These are a selection of small affordable pieces on wood that will be available in my Etsy shop this weekend. They are a continuation of my exhibition theme "Nothing but a House" Each piece has been created with texture in abundance. My aim was to create an old abandoned feel to the house, or a house that's been untouched for many years by it's owners. The peeling paint and layered papers are perhaps suggestive of neglect, abandonment or perhaps sorrow. These images give me great joy, i love the haunting eeriness of them. Alternatively, a neglected house can also suggest the love of a home, perhaps a wish to remain in the past. bringing memories that may be forgotten otherwise, neglected in some people eyes but loved nonetheless. "The teacher who is indeed wise does not bid you to enter the house of his wisdom but rather leads you to the threshold of your mind." - Khalil Gibran

I don't know where the time goes, it's an age since i last posted with all sorts of plans, which have been on my mind, but as usual life happened in between which couldn't be helped. The workshops have finished here at Indigo Moon and we've been developing the Indigo Moon shop at full pelt, including extending some of the show room to the workshop area. It's been a hard slog with huge amounts of work involved, but we're almost there now. Gav has his workshop for restoration in the shop area and i have my own studio again, it allows us both to get on with what we enjoy. It also means that Gav will be spending most of his time in the shop leaving me free to get on with the creative side of things. More news on that soon. I'm having a huge sale of 'older' work, unfortunately, i haven't got around to putting it all in my Etsy shop as it was selling well here at Indigo Moon. However there are still some pieces left which i'll photograph and create a separate page on here, if anyone's interested let me know and i'll check if it's still available. In the meantime, in amongst all the chaos and mayhem i've managed to organise my studio and get on with some new paintings. These are very small pieces and will be for sale unframed and unmounted. I'd like to put together a series of small affordable art work. It's been hugely cathartic getting back to painting, i've been experimenting with mixing acrylics, gouache and watercolour and playing about with collage. I love working the backgrounds on these pieces, it's a technique well within my comfort zone...pushing the heavy rich paints around a substrate with anything other than a paintbrush, creating texture and a sense of space. When i look at the background, i feel there is a vagueness, maybe silhouettes of people hovering nearby! Some other new paintings i've been working on: I wanted to experiment with bold lines and colours, i'm a great fan of brut/outsider art, and any sort of graffiti brings joy. It's very hard to replicate, you have to have a command of 'unbridled' thinking (an oxymoron i know). I just can't seem to let go enough, i get so far and then i have to 'tidy' things up, however it works in a 'sort of' way. I've also done huge amounts of work on my 'Boro' stitching and have now finished four scarves, "Part of your Story" but more on that soon. XOXO

I don't know where the time goes, it's an age since i last posted with all sorts of plans, which have been on my mind, but as usual life happened in between which couldn't be helped. The workshops have finished here at Indigo Moon and we've been developing the Indigo Moon shop at full pelt, including extending some of the show room to the workshop area. It's been a hard slog with huge amounts of work involved, but we're almost there now. Gav has his workshop for restoration in the shop area and i have my own studio again, it allows us both to get on with what we enjoy. It also means that Gav will be spending most of his time in the shop leaving me free to get on with the creative side of things. More news on that soon. I'm having a huge sale of 'older' work, unfortunately, i haven't got around to putting it all in my Etsy shop as it was selling well here at Indigo Moon. However there are still some pieces left which i'll photograph and create a separate page on here, if anyone's interested let me know and i'll check if it's still available. In the meantime, in amongst all the chaos and mayhem i've managed to organise my studio and get on with some new paintings. These are very small pieces and will be for sale unframed and unmounted. I'd like to put together a series of small affordable art work. It's been hugely cathartic getting back to painting, i've been experimenting with mixing acrylics, gouache and watercolour and playing about with collage. I love working the backgrounds on these pieces, it's a technique well within my comfort zone...pushing the heavy rich paints around a substrate with anything other than a paintbrush, creating texture and a sense of space. When i look at the background, i feel there is a vagueness, maybe silhouettes of people hovering nearby! Some other new paintings i've been working on: I wanted to experiment with bold lines and colours, i'm a great fan of brut/outsider art, and any sort of graffiti brings joy. It's very hard to replicate, you have to have a command of 'unbridled' thinking (an oxymoron i know). I just can't seem to let go enough, i get so far and then i have to 'tidy' things up, however it works in a 'sort of' way. I've also done huge amounts of work on my 'Boro' stitching and have now finished four scarves, "Part of your Story" but more on that soon. XOXO

Watercolour Tina Gilmore clarityandblur.blogspot.com

SOLD The Andrew Logan "On Your Marks" exhibition closed today and... ... i sold a painting....yaaaay.....so excited. We've spent the last few weeks being busy getting the house sorted ready for our summer visitors, Cathy, Garth and family arrived last Friday night for a flying visit, a stop over before a wedding in Chester, it was lovely to see them all. We had a mad dash to get the guest bedroom finished....remember this? and this? Well this is now. The wardrobe, as you know we found at the auction last week was the finishing touch for this room, it looks amazing. I painted two old battered chairs in yellow "1829" paint to use as bedside tables and the hearts/flowers/birds hanging above the bed was a collection of bits and bobs we picked up on our holiday in Northumberland a few years ago. The patchwork bedcover is a modern one from Cavania and is doubled over here, we also have a blue and pink one! The blanket folded over the end of the bed is a gorgeous vintage cover that i picked up from a boot sale a few years ago. The gorgeous button cushions are from Jo's daughter Max of Tilly Tea Dance and are available at Indigo Moon and her etsy shop. The middle floor corridor nearly finished, we found two gorgeous limited edition prints of Hares from the art gallery at Bishops Castle by Eileen Turner and two old printer trays which will eventually go on the wall as "Cabinets of Curiosities", collecting things at the moment. I love these chairs, when we bought them we weren't entirely sure where they would go but they're perfect here. Gorgeous hand made vase from the gallery here in Montgomery, the handle is coated in gorgeous green glass from recycled bottles, but, i can't remember the name of the artist, sorry. The Bathroom Best to ignore the red curtains here - i'm still trying to find what will work. I love this bathroom, it's mostly Nicci's at the moment (she shares it with visitors) the roll top bath is lovely painted in this symphony grey with silver feet. ...and this gorgeous jar with soap and bath bombs in is Nicci's touch So thats the house so far, all the mess has moved to the top floor for the time being but that's off bounds to everyone except me and Gav so it works out ok. We're just doing a few alterations in the kitchen and then we'll make a start on the top floor. THese made me laugh. When nicci moved here a few weeks ago she brought a load of old photos from the attic...i love this one i took of her, she was about nine or ten years old and was dressed up as victorian child ready for a school trip to St Fagans...so cute. and this...OMG me with my junior school class!!!! i'm front row second from the left...Ha! Probably the same age as Nicci in the photo above! Scary!! "We don't stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing".George Bernard Shaw

This page gives me the opportunity to show some of the pieces that i am currently working on, as well as being a very helpful visual record for unfinished work. I'm currently working on three more scarves: I love this green Grey... so far Textile Brooches I enjoy making these jewellery pieces, gathering together snippets of fabric and manipulating it into shapes held together with thread and then connecting the random pieces like a jigsaw puzzle. This is the result of some of the work. Boro Necklaces (coming soon) I also use clay and wire to hold the pieces together Abstract Stitched Art Beautiful stitched wall hangings 'boro' style made from vintage (damaged) army canvas bags, deconstructed and embellished with components from the bag, fabrics and thread. These are hard going to hand stitch but wonderfully satisfying, the beautiful patina of the canvas works well with the overall look. It seemed a shame to waste the buckles and handles so i incorporated them into the design. They look just as wonderful from the other side. 'Boro' Bag This bag has been in the making for about two and a half years! No hurry to finish it as it's for myself. Beautifully hand stitched inside and out (or it will be when finished), fabrics added at intervals. I probably get to spend an hour or so a week stitching this and i love how it is developing. The layers of fabric added and stitched over has metamorphosed it's shape and style. The inside still needs a lot of stitching, it's a slow and contemplative task It also has a purse Another 'Boro' bag in the same style as above This one has two style and is made with ticking fabric. The red fabric is easy to stitch but the blue side is so much more of a challenge I haven't got around to stitching the inside of this one yet Boro skirt (updated pictures coming soon) This beautiful corduroy skirt (picked up from a charity shop for £1.99) has been covered and stitched over with vintage Japanese boro fabrics. It's a slow process but very addictive. I intend to do the waistline and also the underneath. It will be thick and heavy and perfect with a pair of boots and a thick jacket in the winter! This is for myself so there is no time plan for finishing this, it will be ongoing whenever i have a minute. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Inspired by the Nui Project in Japan, i started embroidering this vintage shirt. My intention is to start them and sell under the "Part of your Story..." label for people to add to/finish themselves. I have the shirts (all 20 of them) but it's a time-consuming project and maybe one for when i'm out on the road again next year! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~o Stitched Pictures I started stitching these pictures whilst out on the road with Antique ideology, i had no particular plan to start off with, i just liked the slow stitching with coloured thread and soon a theme emerged and i went with it. I like the way this has turned out, i have some more work to do, but I hope to finish this over the Winter months.

This page gives me the opportunity to show some of the pieces that i am currently working on, as well as being a very helpful visual record for unfinished work. I'm currently working on three more scarves: I love this green Grey... so far Textile Brooches I enjoy making these jewellery pieces, gathering together snippets of fabric and manipulating it into shapes held together with thread and then connecting the random pieces like a jigsaw puzzle. This is the result of some of the work. Boro Necklaces (coming soon) I also use clay and wire to hold the pieces together Abstract Stitched Art Beautiful stitched wall hangings 'boro' style made from vintage (damaged) army canvas bags, deconstructed and embellished with components from the bag, fabrics and thread. These are hard going to hand stitch but wonderfully satisfying, the beautiful patina of the canvas works well with the overall look. It seemed a shame to waste the buckles and handles so i incorporated them into the design. They look just as wonderful from the other side. 'Boro' Bag This bag has been in the making for about two and a half years! No hurry to finish it as it's for myself. Beautifully hand stitched inside and out (or it will be when finished), fabrics added at intervals. I probably get to spend an hour or so a week stitching this and i love how it is developing. The layers of fabric added and stitched over has metamorphosed it's shape and style. The inside still needs a lot of stitching, it's a slow and contemplative task It also has a purse Another 'Boro' bag in the same style as above This one has two style and is made with ticking fabric. The red fabric is easy to stitch but the blue side is so much more of a challenge I haven't got around to stitching the inside of this one yet Boro skirt (updated pictures coming soon) This beautiful corduroy skirt (picked up from a charity shop for £1.99) has been covered and stitched over with vintage Japanese boro fabrics. It's a slow process but very addictive. I intend to do the waistline and also the underneath. It will be thick and heavy and perfect with a pair of boots and a thick jacket in the winter! This is for myself so there is no time plan for finishing this, it will be ongoing whenever i have a minute. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Inspired by the Nui Project in Japan, i started embroidering this vintage shirt. My intention is to start them and sell under the "Part of your Story..." label for people to add to/finish themselves. I have the shirts (all 20 of them) but it's a time-consuming project and maybe one for when i'm out on the road again next year! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~o Stitched Pictures I started stitching these pictures whilst out on the road with Antique ideology, i had no particular plan to start off with, i just liked the slow stitching with coloured thread and soon a theme emerged and i went with it. I like the way this has turned out, i have some more work to do, but I hope to finish this over the Winter months.

Playing with stitch, directional, texture and pattern

These are a selection of small affordable pieces on wood that will be available in my Etsy shop this weekend. They are a continuation of my exhibition theme "Nothing but a House" Each piece has been created with texture in abundance. My aim was to create an old abandoned feel to the house, or a house that's been untouched for many years by it's owners. The peeling paint and layered papers are perhaps suggestive of neglect, abandonment or perhaps sorrow. These images give me great joy, i love the haunting eeriness of them. Alternatively, a neglected house can also suggest the love of a home, perhaps a wish to remain in the past. bringing memories that may be forgotten otherwise, neglected in some people eyes but loved nonetheless. "The teacher who is indeed wise does not bid you to enter the house of his wisdom but rather leads you to the threshold of your mind." - Khalil Gibran

I don't know where the time goes, it's an age since i last posted with all sorts of plans, which have been on my mind, but as usual life happened in between which couldn't be helped. The workshops have finished here at Indigo Moon and we've been developing the Indigo Moon shop at full pelt, including extending some of the show room to the workshop area. It's been a hard slog with huge amounts of work involved, but we're almost there now. Gav has his workshop for restoration in the shop area and i have my own studio again, it allows us both to get on with what we enjoy. It also means that Gav will be spending most of his time in the shop leaving me free to get on with the creative side of things. More news on that soon. I'm having a huge sale of 'older' work, unfortunately, i haven't got around to putting it all in my Etsy shop as it was selling well here at Indigo Moon. However there are still some pieces left which i'll photograph and create a separate page on here, if anyone's interested let me know and i'll check if it's still available. In the meantime, in amongst all the chaos and mayhem i've managed to organise my studio and get on with some new paintings. These are very small pieces and will be for sale unframed and unmounted. I'd like to put together a series of small affordable art work. It's been hugely cathartic getting back to painting, i've been experimenting with mixing acrylics, gouache and watercolour and playing about with collage. I love working the backgrounds on these pieces, it's a technique well within my comfort zone...pushing the heavy rich paints around a substrate with anything other than a paintbrush, creating texture and a sense of space. When i look at the background, i feel there is a vagueness, maybe silhouettes of people hovering nearby! Some other new paintings i've been working on: I wanted to experiment with bold lines and colours, i'm a great fan of brut/outsider art, and any sort of graffiti brings joy. It's very hard to replicate, you have to have a command of 'unbridled' thinking (an oxymoron i know). I just can't seem to let go enough, i get so far and then i have to 'tidy' things up, however it works in a 'sort of' way. I've also done huge amounts of work on my 'Boro' stitching and have now finished four scarves, "Part of your Story" but more on that soon. XOXO

Last week it was necessary for me to spend the week in the shop as gav was required to do, what i refer to as, the 'man jobs', i,e, putting up lights/blinds/fixing things to walls etc and to sort out the many 'man boxes'. emptied from the many 'man cupboards/drawers' he cleared (into boxes) when we moved our living space! The CD sortage was the worse, in fact it was the only thing he managed to get done through the week as it was so vast. A result of sorts was achieved as i now have light in my bathroom as hundreds thousands of cd's have been removed from in front of the window and binned! Despite having a very busy (and very profitable week) whilst behind the counter i managed to get some stitching done whilst people wandered around. I was in need of a new handbag! Well, actually...it's a sort of quest for me....like the holy grail I can never seem to find the right one so...i thought, if i made one to my own specifications, surely that would be the perfect one ...oh yes...and a purse, that's a quest too I maded this one with a little removable inner pocket (easier to find things) Notes and cards one side, receipts etc on the other and change in the little pocket maybe I still have a way to go but it's coming along just nicely Have a look over at the Indigo Moon Creative Workshop blog to see how things are coming along. XOXO

These are a selection of small affordable pieces on wood that will be available in my Etsy shop this weekend. They are a continuation of my exhibition theme "Nothing but a House" Each piece has been created with texture in abundance. My aim was to create an old abandoned feel to the house, or a house that's been untouched for many years by it's owners. The peeling paint and layered papers are perhaps suggestive of neglect, abandonment or perhaps sorrow. These images give me great joy, i love the haunting eeriness of them. Alternatively, a neglected house can also suggest the love of a home, perhaps a wish to remain in the past. bringing memories that may be forgotten otherwise, neglected in some people eyes but loved nonetheless. "The teacher who is indeed wise does not bid you to enter the house of his wisdom but rather leads you to the threshold of your mind." - Khalil Gibran

A bevy of beautiful houses.... Hello, something different to show you today. I'm covering in my lovely shop Indigo Moon for this week whilst Gav completes his DVD. There isn't much room to work but i found these pretty papers i've had hanging around and decided to have a play! I made over a hundred of these over the last two days whilst sat in the shop (i was supposed to be stock taking!!! ...this was more fun though), they're all different, different sizes, colours and shapes and as always when i'm creating in the shop people want to buy - I sold eight and quickly replaced them by making another eight. I'm thinking garlands maybe... Happy Friday, another post soon XOXO

Happy 20th Bithday to my Gorgeous Girl Have a fabulous day Love you loads xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

This page gives me the opportunity to show some of the pieces that i am currently working on, as well as being a very helpful visual record for unfinished work. I'm currently working on three more scarves: I love this green Grey... so far Textile Brooches I enjoy making these jewellery pieces, gathering together snippets of fabric and manipulating it into shapes held together with thread and then connecting the random pieces like a jigsaw puzzle. This is the result of some of the work. Boro Necklaces (coming soon) I also use clay and wire to hold the pieces together Abstract Stitched Art Beautiful stitched wall hangings 'boro' style made from vintage (damaged) army canvas bags, deconstructed and embellished with components from the bag, fabrics and thread. These are hard going to hand stitch but wonderfully satisfying, the beautiful patina of the canvas works well with the overall look. It seemed a shame to waste the buckles and handles so i incorporated them into the design. They look just as wonderful from the other side. 'Boro' Bag This bag has been in the making for about two and a half years! No hurry to finish it as it's for myself. Beautifully hand stitched inside and out (or it will be when finished), fabrics added at intervals. I probably get to spend an hour or so a week stitching this and i love how it is developing. The layers of fabric added and stitched over has metamorphosed it's shape and style. The inside still needs a lot of stitching, it's a slow and contemplative task It also has a purse Another 'Boro' bag in the same style as above This one has two style and is made with ticking fabric. The red fabric is easy to stitch but the blue side is so much more of a challenge I haven't got around to stitching the inside of this one yet Boro skirt (updated pictures coming soon) This beautiful corduroy skirt (picked up from a charity shop for £1.99) has been covered and stitched over with vintage Japanese boro fabrics. It's a slow process but very addictive. I intend to do the waistline and also the underneath. It will be thick and heavy and perfect with a pair of boots and a thick jacket in the winter! This is for myself so there is no time plan for finishing this, it will be ongoing whenever i have a minute. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Inspired by the Nui Project in Japan, i started embroidering this vintage shirt. My intention is to start them and sell under the "Part of your Story..." label for people to add to/finish themselves. I have the shirts (all 20 of them) but it's a time-consuming project and maybe one for when i'm out on the road again next year! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~o Stitched Pictures I started stitching these pictures whilst out on the road with Antique ideology, i had no particular plan to start off with, i just liked the slow stitching with coloured thread and soon a theme emerged and i went with it. I like the way this has turned out, i have some more work to do, but I hope to finish this over the Winter months.

xoxo

...this is how i feel when i look at Boro From pinterest: found on indulgy.com Boro is a Japanese word meaning “tattered rags” a term commonly used to describe textiles that have been mended, patched, repaired over and over to keep them in use. Such things that are lovingly used much longer than the normally expected life cycle. How beautiful is that? Just the names of Fabrics such as shibori, katazome and kasuri are a joy to say. Found on Pinterest: from cityzenart.blogspot.com This is a piece (hem) of an old Edwardian sheet. I removed the lace from the edges and stitched it with random plain running stitch (Sashiko) I'm loving the effect, it will be added to some future works i have planned. I started this piece a few days ago, some old french matress ticking kindly given to me by Mark at The Old Stores Antiques in Montgomery. I've used old cottons unwound from old wooden reels. There were some tears in the the fabric so i patched and stitched them. This piece will tell a story when finished, it's size and shape was planned to fit around some old larger wooden reels i recently found. At the moment i'm building up layers of stitching and patches from my endless stash of old fabrics! Boro wrapped around the wooden reels. I'll be adding papers from old ledgers and receipts (perhaps i can find some textile or farming receipts) as i go along. This is a piece i've already shown here. It's progressing slowly, lots more stitching has been added Sashiko is a specific type of Japanese utilitarian embroidery stitching used to increase the strength and durability of everyday garments and textiles and it's what i've attempted to use in these projects. I was thrilled to find these supplies at the Quilt Museum in York last weekend Japanese cotton and Sashiko threads - for another project My 'very limited' studies in Boro and Sashiko also got me interested in Wabi-Sabi This piece of Japanese pottery has been broken and pieced back together, the cracks filled with Gold. The Japanese believe that when something has suffered damage and has a history it becomes more beautiful. I think i agree, it's how i see the Boro, even more beautiful for it's mending. I have some amazing projects planned for the near future using Boro and Wabi Sabi, i feel stories and histories coming on! This is one of my favourite blogs for Boro images: http://woky-shoten.cocolog-nifty.com/ "If you look closely at a tree you'll notice it's knots and dead branches, just like our bodies. What we learn is that beauty and imperfection go together wonderfully". - Matthew Fox XOXO

These are a selection of small affordable pieces on wood that will be available in my Etsy shop this weekend. They are a continuation of my exhibition theme "Nothing but a House" Each piece has been created with texture in abundance. My aim was to create an old abandoned feel to the house, or a house that's been untouched for many years by it's owners. The peeling paint and layered papers are perhaps suggestive of neglect, abandonment or perhaps sorrow. These images give me great joy, i love the haunting eeriness of them. Alternatively, a neglected house can also suggest the love of a home, perhaps a wish to remain in the past. bringing memories that may be forgotten otherwise, neglected in some people eyes but loved nonetheless. "The teacher who is indeed wise does not bid you to enter the house of his wisdom but rather leads you to the threshold of your mind." - Khalil Gibran

Hello again it seems ages ago since our visit to the seaside, which was much needed, we were well looked after by Gav's parents, days out and delicious meals and i even managed a two hour trip to the hairdressers whilst there (never seem to have time to go here). This year is definitely galloping by. As soon as i got home it was straight back into work, both in the shop and preparing for my forthcoming exhibition: (more) teeny tiny button houses: ...and packaged up I've now almost finished my 'printer tray' piece - little houses. You might remember they were made of air drying clay, all 102 of them, each one different. They've now all been painted, varnished, embellished with words and a touch of gold leaf. This is my next project:: 98 tiny chairs. This 'printers tray' has 49 small compartments and 49 slightly larger compartments All the chairs are "ladder back" style, not just because they were less complicated to construct, but i needed the height to fill the space. They'll be painted and i'm thinking of tiny cushions to adorn each one. Since this photo was taken i've finished the 49 larger chairs and have completed about 18 of the smaller ones. I have one more printer tray left and am thinking about making another piece.... ...maybe people, if i have time!!!! This is a dolls house i bought from an auction sale last year, Gav paid £5 for it. It had obviously come straight out of a house clearance, from someone's attic. Almost ancient, once loved and played with. I left it as it was, complete with peeling wallpaper, not even brushing the dust and grime from the inside. It was unfurnished when i bought it and i've been looking for the right furniture to suit its derelict and decayed look!! I found this set at a shop in Ludlow last Sunday, now it's complete. I love that there are no doors on the inside, no stairs either and the front doors are falling off their hinges! I love the crudeness of how it's all put together, the wallpaper scraps that were once used in the home, old bits of wood, it oozes a once upon a time "love and cherish" look. It just needed a little furniture to make it feel loved again, I wouldn't change a thing, not the peeling wallpaper, the broken hinges or the dust - I love it just as it is. Although, talking of "unhinged" it's how my daughter described me when she saw it!!!!! My exhibition is on the 1st August for a week at the Old Bell Museum here in Montgomery. I'm currently working on posters and cards. It's called "Nothing but a House". It's an exhibition about the celebration of the home and what it means to you. My idea is combined with simple drawings, collage and assemblage to form objects that will inspire the viewer to interpret their meanings and form ideas that communicate a sense of connection to place and memory. I've been inspired to do this because the word "Home" or "House" evokes all kinds of emotions, it can transport us to different times in our lives, but generally when most people think of home they think about a place that is dear to their hearts. A revered place that nurtures their personhood and surrounds them with love and warmth and is one of the few places that we can be ourselves and seek refuge in a busy and chaotic world. I'll be posting a poster nearer the date. Beautiful flowers currently on my kitchen windowsill Lazy Lizzie currently keeping me company whilst i do this post! She loves this windowsill at the top of the house overlooking the gardens, this is her favourite spot, she reminds me of a pussycat XOXO

New work These are a few of my "teeny tiny button houses" Very small pieces, 2" or 3" tall approximately, made from small pieces of 1920's/30's solicitors envelopes. I painted them with washes of acrylic blue paint, added black for the window detail and randomly positioned slivers of gold leaf, and narrative. signed on the back and displayed on Victorian ledger pages and wrapped for protection I've made some great purchases over the last week or so on our travels: these two pieces of french vintage linen I also bought three beautiful vintage hatpins and a handbag (for my vintage Etsy shop - details soon)). and... these beautiful vintage greeting cards and letters from 1917 But my favourite items are these stunningly gorgeous sketch books by Sarah Hough, if they'd have had more colours i'd have bought them too! I'll be using these to prepare for my exhibition in August, which will be here in Montgomery at the Old Bell Museum for a week from Thursday 1st. So, so cold here at the moment i daren't venture out and i'm certainly not enjoying it. I have my lovely wood burner going in the shop all day to keep me warm and our customers seem to be enjoying the cosy warmth it gives out too. I have a busy weekend ahead, Gav and I are off to Lincoln on Saturday after the shop closes to stay with our lovely friends Tony and Monika and Sunday we'll be looking around the cathedral, on Monday morning we'll be up early and off over the Humber Bridge to Bridlington for an overnight stay with Gav's parents and back to Montgomery early Tuesday morning, phew! I', tired just thinking about it all. "It's a well known thing that ordinary perceptions can have a strange aspect when one is travelling". - Kenneth Koch

XOXO

Mini Art Books "A Place to Play" "For the love of Flowers"

New work These are a few of my "teeny tiny button houses" Very small pieces, 2" or 3" tall approximately, made from small pieces of 1920's/30's solicitors envelopes. I painted them with washes of acrylic blue paint, added black for the window detail and randomly positioned slivers of gold leaf, and narrative. signed on the back and displayed on Victorian ledger pages and wrapped for protection I've made some great purchases over the last week or so on our travels: these two pieces of french vintage linen I also bought three beautiful vintage hatpins and a handbag (for my vintage Etsy shop - details soon)). and... these beautiful vintage greeting cards and letters from 1917 But my favourite items are these stunningly gorgeous sketch books by Sarah Hough, if they'd have had more colours i'd have bought them too! I'll be using these to prepare for my exhibition in August, which will be here in Montgomery at the Old Bell Museum for a week from Thursday 1st. So, so cold here at the moment i daren't venture out and i'm certainly not enjoying it. I have my lovely wood burner going in the shop all day to keep me warm and our customers seem to be enjoying the cosy warmth it gives out too. I have a busy weekend ahead, Gav and I are off to Lincoln on Saturday after the shop closes to stay with our lovely friends Tony and Monika and Sunday we'll be looking around the cathedral, on Monday morning we'll be up early and off over the Humber Bridge to Bridlington for an overnight stay with Gav's parents and back to Montgomery early Tuesday morning, phew! I', tired just thinking about it all. "It's a well known thing that ordinary perceptions can have a strange aspect when one is travelling". - Kenneth Koch

A bevy of beautiful houses.... Hello, something different to show you today. I'm covering in my lovely shop Indigo Moon for this ...

These are a selection of small affordable pieces on wood that will be available in my Etsy shop this weekend. They are a continuation of my exhibition theme "Nothing but a House" Each piece has been created with texture in abundance. My aim was to create an old abandoned feel to the house, or a house that's been untouched for many years by it's owners. The peeling paint and layered papers are perhaps suggestive of neglect, abandonment or perhaps sorrow. These images give me great joy, i love the haunting eeriness of them. Alternatively, a neglected house can also suggest the love of a home, perhaps a wish to remain in the past. bringing memories that may be forgotten otherwise, neglected in some people eyes but loved nonetheless. "The teacher who is indeed wise does not bid you to enter the house of his wisdom but rather leads you to the threshold of your mind." - Khalil Gibran

Tina Gilmore, whose assemblage was featured in Cloth Paper Scissors, used art to channel a stressful time into something positive.

These are a selection of small affordable pieces on wood that will be available in my Etsy shop this weekend. They are a continuation of my exhibition theme "Nothing but a House" Each piece has been created with texture in abundance. My aim was to create an old abandoned feel to the house, or a house that's been untouched for many years by it's owners. The peeling paint and layered papers are perhaps suggestive of neglect, abandonment or perhaps sorrow. These images give me great joy, i love the haunting eeriness of them. Alternatively, a neglected house can also suggest the love of a home, perhaps a wish to remain in the past. bringing memories that may be forgotten otherwise, neglected in some people eyes but loved nonetheless. "The teacher who is indeed wise does not bid you to enter the house of his wisdom but rather leads you to the threshold of your mind." - Khalil Gibran

These are a selection of small affordable pieces on wood that will be available in my Etsy shop this weekend. They are a continuation of m...

These are a selection of small affordable pieces on wood that will be available in my Etsy shop this weekend. They are a continuation of m...

A bevy of beautiful houses.... Hello, something different to show you today. I'm covering in my lovely shop Indigo Moon for this week whilst Gav completes his DVD. There isn't much room to work but i found these pretty papers i've had hanging around and decided to have a play! I made over a hundred of these over the last two days whilst sat in the shop (i was supposed to be stock taking!!! ...this was more fun though), they're all different, different sizes, colours and shapes and as always when i'm creating in the shop people want to buy - I sold eight and quickly replaced them by making another eight. I'm thinking garlands maybe... Happy Friday, another post soon XOXO

These are a selection of small affordable pieces on wood that will be available in my Etsy shop this weekend. They are a continuation of m...

Explore Tina Gilmore's 736 photos on Flickr!

It's a day of rain and gale's here in Montgomery and i'm snuggled up on the sofa with a coffee and some books/computer for company. Perfec...

I have my first two workshops booked for September/October 2015 with two great artists. Check out the new Indigo Moon Creative Workshops" Blog here. There is a huge amount of work to get through here to get to September, i'm hoping that in between it all i can still manage some creativity. I'm still enjoying my boro stitching and have nearly finished the four small purses i'm currently working on: These are an absolute joy to stitch, they're very tactile and delicious. I will carry on working on them and hope to have them in my Etsy shop before the end of the month. Please take a look at my Creative Workshop blog it will be updated as when workshops are booked and finalised. Also i will post updated photos of the rooms as they get sorted. XOXO

These are a selection of small affordable pieces on wood that will be available in my Etsy shop this weekend. They are a continuation of m...

These are a selection of small affordable pieces on wood that will be available in my Etsy shop this weekend. They are a continuation of m...

Explore Tina Gilmore’s 736 photos on Flickr!

These are a selection of small affordable pieces on wood that will be available in my Etsy shop this weekend. They are a continuation of m...