Art Journalling and Spin-In Workshop

I think I've had a bit of a breakthrough with my 

Art Journalling. It's taken me a bit to get my own

handwriting on my pages, which sounds STUPID

but in the past I've always been disappointed and 

thought I'd "messed it up" by writing on my work.

 I had the idea of writing text up the purple 

strokes..like breathing them out as they 

(over time) become an integral part of me.

This time  I'm really liking how it turned out!

Maybe it's the subtly of the wording

 as it's written in white?

This is the page I started on yesterday (29th Sept)

Our word prompt was RESTORE...

Jane asked us to bring a photo/printed picture 

of ourselves. She required us to tear it up, to 

symbolise our brokenness as human beings.

I hadn't planned a second page but the words

HEAL and CLEANSE kept coming to mind.

Hence the blood. 

For the blood cleans and heals

both physically and spiritually.
Remember the days of blood-letting??

On Saturday I attended the SPIN-IN workshop

at the St John's. It was brimming with women, 

spinning wheels and activity when I arrived.

I didn't stay long but I did enjoy my wander

 around and picked up some small hand-dyed 

bags of mohair from the son/DIL of Jackie B, 

who is a member of The BACH. I plan to use 

it for a nano-felted idea I have. By the way...

I have inherited an Ashford Spinning Wheel!

One of the ladies (Jackie C) was having a 

big clean out (of her MANY spinning wheels) 

and has given me one. HOW AWESOME

 IS THAT!! Now to learn to spin!

I'm also excited about my little tapestry.

It's almost finished...woohoo!

Hours: 

2 hours @ Spinning Workshop

6 hours Tapestry 

(3 hours Weaving Workshop 23 September

      3 hours Community Tapestry Project @The Bach)

  7 hours - Art Journalling