Yes! Folktale week! It will be my first 💜 although I’ll also be in the not-a-lot-of-time boat due to uni-teaching... buuut, I’m gonna try not to let the ideal be the enemy of the good. And I really think it will stretch me creatively to think about illustrating a story (I am a storyteller, next to the uni-gig). In my head it feels hard, but I think within the context of the group effort that is FTW, I might just accidentally stumble into being able to do it 🥰 thanks for a lovely newsletter! 💜
Jennifer! thank you for commenting! Folktale week is as full on or not as you make it. I would love to put as much effort in as I did last year but I know that's not going to be possible for me either. So perhaps we need to simplify it down, even if that means we only create 1 main piece, and have sketches/workings out for other days or little bits of our stories here and there. Hope you enjoy it whatever happens! xxx
JB - love your last post. Fun to hear about your Uni adventures and studies. Art psychotherapy? Fascinating! In 1974 I was a freshman at Stephen F Austin State University in Nacogdoches Texas as an art major. I have never had time to study art, and I was looking forward to it. I actually took about 18 hours of art then I discovered a more practical passion for myself - home economics education. In the US the field is now called family and consumer sciences. I don’t know if this is a course in Europe?
Anyway, a little less than 50 years later, and being retired I am finally getting to play with or investigate art again. I have never been a sketch, or aren’t even much of a doodler. I also want to investigate writing. And I have taken up sewing and quilting and thrift in and sustainable clothing and mending, extraordinaire, etc. Fun to have time to do that!
Your sweater is amazing. I love it. Did you have variegated thread or did you have to change threads really often?
I’m having to get used to a jumper means a pull over sweater! To me, a jumper is a dress with suspender like straps on it, that you were a blouse under. I haven’t worn a dress jumper since childhood.
Best wishes for all your endeavors. I enjoy your newsletter. I also love cats. I used to have a wonderful black cat that looks so much like your cat but she passed last year. But I do have two other lovely cat named Kitty and Percy. @sybil_fisher_
Sybil!! Thank you for commenting :) I am so pleased you found your way to art again in your life, especially in the role of investigator. I feel like every creative ought to wear the hat of investigation - it's a forever journey that we might never 'solve'. I would love to quilt! I have made 2 quilts in my life but so long ago. One day I will dedicate more time to that. My jumper was made using a variegated yarn, there's no chance I'd have had the patience to swap out the colours so often! And I'm sorry to hear your cat passed recently, our family dog passed early this year as well. Lots of sadness in times of losing a pet, but my sister always reminds me of how much happy times were spent with that pet, much more so than the time of sadness once they've left us. Send my love to Kitty and Percy!!! Squish them as much as you can :) thank you again for commenting here, I so enjoyed reading it and getting to know you a little more!
Yes! Folktale week! It will be my first 💜 although I’ll also be in the not-a-lot-of-time boat due to uni-teaching... buuut, I’m gonna try not to let the ideal be the enemy of the good. And I really think it will stretch me creatively to think about illustrating a story (I am a storyteller, next to the uni-gig). In my head it feels hard, but I think within the context of the group effort that is FTW, I might just accidentally stumble into being able to do it 🥰 thanks for a lovely newsletter! 💜
Jennifer! thank you for commenting! Folktale week is as full on or not as you make it. I would love to put as much effort in as I did last year but I know that's not going to be possible for me either. So perhaps we need to simplify it down, even if that means we only create 1 main piece, and have sketches/workings out for other days or little bits of our stories here and there. Hope you enjoy it whatever happens! xxx
JB - love your last post. Fun to hear about your Uni adventures and studies. Art psychotherapy? Fascinating! In 1974 I was a freshman at Stephen F Austin State University in Nacogdoches Texas as an art major. I have never had time to study art, and I was looking forward to it. I actually took about 18 hours of art then I discovered a more practical passion for myself - home economics education. In the US the field is now called family and consumer sciences. I don’t know if this is a course in Europe?
Anyway, a little less than 50 years later, and being retired I am finally getting to play with or investigate art again. I have never been a sketch, or aren’t even much of a doodler. I also want to investigate writing. And I have taken up sewing and quilting and thrift in and sustainable clothing and mending, extraordinaire, etc. Fun to have time to do that!
Your sweater is amazing. I love it. Did you have variegated thread or did you have to change threads really often?
I’m having to get used to a jumper means a pull over sweater! To me, a jumper is a dress with suspender like straps on it, that you were a blouse under. I haven’t worn a dress jumper since childhood.
Best wishes for all your endeavors. I enjoy your newsletter. I also love cats. I used to have a wonderful black cat that looks so much like your cat but she passed last year. But I do have two other lovely cat named Kitty and Percy. @sybil_fisher_
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Sybil!! Thank you for commenting :) I am so pleased you found your way to art again in your life, especially in the role of investigator. I feel like every creative ought to wear the hat of investigation - it's a forever journey that we might never 'solve'. I would love to quilt! I have made 2 quilts in my life but so long ago. One day I will dedicate more time to that. My jumper was made using a variegated yarn, there's no chance I'd have had the patience to swap out the colours so often! And I'm sorry to hear your cat passed recently, our family dog passed early this year as well. Lots of sadness in times of losing a pet, but my sister always reminds me of how much happy times were spent with that pet, much more so than the time of sadness once they've left us. Send my love to Kitty and Percy!!! Squish them as much as you can :) thank you again for commenting here, I so enjoyed reading it and getting to know you a little more!
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Excuse typos - Siri doesn’t understand me sometimes! Should proof before I SEND!😎🤓