We were well overdue for a change of picture on this blog, if nothing else. Dare I say it? The picture of Charlie in the snow was beginning to look unseasonal. Yes, I know, there's still plenty of winter left for more snow.
But on the other hand, Valentine's Day approaches and M reckons that if you start with midsummer's day being 21st June and then divide the year up accordingly, 14th February marks the beginning of spring. It's a cheering thought.
Anyway, I'm celebrating this particular season with a new exhibition Downstairs at Cotswold Craftsmen, in Nailsworth. I've always done the silk-painted cards with hearts on and hearts have been one of the shapes on lustred mugs and last year I started making heart-shaped dishes and mugs and bowls with a heart design. The cards sell out throughout the year and all the heart-shaped dishes sold out too, so it seemed a good opportunity to just go for it and enter the spirit of the thing.
You can't see on the photo but there is a lovely sugar-pink border of hearts on the poster. What you can see is heart-shaped cut-outs of various work and this was fun to learn. These days it seems that whatever you need to learn, someone has put a tutorial for it on the internet, and so I was able to learn about heart-shaped masks and produced the poster above.
Last week was spent firing heart pots, making Valentine cards (of which more in another blog) and delivering to By Local, Gloucestershire Arts and Crafts Centre and The Made In Stroud Shop. This week I need to make more general greetings cards and pack up for setting up the exhibition next Sunday. Today, though, is nominally a day off and I'll be ironing and cooking. And maybe dipping into my book on learning CSS as well ...
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