xmas lino

xmas lino, a photo by only lucy on Flickr.

Working on some projects at home today, here is a little taster.

josef frank and apartment therapy

joseph frank fabric

I hope you have had a lovely summer. I can't believe it has flown by so quickly and already we are into dark evenings and school routines.
My summer has been fun and varied, a real break from routine. I have enjoyed doing things for me - looking at blogs, decorating, making plans. One of the discoveries of this summer has been Apartment Therapy, definitely worth a look if you have already heard of it.
Toady the featured fabric from Joseph Frank which I love. Years ago I was wandering around Liberty's, saw the sample book, couldn't quite believe the price but ask for some samples anyway. I still have them!

mrs eliot books

from here

Look at all this lovely work! (above, in case you weren't sure) The lovely animation is from Mrs Eliot Books. It makes me want to print. I have been good and have done one and 1/2 linos since I last posted, so I am making progress. It also makes me want to have another go at animation, but last time I did some I killed my desktop and it is still in a box. So far today has been a mixture of feeding/entertaining kids and having a good hack at my rather neglected hedge, but it is really hot and sweaty and the flies are evil :-( and funnily enough I keep finding jobs to do inside.

lino time

IMG_2521, a photo by only lucy on Flickr.

This is my next lino project. Hopefully I will be able to do some prints from it next week.

lovely tree cards

IMG_2523, a photo by only lucy on Flickr.
I printed these recently, with help from a lovely friend of mine, so I now have some cards to ready for feedback.

edinburgh printmakers

edinburgh printmakers (image from their website)

I went for a little jog today and popped in here en route. I had a very happy time looking at all the prints for sale, the studio and their current exhibition "Cheer up! Its not the end of the world....".

sketching

IMG_2518, a photo by only lucy on Flickr.

I rediscovered my notebook today and took a few minutes to sketch in a cafe. I like the guy in the top right corner, if I try to draw from my imagination I wouldn't have thought of the angle at which he was sitting, but it works, I think. (Sorry about the terrible photo.)