Tantalizer 58: Flowers
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From New Scientist #607, 25th July 1968 [link] It’s odd how few clergymen
know the colours of common English flowers. I recall once showing off my
rockery ...
Thursday, August 20, 2009
The Book of the Beasts
This is the cover of a book I've just made, inspired by Mary Ann Moss's Stiched & Stencilled class. The class got me going though I went a way off from the suggestions - all part of the fun!
I was intending to buy some canvas to make the cover, as suggested, but I hadn't got around to getting any and suddenly I NEEDED a cover so I used this purple foam stuff that I had around - previously I'd been using it for making colourful nonshiny backgrounds for photographing object on - I also used a couple of pieces of yellow foam inside the book.
All the Celtic Knot type stencils came from a set I bought recently from a local art shop. The horse comes from a children's stencil set from the local toy shop.
The wolfish animal is one I cut. In the book there is also a toad stencil that I rediscovered - I'd cut it around 8 years ago.
I've sewn in or glued pieces of jigsaw in places. Some of them I attached before stencilling and others I used as masks then sewed them into other parts of the book later.
I've also used a star cutter to make stencils and masks. The stars and the stencil have been added to the book too.
I couldn't resist also using and then incorporating a chemistry set stencil.
I didn't actually get around to using my sewing machine as I decided hand sewing suited this book best.
You may be able to see inside the book here:
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9 comments:
Wonderful; I love all those animal stencils.
Kate
Thanks Kate - it was only as I looked at what I'd done that I realised there was an animal theme going on!
I like the wolf and the raven stencils, especially. It looks very cool and it sounds like you had a lot of fun making it!
Tinker - thanks - yes lots of fun - just wish I hadn't lost my glasses along the way... and I still haven't found what I'm looking for...
U2?
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Fabulous book Caroline, we have probably had the best of the weather, here!
How did I manage to miss this post? I think this must be an amazing little treasutre to hold and look through and I love what you've done with the idea. I love stencilled images as you know but this goes above and beyond.
Tinker - I hope you got my email about this - I forgot to comment here too.
Jo - at least we've had a sunny half-day now and again...
Andrea - glad you like it - and I know I must be partial but I do love my little book too!
Tinker - I hope you got my email about this - I forgot to comment here too.
Jo - at least we've had a sunny half-day now and again...
Andrea - glad you like it - and I know I must be partial but I do love my little book too!
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