Photo of a medium sized tree with thinning leaf coverage that is turning yellow.
Day 60. #DailyHonestDesk
No time at the desk today, instead I drew some trees out in nature and everything. 😀
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#CreativeSpace #Nature #Tree
Overhead view of a desk with two purple fabric squares. On the left one is appliqué of an oak branch and acorns. On the right one are common knapweed and rosehips.
Day 59. #DailyHonestDesk
Adding a bit of stitching to my Samhain pages. 🍂
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#TextileArtist #TextileArt #Appliqué #Samhain
Overhead view of a desk with a piece of white fabric in a wooden embroidery hoop. On the fabric is a capital F filled tiny bits of fabrics in an ombré effect from yellow to purple with shades of orange, red, and pink in between. The hoop is surrounded by small bags of beads, embroidery threads and a pair of scissors.
Day 58. #DailyHonestDesk
Spent a bit of time adding beads to this letter.
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#CreativeSpace #TextileArtist
A small tree sapling is growing between a line of bricks and a concreted area. There is a black wooden wall behind the sapling. In the lower right corner of the image a white dog with black ears is looking at the sapling. Undoubtedly considering if it is a good place to pee...
Day 57. #DailyHonestDesk
Did not spend any time at the desk today but I did see this tiny tree growing where a garage used to be...
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#NatureReturns
Overhead view of a desk with a light blue fabric rectangle on the left of the picture, with the words: children are not targets, in coral pink fabric letters. On the right hand side of the image is a red fabric rectangle with the words: people in tanks are not victims, in dark blue fabric.
Day 56. #DailyHonestDesk
Spent some time adding the stitching to these #RageStitching pieces. 😢😢😢
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#CreativeSpace #TextileArtist #StopTheGenocide
Overhead view of a desk with a white rectangle taking up most of the picture. On the rectangle are a bunch of fabric hexagons laid out in a colour wash layout.
Day 55. #DailyHonestDesk
Testing a design board for my hexagon quilt. 😀
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#CreativeSpace #TextileArtist #HexagonQuilt
Overhead view of a desk with a pile of pieces of fabric with various types of of hand stitching: embroidery, appliqué.
Day 52. #DailyHonestDesk
No work done at the desk today, still tidying the studio. Found these abandoned/forgotten projects...
Overhead view of a desk with a pile of random things: quilt blocks, fabric, an embroidery hoop and sewing threads.
Day 51. #DailyHonestDesk
Tidying in the studio today so no time spent at the desk. Apart from dumping random piles of stuff
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#CreativeSpace #Organising
Day 50. #DailyHonestDesk
Just some random stuff, didn't spend much time at the desk today...
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#CreativeSpace #Sketchbook #TextileArtist
Overhead view of a desk with a bunch of fabric flowers, books about wildflowers, and pairs of scissors.
Day 48. #DailyHonestDesk
A bit of botanical appliqué at the desk today. 😍
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#CreativeSpace #TextileArtist #Appliqué
Overhead view of a white desk with fabric scraps in the left half of the photo. On the right half are two pairs of scissors and a shallow dish holding fabric leaves.
Day 46. #DailyHonestDesk
Spent some time at the desk today! A bit of sewing. 😀
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#CreativeSpace #TextileArtist #TinyQuilt
Photo of a landscape with an expanse of grass, with trees in the background. In the foreground is a large pumpkin sculpture, bright yellow with black dots in different sizes.
Day 45. #DailyHonestDesk
No time at the desk today either. Had an errand in London so I visited Kensington Gardens to see the Yayoi Kusama Pumpkin sculpture. It's big!
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#KensingtonGardens #YayoiKusama #London
Photo mostly filled with branches of an oak tree where the leaves are just starting to turn. On the left hand side is the trunk of the tree. Bright blue sky can be glimpse through the foliage.
Day 44. #DailyHonestDesk
No time at the desk today. Instead here are some autumnal leaves... 🍂🌞
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#Autumn
Overhead view of a desk with a pile of fabric and sewing tools.
Day 43. #DailyHonestDesk
No work done at the desk today but an attempt at tidying/moving piles around... 😁
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#CreativeSpace #TextileArtist
Overhead view of a desk with a mess of fabrics, fabric leaves, scissors and a tiny patchwork.
Day 42. #DailyHonestDesk
Didn't spend much time at the desk today but did manage to make a brooch in the shape of a tiny quilt block. 😀
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#CreativeSpace #TextileArtist #TinyQuilt
Overhead view of a desk with a purple square of fabric scattered with fabric oak leaves. Various pens, pairs of scissors, and other bits are also lying on the desk.
Day 41. #DailyHonestDesk
A bit more work on this project...
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#CreativeSpace #TextileArtist
Overhead view of a desk with a yellow coloured fabrics on the left. In the middle of the photo is a purple square of fabric with yellow and orange fabric oak leaves scattered on it.
Day 40. #DailyHonestDesk
Spent some creative time at the desk! 😀
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#CreativeSpace #TextileArtist
Overhead view of a desk. Two pieces of fill most of the picture. Light blue on the left, with thenwords: children are not targets. Red piece on the right: people in tanks are not victims.
Day 39. #DailyHonestDesk
Just a bit of time at the desk today, prepping these for machine stitching...
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#CreativeSpace #TextileArtist #RageStitching #StopTheGenocide
Overhead view of a desk, covered ia pile of various sewing tools, pieces of fabric, and a piece of fabric embroidered with 100 different stitches.
Day 38. #DailyHonestDesk
Didn't work at the desk today, but next to it, so it's mostly a dumping place for various projects...
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#CreativeSpace #Embroidery #TextileArtist #MessyDesk
A white Jack Russell terrier with a black ear is lying in a dog bed. His head is raised and he's listening and wondering where his daddy is.
Day 37. #DailyHonestDesk
Didn't spend any time at the desk today. Instead here is Blake wondering where his daddy* is.
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#PawprintBlake #DogsOfBluesky
(*He was in the office, not working in his office upstairs but try and explain that to a dog! 😂😭)
Overhead view of a desk with a pink cutting mat that is almost completely covered with a piece of red fabric. On the the fabric are letters cut from a piece of blue and black fabric. The letters say: people in tanks are not victims.
Day 35. #DailyHonestDesk
How to express the sadness, the incredulity, the anger I am feeling about what is happening in Gaza, in Palestine; and coming up short. Shedding tears at my desk, for people I don't know. Inshallah, Palestine will be free. 🍉
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#CreativeSpace #TextileArtist #StopTheGenocide
Overhead view of a desk where a pink cutting mat is taking up most of the space. On the mat are some letters cut from dark blue patterned fabric. The letters are surrounded by scissors, scraps of fabric, and a piece of paper that says: people in tanks are not victims.
Day 34. #DailyHonestDesk
Cutting more letters. Somehow misplaced part of the letter templates, so I guess there will be more cutting tomorrow when I print the template again...
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#CreativeSpace #TextileArtist #StopTheGenocide
Overhead view of a desk. A piece of light blue fabric, with a print of colourful marbles, fills most of the picture. On the fabric are letters cut from coral coloured fabric. The letters spell: children are not targets.
Day 33. #DailyHonestDesk
Cutting letters. Feeling sad...
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#TextileArtist #CreativeSpace
Overhead view of a desk with a pink cutting mat filling almost the whole picture. On the mat is a pile of blue fabric triangles and various quilting tools surround the mat: scissors, rulers, and a rotary cutter.
Day 32. #DailyHonestDesk
Started cutting triangles for a quilt. I've never made a quilt with this type of triangles before...
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#ModernQuilter #Patchwork
Overhead view of a desk with a large open sketchbook with colourful quilt blocks sketched on the right hand page. Colour pencils and crayons are scattered on the page and next to the sketchbook.
Day 31. #DailyHonestDesk
More quilt blocks sketching. Maybe I should actually make some quilt blocks? Slightly obsessed with log cabin blocks...😍
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#CreativeSpace #Sketchbook
Overhead view of a mug of hot chocolate, resting on a book on top of a quilt.
Day 30. #DailyHonestDesk
Not even close to working at the desk today. Slept very poorly. Spent some time with a book and hot chocolate... ☺️
Overhead view of a desk with a large sketchbook open to show a page with sketches of colourful patchwork blocks. Colour pencils and crayons are scattered around and on the sketchbook.
Day 29. #DailyHonestDesk
Scribbling quilt blocks for half an hour. That's all the time I spent at the desk today...
Overhead view of a desk with a pile of clothes in blue and pinkish colours on the left hand side, on the right hand side are a quilting book and a pile of fabric scraps in pink colours.
Day 28. #DailyHonestDesk
Recording a video about starting a new quilt. Is there such a thing as too many quilts? 😁
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#CreativeSpace #TextileArtist #ModernQuilter
Overhead view of a desk with various quilting tools in the centre: pink cutting mat, rulers, scissors and rotary cutters. Around the edges are a pile of fabric, small sketch pads, and a partial view of a quilting book.
Day 27. #DailyHonestDesk
Mostly a sofa day, but I did spend a bit of time at my desk, preparing for a couple of new projects.
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#CreativeSpace #ModernQuilter
In the background is a working replica of a Spanish galeon, a wooden sail ship with three masts. In the foreground an open sketchbook is held up, showing a partially finished sketch of the ship.
Day 26. #DailyHonestDesk
I was not at the desk today. I was in London sketching a replica Spanish galeon! 😀
Some finishing touches required at some point.
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#Sketchbook #UrbanSketching #ElGaleonAndalucia
