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• Creating meaningful art from whatever materials you already have

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• Keeping your creative momentum long-term

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Creating with Cardboard

 

Come and join us in Material Musings This Week

Making Zen is Back! 4th - 8th May 2026

 

 

Great News Making Zen Online Retreat will be back again from 4th - 8th May!!

Once again it will be a lot of stitched and creative fun! It is hosted by Kate at Zen Stitching and if you have participated before you know that there are lots of fantastic lessons that will inspire you during the retreat.

Examples of my textile arts

If you are not familiar with Making Zen, it is a textile-arts-focused retreat gathering approx. 35-40 artists to host one workshop each over the course of five days, and those workshops are totally free for anyone to watch for a limited time. It is an opportunity to get inspired, connect with new friends and artists, and improve your craft!

Some of the topics on the retreat will cover topics like:

🧵Using your art journaling as a tool for reflection

🧵 Making marks on fabric

🧵 Creating low waste projects

There is so much more for you to take in, and you walk away with new techniques that you can apply to your own practice. I have been blessed to be on both sides of the coin - as a teacher in several retreats and a student. I aways come away feeling inspired and thoroughly enjoy the retreat - While I am not teaching this time, I will definitely be doing the sessions, and I will be sharing some of the things that I have created during this and previous retreats over the next few weeks.

You can register for free HERE

Mark your calendar - It all happens from 4-8 May - which is just round the corner. Once you register you will find lots of information available - FAQs and a full list of the speakers presenting during the retreat.

This retreat is going to be a lot of fun, and a great way to improve your craft or learn a new one. I hope to see you there!

Material Musings - Feeling Out of Sorts

 

Welcome to Material Musings

There are some months where we get out of our normal rhythm, especially when you have a lot going on or your usual creative routine shifts when unexpected things happen.

I like having a routine, it helps keep me focused, and one of the things that I didn't really feel like doing was slow stitching or tackling some of the many projects' calling out to me - I knew that something was up. 

When you are feeling out of sorts the best thing to do is small tasks and not big, complicated tasks that won't get your full attention. Sorting through my fabric always bring calm and I recently received some offcuts from a seamstress neighbor and while they are manmade fabrics that I don't want to end up in the landfill, as I sat with them lots of ideas came flowing for possible projects.

That is the way it is sometimes. So, if you have been feeling 'Off' a little, perhaps it time to think about some of those smaller ideas that you are working on or just sit a while with your supplies. Check out the video to see some of the ideas I came up with.