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i am a textile artist and teacher. i love creating and making - anything from a traditional patchwork quilt to textured mixed media collages. i like playing with a soldering iron, a heat gun and synthetic fabrics. my first love is painting but i don't get much time for it at the moment. i enjoy spending time with my family and dogs, working in my garden ( when the weather is good) and getting out into the countryside. See more of my work on my web site at www.yvonnebrown.co.uk

Friday, 2 March 2012

Just a bit of news - looks like i'm a film star! look at my vidcast on www.bonniemccaffery.com/vidcasts/068.html

Tuesday, 28 February 2012

sneak preview


 four new small quilts based on vivaldi's four seasons ready for a new exhibition at the knitting and stitching shows - not quite finished yet but i'm really pleased with them. i don't think the photos will show all the detail, mostly machine work but there is quite a lot of surface stitchery.

Saturday, 11 February 2012

something interesting

I've been playing with this T-shirt transfer stuff, printed off some of the bristol tiles photos and then torn up the plasticy stuff, made a collage and ironed it on to a fabric base
et voila! a mosaic to cut up and use as you wish - fantastic!

big freeze

Well it snowed

and snowed


then the temperature dropped to -14'


so now we have
these amazing ice scuptures

fantastic source material for projects
I haven't been blogging for a while - not sure why - but I have a  load of stuff to show you so will try to catch up.

Wednesday, 18 January 2012

panic mode

 the bristol tile project started so well with my early completion of the triptych piece
then it all went a bit pear shaped and now i'm in panic mode trying to get 3 quilts finished and posted to usa by the end of the month!!!!!!!!!!!

perhaps i work better with a bit of stress.
 

Friday, 16 December 2011

Electric Forest



 

last night we went into thetford forest to see the light effects at high lodge, quite amazing and what inspiration for some magical pieces of work

Friday, 25 November 2011

another helmet and a house


hoo's spirit II
 well i enjoyed playing with the lutrador helmet so thought i'd have another go just for me as the commission will be going next week

the view from here
 the second house is finished (just about) the drive and turf have been done and its all looking very smart, just need someone to fall in love with it now - any buyers out there?