For the photography theme this month I chose Abstract as in 'simplified forms or forms with no basis in reality, such as geometric shapes or gestural marks'.
Metal sculpture 
Marks in stone 
Geometric pattern 
Decaying fabric 
An abstract painting in an exhibition
These photos may not totally fit that definition but hey! artistic licence.
Thanks for joining me today.
Bernice
Way back in August I told you about how I had written out my poem on calico using masking fluid.
I left it alone because I didn't like the piece and couldn't think of what I could do to it to be able to finish it. Eventually after I got back from Australia in mid-October, I cut it up into strips.
Then I piece it back together with strips of undyed calico, making it landscape instead of portrait.
I left it again for a couple of weeks before bonding the words 'fettered' and 'unfettered onto it.
The 'unfettered' doesn't really show up until you get close to it. I decided to running stitch round the letters.
I finished the letter outlines and then added musical notes. I have been having a lot of problems lately with getting bondaweb to bond properly. I love Mistyfuse but you can't draw on it because it doesn't have a backing sheet. I tried ironing it onto freezer paper but it stuck to the paper. Fortunately I found some HeatnBond in my stash and tried that. It seems to be successful.
All that's left to do is add the binding. However first, I need to decide whether the binding shows as an edge or not. I'll let you know what I decide.
Thanks for joining me today
Bernice
Through September and October in our photography group we could choose from a selection of titles. I chose 'Things in Threes'.
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| A house number |
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| A piece of rubbish |
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| 3 things not usually seen together! |
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| Boats in a tree |
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| Boats under a tree |
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| A sculpture in the Botanic Garden |
The above was a bit of a cheat as there were actually 5 of the metal shapes.
And lastly not things, but granchildren!
Thanks for being here today
Bernice
