A Volcanic Displacement

Hi Folks - doesn't it bring it home to you that Mother Nature is in charge. So sorry for all those people who can't get home. Must be scary. Poor Fiona was going to Athens on Friday - Sophie's first proper holiday abroad. They went to Cadbury World instead, not quite on a par with the Acropolis. Fiona should have had first class tickets for Cadbury, based on the number of their products she consumes - without putting on any weight. Life is so unfair, sigh.

Not wishing to make light of anyone's suffering, but it did strike me that the erruption was a good subject for a Displacement Map as it has caused such a huge displacement. I went to the Met Office site and used their Volcano images on a page filled with a pale gradient. Just did a bucket fill.

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Then used the Volcano image as a Displacement Map.

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Set it on tile and followed it up with a Hot Wax Effect (make sure you have white as a foreground colour).

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Quite a good image, I'm pleased with it.

Made a mistake in the last blog - Sian's group exhibition is at the Ginger Fig Gallery in Taunton, not the Green Fig as I said. Ginger sounds much more appetising!

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Sulphursue - glad to have the explanation of your handle. I always remember that the docks at Vancouver had a huge heap of sulphur.

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Heather - yes, it was interesting that both my girls asked me to get them a copy of Stitch magazine. Then they spoiled it by saying they wanted it because it was a great pic of the cat.

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Ah, Jude all is explained. I have been promised a trial with the Bernina cutter but, as far as I can see, that does cutwork. I wanted one to cut stencils and shapes from paper and card. Wabitt's equipment sounds good - going to look into that. Much more affordable. Thanks Wab.

Now the Sue book is finally at the printers I am trying to catch up with myself but finding it hard to settle. Is anyone else like this after a big project concludes? I shall be fine in a day or so but to date my best artistic effort has been lunch with Jane Wild at the garden centre. We got carried away with the 'bogof' to get the free packets of seed and then had to divide them in the car park on a windy day.

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I have performed the last kind act for cat Stevens - it was very hard but she seemed to be in so much pain. Although she didn't do anything but sleep and bite people in the last few months, we do miss her. Except for Smudge who is enjoying being an 'only'. Thanks for all your lovely messages.

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Tomorrow I am going to meet my third cousin once removed. We found him through the Ancestry site and we are meeting at a posh hotel for afternoon tea. Then on Saturday we are off to a wedding so I have lots of social stuff to cheer me up.

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Back soon - with news of the Sue Rangeley book, I hope. The printer's proofs are the best I have ever seen. Exciting.