Most of the artwork I’m doing at the moment is work in progress. The fabric book is coming together slowly. I’ve paired up the page spreads and embellished them so that they look like they belong together. I’ve then sewed and trimmed the pages, and am now in the process of edging them using blanket stitch. Hopefully I’ll have something to post by the end of the summer hoilday.
Meanwhile, I’ve also been playing in my sketchbook. This page started with glued bits of newspaper, tissue paper and strips of torn fabric (I don’t throw anything away any more!) I then gessoed over the top, allowing some of the newsprint to show through. When all that was dry, I selected three colours of acrylic paint, and scraped them on randomly using a credit card. I won’t leave it there, but I’m not sure yet what I will do next. It’s quite an adventure!
I’ve spent much of last week on our end of year exhibition, which is being held in Todmorden Unitarian church. Whilst this is a rather unusual venue for an art exhibition, it has the advantage of being large enough to get everyone’s work into. It is a beautiful church, now no longer used for services. It is not the best venue to display paintings in, but it was a real celebration for everyone to have the opportunity to display their work. The private view on Friday evening had a real buzz, and the church was probably fuller than it has been in a long time. 
We visited my Gran this weekend. When I went into the room that we were staying in, there were three dolls propped up against the fireplace, carefully wrapped in clear plastic. I recognised them straight away – Tiny, Susan and Mandy. My old dolls. Gran had kept them because she thought someone else might want them some day. Presumably she’s given up on that idea. So I’m taking them back off her hands.
