tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149804292024-03-13T01:34:35.684+00:00Textile GoddessUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger872125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14980429.post-48421310678513381222017-09-11T19:15:00.002+01:002017-09-11T19:15:57.549+01:00NEW BLOGBlog is now at <a href="http://textilegoddess.blog/">http://textilegoddess.blog</a><br />
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Dedicated website and perfect integration with images.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14980429.post-79268423207204114602017-04-22T08:58:00.001+01:002017-04-22T08:58:07.595+01:00Problems with blogging<p style="text-align: center;">…. so, now at least I know why I can’t post pictures to Blogger using my usual App</p>
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<p style="text-align: center;">"<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Picasa has been folded into Google Photos, and in the course of the transition, Google has forbidden apps such as MarsEdit from creating albums on the service."</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><br /></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Thanks Google, we love you so much!</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', Verdana, Arial, sans-serif;">I could of course post directly in Blogger, though this is clunky. It will still post to Wordpress…. so maybe this is the time I take the plunge and leave Blogger behind and head to the dark side that is Wordpress? </span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', Verdana, Arial, sans-serif;"><br /></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', Verdana, Arial, sans-serif;">Off to research to see if I can import blogger posts to Wordpress….</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', Verdana, Arial, sans-serif;">Back soon in some format...</span></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14980429.post-35023392892553271232017-04-01T10:50:00.001+01:002017-04-01T10:50:34.816+01:00Bamburgh Castle<p style="text-align: center;">I keep a sketchbook of flowers and leaves and other design elements for reference, very handy when designing these pieces of work.<br />I have an urge to paint….. and to sew in neutrals… but, commercial head on, these colourful pieces will make better cards. </p>
<p style="text-align: center;">First sketches and ideas.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="2017-03-17 11.59.13.jpg" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-t7-elSraJqY/WN931Rq3esI/AAAAAAAAPG8/CoFL2QIaSts/2017-03-17%25252011.59.13.jpg?imgmax=1600" alt="2017 03 17 11 59 13" width="600" height="600" border="0" /></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Adding in colour and thinking of fabrics, all very loose at this stage.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="2017-03-16 13.36.04.jpg" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-MadlXGSbZ58/WN933qvac2I/AAAAAAAAPHA/FoWnivtLigg/2017-03-16%25252013.36.04.jpg?imgmax=1600" alt="2017 03 16 13 36 04" width="600" height="600" border="0" /></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Starting to applique silks and use free motion embroidery to shade the castle on the sand dunes, surrounded by the sea and sky.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="2017-03-16 17.11.26.jpg" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-yRireGZDGCA/WN935vrcLZI/AAAAAAAAPHE/t5aChJlmlZU/2017-03-16%25252017.11.26.jpg?imgmax=1600" alt="2017 03 16 17 11 26" width="600" height="600" border="0" /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14980429.post-61325088570007833772017-03-31T18:00:00.001+01:002017-03-31T18:00:44.381+01:00Autumn Moongazer in Progress<p style="text-align: center;">Again a combination of felt, liberty print fabric, printed fabric (through my printer), silks and cottons.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="2017-03-11 17.03.08.jpg" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-snz21kHMTpM/WN6LJw_uFMI/AAAAAAAAPGk/1zd0950QRs4/2017-03-11%25252017.03.08.jpg?imgmax=1600" alt="2017 03 11 17 03 08" width="600" height="600" border="0" /></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="2017-03-15 13.23.30-1.jpg" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-F8De3QKKEKE/WN6LL__vbaI/AAAAAAAAPGo/8yQykfwdaT0/2017-03-15%25252013.23.30-1.jpg?imgmax=1600" alt="2017 03 15 13 23 30 1" width="600" height="600" border="0" /></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="2017-03-11 21.23.35.jpg" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-M9KI_4uZeiA/WN6LONR6p4I/AAAAAAAAPGs/8H4U9lcEPkQ/2017-03-11%25252021.23.35.jpg?imgmax=1600" alt="2017 03 11 21 23 35" width="600" height="600" border="0" /></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Blackberries in the making.</p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14980429.post-82337733882209043172017-03-25T18:42:00.000+00:002017-03-25T18:42:09.963+00:00It's been quiet....<p style="text-align: center;">As I’ve been really busy the last few weeks with my self set deadline to product six to ten pieces of work as soon as possible.<br />All using wool in some way and all suitable for photographing and card making.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Here is the first one in progress.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">If you<a href="https://www.instagram.com/helencowans_textile_artist/"> follow me on Instagram</a> you’ll have seen some of these already. </p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="2017-03-01 14.14.08.jpg" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-9Ii4pbXfrV4/WNZXlD6OV7I/AAAAAAAAPF0/EoEtDrjwjgM/2017-03-01%25252014.14.08.jpg?imgmax=1600" alt="2017 03 01 14 14 08" width="490" height="600" border="0" /></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Small, medium or large?</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="2017-03-03 17.11.03-3.jpg" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-49OJh48mwvA/WNZXnfJuZKI/AAAAAAAAPF4/cOBIwpnD8jI/2017-03-03%25252017.11.03-3.jpg?imgmax=1600" alt="2017 03 03 17 11 03 3" width="600" height="600" border="0" /></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Setting down the main FME elements</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="2017-03-04 15.35.33.jpg" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-rhRSEv16wiY/WNZXpMPF9JI/AAAAAAAAPF8/k6j_OCiC1ow/2017-03-04%25252015.35.33.jpg?imgmax=1600" alt="2017 03 04 15 35 33" width="600" height="600" border="0" /></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Thinking about hand threads.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="2017-03-04 17.59.27.jpg" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ebvrury3h0k/WNZXqvHGcuI/AAAAAAAAPGA/EdDyZPQiCUs/2017-03-04%25252017.59.27.jpg?imgmax=1600" alt="2017 03 04 17 59 27" width="600" height="600" border="0" /></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Unpicking.<br />Happens to us all.<br /><br /><img style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="2017-03-05 15.31.08.jpg" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-G8be6R13eDw/WNZXsSPQsMI/AAAAAAAAPGE/nWl4CHnbbDk/2017-03-05%25252015.31.08.jpg?imgmax=1600" alt="2017 03 05 15 31 08" width="600" height="600" border="0" /></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">More FME</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="2017-03-05 16.09.33.jpg" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-8Q1JF30XWLw/WNZXuQPX8LI/AAAAAAAAPGI/ZqGBE-H12kk/2017-03-05%25252016.09.33.jpg?imgmax=1600" alt="2017 03 05 16 09 33" width="600" height="600" border="0" /></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Refining thread choices.<br /><br /><img style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="2017-03-08 14.10.09.jpg" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-pj1I8iEi9u0/WNZXwPYup9I/AAAAAAAAPGM/W8sec447ZGQ/2017-03-08%25252014.10.09.jpg?imgmax=1600" alt="2017 03 08 14 10 09" width="600" height="600" border="0" /></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Working on the hand sewing.<br />Finished picture coming soon.<br /><br />Today is a beautiful day and I’m off into the garden for the first time this year.<br />Looking forward to it, but not sure where to start! </p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14980429.post-76548952533978522412017-03-09T14:35:00.001+00:002017-03-09T14:35:45.858+00:00Art<p style="text-align: center;"><img style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="2017-02-25 15.35.01.jpg" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/--cHYb_7ybK8/WMFoPc_Ye2I/AAAAAAAAPFg/DOsbVAt3QD4/2017-02-25%25252015.35.01.jpg?imgmax=1600" alt="2017 02 25 15 35 01" width="600" height="600" border="0" /></p>
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<p style="text-align: center;">Just what it’s all about really isn’t it?</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">ART.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">That desire to express what's inside you, to give it form, texture, shape, space and colour. <br /><br />Sometimes it’s easy and looks exactly as you imagined it to be, sometimes it's very hard work and you don’t succeed.</p>
<p style="text-align: center; font-size: 11px;"><span style="color: #2a2a2a; font-family: noto_serif_devanagari, 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">”The expression or application of human creative skill and imagination, typically in a visual form such as painting or sculpture, producing works to be appreciated primarily for their beauty or emotional power.”</span> <br />Oxford Dictionary.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Printing blocks - from a antique sale somewhere, forgotten in the depths of time….. and a piece of Indian jewellery, from a set which I love, but have never worn. <br />All on the studio shelf behind my main desk.</p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"> </p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14980429.post-74709193646195828742017-03-03T19:31:00.000+00:002017-03-03T19:31:03.085+00:00Evolution of a flower.....<p style="text-align: center;">Thought I would show you how this flower evolved - over hours of work and several days of pondering.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Trying to get the correct colour, adding more petals, softening the background.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="pink flower composite.jpg" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-VwWmxxHPE-U/WLmMZOAVrBI/AAAAAAAAPFM/JIo2fz3kWUI/pink%252520flower%252520composite.jpg?imgmax=1600" alt="Pink flower composite" width="463" height="600" border="0" /></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"> </p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="pink Flower.jpg" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-QHQWgNatZG8/WLmMbCBnhSI/AAAAAAAAPFQ/L3bPvnFYyaE/pink%252520Flower.jpg?imgmax=1600" alt="Pink Flower" width="592" height="600" border="0" /></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">For sale in the <a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/HelenCowans">Etsy Shop</a></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14980429.post-59790540233701963892017-03-02T15:02:00.001+00:002017-03-02T15:02:02.136+00:00Cup & Ring Carved Rocks <p style="text-align: center;">Morning walk, up a hill past Chatton, looking back towards the Cheviot Hills.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="Kettley Crags C.jpg" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-B163IhRXHsw/WLgzuIdvPyI/AAAAAAAAPEk/l5KJ2IZ4dKc/Kettley%252520Crags%252520C.jpg?imgmax=1600" alt="Kettley Crags C" width="599" height="394" border="0" /></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Fantastic view.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="Kettley Crags3 c.jpg" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-KIVAI1DXreA/WLgz5n-3kdI/AAAAAAAAPEw/1nH1KGIvHbs/Kettley%252520Crags3%252520c.jpg?imgmax=1600" alt="Kettley Crags3 c" width="599" height="400" border="0" /></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"> Spotting rock art on lonely outcrops</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="Kettley Crags Rock Art 2 c.jpg" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-E-0Tr7Nbfk8/WLgz1uwxkyI/AAAAAAAAPEo/qW51qpdUMcE/Kettley%252520Crags%252520Rock%252520Art%2525202%252520c.jpg?imgmax=1600" alt="Kettley Crags Rock Art 2 c" width="599" height="400" border="0" /></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"> </p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Final destination Ketley Crags.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><br /><img style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="Kettley Crags Rock Art c.jpg" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-5AVQL_aCAJA/WLgz3zRaFcI/AAAAAAAAPEs/11EpZ2_6sWI/Kettley%252520Crags%252520Rock%252520Art%252520c.jpg?imgmax=1600" alt="Kettley Crags Rock Art c" width="599" height="400" border="0" /></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">WOW. One of the best examples I’ve seen and in a stunning setting.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">More info on the <a href="http://archaeologydataservice.ac.uk/era/section/panel/overview.jsf?eraId=97">England Rock Art Site</a></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14980429.post-14010393521164733142017-02-27T12:04:00.001+00:002017-02-27T12:04:16.009+00:00In print<p style="text-align: center;">Newsletter for the Quilters Guild region 15E</p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><img style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="16996028_1211419428906676_1010481989153145814_n.jpg" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-9jTjNssQmNw/WLQVvCObVnI/AAAAAAAAPEU/nX-Hc47sShM/16996028_1211419428906676_1010481989153145814_n.jpg?imgmax=1600" alt="16996028 1211419428906676 1010481989153145814 n" width="599" height="442" border="0" /></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"> </p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14980429.post-49413345220232091642017-02-26T09:00:00.000+00:002017-02-26T09:00:25.716+00:00Sari Curtains<p style="text-align: center;">When guests are arriving there is an incentive to get on with curtain making….</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="2017-02-15 12.09.35.jpg" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-u286Kc_3ddg/WLABQT9nVmI/AAAAAAAAPDQ/oQYbTiNm4OM/2017-02-15%25252012.09.35.jpg?imgmax=1600" alt="2017 02 15 12 09 35" width="600" height="600" border="0" /></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Beautiful fabrics, though very delicate (no unpicking here) and very slippery!</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="2017-02-15 17.35.50.jpg" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-SoeHmybctNM/WLABTIdeN5I/AAAAAAAAPDU/u6uqOT2x0hA/2017-02-15%25252017.35.50.jpg?imgmax=1600" alt="2017 02 15 17 35 50" width="600" height="600" border="0" /></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">An excuse to use the elephant ribbon thats been on the shelf for a year and the beaded trim I’ve been hoarding since…… erm….. have forgotten.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="2017-02-16 16.48.26.jpg" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-_bGxZe_A3Uk/WLABU1Kj_mI/AAAAAAAAPDY/YU_UJ0Ad0Y8/2017-02-16%25252016.48.26.jpg?imgmax=1600" alt="2017 02 16 16 48 26" width="599" height="450" border="0" /></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Finally complete and hanging. Very pleased with the result,</p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14980429.post-76881633757315214772017-02-25T18:00:00.000+00:002017-02-25T18:00:18.157+00:00When friends arrive......<p style="text-align: center;">It’s a great excuse to eat cake…..</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="2017-02-19 13.22.15.jpg" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-NgE9QIrst9g/WLACuvtauCI/AAAAAAAAPDs/Q2oqnPKb1e0/2017-02-19%25252013.22.15.jpg?imgmax=1600" alt="2017 02 19 13 22 15" width="600" height="600" border="0" /></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Trawl antique shops….. (serving said cake)….</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="2017-02-19 13.06.04.jpg" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-T2Q0xHownP0/WLACwT3SXNI/AAAAAAAAPDw/ThOc2-DZdkQ/2017-02-19%25252013.06.04.jpg?imgmax=1600" alt="2017 02 19 13 06 04" width="504" height="600" border="0" /> </p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Longngly admire Gothic carving and wonder where on earth you could put it in the house.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Sadly conclude the house is not big enough.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="2017-02-20 12.45.59.jpg" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-NWlTSp7Rzi0/WLACyU5MZkI/AAAAAAAAPD0/U1YkmcCnm6c/2017-02-20%25252012.45.59.jpg?imgmax=1600" alt="2017 02 20 12 45 59" width="599" height="450" border="0" /></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Go for walks on Bamburgh Beach to blow away the cobwebs.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="2017-02-21 14.50.43.jpg" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-1AzyYhgof4A/WLAC0QPUfqI/AAAAAAAAPD4/K9iumAaf5P8/2017-02-21%25252014.50.43.jpg?imgmax=1600" alt="2017 02 21 14 50 43" width="599" height="450" border="0" /></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: center;">Where the River Tweed meet the Sea.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">And a walk around Berwick’s town walls to walk off the cheese….. and wine…. and takeaway….. and night out…...</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"> </p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14980429.post-77350213422049937112017-02-25T09:00:00.000+00:002017-02-25T09:00:01.638+00:00SOLD!<p style="text-align: center;"><img style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="img132 c.jpg" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-9N91y5CP9_s/WK7EGoEHvfI/AAAAAAAAPC8/jIp9KI9I1IE/img132%252520c.jpg?imgmax=1600" alt="Img132 c" width="599" height="424" border="0" /></p>
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<p style="text-align: center;">Sold via the Etsy shop</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/HelenCowans">https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/HelenCowans</a></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14980429.post-35934062668146593092017-02-24T09:49:00.001+00:002017-02-24T09:49:29.709+00:00Is it almost Spring?<p><img style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="2017-02-17 12.50.04.jpg" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-9mh2D5kiw0w/WLABpjAw2OI/AAAAAAAAPDc/9nfPjYWAQVk/2017-02-17%25252012.50.04.jpg?imgmax=1600" alt="2017 02 17 12 50 04" width="600" height="600" border="0" /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14980429.post-85696188786225929532017-02-24T09:00:00.000+00:002017-02-24T09:00:09.812+00:00SOLD!<p style="text-align: center;"><img style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="img163 c.jpg" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-v5VdQctjW-I/WK7D8aZ-u0I/AAAAAAAAPC4/A6QTQnJN7dI/img163%252520c.jpg?imgmax=1600" alt="Img163 c" width="598" height="418" border="0" /></p>
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<p style="text-align: center;">Sold via the Etsy shop</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/HelenCowans">https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/HelenCowans</a></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14980429.post-86936923947148374292017-02-23T11:13:00.001+00:002017-02-23T11:13:11.752+00:00SOLD!<p style="text-align: center;"><img style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="img129 c.jpg" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-cxou5mXVx7A/WK7Dw4-KepI/AAAAAAAAPC0/yol2SpmDMV8/img129%252520c.jpg?imgmax=1600" alt="Img129 c" width="600" height="447" border="0" /></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"> </p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Sold via the Etsy shop</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/HelenCowans">https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/HelenCowans</a></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14980429.post-13404128169529136582017-02-18T09:00:00.000+00:002017-02-18T09:00:08.067+00:00The Etsy Shop is now LIVE!<p style="text-align: center;">There are now almost 50 hare paintings for sale in the <a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/HelenCowans">Etsy shop.</a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Each is hand painted on board, they are ready to hang or frame.</p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Graphik Webfont', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">"Hares have long held a fascination for me, from their form to their mythology. </span><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: #666666; font-family: 'Graphik Webfont', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Graphik Webfont', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Written into each panel, within the many layers of paint are positive words and stories of hares.</span><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: #666666; font-family: 'Graphik Webfont', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: #666666; font-family: 'Graphik Webfont', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Graphik Webfont', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">The symbols on my hares are inspired by the ancient Rock Art carvings found on the hills close to where I live and work."</span></p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/HelenCowans"><img style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="Screen Shot 2017-02-17 at 14.09.31.png" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-C23zPu-dku4/WKcEtpypkwI/AAAAAAAAPCg/N98TO2o0YSc/Screen%252520Shot%2525202017-02-17%252520at%25252014.09.31.png?imgmax=1600" alt="Screen Shot 2017 02 17 at 14 09 31" width="599" height="527" border="0" /></a></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14980429.post-6202356662662564892017-02-17T14:08:00.001+00:002017-02-22T10:24:31.669+00:00Winter Newsletter<p style="text-align: center;"> </p>
<p style="text-align: center;">The Winter Newsletter is now live - you can subscribe on the website <a href="http://us3.campaign-archive2.com/?u=9da34f92c72627af8eec7847c&id=18b5200ff3&e=[UNIQID]">or follow this link here…..</a> to read it online.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://us3.campaign-archive2.com/?u=9da34f92c72627af8eec7847c&id=18b5200ff3&e=[UNIQID]"><img style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="Screen Shot 2017-02-17 at 10.31.41.png" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-UtkKyDI5DUg/WKcD8NNEbRI/AAAAAAAAPCY/qz5L8SNLpxo/Screen%252520Shot%2525202017-02-17%252520at%25252010.31.41.png?imgmax=1600" alt="Screen Shot 2017 02 17 at 10 31 41" width="141" height="600" border="0" /></a></p>
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<p style="text-align: center;">It was a steep learning curve using MailChimp for the first time,</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">next time it will take me about 15 minutes rather than a whole day! </p>
<p style="text-align: center;">I am really pleased with the result.</p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"> </p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14980429.post-64601322987691208202017-02-10T11:31:00.001+00:002017-02-10T11:31:18.362+00:00Hares everywhere!<p> </p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="close up c.jpg" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-TNBoXk8H3wE/WJ2ka4HmmtI/AAAAAAAAPB4/OMfZ1kLYWyQ/close%252520up%252520c.jpg?imgmax=1600" alt="Close up c" width="599" height="389" border="0" /></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">I'm slowly building up my stock of hare paintings. <br />These are all painted on board with acrylic paint (I use Golden, not the cheapest, however I think they give the best pure colours).</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"> I use several layers, building up implied textures, using a brush, more often a palette knife, using a fine liner bottle to write about hare mythology. Then I cover most of this up, sounds strange, but it all adds to the final quality of the painting. There are often several more layers of paint to apply, finishing with paint markers to add the dots and lines, maybe another layer on top of all that.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">I’ve even been dreaming about them! </p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Here are a few new ones for you…… very soon, with a week or two the Etsy shop will have these for sale. <br />They are all ready to hang with a hook or can be mounted and / or framed. Sizes from 5x7”, 8x6” and 10x8” boards with 5x5” and12x12” deep canvas panels.</p>
<p><img style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="img132 c.jpg" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-T0aacoCyic8/WJ2kc_ANGGI/AAAAAAAAPB8/AnwMnEfq0V4/img132%252520c.jpg?imgmax=1600" alt="Img132 c" width="599" height="424" border="0" /></p>
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<p><img style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="img145 c.jpg" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Tymj02V3piU/WJ2keqmPmMI/AAAAAAAAPCA/CI93psu0BEw/img145%252520c.jpg?imgmax=1600" alt="Img145 c" width="478" height="600" border="0" /></p>
<p><img style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="img139 c.jpg" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-9642UWCuOm8/WJ2kg_BBvGI/AAAAAAAAPCE/bdAussYP3lo/img139%252520c.jpg?imgmax=1600" alt="Img139 c" width="473" height="600" border="0" /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14980429.post-60002877500481228082017-02-06T09:00:00.000+00:002017-02-06T09:00:29.609+00:00Tree in a Culvert<p style="text-align: center;"><img style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="2017-01-20 14.16.31-004.jpg" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-MBNervPVKqw/WJIrMJ-KQKI/AAAAAAAAPBY/v9XITzM9rA8/2017-01-20%25252014.16.31-004.jpg?imgmax=1600" alt="2017 01 20 14 16 31 004" width="600" height="600" border="0" /></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Spotted close to the house, just never walked that way before……<br />Note to self, walk in different directions! </p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14980429.post-4654614413402392962017-02-05T09:00:00.000+00:002017-02-05T09:00:15.627+00:00Coffee, Art....<p style="text-align: center;"><img style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="2017-01-24 01.02.07.jpg" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-W3h0iF8UMTk/WJIq6JkIQiI/AAAAAAAAPBQ/_j1gok8rtds/2017-01-24%25252001.02.07.jpg?imgmax=1600" alt="2017 01 24 01 02 07" width="480" height="479" border="0" /></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Pretty much sums up my working days…. </p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="2017-01-25 12.18.20.jpg" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-YwslGp63zFU/WJIq8oy618I/AAAAAAAAPBU/Gg1lVQkyvJk/2017-01-25%25252012.18.20.jpg?imgmax=1600" alt="2017 01 25 12 18 20" width="600" height="600" border="0" /></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Hares galore.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Etsy shop launching SOON!<br />Giveaway soon too…. I promise. </p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14980429.post-65163311633798476702017-02-04T09:00:00.000+00:002017-02-04T09:00:18.901+00:00Cold Coldstream<p style="text-align: center;"><img style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="2017-01-27 13.59.01-2.jpg" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-2YNx9WFu1tM/WJIqkWbgHYI/AAAAAAAAPBI/j8YoIOcSPDU/2017-01-27%25252013.59.01-2.jpg?imgmax=1600" alt="2017 01 27 13 59 01 2" width="599" height="254" border="0" /></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Spotted on the way to Sainsbury’s in Kelso.<br />Better GF selection there, Scotland has it’s advantages over England, long may we be able to access them! </p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14980429.post-3255423833289908112017-02-03T09:00:00.000+00:002017-02-03T09:00:17.402+00:00Just a quick photo<p style="text-align: center;"><img style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="2017-01-30 13.13.57.jpg" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-cyEUgdCwjag/WJIqT-j1E2I/AAAAAAAAPBE/pUVR7tYOh3c/2017-01-30%25252013.13.57.jpg?imgmax=1600" alt="2017 01 30 13 13 57" width="600" height="600" border="0" /></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">In their temporary mounts, finished and ready to scan. </p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Mix of felt, Liberty prints, hand and machine embroidery.</p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14980429.post-63665672711302214782017-02-02T09:00:00.000+00:002017-02-02T09:00:23.646+00:00Watching over the Foxgloves<p style="text-align: center;"><img style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="2017-01-30 11.00.00.jpg" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-i4FaaAVtaM0/WJIqPup3RJI/AAAAAAAAPA8/WYB_guy0trk/2017-01-30%25252011.00.00.jpg?imgmax=1600" alt="2017 01 30 11 00 00" width="600" height="600" border="0" /></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Spotted in the garden, self seeded, roll on April when I can plant them out.</p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14980429.post-82486506157050491502017-02-01T18:31:00.001+00:002017-02-01T18:31:09.334+00:00Edinburgh Day Trip<p> </p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Took myself off on a train journey.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Go see it if you can, Joan Eardley perfectly captures the wind and rain on the seashore cottages, the sunlight and the kids of 50’s backstreet Glasgow.<br /><br />You’l love it or hate it.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">I loved it.<br /><br /></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">And the cake (orange polenta).</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="2017-01-31 11.24.28.jpg" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Llza75phXdQ/WJIpYtDE9MI/AAAAAAAAPA0/TrrkGJ_S5qI/2017-01-31%25252011.24.28.jpg?imgmax=1600" alt="2017 01 31 11 24 28" width="600" height="600" border="0" /></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="2017-01-31 12.23.51.jpg" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-g6T4AITjWPQ/WJIpaRjZTZI/AAAAAAAAPA4/8KWu9xlcF54/2017-01-31%25252012.23.51.jpg?imgmax=1600" alt="2017 01 31 12 23 51" width="600" height="600" border="0" /></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">As I said on Twitter:</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #292f33; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0.25999999046325684px; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: #f5f8fa;">Oh but there are! <br /></span><span style="color: #292f33; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0.25999999046325684px; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: #f5f8fa;">When paint hits a surface the magic happens!!!! <br /></span><span style="color: #292f33; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 26px; letter-spacing: 0.25999999046325684px; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: #f5f8fa;">Excellent </span><a class="twitter-hashtag pretty-link js-nav" style="background-color: transparent; color: #0084b4; text-decoration: none; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 26px; letter-spacing: 0.25999999046325684px; white-space: pre-wrap;" dir="ltr" href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/JoanEardley?src=hash" data-query-source="hashtag_click">#JoanEardley</a><span style="color: #292f33; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 26px; letter-spacing: 0.25999999046325684px; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: #f5f8fa;"> exhibition. <br /></span><a class="twitter-atreply pretty-link js-nav" style="background-color: transparent; color: #0084b4; text-decoration: none; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 26px; letter-spacing: 0.25999999046325684px; white-space: pre-wrap;" dir="ltr" href="https://twitter.com/NatGalleriesSco" data-mentioned-user-id="343919678">@natgalleriessco</a><span style="font-size: 0.10000000149011612px;">”” </span></p>
<p> </p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14980429.post-50573517969946023722017-01-29T09:00:00.000+00:002017-01-29T09:00:10.811+00:00Peek a boo<p style="text-align: center;">Peek at a new picture, almost finished.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="2017-01-16 15.03.51.jpg" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-KUDgRaX4qo8/WITttVnPJdI/AAAAAAAAPAY/A7IQXn8FR98/2017-01-16%25252015.03.51.jpg?imgmax=1600" alt="2017 01 16 15 03 51" width="600" height="600" border="0" /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0