Day 7 of #marchmeetthemaker2022. Todays prompt is “favourite” so I thought I’d share my most favourite recent make. This is a little underwater scene I painted in my @pithsupply sketchbook (very tolerant to slapping down a lot of paint!) _ I’ve been revisiting some old ideas lately and looking at them with a new perspective. This one comes from a tiny story I wrote about a man and his dream of having an underwater restaurant 🐟 _ #carveouttimeforart #sketchbookdrawing #sketchbookpage #illustrationart #illustrationartists #drawdaily #sketchbook #illustratorsofinstagram #artistsoninstagram #createeveryday #creativityeveryday #illustration_best #dailydoodle #dailyillustration #sketchbookskool #makearteveryday #everydayinspiration #pithsupply #underwater #oceanfloor #underthesea #marchmeetthemaker (at Edinburgh, United Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/p/CazXoNOKFl4/?utm_medium=tumblr

#bestdecision is today’s prompt for #marchmeetthemaker2022 - tough one. When it comes to my sanity saving creative life, I would have to say my best decision was tea bowls. They are not “hot” sellers. I know most of you would rather I make mugs (big thank you to my tea bowl fans out there! 💜💜💜) But I literally dream of making tea bowls. The way they fit in the shape of my hand to form them, the relaxed wave of the rim, even the way the foot is a handle in a tea ceremony so it needs a gentle curve to hold. Every little part has a purpose and requires attention, right down to the exact angle of the drip line to control the glaze movement. I could not make two the same if I tried. Someday I will do another One Hundred Tea Bowls project. That was a great experience. #lifegoals . . . #marchmeetthemaker #lifeofapotter #ceramiclife #pottery #ceramics #keramik #teabowls #yunomi #crystallineglaze #makersofinstagram #claytalk #clayartsutah #etsyshop #etsy #texture #claylove #madeinaskutt #utahartist #artofinstagram #ceramicdesign #glazeporn #lithologyceramicart https://www.instagram.com/p/Ca2S1ngFdt8/?utm_medium=tumblr

Day 4 of #MeetTheMaker is 3 things. Here are the three things that make up Marg Dier Embroidery. On the left my writing. I loved writing my book and am in the process of planning another one on advanced thread painting. On the right my thread painting art work, mostly birds but I have lichen and a wild rose on the go currently. At the bottom my embroidered jewellery which I sell in my Etsy shop. More than enough to keep me busy. . . . #marchmeetthemaker2022 https://www.instagram.com/p/Carh-_EN92L/?utm_medium=tumblr

Today's #MarchMeetTheMaker prompt is Hands at Work. This is a poster the fabulous @calyx.design made for me ages ago. I sent him a ton of photos my partner took while I worked and he drew these clear and awesome versions! I have this and some partially-bound demo books at my booth when I vend. ~°~ Image description: a poster that says "how to bind a book that rocks!" across the top and then has three columns of four graphics that are (most of) the steps I use to bind my blank books. There's text with each graphic to explain what it is. It's all in a brownish gray, goldenrod, and cream. ~°~ #bookbinding #bookarts #marchmeetthemaker2022 https://www.instagram.com/p/Ca6VsFjr40G/?utm_medium=tumblr

#favorite is the prompt for #marchmeetthemaker2022 today. I bet you could all guess my answer is drips. I can coax them into being, but I can’t force them to happen. I have to trust 2160 degrees f + gravity to work their magic. Every one is a gift. (Okay, sometimes they are a PITA, but usually 🎁) . . #drips #glazes #glazeporn #pottery #ceramic #keramik #cone6 #etsymudteam #claytalk #makers #handmade #handbuiltpottery #red #potteryofinstagram #potteryaddict #teabowl #cup #lithologyceramicart https://www.instagram.com/p/Ca04r4ire8I/?utm_medium=tumblr

Today's #MarchMeetTheMaker prompt is Favorite, so here's one of my favorite repair projects! This was a family's daily-use copy of the Guru Granth Sahib. It was my first massive book, and so pretty. The paper was so so so good, soft and thick, but the binding was thin and fell apart. I hadn't learned all the wisdom @saveyourbooks imparted to me working on big Bibles, but I did pretty well I think. Check out my website for more photos, the link to the post is in the sidebar. ~°~ Image description: two photos, a before-and-after of a large, wide book open to the middle. In the first photo the spine of the book is thoroughly broken, all the signatures are loose. In the second, it's mended and looks great if I do say so myself. ~°~ #bookbinding #bookrepair #marchmeetthemaker2022 https://www.instagram.com/p/Ca1GOTbrIPq/?utm_medium=tumblr

Today is a free day in #MarchMeetTheMaker, so here's a book I finished recently but haven't listed yet. The bookcloth on the cover is blue mohair, with light colored wispy accents amids the blue. The rectangular stone set into the cover is yellow fluorite. I'm happy with how it came out, the whole batch looks great. Now I just gotta get them in the shop! To find out immediately when I update my online shop, hit my website and join mailing list. ~°~ Image description: two shots of the book described above. In the first pic the book stands partly open on a white surface. You can see the blue mottled endpapers. The second shot is a closeup on the stone, so you can see the small depression in the cover where it sits. ~°~ #bookbinding #bookarts #marchmeetthemaker2022 https://www.instagram.com/p/CawHT_ero3-/?utm_medium=tumblr

🌺March meet the maker🌺 👩🏻‍🎨 Arbeitsplatz 👩🏻‍🎨 Ja…. Der Arbeitsplatz ist leider ein ewiges Chaos… warum auch immer, an mir kann’s nicht liegen 🤣🤣 👩🏻‍🎨 👩🏻‍🎨 👩🏻‍🎨 #marchmeetthemaker #marchmeetthemaker2022 #fimo #artist #artistsoninstagram #artistsupport #artistlife #artistsupportartists #künstler #künstlerin #polymerclay #polymerclayartist #polymerclaycreations #polymerclatyearrings (hier: Chemnitz, Germany) https://www.instagram.com/p/CcSrlYKM26J/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=