A happy sunshiney day needs....a new paper stencil bag!

The Hen Silk Scream!!!!!!

Well, after a break to have babies and a change of city, amy aardvark is back once more!


To start her new life in Bristol, Amy was asked to run a hen do print party. The 'Hen Silk 'Scream' print session saw a gaggle of happy hens design their own paper stencil and silk screen print onto a great tote bag.







We started off with a cuppa tea and cake (essential for any design process), flicking through art books and trend journals for inspiration.

Then the drawing commenced...accompanied by a spot of fizzy.











Once each of the girls was pleased with their designs, they carefully cut out their stencils.

Each took turns to print in the hen's chosen colours of pink and purple - the wedding theme - before drying their new bag.







Then all that was left to do was admire eachother's handiwork and parade their new, unique bag around the studio space, as though on a fashion shoot!

Babies and Bristol

Well, after a break due to babies and a city move, amy aardvark is once again getting up to speed to teach textile techniques and printing fun!

To kick off her new life in Bristol, Amy was asked to host a gaggle of hens and teach them to silk screen print...see the outcome in the next post!











I will also be posting some news shortly about Amy Hutchings' new website, which pulls together the many strands that make up Amy's creative practice and ties them all together with a big bow in one, easy to see place!

Cushion-making workshop coming up...

If you'd like to learn how to make an envelope backed cushion from your own material, then come along to the workshop I'll be running in June! (see the workshop page for details...)

And to whet your appetite, here are a few cushions that were produced for a commission. They show use of blanket stitch, straight stitch and my hand-printed imagery.

Reverse Applique Piccies

Here are is an image of some reverse applique I've recently produced - hope you like it!

I will be running a workshop soon, so if you're interested do get in touch and let me know!

Amy x

postponed ready Eggy Brooch :(

Due to poorliness, amy aardvark will not be hosting the Ready Eggy Brooch workshop this Wednesday - sorry for any inconvenience. 

x

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