May 30, 2013 Image

Languid Lavender Labours

It’s taken me all day to make these lavender lovelies – It’s very hard to focus when working in its lovely soporific miasma.

May 18, 2013 Image

Mmmm, I love the smell of PVA in the mornings…

Mmmm, I love the smell of PVA in the mornings...

Time to get micro with the next Salvage Cardboard Parquet project…..’cos one woman’s trash is another woman’s treasure chest.

May 18, 2013 Image

Floating Jungle

May 15, 2013 Quote

“Art, like mora…

“Art, like morality, consists of drawing the line somewhere.” GK Chesterton

May 13, 2013 Image

Knitty Mirror

Using natural light for photographing mirrors or anything really is always better – But it’s not easy to capture the mirror frame in detail without the reflection distracting the viewer.
Still, I think you get the picture.

May 12, 2013

Imagined Elephant-

This baby is trying to leg it despite lack of eyes – you have to admire his chutzpah.

May 12, 2013 Gallery

Making a Music Cabinet

It takes lots of cardboard boxes to make this cabinet. Building up strength in the relatively narrow cardboard walls is vital.

It needs to support a lot of weight without being bulky. I read John Sheratons furniture manuals for help. 18th century ingenuity with 21st century materials.

Painting each piece to resemble oak and walnut burr veneer is a slow and painstaking process but one which I enjoy immensely – and not just because I love the smell of gloss varnish. Art deco inspired shapes work very well with the curved and slightly off kilter nature of the structure.

Music cabinet doing it’s job – nicely packed with records beneath and cradling the record player above. Hinged lid and lead openings makes for a functional and attractive piece.