printing on fabric

Today i have been multi-tasking! I did and illustration this morning... hopefully it is well received and this afternoon i have been throwing the ball to Atticus across the studio while I print these stamps on calico. I am trying out rolling up and printing with a barren. The ink is a bit dull. It is waterbased... I am not so sure about it. I might try a different brand next time and use some fabric that is a bit nicer than calico!

I am going to use these to make up some lampshades with Laura on Saturday with our furnishing instruction books! We'll see how we go!! Market stalls here I come! xx

studio love

It has been a big week and weekend. there is a lot going on at the moment... mostly fun things really. i have been doing lots of driving lately. a weekend down in Somers for a wonderful dinner party at a friend's house. we went for a soggy beach walk and i visited Pamela who wowed me with her scarf eco-printed with eucalyptus cinerea! The reddest red i have ever seen!

The explorer you see here is a quick snap of the etching plate with a fantastic aquatint thanks to Jennifer's wonderful studio in Red Hill.

The top pics are my studio and the one's below 'Melbourne' are of Laura's studio... I hope you don't mind Laura! I went to Laura's studio on the weekend too for a little craft day. I was mostly in awe of all the beautiful things to look at.