Window on Wednesday

 

You have to love the patriotism of the Sierra Leoneans…..

Love does not alter….Indigo dyeing…

I have had a rethink on my shirt to be a coat….last year when I started on this project I was in a very different place both in location and in mind…now I have been exposed to new techniques…new inspiration…new friends…things are in a bit if a jumble…but the mist will clear…new creations will emerge….

At long last I have braved the indigo dye….the results were wonderful…I’m game for more….

Window on Wednesday

 

Remnants of an era gone by….

a weekend at the beach had me wondering through old skeletons of fine hotels…at one time…it has been told that long before the war here in Sierra Leone….people from Europe would flock to the beautiful beaches of Freetown…Tokeh beach was one of the most popular….sadly what remains are ruins…like this one, where one can see a window within a window…

Love does not alter…cont…

I first posted my “love does not alter” in April 2009, if you click on “Love does not alter” in “Labels” in the side bar you will find all the postings there…I stopped working on this piece because I did not have enough room in our tiny UK flat to spread the work out thus having an overall picture of the piece. Now i have ample room I need to pick it up again. Jude’s CWB workshop is just the inspiration I need to get me in the mood again…I hope to finish this by April..I want to wear it when we go back for a short break then…

Window on Wednesday…

Two eyes looking out at you from this window…

The Girls…aka the ugly sisters….

These girls have made their way to the UK hopefully to hang around and look pretty…good luck Girls!!

I am hoping to put more of the Girls into my shop…opening soon…

Getting to grips with wisps…Linus

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This little chap started out his  life from these humble beginnings…

…this inspiration came from the "Beasts” workshop given by Jude Hill over at Spirit cloth…

take a closer look…I have enjoyed putting him together…now he needs a resting place…perhaps he may connect with “waiting”….

Window on Wednesday

…a winking eye…

Mail bag treasure….

this little treasure was mailed to me from my mother….it belonged to my great Grandfather Pop…my mother did not tell me where he bought the card or when…but….

…I’m guessing he bought it in France sometime in the early 1900’s perhaps on a holiday or maybe even during the 1st World War….

…my great Grandfather Pop was very fond of his sister who lived in Ireland…this card was bought for her…and she was a very special lady because she looked after Pop’s 6 children when their mother…his wife…was committed to a mental institution….

He never posted this card…

Wisps…

Waiting…

I started this cloth back in April while we were waiting to leave the UK for Sierra Leone…it is hanging on the wall in the “studio” now but I think it needs some more attention but what that is I am not sure….

…a pot of tea perhaps?

 

Then there is this….

something I started at the end of the year…inspiration gained from Jude Hill…I am hoping to create a window something…but will have to see what comes from the heart to the needle to the cloth…

It’s haematin (not sure of the spelling) season here in Freetown…this is when the winds blow down from the Sarah desert…mornings are much cooler… the days are breezy…there is a haze in the air…like a pollution haze you get in an industrial city…it feels like autumn…

Window on Wednesday…the 1st of 2011

Although this window belongs to a derelict building, I find the open window very welcoming, happy almost awaiting any possibility….that is how I feel at the start of a new year….
Hope 2011 will be better than last year…