Rescued from oblivion

This "long piece" was made from scraps of silk, years ago (last century, even). Tony thought it would be a good idea to have it on show somewhere, and we found this little corner. The hen who laid the magic egg, made as an offshoot of a sculpture project, regards it with wonder.Here's a closeup - a the pictures inside some of the little "houses" started as photocopies of drawings, from my V&A sketchbook - this bird was on a tile. I painted the photocopies with transfer paint, then ironed them on to synthetic fabric. The colours transferred, but where there were black lines on the paper, the transferred image was white.

The "treasure houses" grew out of scraps of silk -- I do love to use the smallest scraps ...
Some of the images transferred rather faintly, and I'd planned to go over the faint lines with stitch, one day ... but that day is unlikely to come, it's time to move on.

I've just realised - with some excitement! - that these little glimpses into the treasure-houses fit right in with my "imagined interiors" theme for the summer homework.