Fresh …….Debby’s word of 2025 .

Debby likes to keep ideas ticking over and one way is to choose a word for the year .

This year she has chosen  FRESH which has already sparked some associations.She’s collected thoughts in a black paged journal and adds to it often , keeping up good intentions.Her word sparked associations with ‘green’ and she associated this with cactus and plants which pop up in her work .

She dislikes the blank page so utilises an idea picked up on a course last year……namely to use a wash of watercolour on a page and press bubble wrap or plastic wrap into it and allow to dry .This when dry gives an interesting layer to work over.

She received some special watercolours for Christmas but so far 

has resisted putting a wet brush into them as they are pristine!

 

New year

With a new year beginning we welcomed two prospective new members.

Janis is just beginning her journey into creative textiles .As with us all she has taken some classes and dipped her toe into techniques .We look forward to seeing her develop her ideas and style.

Penny established a successful practice several years ago creating surface designs.

These were turned into very saleable products which were exhibited internationally.

She is now ready to launch herself back into a regular practice.

We will be interested to see what direction this may take.