Flower Power

Prudence Mapstone, a truly colourful inspiration to all freeformers, is generously giving an exciting opportunity for creative crocheters and knitters  to be part of a huge piece of unique wall art.

Its all explained in this post on her 50 years of Flower Power blog.

Flowers and freeform - I couldn't wait to get started!

In true stashbusting style I gathered some bright and textured yarns and raided one of the boxes I have stuffed full of oddments.

Oddments is my positive term for all those bits of  crochet that didn't quite make the grade, they may have been prototypes, experiments or the motifs that didn't look just right (in the days 'before freeform'  when this mattered!)....stitch count awry, uneven petals, lumpy bits...we all have them - don't we?!....and I keep them!!

Several were chosen, at random, and the freeforming flower began to blossom!

 A back view....

....secret pocket....intentional of course!!

 ...a  familiar needlefelted middle..

fluffy bits...

 multi-coloured cotton threads....

 shiny threads....

 knobbly spirally bits....

Before photographing, it was perched on Mr RWs reading matter...so I hunted around for a more colourful background...and uncovered a favourite childhood book:

'A Child's Garden of Verses' by Robert Louis Stevenson

with the most vibrant illustrations by the very talented Brian Wildsmith

...first published in 1966....

a welcome chance to reconnect with the wonderful words and incredible illustrations..

...having been surrounded by Brian Wildsmith's  beautiful, colourful, zingy books as a child
 no wonder I love colour and texture...and freeform!

I loved this project - it has fertilised my passion for freeform, colour and illustration.

Thank you to Prudence...

I'm so looking forward to be part of an international piece of art,
and to viewing all the other colourful, creative contributions as they arrive in Australia!
There's still time if you'd like to join me!

Off to pop the petals in the post!!