exciting times

Time has flown since I last came by and my one week has grown to two and now I have so many emails to catch up on and blogs to visit and sooooo much to tell I dont know where to start first!! So I'll start with now I think and work backwords, here is my journal page prompted by Nances' new group Collage Play with Crowabout! Nance provide the collage sheet and we all make a journal page/collage. Love the vintage style images she provided for the first week and they immediately reminded me of my visit to Stevie back in 2005 where there were so many vintage cars on the streets and to let you all know that its only 18 weeks till I leave to visit again ~ time is flying ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ my second piece of news is that I have received my "A Charming Exchange"


book by Ruth Rae and Kelly Snelling ~ what can I say when I opened the package today my hands were shaking and I couldnt breathe properly with excitement. Why you may ask???? well I have some of my work in the book. I still cannot believe it, it all started back in Jan 2007 when I was asked to join with a Ruth, Kelly and friends to make small pieces of textile art which they could make into jewellery along with art from other friends I was so excited and then Ruth contacted me in March 2007 about a special piece to be the centre which she could create around ~ I did this and sent if off for Ruth to play with ~ well the results are stunning I would just love to see the necklace in real life cause it looks amazing ~ if you have the book it is on page 98 and is called Forest Floor, or you can read and see more here on Ruths blog ~ I have 4 other pieces of my work in the book too which Im so happy about because there is some amazing artwork in there from some amazing artists. Im breathing normally now! The book shows you how to make extraordinary jewellery and I cannot wait to have a go. Congratualtions to Ruth and Kelly on such a wonderful book ~ not biased at all ~ it is brilliant :)

Saturday was another brilliant day ~ I spent it with Jeanette Sendler (fibre artist) in her shop Hat in the Cat which she shares with Alison Mountain ( artist) I was helping them out and it was a wonderful day ~ I rearranged the window and table displays and was just inspired once more by her after spending the previous week with Jeanette at her summer school. I will have to come back to that another day once Ive photographed my work I did there and show you all the wonderful things I learned. Have to go for now but will be back soon ~~~~ Judy xxx