Ayton Art Club Exhibition November 13/14th 2021

 

Preparation complete! All I have to do now is get out the bubble wrap!

Painted Wellies

 

ROBIN WELLY SOLD (Dec 2021) but another similar one is on its way. Please email for photos.

Two more painted wellingtons - Robins and Goldfinches - finished just in time for our village Art Club Exhibition, where they have been used for floral arrangements, to house a small vase.

I now need to list them for sale. Please email if you would like to buy them as Christmas gifts, before they appear on my FOR SALE page. They will be £12 each, free UK mainland postage.

December 2021 update - Harvest Mouse welly SOLD 

 

Shaun the Sheep throw

 This was a "one off" experiment with knitted squares - not to be repeated! I'm pleased with the end result but the process was somewhat "wonky donkey"! I think the problem was that I raided my wool stash and used "leftovers" - whereas, if I ever did another, I would buy new wool - all the same make and ply.

However, it does what it says on the tin and is incredibly warm - ideal for over the legs when you don't want to put the central heating on!

 I knit 5 vertical strips, two are navy blue and the other three have one or two sheep heads.The blanket has a wadding middle and the backing is fleece fabric. Another problem - my sewing machine couldn't cope with three layers, so there was a lot of handstitiching.

Not all negative - the individual sheep squares work well - I'm hatching a future project!

Scarborough Highlights Painted Welly

This artwork is painted in acrylics and then varnished so that it can be used indoors or outdoors. I've painted on an almost new Hunter's welly - a prestigious make which is why I left a small patch of black rubber showing at the top, to show off the label!

It could be purely decorative, or have a plant in it - or because of its height, it could be an umbrella stand.

The scenes are highlights of Scarborough where I live - the hungry seagulls, the lighthouse, the castle, beach huts, and of course, the beach and sea. Before I start painting, I paint the rubber surface with gesso to give the acrylic paint a surface to key on to.

Height 44cm/17.5"cm; sole length 26.5cm/10.52, size UK7

Weight 1153g

£30 free postage to UK Mainland

I still have the other half of the pair of Hunter's wellies, and am pondering ... what next? Please email me if you are interested in a bespoke design.

Scarborough South Bay Highlights mosaic

 

 

I have two identical deep frames and wanted to create a pair of local scenes. This one represents Scarborough - the inevitable seagull, beach chalets, the lighthouse, the castle and of course, the beach and sea. My second mosaic, below, is of Filey - it just needs grouting and framing.

SOLD

Frame 32cm x 23cm; mosaic 28cm x 19cm; 3cm deep 

UPDATE: The Filey mosaic is now finished as below.

 Both mosaics have been sold. Please email if you are interested in a similar one.