Progress

I set myself a little while ago to try a bit harder to use my very favourite mediums- Sewing, drawing, print & felting all together. I’ve had mixed results but I’m starting to produce some things that I’m really pleased with. I like that my work looks more ‘together’ & I’m happy with the way it’s going.

All this sun helps.

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Louigi in Parigi.

I have always, always, ALWAYS wanted to go to Paris, & because my husband ffinlo is so brilliant the first thing he did when hearing the news that he would need to go to Paris for a work trip was to look into flights for me to come with him. So with granny fully ensconced in our house to look after our three little children we flew off for the first time to belle Paris!

It didn’t disappoint, the whole city is crammed full of loveliness, beautiful things & wonderful people. I walked the streets for hours, sketched in cafes, visiting the many vintage french clothes shops ,treating myself to the odd souvenir of course, which in it self was brilliant, in one shop as I was paying for a classic cotton checked dress I saw a scarf which I also liked, I asked how much it was & she said “nothing, it is a gift from me” I LOVE Paris, I had the most brilliant time.

And as I sit here on this soft grey Cornish morning with my t-shirt & flip-flops of Paris replaced with a jumper & scarf preparing to clear up the left over play dough mountain before I start on my work orders I do so very happily listening to ‘Idylle Parisienne’ a CD from one of the street musicians.

Ayez un joli beau monde de jour!

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New print now for sale

Porthluney at Caerhays available soon. £25 mounted & £45 framed.

Happy Rabbit Ramblings.

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Givaway!

To celebrate the start of our Easter Holidays, the sunshine & my recent prints I have decided to do my first ever GIVAWAY!

I am going to give a mounted copy of my Oyster-catcher print to one lucky person.

 

 

 

 

 

To enter this all you need to do is subscribe to my blog- leave a comment & like my facebook page. ( https://www.facebook.com/pages/Lou-Tonkin-Art-Graft/118577118182463?ref=tn_tnmn )

I would be delighted if you could all share this little bit of holiday happiness, I look forward to your feedback & I will draw a name out of a hat at the end of the two weeks.

Thank you & goodluck

xx

A little piece of perfect.

The workshop today at St Just-in-Roseland can only be described as blissful!

A beautiful journey through The Roseland to get there, to a lovely funny little old fashioned hall ‘The Institute’ & a small group of extremely nice & interesting women. We made little pouches/purses again (which seems to be a favourite) they learnt the skills to ‘resist’ felt with wet felting then after our lovely sunny lunch in the garden looking over the creek towards Mylor they had a go at some needle felting to create a design. Smiles all round I’m very much looking forward to seeing them again as new friends.

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Felt making on The Roseland

It’s felt making day in St Just in Roseland, there is still space if you want to come & learn something new on this lovely sunny day! See you there at 10.15am.