WOYWW 859 Art and dark age Kent.

Hi all, sending big hugs from us and purrs from Bella to Neet, hoping you get better soon. 

Here’s my art class desk from last week. You can’t really see my drawing but I’m having trouble getting the size of the squirrel’s head right. 

And here are all our autumn vegetables from 2 weeks ago. 

There are some beautiful paintings

Sadly, as I got home, my art bag (A2 size) got stuck in our kitchen door and I damaged my shoulder, pulling it free.  It’s been quite a saga going from a broken or torn shoulder cuff diagnosis to the cuff muscles being pinched between bones.  I’ve had a steroid jab to reduce the inflammation ,and am on Dihydrocodeine which is infinitely better than nasty sickness-inducing Tramadol. 

I’ve managed to do a bit more crochet, with Bella’s help, just more blanket strippery.

A local friend took this brilliant photo of Hengist and Horsa’s white horse. It’s tricky to get a good angle as it’s behind the Eurotunnel terminal. I’d like to paint that one day, it’s more like the spirit of a wild horse, than the groomed one that’s the emblem of Kent. 

Here’s more about Hengist and Horsa, as I’m not sure they feature in dark age history much beyond Kent. 

Bella sends purrs to you all, in an ‘elegant’pose on my first chevron blanket. 😻

And finally …

I’ll be around this morning to visit as I can’t go to art class 

Happy WOYWW

Hugs

Lynnecrafts xx

WOYWW 858 Alliums and crochet

Hi all, here for our weekly bloghop courtesy of Sarah’s craftshed, firstly sending healing hugs to Neet. Then here’s my desk:

This is my charcoal and watercolour study of alliums, the idea is that they’ve just come in from he garden. 

We’re staying with an autumnal theme this week, doing squirrels. I’m very tempted by this one, quite the fluffiest I’ve seen, but it might be tricky as we’re not allowed to use white. 

This one might be easier:

My crochet keeps growing:

Supervised by Bella who sends you all purrs. 

I’m very much enjoying The Game of Wool. This week, one challenge was dog outfits based on icons such as David Bowie. Very silly, Bella said, she most definitely did not want one. 

There was a dot jumper by Knitting for Olive that I liked, worn by one of the contestants.   I looked up their yarn and it was v expensive. Worse than that, they wanted £15 in tax, as it was coming from Denmark. I complained as I’ve never paid that with Hobbii and they explained it was because I was American. Well, they got a very stiff email back and I looked elsewhere. 

I have the idea of making the circles from multicoloured yarn on a beigy background (about a third of the price of KfO yarn but still wool and angora).

I will finish my blanket first, though. 

And finally

I’ll be round after art class - put the kettle on!

Happy WOYWW,

Hugs

Lynnecrafts xx

WOYWW 857 Charcoal, music and crochet.

Hi all, I’m back for our weekly bloghop care of Sarah’s Craftshed. Firstly, our thoughts are with Neet and hoping she feels better. 

My desk this week shows my new project, autumn vegetables. 

So far, I’ve been doing the charcoal drawing of my red onion, brown onion and bulb of purple garlic.  I’ve printed a mono photo to help with the different values. We’re adding watercolours this week. 

Here are 2 collages of our class’s fungi from last week. You can see the quality of their paintings, so you’ll understand if I judge myself harshly. 

We very much enjoyed the Tallis Singers’ concert on Saturday, and the setting in Canterbury cathedral was superb.  They sang acapella Renaissance sacred music by Tallis, Gibbons et al, from the 16th and 17th centuries. 

I also loved C4’s the Game of Wool on Sunday, though I thought a different contestant should have gone out. Next week they’re making dog coats so I asked Bella if she’d like a coat and hat but she wasn’t impressed. 

She prefers to wear just her own coat, thank you, even when supervising my crochet! She sends you all purrs. 

This is what she looks like when I wake her so I can go to bed. Super cuteness to try to persuade me not to disturb her. 😻

I’ve made 9 of 12 strips of my blanket. 

And finally, 

I can understand how this elephant felt as I’ve been to the physio, who uses acupuncture as well as massage on my back. 

I’ll be round to visit after art class, 

Hugs

Lynnecrafts xx

WOYWW 856 Art, crochet and the Canterbury festival.

Hi all, firstly, sending big hugs to our Neet, still in hospital - we’re hoping you get better soon. Here’s my desk for this week’s bloghop care of Sarah’s craft shed and yes, I’m painting again!

I don’t think I’ve the right colour of our Helen’s fungi but I’m pleased to be able to hold a brush again. 

I’ve had to use the Frisk maskaway rubber (the square one on the left) as I started this with masking liquid 3 weeks ago and it’s harder to get off, the longer you leave it. I’ve used salt and cling film in the background as well as printing with corrugated cardboard. I’m not very happy with the highlights- I haven’t succeeded in making it look shiny and I missed some of the white specks.

My crochet is growing under Bella’s supervision! She sends you all purrs. 

I’m up to 8 strips out of an approximate 12 so far. 

We’re enjoying the Canterbury festival, seeing Caravan (70s rock band) last Sunday and the Tallis singers in the cathedral next Saturday.

 And finally,

Happy Halloween to you all. 

I’ll be round to visit after art class. 

Happy WOYWW 

Hugs

Lynnecrafts xx

WOYWW 855 crochet

Hi all. 

Firstly, sending big hugs to Neet, who is still in hospital. This is a quick post as I’m still not able to do much crafting other than a bit of crochet. I’ve put my lower back out now, as well as having a broken finger so I’m in a sorry way.

Here’s the total number of blanket strips I’ve made so far. 7 strips and I think I need 12. 

Our local garage, The Autoeconomycentre in Etchinghill were very helpful this week. The MOT was due on our car and when I explained why I can’t drive, they picked up the car, MOTed it and brought it back. And it passed, yay! 

Bella’s supervising me and sends you all purrs. 

And finally

L

Happy WOYWW

hugs Lynnecrafts xx

WOYWW 854 New paints

Hi all, a quick post as I’ve not done much crafting this week. Firstly, sending big hugs to Neet who’s in hospital. 

Here’s my desk. 

I’ve treated myself to the new iridescent watercolour set from A. Gallo. They’re beautiful paints, and came with a new brush, swatch cards and Fabriano paper samples.

There’s a video of them on Facebook here:A.Gallo Iridescent watercolours (I hope this link works!)

  I found painting too painful for the moment, with the broken finger, but I’ll get to them soon. I manage to do a bit of crochet with Bella to keep me warm. She sends you all purrs. 

And finally…

Happy WOYWW

Hugs

Lynnecrafts xx

WOYWW 853 Exhibition, cake and accident

Hi all, Our exhibition got off to a good start last week:

Our tutor, Claire Sparkes, is in the middle left and bottom right photo. 

My paintings are on this wall:

My chickens and dragon went down well:

There were excellent paintings all around:

Unfortunately, my crafting has been stymied this week as I tripped on rough ground going from the car to the apple fair. 

Not the photo I wanted to take: 

A broken little finger on my left (dominant) hand so no driving, crochet or painting 🤬

Bella’s keeping me warm, of course, 😻, and sends you all purrs. Brian’s looking after me brilliantly but I’m pleased I managed to dress myself today 😇. Small gains but I remembered tricks from when I broke my arm 10 years ago (like putting on shirts with bad arm first and taking off with the good arm first. & Button up tops are better than pull on). 

We did manage to make my bara brith this evening. I’d put the fruit to soak before we went to the apple fair, so, rather than waste it, we made it today, with me reading out the recipe and finding measuring spoons etc and Brian doing all the work. 

Here’s my recipe, (which was published with my novel) and today’s work. 

It tastes great!

And finally

I’m back at the hospital tomorrow and will try to visit while waiting. 

Happy WOYWW

Hugs

Lynnecrafts xx