Thursday 5 March 2020

Friday the 13th is coming

Two more coats to be seen in "Thirty Coats"

The exhibition opening night is Friday 13th next week... perhaps I should offer as an inducement to attend a free roll of toilet paper and facemask to everyone who comes? In the last few days the run on toilet paper has made it a valuable commodity. I am honestly gobsmacked over this. Stupidity is apparently as contagious as diarrhoea. BTW, for those who were late to stockpile and might be anxious what to do should they be caught in an awkward situation - I read with amazement in the latest issue of Peppermint magazine that you can buy "reusable toilet paper", see page 131 to order.

Perhaps I should have had less indifference to superstition and not scheduled the opening for Friday 13th....?


front of Romance is Lace coat by Pearl Red Moon 2020


back of Romance is Lace coat by Pearl Red Moon 2020



detail of Romance is Lace coat by Pearl Red Moon 2020




The image of the Japanese woman on the back of the coat is from a vintage 19thC postcard. I altered and enlarged it in Photoshop and sell the printed cloth by the yard/metre in my Spoonflower shop...there is a link to the on the right sidebar ....Boho Banjo Cloth
front of Spirogyra coat by Pearl Red Moon 2020


back of Spirogyra coat by Pearl Red Moon 2020


detail of print on Spirogyra coat



Monday 2 March 2020

Golden Bird winging it

front of Golden Bird coat by Pearl Moon 2020

back of Golden Bird coat by Pearl Moon 2020

detail of Golden Bird coat by Pearl Moon 2020
Above are pictures of Golden Bird, another coat to be seen in my Thirty Coats exhibition. The main fabrics used have been upcycled from 2 doona covers and a remnant piece of crimpilene fabric found at the Aberdeen community shop. The crimpilene is that beige piece with the spots and crosses. Those of us older than 60 would remember crimpilene. A horrible man made fibre that didn't breathe - it was like wearing a plastic bag - but had the upside of never needing to be ironed. I've only used small pieces on this coat so the wearer won't feel like they are going around wearing a mobile steam bath.






I was thrilled to receive these pictures a few days ago. In October last year I taught a class about stenciling and embellishing fabrics in the techniques I've developed. The fabulous jacket above was made by a student with the fabrics she made in class. The pattern is my "Zambeesi Jacket".






I'll be teaching this class again on the last weekend of my exhibition in Newcastle, in the workshop area of the Newcastle Art Space gallery, except this time students will make a skirt rather than a jacket. All the information is on this poster below.