Seashore Pillows Made up

Here they are!

Seashore Pillows

This is what I am working on now. Four pillows depicting sea shore animals, some on land some from the water, and some that go back and forth! The fourth one, not finished
yet, and not shown here, is a crab.
The backs are stripped fabric, and there will be a fat, fabric covered piping around each one.































The pillows are commissioned based on a group of pillows I did some years ago. Its sort of hard, and then sort of easier to match previous work...in some ways, the new ones are much better. I like to think my skills improve...but the originals were very good too. Not requested this time around are the gull, the hogfish (wrass) and the view of the birds' feet on the sand. Have you ever seen how seabirds often stand on their own feet, and have trouble getting going walking from that pose? Pretty funny.

More Pillow Project Pictures

A couple of weeks ago I finished painting the pillow fabric I started in the previous post.
Time does fly. You can click on many of these images to see them bigger.

This was a tremedously fun project, since I LOVE colour (SURPRISE?)... and I was sad when these were completed...

The client really enjoys bright colour, painterly effects and a loose approach- my cup of tea precisely.

I didnt get really good pictures of the backs: basically stripes in good colours for the fronts.... later, when I photograph the pillows, made up, I can show the backs better.

But there certainly are plently of good shots of the fronts!

New Fabric Project

I love these projects with a lot of colour...
Here are three pillow fronts....

There will be three more soon, with some water imagery...

Click on some of the images to see them bigger....

And then I will paint backs for all six...

Then it's off the the seamstress...

Out And About

Its that time of year again....

...when I get out and about, to a handful of local art and craft shows with my pottery, fabric and some jewelry...Its fun for me: I like meeting new friends, getting feedback on my work, and selling some too!
Many of these items will be, or are already, available at ETSY.com (see side bar link right on this blog!) The fish plates (below) with rims, for example, are a set of five at the moment...there were six, one was sold one this weekend..

So if you see something you like in these pictures, contact me or check ETSY.com (Pamdesign), maybe I can get it to you right away!!

Remember, you can click on some of the pictures to see them larger. And if you click again, they get even bigger. Cool.

These mugs are a new design for me this year.

These two brilliant fish plates also were sold... but I can always make more!

Watch this space for updates on my local activity!