Last week I was in Edinburgh for a summer school at Edinburgh College of Art. The course was a brand-new one, Creative Paper Engineering taught by Linda Green. We spent most of the first day exploring the properties of paper, and doing some complicated origami folds. On the second day we began making paper from thin slices of vegetables, and then we went on to the experimentation that led to our project work.
The theme of the project was "Sequence", and that was interpreted in many different ways by the members of the class. My project work developed from some tiny experimental pieces I did that resembled jewellery. I made some Japanese-style hair ornaments, then my project grew from that into the idea of a comb that gets longer and curlier until it resembles hair.
I had a lot of fun on the course playing with paper and meeting lots of interesting and creative people. And we were all very pleased when our class won the "Class of the Week" rosette!
There are lots more photos
here.
Some great finds at the charity shops today. 
I made this tiny Japanese style wig from paper and pins. I'm probably going to make more in different shapes and sizes.
Last week I was in Edinburgh for a summer school at Edinburgh College of Art. The course was a brand-new one, Creative Paper Engineering taught by Linda Green. We spent most of the first day exploring the properties of paper, and doing some complicated origami folds. On the second day we began making paper from thin slices of vegetables, and then we went on to the experimentation that led to our project work. 
I made this little parasol by taking an ordinary cheap foil cocktail umbrella to pieces. I peeled off the foil, then traced around it on the fabric (a voile curtain from the bargain bin). I sewed lace around the edges, painted the wooden parts of the umbrella, then sewed the fabric in place.
Zoe is my second Blythe doll, and I bought her because I thought she looked a little bit like me! She arrived today.
This is Mariel, who in some sense is my second Blythe, because the one I ordered first has still to arrive! I have already washed and cut her hair, replaced some of the eyechips, started sanding her face and carving her lips. The hair on this particular model is a bit strange, with a short bit at the back of the head, so I ended up cutting the hair shorter than I'd initially intended, and I'll have to do some clever work with curlers to disguise the strange area at the back of the head. 
