WOYWW #335

Hi everyone,

It's Wednesday (they seem to be coming around SO fast!), so it's time to show you a picture of my artyfarty workdesk, then have a little wander over to Julia's Stamping Ground to link up and find out what everyone else has been up to this week. It's open to everyone, so why not join us and show the world What's On Your Workdesk this Wednesday?!

Anyway, here's mine - bit of a shocking mess, just as I left it on Monday evening and haven't been back since ...

This week I have been mostly having a go at a FREE Life Book taster class with Tamara Laporte at Willowing Arts (hugely encouraged by our Zsuzsa's beautiful mixed media work). It's been huge fun and I've learned a lot already so I will certainly be having another go.

Here's a closer look at the end result ...

If you were to look very closely at her neck, you might make out the words "lost and found" scribbled on there - this is partly because it relates to what I was thinking about when I was painting her, and partly because she was lost, painted over and found again so many times during this process (and in fact very nearly ended in the bin!) :o)

This is how she started, with a collage of magazine and book pages and patterned paper scraps ...

This was such a great technique, I can't wait to have another go! Right now though, I am going to sit down with a nice cup of coffee and check out some other creative spaces over at Julia's - see you there!

Thanks for stopping by today, see you again soon :o)

Annie xxx