Anyone that follows my Twitter account @AmblesideArt will see that I regularly post patterns but I hadn’t realised until recently that people didn’t realise that these are all taken from art work I have done and not completely computer generated.
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I am lucky to currently have my work on display at the Kendal Quaker Tapestry Garden Cafe. A lovely Vegan cafe in the centre of Kendal.
AmblesideArt at Kendal Garden Cafe
The Quaker Tapestry is an amazing museum which can often be overlooked. it is a fascinating exhibition and one that always leaves you thinking you need to revisit as there is so much to take in.
Art work at Kendal Garden Cafe
The needlework is amazing and there are over 40 panels to look at, a real journey through social history. https://www.Quaker-tapestry.co.uk will tell you about the fascinating history behind it. Follow your visit with delicious coffee and cake or lunch and you have the perfect day out
After a rather long break (literally) I can finally draw again. I managed to fracture my hand making badges. One of these things that seems like a good idea at the time but ended up a disaster. My hand literally hit the floor and hey presto ended up in a cast.
AmblesideArt Badges
At the time I had thought it would be good to have an inexpensive but unique gift. The badges were either hand painted or taken from one of my printed designs.
Badge sets
However doing them put paid to anything else art wise, so frustrating. I did catch up on a lot of reading design books I’d been meaning to catch up on but I had been in the middle of a large (for me) design which kept mocking me from the drawing board.
Underwater Fantasy
It was so annoying at first as I could finally draw but couldn’t get the tops off pens! Well finally I’ve finished it. Using metallic watercolours from Derwent and Kuritake Fudebiyori metallic pens on black paper. “Underwater Fantasy” is now finished and framed, and……. I’ve finally managed to finish the badges too. Don’t think I will be in a hurry to make more soon though!
I was lucky to find a large collection of Japanese Postage stamps recently. A fascinating insight in to the country and customs. Works of art in their own right. I decided to incorporate them into my artwork.
A Variety of Japanese Postage Stamps
Working with pen and ink and also the new Derwent Metallic Watercolours it was interesting to see how they could be worked in to a design.
Japanese Postage Stamp Art
I used collage techniques with watercolour paints and ink pens.
Work in Progress
The most difficult bit was choosing which to use, I had 300 stamps which I am still working through. I have sorted them in to colours as this seemed to be the easiest way to separate them.