Below is an image of Panoramic View of Enoshima c. 1804-1810 by Hokusai, a Japanese artist of the Edo period. You’ll find in the accompanying post a ramble about the artist and my recent visit to Enoshima. It was so exciting to stumble across a couple of woodblock images made some 200 years ago that immediately placed me back in a part of the world I’d only recently visited. Anyway if you’re interested click in the box below to read more.
A Sewing Podcast including my latest makes #memade #sewing #sewist #sew #fabric #fashion
Despite my best intentions I have not found the time to print my latest screen print yet. I’ve recently exposed a couple of my drawings onto the screens and once I’ve printed them onto paper I’m going to colour them. This will be a first for me in regards to embellishing my drawings with colour although I have manipulated them using an adobe app before but this was just something on the iPad and I’m not sure whether it would ever be a high enough resolution to print. I’m hoping this will be successful enough to inspire me to keep experimenting with colour pencils because they’re neat and clean and I presently don’t have the patience for paint and mess. I’ll add a few pics to detail my venture into pencil.
Now to my knitting. I’m a slow knitter and I don’t mind this at all. Personally I don’t want a wardrobe of wool in this hot climate. Or should I say our extended wet season we have going on the east coast at the moment. This 8ply jumper I’m making is the Calliope by Espace Tricot and I’m using Great Southern Yarn , one of our local suppliers. The colour is Davida Allen a soft yellow that is a touch dirty so not vibrant. I think it’s beautiful and the tinge of grunge suits my general colour scheme. I’m not into strong pretty colours at all generally although I must admit to liking a bit of dazzle and pop in my home. It’s knitting up wonderfully by the way and if it wasn’t for my right forearm and elbow giving me grief I’d be full steam ahead. At the moment I’m trying to keep to about two rows at a time and not every day.
So for the photos.
So until next time have a creative great time.
Yes it has been a while. And while I have continued to draw I really haven’t painted for quite a long time. So I’m here to update my blog and I’m hoping this will be a regular creative diary update.
I think what happens to anyone that creates stuff is that eventually you end up with too much of it. And let’s be honest, the market for it is almost non existent. A few years ago I decided to try my hand at making most of my own clothes and buying only essentials as a way of utilising my creative disposition without depending on a market to buy it. I’ve always been a sewing and knitting enthusiast but this time I wanted to realise an idea I had back in my 30’s and that was to create my own weird and wonderful wardrobe. And I’m kind of doing it with the occasional loss of interest thrown in. I had a few months towards the end of last year where I did not want to touch the sewing machine and it’s a good idea not to when that mood takes hold because care is abandoned and a dodgy make is relegated to the bin. Yes not very good for the environment I know. But honestly just being a house dwelling human is detrimental to the chaos that is earth, though I digress. Anyway although I’m a keen textile enthusiast lately I’ve still kept up with my drawing every day. Well just about every day with the occasional break. So for this little update I’ll add in some of my recent drawings and maybe next time it will be my knitting and sewing. Here is my spring collection (of drawings). I always find I want to be in my garden by the time September arrives.
So that’s it for this update. For more drawings check out my Instagram https://www.instagram.com/kerri_smith_artist/
Take care
Kerri Smith Artist
Just worked out how to link to my Instagram. Here t’is
https://instagram.com/kerri_smith_artist?igshid=kjpnq1yg3n45
It’s been a while but here’s my latest blog post. Let me know if this works. Click the link below
Just a quick one to say I’m still drawing and making art but not using this site as much as I should. Instagram is such an easy platform to manoeuvre so catch me there either as Kerri Smith Artist or The Housecat Diary. I’m sure I could add a link here but I have no idea how.
This year I participated in an exhibition with Ahn of Gallery 139 at The Fernery in Islington. I very fortunately sold a few drawings. Probably too cheaply but I have this bad habit of thinking nobody will want my art work. Hmmm I wonder if that will ever change. Anyway here’s one of my drawings from around that time of my red flowering gum. It struggled last year but I’m glad to say has come back heartily and will flower again soon. Fingers crossed.
I also participated in an online exhibition again with Ahn in November. Here’s a couple of images from that exhibition.
So that’s my drawing for 2020. There’s also knitting and ink work and screen printing. Oh and maybe my sour dough too. I’ll try to keep you updated blogosphere. Here’s to a great and creative 2021. Cheers.
I’ve been sharing one of my drawings from the archives every now and then on my instagram account @the_housecat_draws . Here’s one from November 2016. 
Click the link to read my latest post. It’s been a while and things change like my memory so let me know if you can’t find the post. Cheers.
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