A big day on the construction site.  First the slinger arrived. Then the concrete truck. They connected...  ...and wet cement was pumped...

Well you might ask - 'What has this to do with the construction of a shed?  Is it big Lego? Kinda.  It is 2 corner units of rigid foam...

An important delivery to the construction site. Framing for the footings is progressing well. I think it looks ready for the pour. Yes,...

One morning, not long after it was light, a large truck arrived and backed up to the studio excavation site. There were consultations and...

SE Asian Hill Tribe embroidered pillows are the latest addition to my Etsy Shop Ravenmade Works I bought a worn western-styled jacket...

I have a delicious collection of ethnic and traditional textiles all washed, steamed and waiting to be made into pillow covers. I must...

I go to thrift stores, garage sales and estate auctions in search of embroideries, hand made works that have essentially been discarded....

I have an Etsy shop,  Ravenmade Works Here is how I describe my shop. Refreshed Artworks for the Home The items in my shop are for people...

The other day I looked at my tangled collection of zippers. Vintage zippers in old packaging. Zippers reclaimed from garments. Discarded...

For my studio design I started with pattern 104 Site Repair. 'Buildings must always be built on those parts of the land which are in the...

I used the 'Pattern Language' system for designing the reworking of our back yard and the conceptual design of my new studio. Christopher...

Two workers from Edibella Organic Landscapes  constructed fences to protect the trees next to the construction site. Michael Cowan, owner...

Tom continued scraping the grass and top soil off the back yard lawn, which is the first stage of the Back Yard Project. Tom is amazing...

The big and exciting news in my life is I am getting a studio built. So far it has taken many hours of planning, discussion and decision...

We had lots of company over the summer and as a result felt we needed a better second guest bedroom. So we have had a shuffle around of...

' Regression' 48"w x 84" h x 10"d. Materials: cotton, wool, silk, polyester, nylon, paper cord, wood. Techniques: strip-piecing,...

I worked 8 days straight in my temporary studio next to the front window in Lilaberry Home Decor here . Fifty artists were working,...

I am spending 8 days working next to the front window of Lilaberry Home Decor here  as part of the Artsea Festival.  Lilaberry Home Decor...

The conditions were right: no wind, sunny, fresh leaves falling fast. It was the right time to sun-print. I lay an old door on the grass...

' Succession ' 96"h x 60"w x 36"d / 244 cm h x 152 cm w x 92 cm d. Materials: cotton, wool, polyester, nylon, wood. Techniques: strip...