The one in the right of the picture is for my scarf and the one on the left is fibre for spinning. Carrie has a spinning wheel and I'm gonna try and do it myself and is I can't manage, Carrie will do it for me. This is gonna be fun!!!Aren't the colours just yummy!!
As I've not been feeling too well I've ordered loads of crafty books and have a little bit of mojo reappear!! My spasms have all but stopped now, but I'm still so tired so I've done a little bit of journaling to cheer myself up. I still can't sit at my craft table for too long so I've pretty much done these pages in fits and starts. But that's the beauty of journaling - you don't need to do it all in one go!
This first page is my first attempt at layers. I originally wrote a letter to Martha (my gorgeous cat who died in May last year) and it made me so sad each time I saw it that I wanted to cover it up. So I started with a couple of layers of gesso, followed by some watered down yellow and ultramarine Golden paint. Once that way dry, I used torn book pages and used gel medium to stick them down. Then I used white acrylic paint to make marks over the pages with bottle caps, credit card edges, the lid from a large Malteser tube and a texture stamps that I found in the kiddies section of an craft store. I'm really pleased with the result.
The next page is something that just popped into my head one day when I was walking (carefully) downstairs. I'm really pleased at the way it turned out. I used music paper behind Darth Vader as I can't look at that picture and not here his music from Star Wars!!!
5 comments:
Hi Jill, I love the bright cheery colours of the wool for your scarf, it will cheer you up even on the coldest day. I'm a bit of a wool hoarder, as I used to knit a lot when Megan and Ryan were younger.
I've seen pages with a letter as the first layer before, it's a lovely idea, and very good for the soul. Your Darth Vader page is very funky, and makes me smile! I could hear the dum dum da dum music as I looked at it too! Hope you are well, Judith xx
Yummy colours indeed! I hope you can manage the spinning. I am sure it will be a very satisfying thing to do. I'm glad the new medication is helping a bit. Kate xx
Oh, I just *love* your Darth Vadar page, fantastic!
The yarn looks yummy - I can't wait to knit up your scarf for you. And we'll get you spinning, definitely :)
Despite being so poorly you have been busy! I can understand completely why Martha's letter was so upsetting to see. I still can't look a pictures of my late dogs without getting teary eyed. Hope you feel better soon.
Janet xx
If you have problems treadling the spinning wheel, have you thought about a drop spindle? Its very soothing feeling the fibres slip through your fingers and become yarn, and satisfying too. I find it centres me after a rough day, almost like meditation, and something you can do for a short time every day. I hope you learn to love it too.
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