Misty in the Sun.

What better place for an elderly cat to be than sleeping in the sun surrounded by flowers. Misty, an Australian Blue Spotted Mist cat, which I believe is the only Australian breed of cat, is 19 years old and not very well.  However she does love to sleep in the sun whenever possible.

Mystery Object.

Just a little fun picture to look at while I explore the new stamps and decide on how best to use them.

Bud Print.

       It's all starting to come together.  Now to put all the various components into some sort of textile art.

Carving the Buds.

I wonder how this one will print out.  I usually have to do a fair bit of fine trimming initially, so I'm sure this one will be no exception. It will have to wait for tomorrow though.

Having Photoshop Fun.

This is a very stylised version of my new rubber stamp. I also made a stamp within Photoshop, shown here with the original flower. Lots of fun to to be had with this new image I think. Now to carve a stamp of the bud.

Printing.

                                         Now it's time to try and get a good clear and crisp print.

Back to the beautiful 'Common Fringe Lily'.

It's time to start the next stamp, of the very pretty Common Fringe Lily that I have been collecting images of.

I have photographed it many times over the years, but the details of the buds and growth habits aren't very clear in my pictures, hence the  gathering of other images.

                 How am I going to make the fringes look right I wonder, just hope for the best I guess!

          Nearly there, and so far so good. The angle of the petals isn't quite right, but I claim artistic license.

Finished!

This is the bottom left hand corner of the finished piece.  It needs a name for the exhibition, but as yet I haven't thought of a good one. It needs something a bit catchy and interesting. Any suggestions?