Art
Steampunk Owl mosaic – photos during and after
This was a holiday commission for a steampunk owl mosaic. This first photo is of the early design stage. Here I was deciding the general shape and tile layout. Below…
From Instagram – assemblage
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Comrade Dodo
Comrade Dodo is a large acrylic on canvas piece in soviet art deco style.
New Making Space
New home, new creative space.
Heart-flow weaving
This is a recent creation from a kit I purchased at the Sheffield Wool Monty.
Feminist Junk Journal – video flip through
Click the play icon to view my Feminist Junk Journal - video flip through. This is a junk journal with feminist ephemera. Content sourced from various places including a UK Suffragettes replica memorabilia pack, feminist playing cards, adult comic books, a feminist dictionary, etc.
Scrap memory tassel
Over the years I've collected all manner of badges, patches, beads, bits and bobs. Small bits of tat and ephemera, they've sat around in the bottom of boxes. Every so…
Fabric twist journal
As part of a recent swap with the amazing and talented Lisa Goddard I got to try something a bit different. The idea was to put together a basic journal…
Gothic Witchy Junk Journal
This has been my first attempt at making a Junk Journal. This gothic witchy junk journal has been made from The Mammoth Book Of Thrillers, Ghosts & Mysteries published in 1936. 
Art Journal – What makes a house a home
What makes a house a home? Is it a nice set of curtains? Is it designer furniture? Is it having the biggest TV and hottest new technology? Having lived in 14 houses so far I know that none of the above are what make a house a home for me. As part of her PhD my colleague Caro Claisse designed a kit, including a blank build-it-yourself laser cut house, to act as a canvas for people to express what makes a house a home for them.
From Instagram: Experimenting with crystal resin.
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Paperclay Doll Complete
Yes she is finished. Yes, she does look this creepy in real life. Well, actually, in real life, she looks even creepier.
Blythe Faceup
Finally I have learned to do a Blythe faceup. This was my second attempt. The first ended up looking ... kind of mehh... so I decided to take things much slower this time. Going slowly made a huge difference. Watching this youTube video by Gisele Bianchini was also very helpful. It helped that if anything went wrong with adding the colour I was able to sand it all off in a few seconds. These are the tools I've used:
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