Quick flip through of six handmade journals.

These are some more journals that I've been working on during the studio down time, finished off some that had the covers created last year.

Quick Flip through, show and tell, small books

Mark making using plastic doilies etc.

Tea staining papers can be a lot of fun when layering different things over the pages during the drying process. I have found the best results on warm to hot days, I guess the quicker drying time, the better the end result.

Sequin waste, part of a plastic doily, and a cardboard embroidery thread organiser.

these can leave interesting marks.

Large plastic doily layered over two A4 pages, results in a lot of patterning transfer.

There are many different patterns in these doilies to choose from for different results.

This is a particularly large one.

More Little Books

These are some more small books created after an amazing class in Queenscliff last September with New Zealand Artist Liz Constable, If you like what you see here check out Liz's site, bookartstudios.co.nz 

Another singer drawer filled with more 

Now I think I'm done with the little books, but I do love making them.

These are held in a wooden case made from recycled fence palings. 

flooded studio renovation

It was a little disturbing to discover that my studio floor was wet under the carpet squares, the next disturbing thing was discovering how much stuff I had and really didn't need. I have been in this little studio for the past 12 years and thought if I hadn't needed or looked for it in 12 years it has to go.

It is quite cathartic getting rid of excess stuff.

Everything got moved outside under cover while the clean up happened. 

Such a mess, but only temporary, although it seemed to take ages.

Removing the tiles uncovered the source of the icky odour,

they were unusable. 

My high bench was not attached to the wall so that made it easier to replace the tiles under the bench once the leak was found and fixed.

Gotta love the door stop, so classy 😂

The water was coming in in between the wall and the lining so this was a good opportunity to change the wall covering. I decided on peg board so I can attach things.