Wednesday, 11 March 2015

The sound of banana stems twisting

Basket making is addictive 
This one is from mulberry and quince tree prunings for the ribs
Banana stems for the weave
It's a present
I'm on a mission to only make presents this year 




Another spoon

For a present
another mulberry spoon
i haven't been making them for a while
looking forward to swinging an axe again soon


The sound of collecting eggs


The basket is done
The egg collector is happy 




Tuesday, 10 February 2015

The sound of wood chips

A pruned mulberry tree
some time
an axe
a knife 
and then some spoons
given as presents to friends
and family
and a stranger in the USA






The sound of corn husks

We have new chickens and a new hutch. 
Maeve can now collect the eggs herself. 
She needed a basket as eggs are fragile. 
Quince prunings and string made from corn husks. 
It was lovely to make.
I'm planning another.







Tuesday, 21 January 2014

Skovhus



Summer time in the forest. Present to make. Wind blowing in the trees. Scent of eucalyptus dye bath. Concertina books. Bush weaving fun. 


Sunday, 1 December 2013

Sea sounds

Or a wedding by the sea. Upcycled 1960s silk wedding dress. 
Cut, hand seen the ecoprinted using leaves and flowers from my garden. 

Worn in Sunday at my wedding by the sea