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I have completely lost my creative mojo this year I have completely lost my creative mojo this year and not felt inspired to do anything other than follow patterns and make clothes. But this afternoon, on this gloomy grey Sunday I have enjoyed some ‘organic’ patchwork and kantha stitching with these hot, bright, singing colours. Is it finished though? #kantha #textileart #patchwork #textiles #slowstitch #handstitched
Nice work done at this weekend’s Lino and appliq Nice work done at this weekend’s Lino and appliqué lampshade making workshops. Sue  adapted the blackbird design to create a different bird - it was supposed to be a thrush but my poor ornitholigy knowledge sort of turned it into something else! Hey ho.  #linoprinting #linoworkshop #lampshademaking #applique #craft #craftworkshop #kingstonuponthames
Thank you all for the birthday wishes. This is whe Thank you all for the birthday wishes. This is where I’ve spent my birthday. It’s been tough….
Since my earlier post today I’ve had various fri Since my earlier post today I’ve had various friends turn up at my door and call me to check I’m alright (nobody brought cake though, where’s the cake?). I have the best friends, I really do. I am ok and to reassure anyone who might be worried here are some other bits of work I have kept from my MA in Illustration - a project on Characters. I still think Mr Clooney is sex on a stick #illustration #characterillustration
We did it and it was epic! We set off at 10.30pm a We did it and it was epic! We set off at 10.30pm and staggered over the finish line at 4.30am raising nearly £6,500 in aid of breast cancer. Thanks for all the sponsorship folks. It’s Open Studios at mine today so I am greeting people from the sofa with feet the size of barges. #walkthewalk #moonwalk #inaidofbreastcancer #breastcancer #kingstonopenstudios #kaoskingston
We did it and it was epic! We set off at 10.30pm a We did it and it was epic! We set off at 10.30pm and staggered over the finish line at 4.30am raising nearly £6,500 in aid of breast cancer. Thanks for all the sponsorship folks. It’s Open Studios at mine today so I am greeting people from the sofa with feet the size of barges.
Tonight is the night that I and 6 of my besties st Tonight is the night that I and 6 of my besties stagger around London as part of the Walk the Walk Moonwalk in aid of breast cancer. It’s something that affects too many people and is currently affecting one of my nearest and dearest. To all of you who have sponsored me, thanks so much. To anyone who can donate just the smallest amount today, it will be appreciated so much. 

https://giving.give-star.com/microsite/walkthewalk/themoonwalklondon2024/fundraising-page/ruthblackfordsmoonwalk
What a great set of 1 and 2 colour lino prints Tra What a great set of 1 and 2 colour lino prints Tracy and Sarah @sarafras1 @tracy.clarke.1023 produced in my studio today! All was overseen by Zizi of course. Thanks for coming ladies- it was a pleasure. #linoprint #linoprintworkshop #linoworkshop #printmaking #printmakingworkshop #kingstonuponthames
At Venue 10 of Kingston Open Studios, @koaskingsto At Venue 10 of Kingston Open Studios, @koaskingston visitors can have a quick portrait made of themselves by artist Chris Stables @chr_stables for just £10. Here are 2 happy customers that came today @ysced and @we1001 #portrait #sketch #kaoskingston #drawing #openstudio #kingstonuponthames #richmonduponthames
A lovely day for the first day of Kingston Open St A lovely day for the first day of Kingston Open Studios, open until 5pm then 11am-5pm tomorrow. At venue 10 we have textiles work, printmaking, drawing and college by myself and @rachelpearcey and @chr_stables. There’s also lots of info on the workshops I run. Come along and take a look! #kingstonopenstudios #kaoskingston #openstudio #kingstonuponthames #richmonduponthames #textiles #printmaking #drawing #stitch #collage
A massive amount of fabulous geli plate prints pro A massive amount of fabulous geli plate prints produced in my studio today by Helen @huntscross, Heather @heatherloebl and Avril. We worked in layers with stamps, stencils, collage, image transfer and ate a lot of biscuits, well I did #gelliplate #gelliplateprinting #gelliplateworkshop #gelliarts #kingstonuponthames
It’s nearly time for Kingston Open Studios and I It’s nearly time for Kingston Open Studios and I’ll be opening my doors (Venue 10) on the weekends of 11/12th and 18/19th May. Artists @rachelpearcey and @chr_stables will be joining me with wonderful stitched work and drawings. Come along, see original artwork, have a chat and do the trail - lots of other open studios nearby with an array of art, craft and design work. Go to the Kingston Artists Open Studios website to download the catalogue and map. #kaoskingston #kingstonartistsopenstudios #openstudio #art #kingstonuponthames #richmonduponthames
A great day’s work with Sue and Jackie today. Th A great day’s work with Sue and Jackie today. They chose my Blackbird and Abstract designs to create using appliqué, free machining and lampshade making techniques. Zizi was, as ever, on hand to ‘help’. #lampshademaking #lampshadeworkshop #applique #freemachining
I have one space available on my fun and productiv I have one space available on my fun and productive Intro to Linoprinting workshop on Thurs 16th May, 11am-5pm, in my studio in Kingston upon Thames. Cost is £85 and covers all materials, tea, coffee, biscuits. Further details of exactly what the course covers is in the Workshops section of my website, link in bio. PM me if you’re interested #linoworkshop #linoprinting #linocut #kingstonuponthames #linoprintingworkshop
Zizi has no respect for deadlines. With the Kingst Zizi has no respect for deadlines. With the Kingston Artists Open Studios event looming (11/12th & 18/19th May) I am frantically trying to get work finished, but a studio cat makes it tricky…#kaoskingston #kingstonartistsopenstudios #textileart #illustration #mixedmedia #kingstonuponthames #richmonduponthames
Good work made today on my one day Intro to Linopr Good work made today on my one day Intro to Linoprinting workshop. We explored one colour linoprinting, chine colle and reduction printing. #linoprintmaking #reductionprint #introtolinoprinting #linoprintworkshop
Another busy day in the studio with @catherinemear Another busy day in the studio with @catherinemears36 and @alicemears who came to learn about Collagraph printing. They were prolific and got some great results! The novelty of printing with the most basic of materials like card and wallpapers never wears off- there’s so much you can do, and they did it! #collagraph #collagraphprint #printmaking #experimentalprintmaking #tetrapack #printworkshop #kingstonuponthames
What a fantastic set of prints produced this weeke What a fantastic set of prints produced this weekend by @swany_morgan and @davidmorganart They we’re keen to focus on Collagraph printing so we covered printing with tetrapak, adhesives, wall papers, chine colle and mixed it all up for some great effects. A fun and productive weekend. #experimentalprintmaking #collagraph #collagraphprint #tetrapak #chinecolle #printworkshop #kingstonuponthames #creativity
Another repair and refashioning job of The Old Qui Another repair and refashioning job of The Old Quilt. #patchwork #applique #kantha #kanthastitch #indianquilts #vintagequilt #textiles #textileart #handstitched
New work in the making. A friend gave me a very ol New work in the making. A friend gave me a very old, very threadbare quilt. Zizi had little respect for its fragility (see 3rd pic) and was in the process of making it even more fragile so I have salvaged what I could and am in the process of repairing and refashioning it into pieces for the wall. It’s a bit of an organic process in that I have little idea of what the final result will be, (or even whether  it’s finished) and I’m not actually sure I am improving or doing it justice but it’s good to be giving new life and strength to something so beautiful, old and delicate. #patchwork #randompatchwork #textiles #vintagetextiles #quilt #repairing #repairingvintagequilts #textileart #handstitched
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