“Random Emergings…of Black” © Copyright CAREN TAYLOR 2017 From my New Series of Doodle Abstract Cubism Style Artworks

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“Random Emergings…of Black” Copyright Caren Taylor 2017                                               Another of my pencil crayon doodles on 20″ x 16 inch textured watercolour paper

A new piece for my exciting series..entitled “Random Emergings…of Black” A unique quirky Original pencil crayon abstract These pieces I find so relaxing to do and never know what their outcome will be until I’m finished?! Seems there are still many more random things in my head awaiting space somewhere on new artworks  Hope you enjoy exploring what I hope will twist and turn your eye…wondering…it’s a…. this way…Or…If looked at another way…it’s a…..!! Lot’s of changing perceptions and perspectives 🙂

“Random Emergings…of Red” © Copyright CAREN TAYLOR 2016 From my New Series of Cubism Style Artworks

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The newest piece in My “Random Emergings…” series

“Random Emergings…of Red” © Copyright CAREN TAYLOR 2016 From my New Series of Cubism Style Artworks.  Red Pencil crayon on 20 x 16 textured watercolour sheet Mounted ready for shipping. Hope you enjoy exploring it   😉

What a sales review !!!!

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”Forgotten dreams of Crimson”….Shifting Scenes ~ from my series of ‘Forgotten dreams’ in Cubism Style Abstract  Doodle Art

For one reason or another, I seem to have had a good  few Cubism Art sales just recently…not at all complaining of course!! I’ve never been one to blow my own trumpet, but!!!!,  was completely blown away by a wonderful review on my Etsy Sale site this morning by a lovely gentleman who recently acquired this Original piece, and another purchased soon after, on it’s way to him as I type!!!

My review, which can also be viewed on my Etsy site

https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/carenscanvasandcraft

…….”Caren is one of the most brilliant artists in the world! And yet this piece was affordable and professionally packaged! I continue to be amazed by the quality of her work! I have already bought another piece that I now expect in the mail! Truly exceptional. Qualities of compositional balance with top-rate originality as well, a very rare combination. I don’t want others to buy the best of her abstract works as I would like to buy them myself, but I hope her work improves in value over time! Being somewhat poor, I’m not sure I will always afford her work, but hopefully my income will improve as the prices go up, and I’ll be able to collect more of her work and other expert Hyper-Cubists. She’s a prime example of a brilliant Hyper-Cubist. Nearly without flaw, well beyond most of my work. I only resent she’s not more hyperprolific.”……

How lovely was that to wake up to this morning??!! I reckon sewing should recommence early 2017….and I should get out some paper and pencil crayons out asap LOL

 

Adding More Original Cubism Style Abstract Artwork to My Etsy Shop!!

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Titled  ”…98…99…100…come and find us…”

A few years ago I was very excited about the Cubism Style Abstracts (indeed, as I still am) which I had done in pencil Crayon, so much so, I took the same style forward and experimented with oils on canvas. They never cease to amuse and amaze me still..as I can always find something ”new” when they drawn me in 🙂 After there being a little rush on the pencil crayon versions, I thought I would add a couple of my Mounted Oil painted versions into my Shop!

Although already reasonably priced!! I just wanted to highlight, that… I have a special time limited voucher code offer running for just a few short weeks in the run up to the Festive Season, which is not limited just to artwork, but across my whole shop…..see below…

…Save 15% off GRABABARGAIN2016 Ends… 1st of December, 2016!!!!!!! Use this limited time Offer Discount Code and Save, Save, Save on all purchases over £20.00 GBP!!

With Christmas on the horizon…could it be just the ‘something’  you are looking for as a Unique Gift for someone very special..??..OR maybe you prefer…

Titled ‘…Penguin hailing a taxi…”

I bet you can find it straight away?? 😉

Anyways, if you like unique Original Artwork and/OR Handcrafted uniquely designed items..??..please do check out my little Etsy Shop and perhaps….

GRABABARGAIN2016

Hope you enjoy the Cubism and would love to read what images you can see in the blended black and white oils..??.. Happy searching!! ;-D

Christmas Runners ~ Patchwork and Applique

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”….Just look Cute, Okay ?!” ….”I’m doing my best!!!…. whilst trying to count how many million stitches are going on around us…!”….”Yeah, Me Too!! You know, 36 hours of hand stitching, is….a LOT of cotton!!!!”…..”Hope we get out of here before Christmas??’

After weeks working with traditional red/green and cream colours for my Christmas patchwork creations, I went scurrying through my stash to see what else I could use, before….my next trip to the fabric shop ;-)?! Finding some spotty fabric and enough blue to bind, a bit of hessian thrown in too, seemed just the right combination 🙂 As most of my Christmas table mats have been aimed at adults, I thought it about time I started balancing it, with more young at heart, cute and quirky creations…What better way, than adding some felt applique 😉 Still All completely machine washable and iron able too (Just not the little beads with a hot iron)!

After first drawing some simple designs, I made myself some card templates, then drew round them onto a sheet of Bondaweb, ironed it to the correct coloured felt for each different shaped piece to create my little snowmen, then patiently cut everything out ( The holly leaves were definitely the fiddliest bit ~ but well worth the effort, non the less) Once I had all 56 pieces cut out, and  28 beads set aside, I started assembling a very simple hessian centred panel to which I could blanket stitch all the pieces to (You’ll have noticed, the colours of the snowmen are inspired by the printed spots of the cotton fabric)

….”You know what??” …”What??”… ”She spent so much time straightening us beautifully, then, decided the table cloth wasn’t straight! So straightening IT, caused us to wiggle about lol!!”…”Never mind, folding us over in the wrapper, everything is squared up again!!”…”Hey!”….”What??” ….”Look down there 😉 ……Ginger bread folk!!”

After a little super cute creation…who can stop at one??!……………SO……..

Another 42 pieces of felt, 42 beads, some hessian, spotty print fabric, wadding, backing, binding, and, a shed load of  hand stitching….et voila!!…A cute quirky Gingerbread runner too 🙂

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There were a couple of more items done in the traditional colours, not included before…Mini Runners/Large Table Centre Mats…using up the remnants of the Poinsettia and Bow fabrics

Quite a busy week all in all 😉

Crafting in Cotton for Christmas

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…..Unless commissioned for more…My last Place Mat Sets for this festive season 😉

Having grabbed, a couple of meters, of a beautiful gilded holly berry print, cotton fabric, in the summer sale (…and paying for it of course..lol!) I couldn’t wait to set to, on the final ideas for a couple more place mat sets for this festive season. Steadily through the year I have also been sourcing red and green fabrics too… ‘cos, believe me, when it hits September time, all the red and green gets moved from the normal craft fabrics into the considerably more expensive Christmas craft cotton section ~ shame on the store for doing that, I say!! Anyways, I’m wise to that now…but, a super tip for those just getting going in fabric craft, source your stuff early!!! 😉

Going, once again, with my favourite design of the year, ‘Skewed Squares’!! I just love doing them, they’re so simple, takes not a jot of thinking about, next to no scrapage of fabric, even after trimming as you go, AND…best of all…they are super striking,  a fab burst of festive spirit for even the smallest of dining tables ;-D

Set two 🙂

Both these hand quilted sets are completely machine washable and can also be ironed, so will look as good as new year, after year….after year!!

Packaged…and,

…ready, for a new loving home 🙂

Dennis?! Dennis?! Who the **** is Dennis???? by Caren Taylor ©

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Dennis?! Dennis?! Who the **** is Dennis???? by Caren Taylor ©

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…..Dennis dangles dangerously in the dark, dank dungeon…..

…..Dexterity now determines his destiny…..

…..Drop and be……Devoured!…..

…..Down below, deranged dwellers dance and drool…..

…..Dennis deliberates in depths of despair…..

…..Dismay at discoveries down-town…..

…..Distraught with damaged dreams…..

…..Derived decisions from deficient data……

…..Droplets descend downward from the dungeon…..

…..Dripping directly onto a deeply distressed Dennis…..

…..Drenched, he’s drawn directly back to his dilemma…..

…..Dismissing Death ~ Deftness of desire doubles…..

…..Despite disturbing doubts, Dennis detaches…..

…..Diving dizzily with defiance into the darkness…..

…..Driven toward a dash of dazzling daylight…..

…..Dennis departs the dank, dark, dripping dungeon…..

…..Delighted, Dennis, the Daddy, with dangling Long Legs, DID it!!!…..

NB….. Another alliterative attack!!!!….BUT….Definitely, No insects were harmed during the creation of this silly, short story! 😉 …(Booking myself in for two weeks of therapy now though ;-D LOL!!)… I thought it was first brought on by shock of British sunshine…but no!!! It seems, the insane intermittent interlude, is, closely connected with crazy patchwork creations!

Crazy Patchwork Stockings Lovingly Hand Quilted

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Okay…now we are in September, I don’t feel so guilty about showing off Christmassy things LOL 😉

Recipe:  1)Grab a large selection of Christmas cotton fabric off-cuts,  2) Sew any which way (which, slowly, but surely, WILL drive you crazy!!),  3)Trim to desired stocking shape, 4) Sandwich with cotton wadding and backing and then hand quilt, 5)Repeat for reverse of stocking (Or, as I did, reserve a little sanity by doing a plain one with cross hatched quilting, 6) Add hanging loop between front and back pieces, bind, then hand stitched to finish!

A simple, sanity saving, hand quilted plain cream cotton reverse!

If, by this stage, you don’t feel compelled to take yourself off to the local recovery centre….try it all again LOL ….Take two!!

Okay…three solid days of craziness….I’m off to book myself in…right now ;-D !!!

A summer spent SEW nicely!! ;-)

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Not one to renege on my promises…..here is post number three of my get back up to date out of semi-retirement (though, technically if you count the random alliteration post ~ it’s actually No.4 LOL) !!                                                                                                                                              Sew nicely is how I have been spending my spare time, getting stock ready for the Christmas rush (well..I hope ;-)!!) in my little on line Etsy shop . Trying to cater for all manner of tastes when it comes to festive dining??!!….from the traditional, as shown here, in this beautiful hand quilted set of twelve…to many new quirky, colourful, original and unique designs below……

Again, quite a traditional set of twelve, though with a less formal theme aimed at the young at heart…of course 😉

Now then!! If you really want to add some colour to your Christmas mealtimes..??…these ”Rockin’ Reindeer” Place Mats and matching fabric Coasters/Mug Rugs,  should definitely do the trick!! Traditional Christmas colours with a modern ”skewed” design twist  😉

Another modern take! Colour themed around the central printed cotton squares, I have selected and added fabric strips in co-coordinating colours to bring the different coloured backgrounds together as a bright bold set, which can be brought out year after year! As all my sets are made from cotton fabrics with a 100% cotton wadding, they can be laundered in a machine (YAY) and ironed…. to have them looking as good as new after every mealtime!!

Having been caught out last year, by a customer who wanted extra to match a set she’d bought from me (which I didn’t have, but managed to make a coordinating set to match in for her)….I decided to make a few more smaller sets, which can either be bought as stand alone or add on sets for larger dining tables!

And, then back to traditional! A beautiful hand quilted Festive Table Runner  ~ and it’s still not quite the end of August ~ so, still time to get a few more Christmassy things done 🙂 

Sew!! Missing I may have been, but, slacking..well, not really! And it’s definitely nice to be back amongst you All !! 😉

 

 

Sorry To Bore you All with my Busy Week…BUT, I Wish I was Here!!!

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Continuing my quest to make ever more, even quirkier, unique Peg Bags….My week started here! After considering where I would most like to take my washing in order to get it dry ~ having no electric dryer (living in the dark ages and all that) I considered it would be very cool to set off in my orange short set and matching hat to a remote, very deserted desert Island to watch my whites waft in the wind!! Hand drawn , cut and appliqued novelty Peg Bag ~ check out my Etsy Shop for more quirky items and gift ideas!

On a little roll of creativity, I got, interjected with…an urgent request from a lovely lady in the UK…..Could I make her…..An Origami folded fabric tote in the ‘little owl’ fabric, the same as I had made my little 8 pocket pouches???? But, Of Course!! I even gave her the option of a bespoke lining colour and wadding effect!! No sooner had I had her reply, I was racing off to the fabric store ~ before it closed to buy the requested colour – Duck Egg Blue!!

Received request…Sourced Fabric…Produced the next day….Listed for sale…and sold!…all within two days ~ shipped… and my lovely lady received it the day after ~ what a turn around in under 96 hours!!! My lady was so please I received this little note…….

I absolutely love my new tote and pouch 😊
Thank you it’s very well made and is already in use
It is definitely a talking point
I will remember you in the future for more purchases and recommend you to friends and family
Kind regards…

A wonderful result to make a creative crafter very happy!!!

Whilst on my jolly jaunt to source the Duck Egg Blue, I succumbed to purchase a little ‘Scottie’ Print cotton fabric as well ~ couldn’t resist! SO…

And then…..

Another ‘plumped’ up version…using some more of the Duck Egg Blue cotton fabric for the lining………….

https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/280529334/tote-and-mini-cosmetic-pouch-duo-set?ref=shop_home_active_26

If you want a conversation starter…this is a good starter!!

Moving swiftly through the rest of my week…………

I had enough ‘Owl’ fabric left to then combined it with a rich burgundy cotton for the lining for another unique tote creation….check it out……….

https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/281068022/owl-fabric-tote-free-shipping-super-cute?ref=shop_home_feat_2

back to where I was eventually in the week….Peg Bags ( with included Peg Doll creations for a lovely unique feature)

…Do you know how difficult it is to fashion Peg Dolls with full length Culottes ??? LOL ~ wish my garden was that tidy btw!!!

 

Another little cutie ~ I hope the little fluffy at the back can keep up!!!?!!!

A change of direction from the previous week’s makes…. having some ‘owl’ fabric left over from the commission and a selection of 8 inch squares hanging around for no apparent reason ~ I combined the two ~ into a simply colourful duo Place Mat Set…

https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/294711137/little-owls-patchwork-place-mats-skewed?ref=shop_home_feat_1

…on a ‘skewed’ roll again, rounded my week off 😉

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https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/294299903/set-of-six-coastermug-rugs-pink-and?ref=shop_home_active_3

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https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/280537690/coaster-matsmug-rugs-skewed-squares?ref=shop_home_active_14

Ok!!! I reckon tomorrow is a sewing day off after that week of creativeness 😉 perhaps a little weeding is in order ;-/ ???