well i havent posted in a while, i had a bit of a rough week, starting of being SO incredibly tired and not knowing why... ending with a 3 day long ear ache/throbbing headache all weekend long. on a brighter note, im feeling a fare bit better now, and being sick usually inspires me to make stuff (if im not sleeping i get bored because im not a huge fan of tv)
so i dosed myself up on nurofen and went out to the shed and made this (on day 2 when there were breaks between sleeps and throbbing headache) from a piece of wood i found at the dump (please dont tell on my dump man friend for letting me keep it:) and old branches from our apple tree. ive been reading lots of blogs etc. on waldorf/steiner education which is something ive been interested in for a long while, i love that the main focus is around creativity, imagination and nature because hey, thats where my main focus is!!! i want to make and get some more open ended toys so that i dont have to have so many toys!
i got some wool and dyes from my new favourite net shop 'Winterwood Steiner Inspired Toys' and me and ben had lots of fun dying playcloths and wool last week (levin and madi, you should see the 'much heard about, rarely seen' ben on christmas eve. if he doesnt chicken out of the big family gathering. hmm, we'll see. see you in 8 days!!!!!!!) had a go at wet felting a beach play mat but it didnt work real well (its coming apart at the part where colours meet up. oh weal, mite have to have a go at putting some backing material on it.
so i dosed myself up on nurofen and went out to the shed and made this (on day 2 when there were breaks between sleeps and throbbing headache) from a piece of wood i found at the dump (please dont tell on my dump man friend for letting me keep it:) and old branches from our apple tree. ive been reading lots of blogs etc. on waldorf/steiner education which is something ive been interested in for a long while, i love that the main focus is around creativity, imagination and nature because hey, thats where my main focus is!!! i want to make and get some more open ended toys so that i dont have to have so many toys!
i got some wool and dyes from my new favourite net shop 'Winterwood Steiner Inspired Toys' and me and ben had lots of fun dying playcloths and wool last week (levin and madi, you should see the 'much heard about, rarely seen' ben on christmas eve. if he doesnt chicken out of the big family gathering. hmm, we'll see. see you in 8 days!!!!!!!) had a go at wet felting a beach play mat but it didnt work real well (its coming apart at the part where colours meet up. oh weal, mite have to have a go at putting some backing material on it.
madi
ReplyDeleteHallo Karen i enjoyed your art pieces sorry to hear you were ill .I heard you are very busy at the moment are you going to have some days off.have a good week love Oma
ReplyDeleteHey Karen,
ReplyDelete1. Come to my place and I will help you with the felting.
2. Tell Ben he absolutely has to come on xmas eve - just suggest he pack some earplugs! We are a noisy lot!
3. Get better soon - nothing worse than having kids all day when your head throbs and your ear aches.
4. Thanks for updating - i've missed you but then I don't update that often either. blogging is a big commitment.
Love
Levin
xx