Sandy Snowden

Yesterday I showed an example of Low Relief. Here is a 3D example of Form. It was inspired by Elizabethan clothing...the wheeled or French f...

I have been preparing to teach a class tomorrow on Form for the C+G Design Principles course. I am filling in for my friend/colleague who i...

Lichen on brickwork. Squint your eyes and see the pattern created by the white colour of the lichen. What would you make of it. How would y...

A bit more doodling. I think this is a great way to experiment with Free Machine Embroidery patterns! It is also great to do while you are ...

Endless Possibilities is finished! It was actually finished yesterday, but I have been sealing the edges with the soldering iron. Originally...

Today's featured blog is studio 78 notes... written by Rayna Gillman. Rayna does wonderful surface design work, and is a popular teacher...

On one of the lists someone brought up the idea of doodles, and shared a web link to a site where they showed how to get started. (and for w...

The left panel of Endless Possibilities is done. Here is a full view. It has 2 layers of silk organza sandwiching a layer of synthetic org...

Here is a glimpse of how the third piece in the EquilARTeral Zoom challenge is going. We met the other night, so I got some of this done at...

Spot pattern on a begonia rex plant. I think this could be inspirational in several ways... 1Creating patterns for fabric 2Use as a starti...

Here are some of the drawings for the "Letter" piece for the EquilARTeral challenge - Zoom. (The other 2 pieces are " Langua...

Laurie, from one of the sewing lists was asking about adjusting a pattern for fitting a rounded back. I did this when I was fitting a friend...

This weekend's Featured Blog " Green Weeds " is by Sarah Wyman. I love the whimsical look of the ladies in her paintings and a...

Give Away update: I have parceled up Sue B's gift and will post it out in the morning. I still need to hear from Quilt Lady, who lives ...

I'm tracing a pattern onto fusible adhesive from my design mock-up. At present, I can trace most of it as is. But for part of the desig...

Saturday was my 100th post, and suggested a give away for those who would comment. Today was the draw. So... Fancy Box with 21 names on slip...

Our family likes to go to ruined castles and abbeys and the like on our holidays. I take a lot of photos of the stone work. I was looking fo...

I'm sure you don't really want to know, but I am making a PowerPoint presentation on Schemes of Work. I have to present a seminar fo...

Today I will do the Featured Blog, since yesterday was about the 100th post. Don't forget to leave a comment on "Posy for You"...

Today is my 100th post! So, I took some photos of the crocuses in the glorious sunshine we are having to day. And although I have plenty o...

At my age (which I won't reveal) you don't normally expect to have people consider you a style icon....and Be Not Afraid... They Don...

Every now and again I do an alteration for this person or that. Mostly people who know me or who know someone who knows me. I don't mind...

And here is the middle panel of the triptych. I will tell you about one of the reasons I went with the transparent/translucent idea. The th...

Inspiration Tuesday takes a break today, as I am on half-term break and actually have some work to show! I mentioned I was making a baby qui...

Some of the stitching on the third piece. I think I am going to do hand stitches on these rust dyed parts and machine stitches on the other...