then one was two

 Creating a new figure takes time, not to mention patience.  Parts of it are right and are exactly on track but other parts need refining and more work and thinking.  When working on new stuff I avoid the Internet like the plague- I hate being influenced by other peoples work so instead of surfing I merely look through old sketchbooks, and look at the figures that I have been working on for years.  Thats where the clues are.  

Number 2 rolled off the workroom table today - still not exactly what I would like but tomorrow is another day and the number 3 model is already cut out ready for work tomorrow.

zaz;0)

Now its time for a new figure

This little figure is now in the development stages - and I am loving it.   She is made from ramie linen which is beautifully soft and wonderful to work with.  The embroidery on her face and clothes is silk threads , which although are expensive to buy are the most glorious to work with.

More embroidery needed on her dress and jacket - so will be back with the finished article.

zaz;)
 

angels on the table

my angels and figures are on the workshop table and are destined for a development and revamp.

the process takes time, energy , experience of those that went before and a certain amount of inspiration and enthusiasm....................

its an exciting time for me ...........and the figures!

interesting ...........and exciting! 

zaz;0)

open studios

Just recovering from 3  (and a half) days open studios och thinking back over all the amazing comments and good humour that my work received.............

It is always lovely to meet people , explain what I do and why , and then laugh about it.  My figures sold well this year as did my hangings - and an incredible interest in courses which I must now plan for the autumn.

This picture taken at our opening exhibition in Skärhamn Akvarell museum shows me trying to hide in the middle - typical me endeavouring to be invisible.. 

I will get around to posting pictures of my work ................sometime

ho hum ;0)  Zaz

windows

'I sat looking out of the window after my lunch'  

this is a quote from a blog I read regularly of a lady who lives far up North in the UK - and I loved this quote and the picture of her looking out of the window and mulling over the future...................

just recently I have been working on a series of work based around the Magdalene laundries - with visions of weather worn walls, delapidated  and broken windows , rusty nail heads to mark burial grounds and the troubled and sad memories of these buildings............. 

Its been a series of textile works that I have had to work through - something that meant so much without explaination  - but just something that had to be stitched.

I will post pictures of my experiments , my trials and my small and sometimes sweet textile bits.  No reason why I needed to work through it - no idea why - just something that had to be done.

Its coming to an end but I am satisfied and pleased to have worked through the mire.

zaz;0)

angel exhibition

Here on the island we have a cultural happening next week (week 40)  - it involves restaurants, art galleries, theatre - absolutely anything !  I have my studio open with an exhibition of angels completed by students who come to my workshops.  I am so proud of them - they work hard with all the curved balls I throw at them!

Workshops begin again next week after the exhibition but just at the moment I am enjoying the sight of all the angels hanging from the ceiling,

I have my fingers crossed that we get a whole load of visitors but the weather isnt anything special at the mo.

zaz;0)

mad bugs

mad bugs are appearing here ...........I do love a creepy crawly - especially in velvet and silk

small strange creatures have appeared these autumn days ..........

no big deal

zaz  ;0)