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torbellamonaca è un quartiere periferico di roma. situato oltre il grande raccordo anulare, il quartiere appare estraneo, più di altri, dalle dinamiche e dalle connessioni con la città. nei suoi palazzi è condensata un'umanità precaria, talvolta illegale, spesso alle soglie della povertà. tra le sue mura, a tratti carcerarie, si aprono varchi che conducono a inaspettati giardini, biblioteche, centri di aggregazione. in uno di questi varchi si è inserito il Laboratorio Museo di Arte Sperimentale de "Gli Amici", supportato dalla Comunità di Sant'Egidio e diretto dalla giovane Maria Carosio. Parte da qui la nostra esplorazione nel quartiere.

in my studio

saturday. for esquire russia. be continued soon.

Been stretching tea-stained watercolor paper over wood framing.

The large one is 16"x20" and the small one is 11"x14"

These were treated with a glazing medium which was rather shiny when dry.

It will be the moment of truth when I print all three together!

I'm sure I will find a few things I need to change before I can declare the print finished.

Softlove work in progress

OK, so I've got one-fourth done. It was actually kind of fun! I'm just using some random scraps, some Parisville, some AMH, some Heather Bailey, so it's going to be a serious mish-mash of fabrics, but I'm just trying it out for my bee peeps - I think this is what I'm going to ask for next month in the {Sew} Beautiful Bee...now if only I could decide on some fabrics...

workinprogress…

Softlove work in progress

Chris McConnell’s current work, being created at Chelsea Flower Garden, includes these butterfly-inspired structures, which are made from recycled steel and will hold hanging baskets.

"delighted cow"

drawing under the golden light of a lace lampshade.

Definitely a work in progress, seeing as I have no idea what to do next!

WIP - experiment in making a corsage from scraps of furoshiki fabric - needs a button or something in the middle and a ribbon or pin on the back so it can be fixed to a furoshiki bag

I have no idea

Softlove work in progress

making paper towel jewelry for a swap.

Auditioning possible fabrics for my next project.

This is an exhibition piece under the title of "Making connections '

Using up some upholstery fabric samples to make pretty little badges for market day.

I realise it doesn't look much yet, but it marks the beginning of a much larger mosaic project :-)

I wanted to get in Alex's beaut artwork quartet - done especially for :

Soundbuilders Expo (instrument makers)

at Cooroy Butter Factory, July 2003

Work in Progress - Maleny's top a cappella harmony singers!

(L to R : Paul Lawler / Richenda Bridge / Alex Bridge / Carmel Givens)

The original idea was to start with a plastic juice bottle, but that would have meant including a utility knife in the kit. Depron foam modeling sheets seemed like the right combination of price and strength.

okay, i know it's not that impressive right now,

but i paint in layers. this is just the first part. really. i promise it will be better.

work in progress

I say mostly because I'm going to add a border to it, but the blocks have been all sewn together. I'm delighted with the layout and the overall look and blending of all the pastels and jewel like colors and the beautiful pictures in the centers of the blocks.

Softlove work in progress

detail

Aver Smoke Ciloe Yoda Millennium Falcon punch