Joanna Woodbridge: 2012

Tuesday 28 August 2012

Tuesday 21 August 2012

Monday 30 July 2012

Wednesday 25 July

A very hot afternoon on Brighton seafront.

Tuesday 24 July

Red lies in the evening sun on the beach at Hayling Island sailing club.

Monday 23 July

Waiting for the 9pm ferry to Hayling Island, the least leg of our journey. The beautiful golden light makes us all look very brown at the end of the day.

Sunday 22 July

Some cows and a bull come over to see us at lunch time

Saturday 21 July

The girls went swimming at Farleigh Hungerford on the first day of our cycling trip

Friday 20 July

Miriam with dipped dyed hair picking raspberries.

Thursday 19 July 2012

Wednesday 18 July

Miriam and Rosa performing at Saltford Hall

Tuesday 17 July

Lunch at the Cosy Club in Bath with Helen

Monday 16 July 2012

Monday 23 July

Miriam and Reuben prepare the bikes for our trip next weekend.

Saturday 14 July 2012

Saturday 14 July

The colours around Alice's eye change everyday.

Friday 13 July

Miriam working at Chickpea Cafe in Clifton during Year 10 work experience week.

Thursday 12 July 2012

Thursday 12 July

Kids really bounce back. Today Alice won a Master Chef competition at school. This is her lemon shortcake tart with raspberry coulis. They really do taste good.

Yesterday Alice was knocked over while Ice Skating in Cardiff. She blacked out and suffered some concussion. I had to go and pick her up from hospital in Cardiff. Here is her black eye. She is feeling much better today. Yesterday was horrible.

Monday 9 July

My last day of college and finally it is not raining. This is the pompom tree that was created by creative arts students and staff at St Brendan's.

Friday 20 April 2012

Ideas for exam piece - Furoshiki Wraps

I have made a mock up of a fabric wrap with a central printed design of shoes and a contrasting border which would include a printed text design. I used a lawn fabric which is fine enough to wrap and tie well and machine felled seams to give a finished look on the front and back and I have included a label sewn into the edge seam.

I have used the fabric to wrap a book. My idea for the exam session is to created wrapped books for two people and include stitched portraits on the labels.

Tuesday 10 April 2012

Final Patchwork Piece

I completed this patchwork by adding some small back stitch crosses to fill in some of the spaces and to attach the piece to a backing fabric. I have added a thin black edging and four more labels around the edge.

Saturday 7 April 2012

Patchwork piece

I made up this patchwork piece using printed fabrics, a stitched portrait of Sarah and I have added labels in the seams and machine stitched words. The piece is influenced by the work of Judy Chicago. It is a homage to my friend Sarah and is created in the style of Audrey Crirchley's patchwork pieces.

I think the piece needs to be cropped to this shape and size. I will add a black border and more labels around the edge. Ideas for labels - HIPPY, JEW, LEFTY, LIBERAL

Tuesday 20 March 2012

Repeat print

I have created a repeat print with the Photographic screen print of Helen's shoes. I used guide lines to register the prints.

Friday 16 March 2012

Japanese Furoshiki

When giving a gift to celebrate major rites of passage the Japanese traditionally use square pieces of cloth known as furoshiki or fukusa (crepe wrappers). The gift is wrapped in a furoshiki of a suitable design for the purpose. There are different styles and techniques of wrapping and knotting the cloth. I used a book by Chizuko Morita of contemporary designs to try out wrapping books with my printed cloth.