I decided to use linen fabric as a ground for my designs. The natural fibers react well with discharge paste and bleach out areas of print.

Botanical prints created by flower pounding add subtle colour to the highlighted areas.

 

Experimental mark making and stitch using a combination of inks, natural dye stains using chard. 

Developing my ideas for Craftspace this week. Spent a couple of hours walking round the grounds of Oakwell Hall,Birstall photographing flora

collecting fallen leaves to create interesting prints.
http://www.friendsofoakwellhall.org.uk/

http://issuu.com/craftspacepublications/docs/insitefestival2015/5?e=11607169/1482816

Craft Space commission update Just 12 days to go.

 William Withering, microscopes and botanical remedies discovering what lies beneath the lens have inspired my current work.

Here is a link to my Graduate work portfolio at New Designers London 2015

http://www.artsthread.com/profile/amandawoollard/

EVENTS In:Site returns to Birmingham Cathedral this September In:Site, a festival of graduate creativity All events are free and open to all! Outside in Birmingham Cathedral Square, Colmore Row, Birmingham B3 2QB 7th– 11th September, 11am-6pm Work is on show until the 13th SeptemberArtists will be working in the square between 11am and 6pm each day. You can come along and watch makers creating their work from wood turning and hand-built ceramics to casting jewellery in pewter. You can join in with many of the activities. This year, the festival has become part of the Cathedral’s tercentenary celebrations as many for the artworks will be inspired by the history and heritage of the cathedral and the stories associated with the way in which the area has changed over time.