- 50s Abstract Cotton Fabric

Another day, another knock at the door, this time with a delivery of gorgeous 50s abstract fabric, a snip on eBay, destined to be made into some clutch purses and a cushion cover or two. I will also experiment with the green space gaps and do some over printing on the edge offcuts and see where that takes me – I’m starting to experiment more with over printing using more modern graphic elements combined with the vintage graphics. Sometimes it works a treat and often it just looks pretty rubbish if I’m honest. I had a visit on Wednesday to UWIC in Cardiff, to their Textiles department and was inspired by some of the level one student work and their enthusiasm to learn. Been a long time since I was at college and a long time since I had that time to dedicate to experimenting without life just getting in the way. So came home feeling lovely and refreshed by the experience and rejuvenated to the point where I just wanted to get drawing when I got back. I have decided to make a conscious effort to work on my sketchbook more, I’ve become a writer on various pieces of paper dotted throughout the house and really need to start putting my ideas down in one place. I’m off to visit the Textiles and Fashion course later today in Birmingham (if I manage to find a parking space). I’ll be reporting back on my findings over the weekend and with some of my new pieces of work on Monday.