The cold autumn weather has been good for painting the isolation coat on ‘Male’.

Not just yet, but at some point this year, I will be making art from my new studio!

While working on the background for ‘Male’ I’m making a lovely green painting rag to use in my fabric diamond ‘Need’.

I think I have finished the diamond eyes on the gold kangaroo. I also did what I thought would be my final layer of green on the background.

I’ve moved furniture and stuff, stuff, stuff around again and now I have a functioning sewing corner in the studio!

I love moving my art supplies and furniture around my studio. It takes a while of working in a studio to really know how the space is best used.

Yesterday I added the leftover paint, paint water and rag to the other paint rag containers.

Today I used the latest dried rag and added it to the first facet of my fabric diamond 'Need'.

Come on into the studio and I’ll show you around!

I’ve spent a few hours today reorganising the studio furniture so that I can fit the sewing machine in. I’m ready to jump into sewing this diamond!

I have bought two pieces of sequin foil - one silver and one gold. I’m going to experiment with these within my diamonds.

I didn’t have long in the studio today but I had enough time to finish pinning the pattern pieces of the ‘Need’ diamond to the wall.