Opening the bundles today …

 
After successfully eco printing with rhododendron flowers on rice paper last week, let’s see what happens on silk!

UPDATE: sold [vintage tablecloth transformed]

  
Eco dyed, armholes added, hand stitched appliqué. Teamed with a thrifted eco dyed strapless dress and a crochet necklace of my own design.
More photos, details and purchase information at www.gonerustic.com.

[in]visible threads

A short video.

Eco dyed and rusted vintage and upcycled linen doileys and a cotton cot sheet; also eco dyed brown paper. Mostly hand stitched. Size – A3 (my entry in a challenge on ‘making your mark’).

A long and difficult birth

People think art is easy. I can tell you it’s not!

This exhibition entry has emerged after a long gestation, and not a little mental sweat.

I think/I hope it was worth it!

Here is a video I made via YouTube:

The Making of Mary Mordaunt by Rita Summers

Hidden Treasures 2

This gallery contains 5 photos.

This is an almost-finished version of a cloth book with pockets that I made several years ago – a commission for a client in Hobart. After machine and hand stitching a layered collage of eco dyed and rusted silks etc., I … Continue reading →