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So nice to see an install shot, thanks so much Carolyn!So this little bat was one of 2 that I made - it was supposed to be part of a larger project.But I found that I’m not keen on making shaped tapestries … so they just hung around my studio (literally, haha!)So nice that this one now has a new home, with someone who appreciates her :D

OK, the second Bunyip is nearly there … just weaving those eyes!It’s been so fun working on this one again, but I just remembered how challenging it is ...Luckily, I have a lot of lovely black background to weave too, which is so so fun :D

Woohoo, excited to have cut this one off the loom!That same day, I warped up my loom for the next one ... stay tuned!

Next in line for ‘this idea is either dumb or genius’: I present to you: "Queeriosities" 🌈!OK, so I had this fabric that I had woven, and I wanted to have another go making a sculpture, after the lols of the giant scrunchie ;)So what the hell are they? They are representations of me! Queer, weird, neurodiverse, misfit, flamboyant, and pretty silly. But they are also you! Each piece stands tall like a totem pole, representing the strength and resilience of the LGBTQ+ community, allies, and all my fellow weirdos and misfits 🗿🌈Now I just have to figure out how...

I’m ready for my close up …Tapestry weaving is, in essence, quite logical - over one warp, and under the next, then the other way around when you return from the other direction.But that’s kind of like saying that painting is logical, because you just put paint on a brush, then onto the canvas ;)So yeah, tapestry is actually a very complicated medium when it comes to getting what is in your head onto the warp!Saying that, I though this one would be easier, but it turns out it’s been a bit trickier than I expected … but it’s now...