How exciting!

Well, I have been threatening to join the bloggersphere and so here I am. At a crossroads. looking for a signpost. Various recent events have caused me to stop and think about families and the backstory we all have.

There has always been a strong 'making' tradition in my family. Both my Mum and Grandma taught me how to knit and sew and make things generally, which probably influenced my choice to go to Art School. It is only now, twenty-five years later that I feel I would like to explore the creative construction side of my life that once was.

I have recently been looking at some of the embroidered work done by my relatives. One of the tablecloths was worked by my Mum and was done when she was just 15 years old to go towards her bottom drawer. That makes me feel closer to a past generation now pretty much lost to the present generation. The embrodery has inspired me to revisit some work I had previously done with felt - what a wonderful material!