My creative space this week is filled with piles of bits and pieces, projects I want to get started on, things just finished, and some op-shopped finds. I've just finished this little dress this morning, and cut up a couple of batches of soap.
I also have a stack of books I bought from a Yarraville op-shop the other day. How good are these books! The Explore Australia is from 1980, and is full of tickets and other travelling paraphernalia from that era.
The 'see and say' books are classic, as is the carpentry book. It must be from the early 50's. It's full of lots of old school carpentry advice, such as how to properly lay asbestos. Ever useful advise.
Have a look at some more creative spaces over at
Kootoyoo.
It's been a while since I have printed from a hand cut stencil rather than using a screen I've exposed. I am really seeing why exposed screens are so much better... so much cleaner. I had a go at cutting a stencil from acetate to print onto denim. It worked, but not at all cleanly. I had to patch some bits up with a fine paint brush. I don't get it. I never used to have any hassles with hand cut stencils. We'll just chalk this one up to experience and part of the design process! The plan was for some bare, simple trees to work along the bottom part of a skirt... I'll be trying again, as I have an idea of how I want this to work, and it shouldn't be hard.
