When I’m making ships I spend a lot of time with a big box of pale ruined dresses and parts of dresses, edwardian mostly, and each time I go through it I pull out little bits to save – things too fragile to use but too precious to part with or things I find so interesting as they are I don’t want to change them.
A tattered bit of very old silk lace with tiny bright green beads attached to each point – it was a cuff – it must have been a magnificent garment.
I finished 2 more ships today and photographed them – one similar to The Louisa May and another paper mache.
This style of ship is also one of the patterns I’ll be publishing and I spent some time breaking down the steps today. I would also love to teach a paper mache ship class in person – it’s such a satisfying project to make.
PS – all the new ships will be available in the shop tomorrow (6/5).
Love your blog, Ann and all your beautiful creations. It would be soooooo much fun to take a class from you!
Oh, those gauzy bits are just wonderful! They look like you pulled them from the ether. Lovely ships, too. 🙂
Hi. I love your work, I won’t be able to go to your classes so I’m going to tackle a ship on my own. I think you have some ship tutorials up? But I am excited about the new patterns coming out.
How wonderful, i love that your ships are made from other things re-cycled, giving them a new life.