Needlefelting with Embellisher

On the subject of techniques: I have progressed to using an embellisher. Unfortunately I am as adept at breaking needles on the embellishing machine as I am with hand held needles! Ooops! I really love the way that you can build up distressed surfaces and layers and "knock back" gaudy colours by overlaying with more subtle shades.

Colour Stories

We are encouraged at college to keep a "Colour Book" so that when we do projects we have a wide vocabulary of colour themes to use. Ideally I should be creating one new page for my colour book every week - I've been very lax, so here is one to start me off on the right path.

I love using black in my colour palettes, particularly for fashion ideas - although it creeps into my interiors and gift projects too. A visit to the Towner Art Gallery's "Dark Monarch" exhbition yesterday has certainly got my inspirational juices flowing and I think it will help me move out of my comfort zone colour-wise - despite the profusion of black and monochrome! I am itching to do some drawing and painting and to try out some new techniques.