Layers and Textures

I recently did a workshop with Ro Bruhn at the Berry Retreat where we started to make a mixed media book or journal. I love Ro's work and it was great just to be able to play with no pressure. That is me hiding up the back.

In my usual style I got a bit hooked and without any major deadlines pressing me I was able to spend a few days just playing at home.

I chose a limited colour palette as I have enough stuff already and I didn't want to have to pull everything out but it was great to work in these bright colours. I think I have been a bit earthy in my palette lately.

In the workshop we played with paper, fabric, ribbons, lace, buttons and generally anything we could find but again I limited myself to fabric, paper, some non woven products, felt and beads and threads. It was very scary that whatever I felt I needed - I had ample supplies.

I also tend to buy a lot of books which I read and then put aside - for another day. One such book was Magaret Beals latest Fusing Fabric book, so I pulled it out - along with all the bits and pieces I needed and played around with sheers and felt and layers too. They made a great textural addition to the book.

Anyway - I ended up making 12 pages which bound together into a fairly substantial 'book' and got me kick started on a whole lot more ideas for some textural work.

Here are some of the pages.

 And here is the finished book

Another book is already starting to bubble up in my creative thoughts.