In my last post I told you about the first half of the day at Speed Craft, you can read it here if you are so inclined. I went with the lovely Jane from Loopy's Place.
Our fourth activity of the day was with Katie Almond, an incredibly talented ceramics designer who I've taken several workshops with. I had a bit of a wobble when she asked if I'd left mum at home as mum usually accompanied me... But I powered on and got on with the job at hand, the hanging plaque above. This is the piece in wet clay and painted with the glazes. I'll show you the finished item when it comes back from its firing. I felt like doing a house in a heart to represent my renewed love for my lovely old Victorian house.
The last activity of the day for us was lino cutting and printing. I've done lino cutting a couple of times now, having taken a class or two a while ago. I decided to represent my current lifestyle and cut out a bottle (of vodka, I don't like wine!) and a cocktail glass. I drew both freehand so they're a little rough around the edges.
We used the finished stamps with ink brayered onto tiles rather than ink pads as I've done in the past. I printed on some book pages and we used the results to make a little collage. Sums me up rather well!
