Summer Combo

                The story so far..

        So, June & July with it's soaring temperatures.. turned out to be a little lazy with  a fair bit of it's passing like this.....

'The Boss', not at all concerned ..

not all of it though..

I did get some printing done, and got out and about with my work, to my favourite open air Art Gallery/Market at #Art am Grund, #Luxembourg, as well as taking part in a fab family event in France in the grounds of the Chateau de Preisch.

          I love this part of Linoprinting, talking with folk, explaining the Linocut process, inspiring others, and it's such a wonderful feeling when someone loves what I do and wants to own a piece for themselves!  
  

No, you're not seeing double, but sometimes I wish I could work in double quick time!!

Folding, printing, first backgrounds, then my favourite image,

birds, of course.....and not just any bird...................

LuxemBIRDS!

                                            

       

 A new direction that I've been toying with for some time is Fabric Printing! 
On Instagram, #meajane.b and I've been following and admiring many Instagramers for some time. So I decided to have a go, and I'm really loving it!
 What a challenge, a definite learning curve and it's turning out to be quite a journey!

I decided to print these little coasters, and then make & print little drawstrings to put them in..
   These little bags are my first real results!   

Oh yes, there were tears...my goodness what a challenge for a complete sewing novice...

I decided to ask the help of a great friend of mine, Rowena. 

I am completely unable to stitch these beautiful bags..... I just don't have the skill...

 but, saved!....

 My friend, Rowena is a very accomplished seamstress and she agreed to make superb teatowels and very cool

                                                

tie-slouch bags with a panache I could only dream of! 

I then got down to printing them with my lino blocks.

I must say I was nervious to print on these beautiful linens, my heart was pounding, but they came out great!

So it's official, we will be getting together to  produce a range of natural linen articles..

what do you think?

    

 

The adventure continues, with a range of cool bags, teatowels and storage accessories in progress..
Please do contact me
 if you're interested in any of these new things,

Loads of new stuff for Autumn too, 
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