There has been a little of this and a little of that over the past few weeks. I wanted to play and toss ideas around and not to think too much about completed pieces of work.
Whilst looking through a box of C18th textiles I was drawn to think more of the bodices that I have. The printing plate was made the exact size of one bodice. It is tiny, 34 x 20cm. It has been cut out and not unpicked, it could have been for a child and was probably a lining, as the queens head is underneath the armpit.
I changed the design to one of chintz flowers.
The underarm seam was intact with the seam allowance of the back attached and this I machine stitched in red silk thread.It was interesting to try a totally different size and shape of plate, a good exercise to ease myself back into printmaking and bookmaking. I wonder where it will lead wherever I am content.
Annwyn Dean 