It asked me to do it. It sat there looking at me. Looking sorry for itself. I spent so long on this piece, I had a vision but it ne...

Today I peaked at a bundle of cloth (top) I wrapped up a while ago . I was slightly disappointed, so I decided to tie it up again and be a ...

Just sent off the first films taken on my 'new' Ensign Ful-Vue box camera (c.1939). Fingers very much crossed!

I had a really productive day yesterday, clearing space on the kitchen wall to finally pin up some ideas that have been whirring around my h...

I finally took the plunge and decided to fully dissolve the embroidered text piece I made for Art in the Woods. Carefully trying to wash awa...

At first glance there did not seem to be much to look at, but as we stepped around the tree we could see the dissolving embroidered letterin...

Another busy week, including exciting events for my MA at MMU. During Testing Time everyone is invited to put their work up and take part in...

Not sunbathing, but making a cyanotype a couple of weeks ago. I was thinking about ways of putting a trace of me within nature. Although the...

While making some plans for Testing Time I have been doing a little playing in preparation. Thinking about how things are put together/displ...

As far as blogging goes this is a bit delayed, but necessary for me to document regardless. Last week I was at a loose end (as I still am no...

Today I had an induction to use the typesetting workshop at MMU. The workshop is full of beautiful things, the old trays of type, the equipm...

Just now I have two batches of fabric bundles, wrapped in plastic bags while they develop (or brew) in a moist environment. Brew seems an ap...

I experimented with some very loose, larger cyanotypes last Saturday. Which resulted from me forgetting to take my pins. The prints are quit...

While in Derbyshire I found several different plant materials that I thought I could use as dyestuffs (and I added onion skins from my kitch...