Today I attended Lisa Engelbrecht's presentation and show of some of her calligraphy mixed media art. What lovely lettering she does! I felt inspired hearing about her journey and seeing her work, and bought a card she made with a large, beautiful 'Y' that is full of flair and interest. The top photo is of Lisa with one of her pieces. She asked each member of the audience to participate in a collaborative art project where we wrote down 'notice' followed by our individual ideas of what to notice such as 'your breath' or 'the feeling of the wind on your face' on a post-it note and then posted them randomly in Duncan. A few days ago, I tried out a calligraphy pen and acrylic inks for the first time - just a quick 'dip' onto both freezer paper backed fabric and regular paper. I really like the feel of the pen as a mark-making tool and with the help of Lisa's DVD, I hope to experiment further. My doodle is in the other photo.
I spent a large part of yesterday choosing and fusing 15 metres of fabric in preparation for taking a workshop with Sue Benner next week. The top photo is the fused fabric in a roll. I need to double this amount to meet the minimum fused fabric requirement, so guess what I'll be doing more of today? I happened to see a book on Quilt National in a store and discovered that Sue was one of the three jurors for it this year. She is listed as being one of the top 20 teachers in another book I'm reading and I expect I will be very challenged by the level of learning I experience with her. The second photo is an ink washed muslin base that I will add to in preparation for including some calligraphy.
