A view of my table as I paint the moth inspired Journey exercise  I have spent the past week painting and filming the painting of my moth inspired Journey design exercise. It always takes longer to set up the lights and web cams than you think. But I am more than halfway through now. And then there will be editing the videos and then loading everything onto the website. Another job that always takes longer than you think. It will be worth it though. I am very excited about sharing this workshop with my online students. Lines and shapes that I found interesting on the several moths I used for inspiration. The new workshop will be launched on Friday 31st January on a years subscription. You will be able to view the videos in the workshop whenever you like, wherever you are in the world. We will look at taking section with L shapes to isolate designs. These designs can then be made into printing blocks or stencils and templates. The finished Journey Depending what inspiration you use...

A pretty silk fibre bowl by Sally Thompson   Some of the students on the Experimental Textiles Video Library have started work again after the festive break. It only takes one to post their sample in the private group attached to one of the 12 workshops, and then a few more join in. I love it when my phone pings to tell me someone has posted a new comment or image.  Sally Thompson, Gina Dean and Sue Redhead have been having fun experimenting with silk fibres.   The other side of the bowl above         Sally also experimented with molding fibres around a ball.   The first try of a silk fibre vessel, very successfully I think.   You can of course mix your media when you are making bowls and vessels. Sally was having a clear out and decided to shred her old recipes, and then - Bam! A bowl made from a combination of paper and silk fibres. Doesn't it look fab with the toning silk fibres bringing out the orange tones in the shredded paper.   ...