Working as an artist in residence

Hi everyone!

Been very busy doing school work at two schools. One paper mache and the other felt. I think I have seen about 700 children over the last 2 months!  Loads of fun though!

As an artist if you ever get a chance to do a residency then say YES PLEASE! You will learn so much - looking at your own medium in a different way, utilising colour and shape effectively and it really is packed with loads of laughs and very special moments.

Like the boy who was thrilled to have made new paint colours and raced up the art room to show me and the grade fours who made felt look like tree trunks and told everyone and anyone who would listen!

I passed a little person showing their grandma a large wall hanging we had done the previous year and naturally my ears were flapping as I walked past: "This is my best work" she told her granny. Apparently she had achieved this single handedly! - Great stuff!

If anyone would like any further advice about doing a residency please email me privately.

Hope everyone is well and doing something gorgeous and creative this week - or at least you are planning to do so!

Love
Elizabeth
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Monsters!

Hi Lovely Friends!

Sorry I haven't posted in a bit. Just wanted to let you know about my new monster article in the latest FELT magazine. This issue is just lovely with lots of interesting articles and heaps of great info.

I provide instructions and heaps of step by step photos for making your own. If you do make a monster I

would love to see what you come up with!

Every best wish

Love

Elizabeth

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Gorgeous New Buttons!

Hi Everyone!

Well the exhibition opening was just lovely  - full gallery and a beautiful Autumn day - even the cows in the fields nearby looked as if they had brushed their coats for us! 

Thankyou to everyone who came - I was just thrilled by all the surprise visits!

What I really wanted to tell you about are these magnificent buttons that arrived this week! They are so beautifully made by a lady in the Scottish Highlands. I can think of dozens of uses and I can't wait to put them into a project. Maybe I will knit a new cardy just so I can put these buttons on it! Or make a brooch or add them to a journal or stitch them to a felt wrap or .......

They are made of resin and are finished so well. A very professional service for a lovely product!

Contact Frances here at : Buttons McAnnoraks or find her on Facebook here

Hope everyone is finding time to play with buttons or paint or thread or fleece or yarn or whatever!

Lots of Love

Elizabeth

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A little clay...

Hi everyone,

Well lots of final little jobs before our exhibition opening this coming weekend. Amazing how those last things take so LONG to do! Here are a few new little clay birds. I like mucking around with clay - it is very calming and I love making a mess - well let's put it this way - I'm very good at making a mess - in fact I excel at making mess! 

I hope you are all having a fabby fab week and that there are some local folk who have time to drop into the
exhibtion.

Chat soon
Love
Elizabeth
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An exhibition!

Hi Everyone!

Just wanted to let yo know about an exhibition I am participating in with 4 other gorgeous artists! 

This will be held in Warragul in Victoria and for those of you who can come we have our opening on the 4th of May at 2.00pm. With nibbles and drinks! 

Hope to see you at: The Lillico Glass Studio, 243 Lillico Rd Warragul

Well the cooler weather has arrived in Melbourne and everything I love arrives as well:
winter coats, knitwear, scarves, thoughtful golden days and cold nights, big blankets on the bed, rain, planting all the bulbs, raking leaves, open fires, crumpets, soup, casseroles, gum boots, the light slanting a bit differently,
purple evenings...

Just love this time of the year!

I hope everyone is enjoying their season as well be it Autumn or Spring!

Lots of Love
Elizabeth

Facebook!!!

Dear Friends
Well I can hardly believe it. I have joined Facebook - staggering really because I swore I would not sign up to another thing!
If anyone would like to visit and LIKE me as they say - please feel free! You can do that here

In the normal world I am preparing for a new residency at a primary school, this time in paper mache! There will be a set of figures based on my samples below. These will measure nearly a metre in length and be located in the entry way of a performing arts hall. Themes of music and drama will be the focus of each figure.

I start in about a month and am just thrilled to be working in another medium at a school. After 12 years of
doing felt it will be lovely to challenge myself on this scale in another medium.

SO wish me luck!

Hope you are all spending a lovely Easter break with loved ones

Love
Elizabeth
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Summer and New Class!

Hi Everyone,
I can hardly believe how long it has been since I have posted! Sorry!

Well apart from teaching I am  WAIT FOR IT.................WAIT FOR IT..........................
just about finished my book! Yep nearly there! About one chapter and some tidying up to be done and hopefully will be at the printers before too long. A big thankyou to everyone who has shown such keen interest.

New doll available on Etsy  - "Summer" is available now.

FELT FOLIO 2    Starting 6th April for 5 weeks 10.00 - 1.00pm

Classes have been going well and Felt Folio is drawing to an end. For anyone who is interested I will be continuing with Felt Folio 2. This class is wonderful if you have already done a bit of felting and want to continue with more 3D felting elements.

Cost $350.00 which includes everything. All materials and use of all tools.

Well I hope everyones creative pursuits are going well

Lots of Love

Elizabeth

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