I've started doing

instead of just thinking about it. The top section is stamped to create pieces with pattern. The other pieces are screen printed to create shapes.

I just need to wait for the paint to dry so I can start cutting....

Blackbird in my Garden

This is my first sample quilt.  Small - 9 x 10 inches.  There will be colour eventually and I have no idea whether there will be other birds or just black birds.

Black Bird in My Garden

He is woodblock - my very first one! I'm so pleased he worked.  I made him fro a photo I took in our new garden - my hard drive died just before Christmas and I've lost the photo! Bugger!

I think this is the way I'm heading.

Hugz

Ideas I'm Playing With

  

eThese are the ideas I am playing with.  The purple bird is a woodcut (he won't be purple).  The little framed pieces are gelatine plate prints and the other two are prints cut from erasers.

For some reason blackbirds are at the top of my mind at moment.  It could be because we have blackbirds in our new garden.  We haven't seen a blackbird for several years!  I love them.  They are raucous and forward but they are real characters.

This is the beginnings of a small sample quilt, just to see if the concept works!

I'd love some feedback!

Oops, I nearly forgot to say, Hi Robin!

Hugz

Sally