Finding Fibonacci

It's been a long time since blog posts, but I certainly haven't forgotten about IdeaLiza. I've got lots of things I'd like to blog about, but today I'm going to talk about my latest series 'Finding Fibonacci'. In this series I'm branching out from the laser cutting into screen printing. I've been printing onto gorgeous organic cotton bags from The Organic Mamas. These bags have so many great qualities: they're made from 100% organic cotton, are free from dyes and chemicals, and are super strong and durable. They're made in India and are SKAL certified.
My first series of screen prints is called 'Finding Fibonacci' and is based on natural objects (so far fruit and vegetables, but hopefully there will be flowers soon too) which feature spirals described by Fibonacci numbers.  I've also printed bags with the spiral pattern which is key to all of these objects, which is also the central feature of my logo. So, here they are...!

They're currently available from my Made It, Bluecaravan, and Etsy stores.

Puzzles

Every Christmas when I was a kid I would get a new jigsaw puzzle. On Boxing Day, we would be packed into the car (literally in my case – I was the youngest and hence could have the most stuff piled around me) and would get the barge to Straddie. We stayed in the same place each year: a wonderful rambling house with sea grass matting on the floors, mismatching crockery, and the smell of salt, and copious quantities of sunscreen. I loved it. There were many rituals involved in these holidays: multiple swims a day, beach walks, kites, Arnotts family assorted biscuits, cheese jaffles, Christmas cake (which the ants generally discovered), getting stung by a blue bottle, and doing the jigsaw puzzle. My Dad and I would take over the table in the living room and spend a large chunk of the hot days completing the puzzle.

I've been playing around with puzzles again, but in a bit of a different form. Here are some coasters which together form a trivet. Not as complex perhaps as the ones that occupied my summer holidays, but maybe they can be a fun part of everyday life. The pieces are made from 100% wool felt and the whole trivet measures about 210 mm x 210 mm and is available from my online stores (listed on the right).

Here is another example of what I’ve been doing with puzzles. Sorry for the lack of ironing before I took the photos! These puzzle pieces were hand screen printed onto 100% cotton napkins.