embellished with silver foil. The spine, after stitching. It’s bound…
The failings of bread machines…
I love our bread machine. Less than a minute’s worth of work and we can have fresh whole wheat or multigrain bread for breakfast, sandwiches for lunch and a house that smells like someone slaved to bake. Typically we have set the machine up in the evening, timing it so that the bread would finish…
Finishing things
Traditionally, I have been worse than average at finishing things. Part of that is due to my basic nature – I fly full-force at a project and need some external impetus (a deadline, etc.) to finish. Recently, though, I have noticed that I finish a far greater percentage of what I start. Part of that…
A few studies from the drawing board
I’ve been working through the concept of stone wall construction in churches and ruins and have been struggling with how to add depth to the pieces. The quick study of a ruined arch at dawn has since been quilted and, while it’s difficult to see the texture and depth added to the piece through the…
Raising the Bar Strength & Conditioning 