January

 Happy New Year!

This week the theme is January.  The sun shone for about an hour yesterday so I took the opportunity to wander around the garden and spotted these colourful strawberry leaves - I have a 'thing' about holes in leaves and half eaten foliage - I love it!  My husband 'the Gardener' doesn't!

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Memories of 2021

 2021 and the pandemic continues.

Another year of being very cautious about mixing and socialising, so art has become a big part of my daily life, going back to favourite techniques and trying new ones.

Over the year I've:  cyanotype printed, mono printed, thermofax printed, embroidered, collaged, plaster cast flowers,  gold-leafed, embroidered some more and mono printed some more! 

Walking has also been a big part of my daily routine and we have made the most of having the New Forest right on our doorstep.

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December

 The theme for this week is December.

I have put together a small collage of December images, some new and some old.

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Nature

 This week the theme is Nature.

I found this beautiful lichen covered twig on a bed

of fallen autumn leaves while I was out for a chilly walk this week.

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Tiny

 The theme this week is Tiny.

I found the tiniest little tea cup and made a miniature nest in it.

It is sat on an ivy leaf to give you an idea of size.

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November

This week the theme is November.

I was given an acorn vase recently - so I found an acorn.

I soaked it in water for 24 hours, wrapped it in kitchen towel until it sprouted and then placed it on the acorn vase and waited.

I don't associate November with new beginnings but this is my first attempt at growing a tree and so far it's going well!

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Stripes

 This week the theme is Stripes, and I'm afraid I've had to hit the archives as real life has kept me so busy!  

These photos are of a dry stone wall by one of my favourite artists Andy Goldsworthy.  We saw some of his amazing work while we were holidaying in the Lake District a few years ago.  

If you haven't seen his work before he is definitely worth a Google!

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