A new location...

Just reporting a slight change in my blogging practices. I have a new exclusively embroidery and art blog set up on my website, click below to be transported there:

Sarahs New blog

I wanted to have everything in the same place and now it is: Website, shop, blog - all in one! The website web-log will be embroidery/art based only. I might be completely self indulgent therefore, and keep this one about other topics. Talking of which, here is a picture of Alice the Cat making herself a bed in my felting wools. She was only allowed to stay there because she is an old lady and she looked quite sweet...

Inspired to paint

I visited the Society of Botanical Artists exhibition last Wednesday and it made me want to paint! So that's what I did. My efforts compared to theirs are a bit pitiful but it was good to put paint to paper again. I did some quick studies of a tulip from my garden that had been snapped off (I think the cat may have something to do with that).

At the time I didn't like the results and threw the piece to oneside annoyed with myself for rushing it, but there is nothing like a little distance from something to look at it more objectively.

The exhibition is over now, but you can see some of the amazing work at their website (click on the link below:)

http://www.soc-botanical-artists.org/gallery.php

Shop news

My shop is now up and running! You can now buy your 'Critters on Canvas' materials pack online. Click the link below:

www.sarahhomfray.com/myshop/

Making a piece of history...get involved!

Whether you like it or not, it's coming to London in 2012....yes it's the summer Olympics! My opinion is you have more to gain from joining in than you have from being a Victor Meldrew so what better opportunity for those of you with a creative streak than to make a piece of Olympic art?

The idea is to make a pennant for an Olympic athlete (traditionally in sport, competitors exchange pennants as a sign of friendship) and hopefully there will be enough to present every athlete with one at the end of the games. That's alot of athletes by the way (apparently there were 12,000 in Beijing)!

For lots more information and guidelines on how and what to make click on the link below to go to where it's all happening:

quilts4london

The pennants will be displayed in various exhibitions before the games kick off, so here's a great chance to get your work on show! If you're not confident with your skills, there are step by step instructions, templates and lots of images of pennants already finished for inspiration. EVERYONE CAN GET INVOLVED!

 I think this is a fabulous idea and shall be making one and will display it here when it's finished...