End of the year - 2019

I just noticed that I almost missed December!
I haven't been busy but I have been doing some things. I just haven't posted. Must not have been any interesting dates in December.

So, what HAVE I been doing?
We had the exhibition at the Alcove, which went well.
I did warp up my loom in the hopes of starting a small tapestry for the AusNZ tapestry group. The new challenge is Wind in Motion. I am finding it a rather difficult topic to get my head around. I did have an idea, got all the yarns ready and warped the loom. Then I realised that I had warped it wrong, had several bits tangled and could not fix it easily. So I took the warp off. It all sat around for a week or so and then I put it all away. That was either late November or early December. (Just looked it up and it was early November!!) Maybe I'll get it out tomorrow and have another go.

In the meantime, I have had a change of mind about the image. Back to the drawing board. (It would be good if I actually did go to a drawing board for my designs, I tend to use photographs and then I have trouble getting abstract, which is what I prefer.)

I have been trying to only use what I have but I just loved these fabrics and bought them anyway. I can justify it by saying I have already used some of it and have ideas for the other bits. 

Wind drying the washing is one idea I have had. 

I was taking some time today to tidy up stuff that is lying around in my studio. While I was doing that, I came across some interesting yarns and embroidery threads and I had some tentative ideas for both tapestry weaving and machine embroidery. Only tentative at this stage though.

I saw a call for entries for Vision 2020 (I wonder if there will be a lot of vision themes in 2020, 20/20 vision being so good!). There are two components to this call for entries, one is due on January 10 and the other is due on February 20th,)
I had this idea of playing around with background colour and its influence on the colours being used, something I have played around with previously.

I found a sample I did in my textile course and thought I might develop an idea from that.

Butterflies appealed. So I made several, putting them onto different backgrounds. But then I didn't like what I was thinking of doing with them. So they are just sitting there at the moment.

Same coloured bits on different backgrounds.  I think the blue bits are missing from the bottom butterfly though. 

Actually, I did use one for a cloth book I have made as a first birthday present.

You can see the top of the wing sticking out on the right. 

So I suppose I have been a bit productive, just haven't posted. It has been that busy time of the year when Christmas is approaching, New Year follows quickly and the summer holidays are starting, meaning that things are winding up for the end of the 2019 year.

So farewell to 2019, welcome to 2020, which I hope is a good year for all.