My world of art.

Got my new specs!

2013-07-18T05:26:00.001-07:00

Got some new Monsoon readers and getting on with my Glastonbury Thorn. So nice to see close-up!

I'm a slow artist. Painted the flowers at the weekend sat in beautiful sunshine whilst my daughter was paddling in her pool.

A thunder storm last night so sat in a slightly cooler garden and about to paint the berries.

Glastonbury thorn, Tor

2013-07-11T03:51:00.001-07:00

Just started working on my next series of paintings. I have a canvas painted and ready for the layers of the image.

I'm feeling very inspired by the Tor. I only live a few miles up the road. This is an image I caught yesterday. A glorious sunny day, not windy and you could see for miles.

Etsy discount code. A little treat

2013-07-03T03:34:00.003-07:00

A thank you discount code for following my blog.

20% in my Etsy shop, type

My world

on any purchase.

Art for sale

2013-07-03T03:30:00.000-07:00

£10 inc. postage.

Butterflies and stars, made from recycled fabric, beads and sequins.

The little canvas has been painted with acrylic with a sprinkling of glitter.

Gold acrylic stars.

10cm x 10cm

In the Pink

£10 including postage

Acrylic painting on paper, sequins and glitter.

9cm x 14cm approx, mount 20cm x 25cm

Interested in buying my work? Please email me.

Art for sale

2013-07-03T03:21:00.000-07:00

£10 inc. postage

Butterfly and daisies.

My little butterfly has been made from recycled fabric, beads and sequins.

The canvas has been painted with acrylic, a sprinkling of glitter and some sequins.

10 cm x 10cm

Art for sale

2013-07-03T03:09:00.000-07:00

£10 inc postage.

One of my little butterflies, made from recycled fabric, sequins and beads.

The canvas background has been painted in acrylic with some glitter and sequins (again).

10cm x 10cm

2012-08-24T09:10:00.000-07:00

A little freebie

I've recently started a new page on facebook and I am looking for 'likes'.

Be in the first ten to like 'mollys follies' and there will be little goody bag for one lucky winner. There will be future competitions :D

Look for moo and you will know that are on the right page!

Pedlars Certificate

2011-09-22T03:54:00.000-07:00

I've decided to give peddling a go. I applied for my certificate this week, so hopefully in two weeks I shall be carrying my basket of goodies around the streets of Bristol.

I found this link to be really useful, www.pedlars.info/faq-pedlars.html

Like a lot of busy mum's I've had to come up with (hopefully) the best solution to school hours and my need to earn some money. As much as I would love to have a market pitch (Corn street, excellent market in Bristol), I cannot fit around their hours.

I must admit I am a little nervous, been trying out ways to show off my work whilst trying to keeping fairly eco-friendly. I've been cutting up boxes to back my creations and wrapping so as to protect them.

If Bristol works I might get some courage to try Bath!

Hoping to feel the love.

Mixed Media Hare

2011-07-25T13:04:00.000-07:00

Not quite sure where I'm heading with this picture. I do know this though, it is just the beginning!

So far, watercolour paper with watercolour paint, recycled fabric stitched on and a layer of gesso.....

Upcycled owls.

2011-07-07T15:25:00.000-07:00

Recently I have been taking inspiration from my local animal rescue centre, Secret World. They have a collection of rescued owls that I felt the need to include in my artwork. These two paintings I have here to show on my blog are of a beautiful Barn owl.

These paintings were created on canvas. The background has been made up from upcycled fabric, collaged paper and flower motifs from my daughters outgrown clothes.

I then painted a layer of gesso over this background. This was followed by a layer of brown acrylic paint.

Crackle glaze, applied to add interest to the texture ( I love this stuff!)

And finally, the owl was painted in oil paints, and the sky and stars. Oh, and a little crayon to the flowers.

I am working on some paintings with Twinkle in.

Sadly Twinkle died this week, aged 16.

http://www.secretworld.org/

Not quite sure what to do!

2011-03-23T16:30:00.000-07:00

I have made this hare wallhanging from scraps of fabric, recycled card and the beautiful sea-glass my daughter collected for me. The background has been painted with oil paints.

My problem, I can't get it to hang flat to the wall. I hand stitched black velvet to the back and I really don't want to undo it. I worried I might damage it and I love it so.

I welcome any suggestions.

A beautiful gift

2011-03-03T15:31:00.000-08:00

My lovely (soon to be 4yrs) daughter gave me this delightful collection of sea-glass. She collected it from Clevedon beach with her dad for me to put in my pictures.

Appearing soon on etsy.

Sir John Tenniel

2011-02-25T10:43:00.000-08:00

I'm feeling a bit of an Alice in Wonderland moment coming on. I love painting hares and think I might introduce some rabbits too.

Recycled wallhangings

2011-02-12T12:39:00.000-08:00

I've just started on a series of wallhangings. I have a few ideas, this hare is the third I have made. I think I've fine tuned it now, so it works as I had imagined it.

Made from recycled fabric from a pair of jeans and a flower top my daughter had outgrown. Some scrap silk I had dyed, some beads, crystals and bells. The heart and wings also has been made from recycled fabric.

Leaping above the stars.

Still here working!

2011-02-03T13:03:00.000-08:00

Lot's of ideas on their way, just been a bit off colour lately. About a dozen paintings and lots of ideas for some more appliqued items. Keeping up the recycling, too many ideas and not enough energy!

Some finished paintings.

2011-01-04T12:49:00.000-08:00

Happy New year!

Finally got myself at my art table to get some work done. Here are some finished paintings I created on my little eco-friendly art-cards.

I shall be listed these on etsy.com over the next couple of days.

Recycled art canvases

2010-12-16T12:09:00.000-08:00

Here are my little art canvases. I've now prepared them all with oil paint backgrounds.

I machined-stitched some silk scraps, from a wedding dress designer, to form a patchwork. I had dyed these some time ago.

I will do some little hare paintings on some of these backgrounds soon. But for now I am carrying on with the sacred heart theme.

The patchwork silk heart and wings has now been hand-stitched to the recycled/repurposed canvas board.

The finished piece has now had recycled paper, beads and a button sewn on. The heart and wings has a hand-stitched silver metallic thread outline.

My Heart flutters.

My next project - recycled, miniature art

2010-12-11T10:23:00.000-08:00

Minus a sleeve.

Fabric glued to card.

Gesso applied. And finally, cut to size.

I'm now just starting to work on my next eco-friendly little pictures. Made from recycled packaging and fabric from my daughters outgrown clothes. Just trying to decide what to paint, or stitch on them.