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We seem to have a bit of a seaside theme going on in our work at the moment. Phoenix member Kate Davis is fascinated by the flint and fossil stones found on the Jurassic coast.
#jurassiccoast #flints #fossils #pebbles #beachcombing #seaside
A key strand of Maria Walker's practice is the exploration of various ideas to do with the human body. Inspired by an old encyclopoeadia, she has begun a project about the heart. She scanned her hand-stitched heart, printed it onto fabric to make this 3D version.
@blueberrybutton
Robertta has caught the concertina sketchbook bug. She was so keen to get going that she made her own book - well worth it we think!
@RoberttaMcPher1 #concertinasketchbook #sketchbookbug #freeyourcreativity
Signs of Spring is this week's #sketchuary prompt and here are two different takes on those archetypal heralds of the season, daffodils, by Phoenix members @RoberttaMcPher1 and @RosalineDarby1
#signsofspring #daffodils
Robertta's delicate stitching and carefully placed strips of fabric and ribbon enhance her painted background perfectly.
@RoberttaMcPher1 #embroidery #handstitch #textileart #embellishment
Linda is going to have a busy autumn, with a solo exhibition as well as two with Phoenix!
"An ancient church and a Tuscan farmhouse. Pieces finished this week for my Fountain Gallery September show, inspired by our 2019 Italian Journey." #italianjourney #exhibitions #textileart
Robertta couldn't see what was not right with this piece. Added stitching wasn't bringing everything together as she had hoped. She left it and went for a walk and it came to her that she needed to add moss and lichen to the stones - hey presto, problem solved! See second image.
A lively and highly individual interpretation of pears by Jo for this Sketchbook Revival exercise.
Read the first instalment of Lynne's blog about the different ways in which we all use sketchbooks on our website:
https://t.co/9nutY2fDLT
Fabulous simple watercolours by Linda, making us all yearn to escape! #watercolourpainting #simplewatercolours #landscape #escapism
Robertta has been using an oak twig as a drawing tool. She says it was harder to control than the pipette but it makes some interesting textural marks.
@RoberttaMcPher1
#oakleaves #twig #stickdrawing #drawingstick #tools #markmaking