I had three long night shifts this weekend, and awoke in the middle of it, Saturday afternoon; bleary-eyed and feeling grim. Two parcels were awaiting me and I put the coffee on while I opened the first; a package from Ario of vanishing muslin, acrylic fabric painting medium, and lots of lovely Markal oil sticks. I sat sipping coffee whilst I opened the second parcel. It was wrapped in pink tissue and a heavenly lavender scent. It was a gift from an artist I much admire! Carolyn Saxby who lives in St. Ives.
Carolyn also plays with plant dyes, and these are swatches of silks, velvets and cottons in glorious shades of yellow from Crocosmia and Onion skins. What a fabulous bunch of goodies to play with!
This lovely heart is like a remnant of summer, smelling sweetly of lavender. I have a palette of shades of gold in my bedroom, an attempt to infuse my waking self with sunshine. This will look great hanging from my old brass bedstead.
And Carolyn's thoughtful gesture cheered me up and really put a spring in my step!
I also gave a gift this week to baby Rudi, who is my friends Jo and Chris' lovely new little man. It was inspired by Jude Hill's feathers which you can see in amongst her glorious cloth work on her blog Spirit Cloth.
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