This week has been all about exploring different media. My first diversion was ceramics. I popped into a lovely local cafe Cobbles and Clay to paint a plate that will be given to the winner of a Bake Off style competition that I'm organising on Saturday 12th October. The paints that I used behaved very differently to acrylics or watercolours - they are viscous, slightly dry and are absorbed very quickly by the plate. On the up-side, if you make a mistake, it's easily removed with a damp cloth. I have to own up to several revisions because I wasn't happy with the lettering.
My other foray into the unknown was an upholstery taster course run by Pauline Keenoy at Damside Mill which was part of the South Pennines Making and Doing Festival. I took along an old chair and discovered that it was rather beautiful underneath its layers of varnish and 1950s moquette. I have got great plans for it! I am starting a course in November to learn the skills necessary to complete its transformation.
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