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Friday 22 August 2014

Global Talent Search 2014

Hello everyone!

Since signing up for Lilla Rogers Global Talent Search 2014, these past few weeks have been a mixture of every possible feeling.  A bit of excitement and frustration, learning new things about myself, experimenting and experimenting some more, feeling happy one moment and lacking confidence other times and now towards the end I am sitting on the edge of my seat! Four more days until the judges make up their minds.

Let me start from the beginning:  The assignment given for this competition was to design a wall art piece featuring ''Little Terrarium'' theme and including some kind of text relevant to our own interpretation of the assignment. 
There were 999 submissions. That is such a big number!  I can only imagine what a difficult task it must be for Lilla Rogers and her team to size down 999 to 50. That's right only the top 50. Now you can understand the pressure we are all under.
Anyways, all the stress and numbers aside I'd like to say that it's been a truly amazing journey. I've learnt so much about myself and I'm so glad I decided to join!

My GTS diary:  I had created three pieces. First one was so bad that ended up in the bin. For the second one, I followed the familiar path and created mixed media girl painting. With 3D flowers and merino wool hair. It was pretty obvious that this one couldn't be submitted and I had to create the third one. The assignment given features "Little Terrarium" theme and even though in this painting there're patterns inspired by succulents I called it "Little Geisha". ^_^




At the end I'd decided to leave my safety zone and try something different. 
I did a bit of painting and mixed media but my main focus was collage. 

Here it is, my entry for Global Talent Search 2014:






There is a lovely Pinterest board, you can see some other entries for Lilla Rogers' Global Talent Search 2014: http://www.pinterest.com/julier/gts-2014-entries/
Such beautiful pieces.  It's amazing how each one of us has interpreted the theme so differently. I love them!

Tuesday 19 August 2014

Do You Need Any Gift Ideas?

Hello lovely people,

I have been passionately crafting for over 2 years. I created and experimented with various sewing and hand printing techniques and came up with lovely products. I have to say sewing handmade gifts has been a very enjoyable journey.

 And I have some great news! Until 31st of August I am offering FREE SHIPPING WORLDWIDE with the code: SUMMERSALE
Here is a sweet little collection of my soft toys, cushions and other items:


All of them can be found in my Etsy shop








All of them can be found in my Etsy shop







All of them can be found in my Etsy shop



All of them can be found in my Etsy shop



Malgosia

Sunday 3 August 2014

Vibrant Colour Scheme IsThe Way To Go

Hello lovely people,

This is so exciting! I managed to get all my A3 paintings scanned and then printed on matte cardstock.
I now have some lovely, sharp images to share here with you. All the prints are available in my Etsy Shop, just click on the caption below each image to go directly to the listing.





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Sunday 20 July 2014

What Else Can You Do With Embroidery Hoops..

Hello!

I hope you are all well! Enjoying this lovely summer weather!^_^
It's been a very beautiful and sunny day even here- in Edinburgh! What a change after foggy and miserable Saturday that we had yesterday. It seems that we are now out of darkness and in for some more great summer again!^_^ Yey!
 Sunny summer days are amazing although I have to admit that great days like today make it quite difficult to work. to stay in, to focus, to create, even when you do something you enjoy so much!  My studio is right on top floor and it can get really hot. Well I guess I should invest in a fan and stop complaining!

 I have been quite strict with myself though in the last couple of weeks and managed to work on a few paintings and  do some sewing too.

So what else can you do with embroidery hoops? They don't only serve as an embroidery tool, embroidery hoops make pretty nice frames too, not only for flat objects but also 3D items.

Today I am sharing with you my rag doll embroidery hoop art. They are available in my Etsy shop. Clicking on the captions below images will take you to each individual item listing.

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What do you think?


Malgosia