Preoccupied

I've been absent for a few days because I've been a little preoccupied. Opus assessment day is looming and there are projects to be finished, forms to be filled in and notes to be updated. So a little glimpse of what's been going on. For my final project for "Sculptural Form" I was inspired by a drawing of a cactus I'd made on holiday.

So on Friday I dyed some fabric and threads.

I then embellished some scrim onto the back of the fabric to give some texture.

And the rest of the weekend and all day yesterday was spent hand stitching the whole lot into my cactus inspired vessel. I was grateful that the weather was fine and I could sit outside... but I know now why I usually work on the machine!

I've now got one final project to finish before Saturday (which will be entirely machine stitched!), not to mention the plastic bag knitting and then I've got two weeks off before the start of my next module. Yippee!!