The chaos of hair and my new cheek tattoos. I have always been a fan of wild hair. In 1970- 71ish I loved braiding my very fine white blonde hair all over while it was wet. By morning poof I had somewhat of a white afro. 😂However it took forever to do! I am glad all styles are back anything goes that suits one’s whims. What fun we are having in that regard. Next phase done on this soft textile sculpture representation. Upcycled fabrics and parts. . #upcycledart #femaleartists #stitched #sustainableartist #laartist #contemporarytextileartist #softsculpture #textilesculptureartist #artemorbida #textileartist #fiberartists #slowcraft #textileartwork #arttextilecontemporain #narrativestitch #oldmadenew #slowstitching #sustainablymade #recycledart #fibersandmaterialstudies #fiberartfever #fiberartcommunity #fiberartsla #stitchedart #stitchedartisart (at South Venice, Los Angeles) https://www.instagram.com/p/CpBA20IP0NX/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Here are the eyes I have chosen for this piece. Once they have eyelids across them, they will look much more natural. I had a selection of colours, but felt this pale amber worked really nicely with the grey. #workinprogress #wip #wipart #eyes #glasseyes #ambereyes #dogsculpture #dogportrait #animalsculpture #dogart #dogartist #animalart #doglovers #textilesculpture #textilesculptureartist #fabricsculpture #artistsprocess https://www.instagram.com/p/Cf8uyEPIh1n/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

I like it when I capture photo's of my animals looking miffed at me 😆 Sorry buddy, where else could I keep my thread safe 🤔 On a more serious note, I've had rubbish news today. I didn't get my Arts Council Grant. They said while the quality of my work was noted, I didn't meet the criteria and would be better suited to apply to the Crafts Council. Seems odd doesn't it, I would have thought Art and Craft would be judged together! I feel like I am going round in circles. Back to square one, I have just emailed the Crafts Council to see what my options are. Here we go again 😣 #funding #grants #helpneeded #supportartists #craft #art #aspiringartist #newartist #britishfiberart #britishmaker #seekingsupport #textilesculpture #textilesculptureartist #fiberartist #fiberart #textileart #textileartist #softsculptureartist #sighthound #greyhound #animalartist #animalart #doglovers #dogportrait https://www.instagram.com/p/CQyAWk2HLju/?utm_medium=tumblr

If you were to describe or define the style of my work, what would you say? It seems common practice to give an -Artists Statement' for things like advertising etc. I can happily describe why I do what I do, what inspires me, what drives me. But when it comes to describing my own work I have a complete mental block. I can just about handle describing techniques, but any further and it just feels cringy. Help please 😂 Xx #mentalblock #artistsstatement #artistsprocess #mystyle #mywork #mycreations #catsanddogs #opposites #standoff #textilesculpture #textilesculptureartist #sculpture #sculptureartist #fiberartist #textileartist #britishmaker #britishfiberart #asktheaudience #helpneeded https://www.instagram.com/p/CQilFkin936/?utm_medium=tumblr