A new year
"Employee of the month" is a good example of how somebody can be both a winner and a loser at the same time.
Demetri Martin
Christmas is over. My daughter's 13th birthday is over. The holidays are over.Clean up time is never over, but I'm back in my studio.
I've got lots of exciting things planned for this year.
I've been felting like a fiend!
I've gone made for nuno felting and have been making nuno hats with no seams. I studied millinery at college so am pretty good on all those techniques but when you combine it with making your own felted hoods...Wow!!! Wish I'd done this years ago!
These are just a couple of felt photos I took this afternoon as illustrations for my Christmas workshop at the Battery in October (contact me if you're interested in attending). I'll do lots of felting this year.
I've set myself up a little photo studio in my living room because the main reason for my posting tardiness is that it was such a hassle to take the pictures. We have NO light in England in the winter! Anyway I'm all set up, so hopefully this will promote a more frequent return to posting.
If you've emailed me in the last few months, you may have noticed I'm not great on responding. I'll try and turn that round. Thanks for your comments. It's nice to know I'm still being read even though my posts aren't as frequent!
I'll be back with pictures of hats soon.
Today's inspiration: Chad Alice Hagen, felt maker.
Likes: This crazy cow felted hat on these pages via felt faction.
Love the felting - good to see you back. Happy New Year!
Posted by: gina | January 10, 2008 at 02:14 PM
I just adore it! Lovely felting. I wish you could teach me how! I am so excited to see the hats.
Posted by: Ravenhill | January 10, 2008 at 02:46 PM
I've been sending my students to your blog. I loved your last post. Your doing some gorgeous work with nuno!
Posted by: Lindsay | January 11, 2008 at 03:44 AM
You're back, hurrah! I love the feltiness of your recent posts, keep them coming!
Posted by: emmms | January 11, 2008 at 10:33 AM
Hi!
good to see you again!!
Happy felting!
Posted by: angeljoy | January 11, 2008 at 01:20 PM
Hi Juju
Please, will you provide us with an e-mail or web adress of the Battery in Whitstable. The link from your previous post is not working...
By the way - nice to see you again - I missed your posts.
Posted by: Hanne | January 12, 2008 at 01:43 PM
Wow, they are gorgeous! You HAVE been busy! Love it!
Posted by: Ulla | January 14, 2008 at 04:41 PM
Lovely felted flower. I love the colors.
Posted by: Betty | January 16, 2008 at 08:12 PM
so so SO good to see you here again. happiest of new years. 13 has been a fun year in our home... i hope that yours is too.
loving the felted goodies! so beautiful!
Posted by: susan | January 17, 2008 at 03:02 AM
Oh wow. Those are fabulous!
Posted by: Romi | January 18, 2008 at 06:10 AM
These are so beautiful. This is something I'd love to try someday! Love your site..
Posted by: Dawn | January 19, 2008 at 02:04 AM
beautiful.
Posted by: miki | January 22, 2008 at 11:17 AM
This is just wonderful....hope we will see more of this ....I'm really inspired now to pull out all the things I have been collecting to try more felting.
Posted by: Terry Dryden | January 25, 2008 at 06:37 AM
Oh, wow! They are just beautiful.
I'm a little scared of felting, especially with nice yarn - I think 2008 might be the year for me to get over that.
Posted by: Kirsty | January 27, 2008 at 06:59 PM
adorable felting flower.
Posted by: sid | January 28, 2008 at 02:32 PM
These are really beautiful!
Posted by: Ann Christine Dennison | February 05, 2008 at 07:22 PM