Collage of circles cut from rubber stamp test sheet from last month’s daily drawings
A supermodel dahlia from the garden
A week of working with leftovers. I made a couple of collages – one using the discarded sheets from the backdrawn monoprints I made a few weeks ago, and the other was cut from the test sheet I used for my rubber stamp daily drawings from last month. Saving things from the bin seems to be a recurring them this year! I think both collages have potential to be developed further… the monoprint collage could be turned into a relief print, and the stamp collage could be made into a set of badges.
I’ve had mixed success growing dahlias for the first time this year. In an ongoing battle with the slugs I thought it was only the black ones (dahlias not slugs!) that had prevailed. But one plucky fellow has beaten the onslaught of the molluscs. It’s an absolute marvel and looks like a 1950’s swimming hat. It has strengthened my resolve to try again next year. In the meantime, I’m deadheading the black dahlias and freezing them for the dyepot...
