I despair when I go into art shops and find how expensive good quality canvases are. You can get canvas relatively cheaply, but the quality is flimsy and they always have very thin wooden frames and pre-primed with this stuff that just feels fake. At art college we got taught how to make our own … Continue reading Make your own art canvas
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3D/2D Art & Crafts Fair
From Lara's recommendation I went along to the arts & crafts fair being held in the gardens of St Johns at the West end of Princes Street called 3D/2D Craft & Design Fair with some friends. It runs until 30th August and is free entry. It's really worth the visit if you're after some interesting jewellery or novel … Continue reading 3D/2D Art & Crafts Fair
I have made two new paintings called With You part 1 & 2. They are on 15cm square canvas and made of fabric, bubble wrap, tape, tissue paper, beads and a tonne of PVA glue: I also added another painting entitled I dreamed I was missing I did last year in May to Artwork. All three of these paintings … Continue reading