Your art/craftwork - show it here!

Wolff · 28-12-2021 2:04pm

I haven't changed tack at all really some paintings are free of the outlining and some are very light - I do like doing though as its a two step process - in that I paint the picture then come back to outline it - its very enjoyable watching the picture transform - gives me a kick ! - except when it turns out crap out of course 😁

LaraDo · 08-02-2022 5:17pm

Rings!

Wolff · 15-02-2022 11:09am

Kynance Cove - Cornwall

paddylonglegs · 15-02-2022 1:41pm

Looks good. A more abstract and dramatic feel compared to previous.

Wolff · 19-03-2022 1:05pm

Deregos. · 19-03-2022 1:34pm

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Lovely work Wolf, your techniques are very distinctive. What brush do you use for outlining . . a rigger?

Wolff · 21-03-2022 9:30am

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Thanks for that - glad you like them - I use an acrylic pen for the outlining - much easier to use than a brush

Skerries-Rock-Art · 14-05-2022 9:27am

My cast Green Lady. I make in concrete and Herculite

Skerries-Rock-Art · 14-05-2022 9:28am

Medusa Head statue

Cast in concrete

Mike Litoris · 14-05-2022 9:43am

Skerries, they are fantastic!! What did you paint them with?

Skerries-Rock-Art · 18-05-2022 11:07am

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I start with exterior masonry paint,then i add the colour using acrylic and finally coat everything in exterior yacht varnish..its a fair bit of work but gives long-lating results.

Wolff · 04-07-2022 11:49am

One for the Dubs - Ferry View of Dublin - Acrylic on Board

Mike Litoris · 04-07-2022 2:00pm

Fantastic, Wolff!! Probably my favourite view of Dublin.

josephmcfarland878 · 09-08-2022 1:20pm

I love doing stuff like this! In general, my hobby is home decor and I love to do it all from improvised means. Like this for example. Of course, I do not always have the strength and ideas for all this, but I look at the ideas on the site . Might be useful for someone

Graces7 · 20-09-2022 5:16pm

Still always knitting..

I was given a shop full of yarn a few years ago.. this is a blanket worked with luxurious vintage mohair...

Soft and thick...

and smaller items..

em_cat · 20-09-2022 8:56pm

The last full pair I finished, in truth I only love to knit socks, no idea why. Can’t bring myself to do a blanket or finish the pullovers I’ve languishing beside the sofa!

New Home · 20-09-2022 9:02pm

GORGEOUS!!

Graces7 · 20-09-2022 9:10pm

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Ah lovely..The one thing I do not knit is socks so we make a good team!!! Most of my work is for sale now,,to feed and clothe the needy, and getting limited as my hands are old and worn...The blanket is the exception as I use it abed with me and needed it and the yarn was not needed elsewhere and yes I would sell it. All the other itmes are long gone.

Blessed I am to be able still to work at what I love in my old age and t o give of my skills and so ENJOY it,

em_cat · 20-09-2022 10:20pm

I grew up knitting my ballet shorts, leg warmers, shrugs and little socks like the yoga ones these days so I am kind of surprised that I still love to knit socks so much that I always have some to work on with me. I only knit for myself and family, I’m not as fast as I once was so now it’s more for pleasure. I often get asked if I sell them but as you know the value wouldn’t be appreciated. Both my husband and I pretty much only wear hand knitted socks, I do also make them in DK weight for boot socks and sometimes I make the felted ones for house socks and slippers.

I do knit up little leg warmers & tiny socks for dogs & cats to go over bandages for one of the Vets. They love them & the clients love them too.

Your lucky that you can knit with mohair, I can’t as it drives my allergies mental so I’m always looking for nice lace weight alpaca that can be difficult to find.

Graces7 · 21-09-2022 5:48am

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I knit whatever yarn is given... Springwools have been kindness personfied for 20 years now, as they support several charities .. There is no way I could buy yarn

Every now and then I find the postman has dropped a parcel over the gate... Or even a huge box.. Treasure trove,

That vintage yarn is not hairy mohair! It does not shed but is soft and luxurious. Mostly I work with good acrylic... NB I cannot wear wool at all.

There is a chapter in Anne of Green Gables where a disabled bedbound lady says she cannot fight in the war,, " But I can knit!" YAY!

Creating beauty that cheers and feeds..Even abed.

Oh I would love t work just one more full size Aran! I would not charge per hour.. a fair price.

Princess Calla · 21-09-2022 3:35pm

@Mike Litoris

Can I ask you a quick question....the das clay sculptures you did, was it just normal acrylic paint and yacht varnish you used? Have they withstood the elements?

Mike Litoris · 21-09-2022 9:19pm

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It actually has! There are some cracks and lumps gone out of it but it hasn't fell apart yet and it's been out in the elements for the last 2 years! Even the solar lights I built into it are still going. Yes, just regular old cheapy acrylics and a can of spray yacht varnish. I reckon an extra coat of that varnish when the 1st dries will give it an extra couple of years.

Princess Calla · 22-09-2022 12:30am

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Brilliant thank you! I have the clay, paint and jars so going to do something with the kids during winter.... should be interesting on so many levels 😂🤣🤣

22-09-2022 12:44am

Impressionist landscapes and dogs are my favourite subjects, but also cartoons & satiric photoshop efforts & gifs

Gone sideways alas

Deja Boo · 27-09-2022 10:43pm

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Those are sooooo beautiful with a handcrafted keepsake design. Lovely work.

I could never do anything like that.

em_cat · 27-09-2022 11:09pm

Thanks, I knitted them from a pattern designer, yes sock knitters actually pay for patterns 😄, mostly so I don’t have to do the maths for multiple sizes as I will knit a pair for multiple people in my family if I really like the pattern. I get pretty bored if I’m just knitting plain round & round.

Graces7 · 30-09-2022 8:01am

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I watch youtube as I knit so no boredom! And vary the basic patterns as the mood takes me.. Lovely to work with coloured yarns in weather like today..