Tuesday 28 June 2011

Reworking ancient history

Having decided there was something not quite right about the old sample I found the other day, I couldn't resist trying to improve it.

I released it from its card backing and took off the strange not-quite-button things and replaced them with real buttons from my stash.

I think it's an improvement... I'm not sure what to do next though!




I don't think it wants to go back on the cardboard - I think it needs a jazzy border and more of a mini-quilt sort of feel.  So I've had a good dig around in my fabric stash (there really is a lot of it)...

I,m still not sure... something like this maybe... (although probably a bit more random, knowing me...)




Or perhaps something a bit more restful?

















I shall think about it. Because of course, this is not what I should be doing... I did make this, inspired by all these rich colours... it will be up in the shops soon.

3 comments:

  1. Its satisfying to rework things at times, and to be quite brutal in hindesight with some of the parts one so lovingly created years ago.
    I remember your 'papers', I think I have cut the slices too thickly; not sure I will get round to doing it again. V.little moisture has come out of the cucumber.

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  2. Next time I will follow your instuructions which I had forgotten and used some out of a book, no boiling involved.

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  3. The only veggie paper I have done 'uncooked' is with very thin rhubarb which I literally hammered together with a mallet - maybe some hammering would get the moisture out of your cucumber? Would be interesting to try!

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Helen Smith, artist and maker in glass, print and stitch.

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