tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7734693074914667892024-02-07T06:11:47.855-08:00 Creative days A place to share art, craft and techniques.Artygirl2010http://www.blogger.com/profile/10262096784672324104noreply@blogger.comBlogger257125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-773469307491466789.post-33999182018284194632021-10-31T17:29:00.000-07:002021-10-31T17:29:00.040-07:00A little bit more textile art. <p> At our Christmas windup in 2020 my textile group was given a gift pack of fabrics, beads and ribbon. The colours in the pack inspired me immediately and I thought it would make a great book. We were then challenged to make something over the break and bring it to our first meeting in February. I took it home intending to make a small pocket sized book of about 6 pages with hand stitching. </p><p>I went through my stash looking for something to use as the main subject for my little book. I came across a pile of sample screen prints that I had done for a class I was teaching several years ago. I decided to make my book using them. The main print I wanted to use was about A5 size so my little book grew into something larger. I added a few extra fabrics from my stash that went with the ones I had been given. I also included a few fabrics of my granddaughter's paintings that I had scanned and printed at home because they colour matched the rest. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg403JttF8qZZB3BOUwNll_hgNEN9ymIyr5EjZ3qNhu-oAIUpwyp1ml6np1zkrZcfBm1M5os-d_xSnSd4oP132pvF7d5ThMePhP3wfm6WAFKtfIK33To1_1wfnFn-m_MKgyiHGOev6SZxXm/s831/book+cover.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="659" data-original-width="831" height="509" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg403JttF8qZZB3BOUwNll_hgNEN9ymIyr5EjZ3qNhu-oAIUpwyp1ml6np1zkrZcfBm1M5os-d_xSnSd4oP132pvF7d5ThMePhP3wfm6WAFKtfIK33To1_1wfnFn-m_MKgyiHGOev6SZxXm/w640-h509/book+cover.jpg" title="The book cover" width="640" /></a></div> This is the book cover and the first screen print that decided how the whole project would look. The flower sequins were part of the gift pack. <br /><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaFzdYjDtRPABrzU6KNZ6ByHcWc9QNKhC3A5FIeCSNigOSLMqkXKgNXruc5ZI0Vmyemwz0sJRDMxk_9kE9IDmDqUVyqwwmSQ2Fn5ROYo_p421DW7iGd61Gr38rkkdWHvaIFanVZeoUiyb2/s831/page+1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="684" data-original-width="831" height="329" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaFzdYjDtRPABrzU6KNZ6ByHcWc9QNKhC3A5FIeCSNigOSLMqkXKgNXruc5ZI0Vmyemwz0sJRDMxk_9kE9IDmDqUVyqwwmSQ2Fn5ROYo_p421DW7iGd61Gr38rkkdWHvaIFanVZeoUiyb2/w400-h329/page+1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div> The inside cover.<p></p><p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg76dalwubunM8WZMMBKmLrqirKd30mhURF6Y6AvzhhKRLQpy837mk30u4y4qa6Hxyc7H6TIBxVB-MjwcbsVuNb2ETlYgv8E8ZQN3VBz7__xRi6qsfp8s6IAX3q6AsEbcsWHq7ILSRNjyYU/s831/page+2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQmYNVged6n92VxqhanqFvaIJi41riQxmYy_QeSfdVjwDP_LOWZFte-mGdFdlcEx3LTtYWiZFwEUxIzSy2_xMwtFqC4LaMxptPSijP1YpTfvaMX5gIxXHCPLWHI-k_9w9rr1gC5DYo0m9K/s831/page+12.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="656" data-original-width="831" height="316" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQmYNVged6n92VxqhanqFvaIJi41riQxmYy_QeSfdVjwDP_LOWZFte-mGdFdlcEx3LTtYWiZFwEUxIzSy2_xMwtFqC4LaMxptPSijP1YpTfvaMX5gIxXHCPLWHI-k_9w9rr1gC5DYo0m9K/w400-h316/page+12.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p>I added quotes to the pages by printing on paper then later ironing interfacing to the back to make them stronger. They were glued to the page then secured with stitching. I love the way this came together and it was quick as I only added a bit of hand stitching to secure the fabrics. Some machine stitching was used as well to add variety to the stitched mark.<br /></p>Artygirl2010http://www.blogger.com/profile/10262096784672324104noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-773469307491466789.post-42650702320134727482021-02-05T20:21:00.001-08:002021-02-05T21:03:55.292-08:00What have I been up to? <p> This past year has been strange for the whole world. Some of my arty friends around the globe have not been creative at all and others have become extra creative during these stressful times. I have fallen into the latter category and kept myself very busy. </p><p>I intended to do a lot more journaling and painting last year so signed up for Paint your Heart and Soul at the end of 2019. It was a year long weekly art course starting in January. I have done about 30 or so lessons so far and thoroughly enjoyed getting back into painting. Access continues so I will complete the rest of the class during this year. These are some of the paintings I have photographed so far. </p><p>As always click on the photos to see them larger. <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdTLQOfIatsfwh_Ux8e9PGhxmAn3ehuDaVNB2ToYsUJz0LPsYKADhquxJIw4Vwd8UJ3uwgOE3YC69nAGdEHumsL91PNbDazFolFyHvi7abAUoBonhbt1FmM4sFCTh_e3xhQKtu8tAs-y2Y/s912/Week+4.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="912" data-original-width="643" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdTLQOfIatsfwh_Ux8e9PGhxmAn3ehuDaVNB2ToYsUJz0LPsYKADhquxJIw4Vwd8UJ3uwgOE3YC69nAGdEHumsL91PNbDazFolFyHvi7abAUoBonhbt1FmM4sFCTh_e3xhQKtu8tAs-y2Y/w283-h400/Week+4.jpg" width="283" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9XiU7CMrrGjWsPp00eoVNXg2cp0exsaYAZYYliyTj7Jp2XjMpEc3K4axvwBCQF8PnDRlOiHSL1byP50VzpDMThW5vFSnOKpGKxHIL7Z-k3jHOajB0ZAKUb_Ct7bHVT5tQ8IdJBs087A0K/s912/week+5.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="912" data-original-width="647" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9XiU7CMrrGjWsPp00eoVNXg2cp0exsaYAZYYliyTj7Jp2XjMpEc3K4axvwBCQF8PnDRlOiHSL1byP50VzpDMThW5vFSnOKpGKxHIL7Z-k3jHOajB0ZAKUb_Ct7bHVT5tQ8IdJBs087A0K/w284-h400/week+5.jpg" width="284" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWfDHeaZnFHWzHUElEa9s4VEmq045ZmrL09WzQlW15Ip6I5lLt-dsTBhvTSFbKQrgPrtuQJzml5jKFpgCSmSzZsuA1eYilCnM7puFcEDTpidWqY_pWcr8BJ__euczCaW_M0ulfhRgW4SO4/s912/Week+9.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="832" data-original-width="912" height="365" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWfDHeaZnFHWzHUElEa9s4VEmq045ZmrL09WzQlW15Ip6I5lLt-dsTBhvTSFbKQrgPrtuQJzml5jKFpgCSmSzZsuA1eYilCnM7puFcEDTpidWqY_pWcr8BJ__euczCaW_M0ulfhRgW4SO4/w400-h365/Week+9.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlzlr5SzqkULA1ld8k4VAcGsYuwztUqPggVKwuy0uGkzEWk7sqSyeY3-Sq61YcDAyYrcvMKJSUDydYt8GQfWFvLZdmoZxbbMwDThGipa2CBpQOkuFMrNrvhZKCwLA9uF5MvIVzBfwxpC5z/s1001/Week+11-.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1001" data-original-width="704" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlzlr5SzqkULA1ld8k4VAcGsYuwztUqPggVKwuy0uGkzEWk7sqSyeY3-Sq61YcDAyYrcvMKJSUDydYt8GQfWFvLZdmoZxbbMwDThGipa2CBpQOkuFMrNrvhZKCwLA9uF5MvIVzBfwxpC5z/w281-h400/Week+11-.jpg" width="281" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4d-Eq8oSCq0g23RlNOoHa6qhZzA4h7qTW5i_Og2yTi0PVOv6NKYORiDbVaHKyXwQ0HQbvpp7mLfWIhJosrj9O1_wIfB82WsGmWGjEQ_3maFQ_e4jV_IBHy11BilKZXp7VeEp7YyjKYNRe/s1001/week+12.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1001" data-original-width="705" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4d-Eq8oSCq0g23RlNOoHa6qhZzA4h7qTW5i_Og2yTi0PVOv6NKYORiDbVaHKyXwQ0HQbvpp7mLfWIhJosrj9O1_wIfB82WsGmWGjEQ_3maFQ_e4jV_IBHy11BilKZXp7VeEp7YyjKYNRe/w281-h400/week+12.jpg" width="281" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpOwH7B7WueQF5f-B8XNhc79qfUuZd5czPpPj3R-9CRDhN8DWzI-wKnReallPs3xo6aXSL5XwxmSw6cQs7ANS6VxlAuKWoV3AdJF2jceGWqadWLKOMd05CIZwKgzJp3kYoqONqPFqrSUh-/s831/Week+13.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="831" data-original-width="573" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpOwH7B7WueQF5f-B8XNhc79qfUuZd5czPpPj3R-9CRDhN8DWzI-wKnReallPs3xo6aXSL5XwxmSw6cQs7ANS6VxlAuKWoV3AdJF2jceGWqadWLKOMd05CIZwKgzJp3kYoqONqPFqrSUh-/w276-h400/Week+13.jpg" width="276" /></a></div><p> As you can see there was a large variety of techniques, mediums and subjects in the course. It was well worth the money to join. The link is <a href="https://olgafurmanart.com/">https://olgafurmanart.com/</a> if you wish to sign up for this year. </p><p>During our lockdown stage I also decided to join the Textile Artist Stitch Challenge so I had stitching to do at night. It was 6 weeks of lessons from some UK textile artists. These are the lessons I did. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYCQEys_ejLS8P7UBnFq4WkIshQuBOibrxUyDd1DiK6U0Qp9WRm9oB4pUzSPOAfwTF5LCQnzVSIZkNysqary4K1Ue1JmPNf4c_Q92lEJ-nNsLcQ9B05hxBI_4aKPWEIxq_u_Doj-0bTSds/s912/Herringbone+sampler.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="912" data-original-width="912" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYCQEys_ejLS8P7UBnFq4WkIshQuBOibrxUyDd1DiK6U0Qp9WRm9oB4pUzSPOAfwTF5LCQnzVSIZkNysqary4K1Ue1JmPNf4c_Q92lEJ-nNsLcQ9B05hxBI_4aKPWEIxq_u_Doj-0bTSds/w400-h400/Herringbone+sampler.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p>Week 1 was to use a simple stitch 4 ways. I did 2 other examples of this exercise after being inspired by other people doing the challenge. <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6CBxx_ge555XEQkaRD4OLfyKdoe_LMHH7XkLgmM0xscQ07OpCA0LmivzwG-pP0XNF-7YLXzEtFQYRHpzB46ibUaXnlDa7-GpUVeEW1UrU3zcHTeVZrE55yJpzyzJBuefvCDSH_u_v9FZc/s831/week+1+no+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="817" data-original-width="831" height="394" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6CBxx_ge555XEQkaRD4OLfyKdoe_LMHH7XkLgmM0xscQ07OpCA0LmivzwG-pP0XNF-7YLXzEtFQYRHpzB46ibUaXnlDa7-GpUVeEW1UrU3zcHTeVZrE55yJpzyzJBuefvCDSH_u_v9FZc/w400-h394/week+1+no+2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0_v7UpfkoSPq_B4OcBZHWbw7dbgCVdYAaPiHbRhVo9lDO2qFQKvCgBGWn7Ih0tsXfHceunmWyydMmVFxuix1xpsOqhzlKOHk8c8FG6heb4hP_XWnUMpR9Ub8hggFFTKsbqIFcDsleGzpj/s831/week+1+no+3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="824" data-original-width="831" height="396" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0_v7UpfkoSPq_B4OcBZHWbw7dbgCVdYAaPiHbRhVo9lDO2qFQKvCgBGWn7Ih0tsXfHceunmWyydMmVFxuix1xpsOqhzlKOHk8c8FG6heb4hP_XWnUMpR9Ub8hggFFTKsbqIFcDsleGzpj/w400-h396/week+1+no+3.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p>Week 2 was a textile collage. I chose to use items from my stash for this exercise. Again I did an extra collage. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgotXT6XVimIGw-l_uBIRkdSWWJFDqQoEBXeNqc-mUgMH5MysTQNWFqNQ2GwMYDigKr204yFueHdQ9JZ0wF0W5xA86S9918B1UIzdBJO2kYPSsIZ1x6pRM4v4R93LB0ojMMeI1l3TckztIm/s831/week+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="825" data-original-width="831" height="398" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgotXT6XVimIGw-l_uBIRkdSWWJFDqQoEBXeNqc-mUgMH5MysTQNWFqNQ2GwMYDigKr204yFueHdQ9JZ0wF0W5xA86S9918B1UIzdBJO2kYPSsIZ1x6pRM4v4R93LB0ojMMeI1l3TckztIm/w400-h398/week+2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4M5PYToCZhjcwRBkmZdflnV8rk-904qBpQ094BGCROCVcaR0YR3_4fx7e_EfCDt6j2NjAz1z_mB7O56KxRWi7uqncRuA11rHwKDLE27aYwzEz-3tAaISRzJRC6FmDgXEiZkLynJnV8fVC/s834/week+2+no+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="834" data-original-width="831" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4M5PYToCZhjcwRBkmZdflnV8rk-904qBpQ094BGCROCVcaR0YR3_4fx7e_EfCDt6j2NjAz1z_mB7O56KxRWi7uqncRuA11rHwKDLE27aYwzEz-3tAaISRzJRC6FmDgXEiZkLynJnV8fVC/w399-h400/week+2+no+2.jpg" width="399" /></a></div><p>Week 3 was an outline stitching exercise and the subject matter was an eye. I thought drawing and stitching one eye was not an interesting topic so I used one of my bird photos and stitched that instead. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPFJ_5LWQAhpvkn8-vBQ1iQFHLVv6dZGS179P3P_2qC3LrtADv-dSPK1NiCp0rSyPGt9y0NM4_SUT0Q8tsDK5A_MgrSSjd3gpOTHfUhb94aXRIwFEka_BBmVitF75EBoX-tszzs2cR_65X/s831/week+3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="823" data-original-width="831" height="396" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPFJ_5LWQAhpvkn8-vBQ1iQFHLVv6dZGS179P3P_2qC3LrtADv-dSPK1NiCp0rSyPGt9y0NM4_SUT0Q8tsDK5A_MgrSSjd3gpOTHfUhb94aXRIwFEka_BBmVitF75EBoX-tszzs2cR_65X/w400-h396/week+3.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>Week 4 was to make a couching sampler using a simple shape like a circle. I chose to use a leaf shape but did both sides of the leaf differently. <br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijx7P41aOubpHXDKDnhmyLTubfI_6Drq6xe0ouCtQ9k9THukciEj1j8aXWvaVDVENMzKPwTOEQU6L79lXNvkj5joQzb_R-1RyLxGW2q-571e4kwkNiUQCLE_dwR1dSP_XRr9V1prEoPZ4w/s912/Couching+sampler.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="912" data-original-width="912" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijx7P41aOubpHXDKDnhmyLTubfI_6Drq6xe0ouCtQ9k9THukciEj1j8aXWvaVDVENMzKPwTOEQU6L79lXNvkj5joQzb_R-1RyLxGW2q-571e4kwkNiUQCLE_dwR1dSP_XRr9V1prEoPZ4w/w400-h400/Couching+sampler.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p>Week 5 was to make a shadow outline of a stick. I nearly didn't do this one as the stick idea was odd to me. I found an interesting stick so chose to do it but made it more arty with a border. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhGB_XjzkRee9yZDxEDGBuWn0hQiSYqaJCUCas4pyAy5oqQG1ZoRfHE_tqA_sYCCvuXRtVWmIU4w2AL7EoRegbTCSrEFE03E9JyqkfUGag5FF7EfY1k0thsA3LNUUFvaqxIJDufjJnQpVn/s912/applique+wk5.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="912" data-original-width="912" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhGB_XjzkRee9yZDxEDGBuWn0hQiSYqaJCUCas4pyAy5oqQG1ZoRfHE_tqA_sYCCvuXRtVWmIU4w2AL7EoRegbTCSrEFE03E9JyqkfUGag5FF7EfY1k0thsA3LNUUFvaqxIJDufjJnQpVn/w400-h400/applique+wk5.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>I loved the way it turned out and while stitching this picture I got an idea to do the next one when I saw my threads on the table in front of me. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbVozWj6jG1giUQBgf2uMG9khKZdrQyhMRM-BbyRpgcd9MCdNHAVNmRTzX3Q6DvmKQIMVfB5Y-InFk4poCtdV889PyftNDW1KD1ekiYHgET1OnA-BbT655_NzIGQPHSpbv8SWczlkGq_1-/s505/applique+wk5+no2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="505" data-original-width="505" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbVozWj6jG1giUQBgf2uMG9khKZdrQyhMRM-BbyRpgcd9MCdNHAVNmRTzX3Q6DvmKQIMVfB5Y-InFk4poCtdV889PyftNDW1KD1ekiYHgET1OnA-BbT655_NzIGQPHSpbv8SWczlkGq_1-/w400-h400/applique+wk5+no2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">This is my favourite piece from the challenge. <br /></div><div><p></p><p>Week 6 was a stitched folk art design. I did two versions, the first one was completed with hand stitching then machine stitched on top.<br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUG0M0nvR6qfdDyEvx3sIl6L8Y50_ypCbVuoAeywID7SDM8OJ3bCR-z7HclRYgDjOlhfeOE4FpnoJFTVEUaefba_lXYP0CBf7QZdaY-M8nZJnt9VjJrtneUpSKxHZc758lxpiXkDyR8SlQ/s831/stitched+folk+art+Wk+6.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="831" data-original-width="831" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUG0M0nvR6qfdDyEvx3sIl6L8Y50_ypCbVuoAeywID7SDM8OJ3bCR-z7HclRYgDjOlhfeOE4FpnoJFTVEUaefba_lXYP0CBf7QZdaY-M8nZJnt9VjJrtneUpSKxHZc758lxpiXkDyR8SlQ/w400-h400/stitched+folk+art+Wk+6.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>The second one was machine stitched first then hand embroidery was added later. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOiBpE8U4YGUmofyGs8xyUBwr4omUngGpxbrrZSwlw24oWrP5UAqWsjVktxFludkX820Pww-OtDjjy-mLoGM5YduSqloSroYKHIw200yLkkr2pf9uYH6vc76F3pIOLRnTQxsH_CIsR37ui/s831/week+6+no+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="821" data-original-width="831" height="395" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOiBpE8U4YGUmofyGs8xyUBwr4omUngGpxbrrZSwlw24oWrP5UAqWsjVktxFludkX820Pww-OtDjjy-mLoGM5YduSqloSroYKHIw200yLkkr2pf9uYH6vc76F3pIOLRnTQxsH_CIsR37ui/w400-h395/week+6+no+2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>The final extra week was to use straight lines to make curves. <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1099" data-original-width="1099" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0LMJ_oJQr-pBjZJtnpueoCcQ0THPiwzu80g4fvRAMqHp35maD92lHFvptnMHyUdwBRlpxrrs38WR0gdyCfLo43OdFaCksX1gLlSh4RorG4xTkCgC5xb48Ocal-VXkPBApp5yYNp2d9wrH/w400-h400/straight+lines+make+curves+wk+7.jpg" width="400" /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWVOw25EpCsHbTSX8pH6YKZ30cjUk04Xihyphenhyphenpkt8icoe7lSyBQQ8sVfs8rj1TrpjxmwKdjdKY27Y3GHj4iAfN3zRt-Xa8Joj6cj-h86K1v1Ynav6d4feQHMn7Y77wAHjOE2v_JYNgwzLLSq/s912/Herringbone+sampler.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWVOw25EpCsHbTSX8pH6YKZ30cjUk04Xihyphenhyphenpkt8icoe7lSyBQQ8sVfs8rj1TrpjxmwKdjdKY27Y3GHj4iAfN3zRt-Xa8Joj6cj-h86K1v1Ynav6d4feQHMn7Y77wAHjOE2v_JYNgwzLLSq/s912/Herringbone+sampler.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0LMJ_oJQr-pBjZJtnpueoCcQ0THPiwzu80g4fvRAMqHp35maD92lHFvptnMHyUdwBRlpxrrs38WR0gdyCfLo43OdFaCksX1gLlSh4RorG4xTkCgC5xb48Ocal-VXkPBApp5yYNp2d9wrH/s1099/straight+lines+make+curves+wk+7.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It was an inspiring challenge and because it was only for 7 weeks it was a good distraction in the early stages of COVID19. The first week suggested using linen to stitch on so you could use the
lines to make your sample neat. I decided that I was never going to cross stitch again so I might as well use those precious materials I had saved since the 80s. I was glad they were finally being used. I did all the exercises the same size so I could put them into a book. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> <br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiEpD0m2phnndrRLxmiKVxQxRNwhiCdAdPrvE6H7nwpMw3Gd9fxUF2mMETABUwWQ1IdH8xYDAt3uXuhkGRthx-PR7w6bLGtlkelU1rBSV0RH6_vgmcOW3-WKb8F34aqX0dv0GfRwtE8isJ/s912/cover.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="838" data-original-width="912" height="368" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiEpD0m2phnndrRLxmiKVxQxRNwhiCdAdPrvE6H7nwpMw3Gd9fxUF2mMETABUwWQ1IdH8xYDAt3uXuhkGRthx-PR7w6bLGtlkelU1rBSV0RH6_vgmcOW3-WKb8F34aqX0dv0GfRwtE8isJ/w400-h368/cover.jpg" width="400" /></a></div></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The cover was a tissue paper print of one of my watercolour flower paintings. <br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrkHsVz2kUzCGjpyEQvXTzcgVp4M2g79Nn7hvksfy94ZWwXplP7ODD1mFSd4NKLTSc3frNMxA9BMuCdK34T0z7v1lliiNVan-8CVSkxyjzRKgbX2kh4rJdbb98Swlcb6l2bzIHttKopyEa/s839/front+inside+cover.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="839" data-original-width="831" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrkHsVz2kUzCGjpyEQvXTzcgVp4M2g79Nn7hvksfy94ZWwXplP7ODD1mFSd4NKLTSc3frNMxA9BMuCdK34T0z7v1lliiNVan-8CVSkxyjzRKgbX2kh4rJdbb98Swlcb6l2bzIHttKopyEa/w396-h400/front+inside+cover.jpg" width="396" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The inside front cover was a gelatin print on hessian (burlap) I did many years ago. I added stitching in the blank areas of the print. <br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIjhlnunHAZse_H9i_bCeB6ITF8QHlrZCjsuuxRppT99A998RVCSRR8Rf2IjHa2HIGEks0b5KLSPTmz3SU6et-FnGvEslEai0U5175l4OShndzK9Nb2A7RKger-Hj9V9OKgMarceRPlr01/s2048/back+inside+cover.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1963" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIjhlnunHAZse_H9i_bCeB6ITF8QHlrZCjsuuxRppT99A998RVCSRR8Rf2IjHa2HIGEks0b5KLSPTmz3SU6et-FnGvEslEai0U5175l4OShndzK9Nb2A7RKger-Hj9V9OKgMarceRPlr01/w384-h400/back+inside+cover.jpg" width="384" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The inside back cover has paper clay that was stamped and when dry, painted. I added both machine and hand stitching. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOFb5puSDpjptIc4RPc-Dyt01BMQ8IaNDAjb9HrVVsMPFAGtdYtwUl_L6C5nrN2hpZpxvEoEuv8RSxbS7GI5AGINCF6h7BCU7ognRuUtHFDuke5cIMRWMKU-jJvYk9sbTVX8shrTbyrDou/s851/back+cover.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="851" data-original-width="831" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOFb5puSDpjptIc4RPc-Dyt01BMQ8IaNDAjb9HrVVsMPFAGtdYtwUl_L6C5nrN2hpZpxvEoEuv8RSxbS7GI5AGINCF6h7BCU7ognRuUtHFDuke5cIMRWMKU-jJvYk9sbTVX8shrTbyrDou/w390-h400/back+cover.jpg" width="390" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div></div></div>The back cover is a piece of glossy cardstock that I painted with metallic acrylics for an art journal project. The glossy layer peeled off the cardboard as it dried so it was like a painted film. At the time it was a disaster but I saved the top layer as it looked interesting and now it has found a home in my textile art. </div><div></div><div></div><div> </div><div>In an unexpected way this simple challenge has changed my approach to my art. After using those saved linens for this challenge I decided to clean out my sewing room. I went through every cupboard and box, donating most of my fabrics to charity. I only saved a few of the ones I thought I would use as I don't intend on dressmaking very often. Quite a few fabrics seemed dated anyway so I would never have used them. I also found a lot of items that I had forgotten about. </div><div> </div><div>After reorganising I started to use items from my stash to make textile art. Now I have done 2 and a half different projects using only items from my stash. A lot of saved items are finally finding new arty homes. More on that will follow in future posts. I will also be sharing a lot of painted or drawn art as well. I told you I had kept busy! <br /></div><div> </div><div>Stay safe and creative wherever you are in the world.</div>Artygirl2010http://www.blogger.com/profile/10262096784672324104noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-773469307491466789.post-38233364254260453522020-08-31T23:33:00.003-07:002020-09-02T06:39:42.011-07:00Wowbook 4<p> Wowbook 4 was published in June 2019 and I did a few of the workshops that were in it. I love how many different techniques and ideas there are in the WOW books. You can find them at <a href="http://wowbook.d4daisy.com">wowbook.d4daisy.com</a> . I think they are good value when you also join the members area for that book as there are always extra workshops (usually 4 or 5) there. <br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigg7vp2QIJsJrXkAGTA-l9774LB7CiBTfpke-XmVmZk-D_ZuCiQEdoBOSW0XNccM3OeckkobKdh64qxczFiJLEcW4uAmFctlgE47sBh-p-AAxaiC2_OPU-X9mb5ec_wb18Cy8PiB0fZ0ws/s1207/Maggies+course+module+4.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="880" data-original-width="1207" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigg7vp2QIJsJrXkAGTA-l9774LB7CiBTfpke-XmVmZk-D_ZuCiQEdoBOSW0XNccM3OeckkobKdh64qxczFiJLEcW4uAmFctlgE47sBh-p-AAxaiC2_OPU-X9mb5ec_wb18Cy8PiB0fZ0ws/s640/Maggies+course+module+4.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p>This aerial piece was inspired by a Maggie Grey workshop. I went in a different direction when my original piece was not working out. When my husband and I flew across Australia last year we had sunny weather so could actually see the landscape below for a change. I was amazed by all the different coloured lakes we could see in South Western Australia. <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF3ww0FMVBxn0mga3xbZ8mRjN5x59l7reLeh-05toKLRqDTFuzX0V7r7ONN9Zdm5StOw_WILJXNMKTJ1JWkJ9Sijt-9ZSk0mIj4HUoN0Z5NHxITdmNVIyrnVOrhXbvr9xEqMYvPp7AC4ko/s1325/Amanda+Hislop%2527s+Unfolding+Story+front.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="705" data-original-width="1325" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF3ww0FMVBxn0mga3xbZ8mRjN5x59l7reLeh-05toKLRqDTFuzX0V7r7ONN9Zdm5StOw_WILJXNMKTJ1JWkJ9Sijt-9ZSk0mIj4HUoN0Z5NHxITdmNVIyrnVOrhXbvr9xEqMYvPp7AC4ko/s640/Amanda+Hislop%2527s+Unfolding+Story+front.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p>This concertina book was a workshop by Amanda Hislop. There was a lot of printing on different papers using several methods. It was then compiled into a picture that could be machine stitched. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW1zwBLsQxKbdrgc9wTkwQMk94k3ukj38ihtCZQCIPx6O7vG6wIZVGY1jvDQh1sQLYUIAa6hGsppNS_aknt1hB9GC1oSZrOEz3ICew-OFCNZ83tajjZioVe8BZIov14DSyo01vjGVTuzGa/s1325/Amanda+Hislop%2527s+Unfolding+Story+back.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="608" data-original-width="1325" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW1zwBLsQxKbdrgc9wTkwQMk94k3ukj38ihtCZQCIPx6O7vG6wIZVGY1jvDQh1sQLYUIAa6hGsppNS_aknt1hB9GC1oSZrOEz3ICew-OFCNZ83tajjZioVe8BZIov14DSyo01vjGVTuzGa/s640/Amanda+Hislop%2527s+Unfolding+Story+back.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p>You can see the detail of the stitching on the reverse.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9IsJJ5zqD_Kr85xLCYV3CDuMWgtW66_tQgWXha_Y7zMe38H6aoERxcYXqU63zXKHw7LNtWJgo2C0ElrydmSUmOwmPT74jsi9VbTLp_jZcuUb8MNP_s0Es5AH1CuO8IqPFiFLHydcUHMfa/s831/Kathleen+Laurel+Sage+workshop+plastic.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="614" data-original-width="831" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9IsJJ5zqD_Kr85xLCYV3CDuMWgtW66_tQgWXha_Y7zMe38H6aoERxcYXqU63zXKHw7LNtWJgo2C0ElrydmSUmOwmPT74jsi9VbTLp_jZcuUb8MNP_s0Es5AH1CuO8IqPFiFLHydcUHMfa/s640/Kathleen+Laurel+Sage+workshop+plastic.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWJ3rcu0QASVcGkwuodM7NXURZO8YD6y7_95wPWIhKS8lPiKOB3gnwn9evQEgrBd7zAq_tfpq5YSf_VRbJCz5GtC2YoREzXsP1S0xp-oXAxrQX0Or0TQ5esl8LDKDNZOQnVwrnL_J5EFC4/s912/Kathleen+Laurel+Sage+workshop+plastic+2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="681" data-original-width="912" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWJ3rcu0QASVcGkwuodM7NXURZO8YD6y7_95wPWIhKS8lPiKOB3gnwn9evQEgrBd7zAq_tfpq5YSf_VRbJCz5GtC2YoREzXsP1S0xp-oXAxrQX0Or0TQ5esl8LDKDNZOQnVwrnL_J5EFC4/s640/Kathleen+Laurel+Sage+workshop+plastic+2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p>This piece is my version of the Kathleen Laurel Sage workshop using plastic. Everything was painted on plastic then cut out and stitched to a fabric background. I used some prints I made for the background. I took 2 photos because the shiny plastic reflections hid some of the detail. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwrR8vg3OFKr_d8KHs3lwm0SZNBlYIG5gNqmuJzTf9gSmKt01h8erl-14znntKUYzT4cthT4p7HxuG_B8uFxpLEaB7bGz7sJENQxaIpbi2INX4lE8Wv0SAIQG6fYKfopHXpLAUvRuoIuzk/s831/Sandra+Meech+colour+2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="572" data-original-width="831" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwrR8vg3OFKr_d8KHs3lwm0SZNBlYIG5gNqmuJzTf9gSmKt01h8erl-14znntKUYzT4cthT4p7HxuG_B8uFxpLEaB7bGz7sJENQxaIpbi2INX4lE8Wv0SAIQG6fYKfopHXpLAUvRuoIuzk/s640/Sandra+Meech+colour+2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2SLTNMNkCbkmj9CWtcI3NZGkHHuwEDIbyElkg2ItcPDWvvA1Tk8ns3gTsMGRaEJM5mSl7iHBh5ar5Ru0etJ8zj_ScoicEaud7CJRvBGjvoDXzHD9b1R-MaiDiQteLJfiiZsS6QCQUbTzN/s831/Sandra+Meech+BW+stitched.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="589" data-original-width="831" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2SLTNMNkCbkmj9CWtcI3NZGkHHuwEDIbyElkg2ItcPDWvvA1Tk8ns3gTsMGRaEJM5mSl7iHBh5ar5Ru0etJ8zj_ScoicEaud7CJRvBGjvoDXzHD9b1R-MaiDiQteLJfiiZsS6QCQUbTzN/s640/Sandra+Meech+BW+stitched.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p>These two were made using prints of photos as demonstrated by Sandra Meech's workshop. The black and white version was extended beyond the paper onto a fabric background to make it bigger. Neither landscape is real but pieces of images put together to make a picture.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhocOgiCN9KVud_hKTEGuw4DIMk1wdEFfU-MYIPUmYACMvmP6ikzePaNAEc6aIIqEU4XycvpPs2CPptR5PhXAfvnXigkbppy3At9EU8aX0H5cJwmVUi-kJYM1_5rpPls93Q6QtRyRgrOyne/s912/Wendy+Dolan+workshop.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="670" data-original-width="912" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhocOgiCN9KVud_hKTEGuw4DIMk1wdEFfU-MYIPUmYACMvmP6ikzePaNAEc6aIIqEU4XycvpPs2CPptR5PhXAfvnXigkbppy3At9EU8aX0H5cJwmVUi-kJYM1_5rpPls93Q6QtRyRgrOyne/s640/Wendy+Dolan+workshop.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p> This was a workshop by Wendy Dolan. It was designed to show you how to use a building or other object to design a piece. I chose to use photos I took of the Natural History Museum in London for my inspiration. The flowers are a stained glass window there, the odd sized bricks and wrought iron designs are from the exterior and gates. I enjoyed this workshop a lot as design is one of my main focuses in art.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTfujIkbt9gdeaLDqu_kQudbLU7zFz2yusBixMHtHJaTYAMejkh2xyyZ_dflzcO1nCUavCGTg0NQrsxgsDK6bvWR1ZETPt_LNjTc_JunZpzj2c_E6SONCN4XP2CotQ2X0yftN05qmmq3aG/s912/solarfast+finished.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="676" data-original-width="912" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTfujIkbt9gdeaLDqu_kQudbLU7zFz2yusBixMHtHJaTYAMejkh2xyyZ_dflzcO1nCUavCGTg0NQrsxgsDK6bvWR1ZETPt_LNjTc_JunZpzj2c_E6SONCN4XP2CotQ2X0yftN05qmmq3aG/s640/solarfast+finished.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>My next piece was meant to be done with Solarfast dyes but it was winter when I tried this and they didn't really work so I took a shortcut and printed the fabrics using my computer. I used photos of my house and garden for all the images and printed them in blue to resemble the same effect you would get with the dye. I will be trying this again in summer using the dyes again. Fingers crossed it works...Artygirl2010http://www.blogger.com/profile/10262096784672324104noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-773469307491466789.post-37383150806421868502020-08-19T18:28:00.002-07:002020-08-19T18:28:58.061-07:00Keeping busy last year.<p> It has been a lot longer since I last blogged than I thought it would be. I enjoyed my trip to the UK and saw a lot of art while in London. Sadly I think it will be a long time before I get to travel overseas again. I also did two other trips with my husband within Australia and a lot of textile workshops with international artists. </p><p> I made these two 15 x 15cm pieces for a fundraising auction at Fibres West. One was an experiment of painting on metal mesh and the other was a doodle design with transferred photos of leaves. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH9sdNEnCzNuKUTGgMCGpGzMwaiLE7XJl1MpzejYxAjgAWnA7sPInQgRDvI8hx05J4HXTlbjjhkjv9xO4iXumHfiHs2G9SpkSToO_xm1RLTHaZc2sR6IxLK_knT_JIRRq3nXxiBQALYWng/s741/fibreswest+2019+b.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="741" data-original-width="608" height="410" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH9sdNEnCzNuKUTGgMCGpGzMwaiLE7XJl1MpzejYxAjgAWnA7sPInQgRDvI8hx05J4HXTlbjjhkjv9xO4iXumHfiHs2G9SpkSToO_xm1RLTHaZc2sR6IxLK_knT_JIRRq3nXxiBQALYWng/w336-h410/fibreswest+2019+b.jpg" width="336" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table>I painted watercolour ground on the metal then used watercolour paints for the flower and leaves. I machine stitched on the metal shim border and added a hanging chain.<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDrjw8ng1YMeouxFpmQB-Qx2TodKGdO0owA8j8EnAGgqwX0YcOMUwWr1Qzl3GYiXuU-uKpWC8pMv5_OkGspj8M-95wZ9qCm-oCJ_uihaLqgABfpMcE3s9KzTqFVvB-jp33TM_wcedxG4zb/s805/fibreswest+2019+a.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="805" data-original-width="805" height="374" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDrjw8ng1YMeouxFpmQB-Qx2TodKGdO0owA8j8EnAGgqwX0YcOMUwWr1Qzl3GYiXuU-uKpWC8pMv5_OkGspj8M-95wZ9qCm-oCJ_uihaLqgABfpMcE3s9KzTqFVvB-jp33TM_wcedxG4zb/w512-h512/fibreswest+2019+a.jpg" width="374" /></a></div><br />First was a residential week long textile art course with Alysn Midgelow-Marsden at Fibres West where we experimented with metal fabric.This was an exercise we did. <br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGuPHUq5ReKISVRewW4qp3juh0fGdNtVsRpDAe00ePojLopGq8nhqaCgcIKJ3Z-jgHsnVAN1nMyQosFvkXs3msxcvx7n_bti9jakOcQ0-Kfa_ocVnA_OWc4ydWdtpLc_aWFT4M5FESPCu_/s1001/fibreswest+2019+c.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="650" data-original-width="1001" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGuPHUq5ReKISVRewW4qp3juh0fGdNtVsRpDAe00ePojLopGq8nhqaCgcIKJ3Z-jgHsnVAN1nMyQosFvkXs3msxcvx7n_bti9jakOcQ0-Kfa_ocVnA_OWc4ydWdtpLc_aWFT4M5FESPCu_/s640/fibreswest+2019+c.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p>I have since used the samples we created, as well as some extra experiments I did when I got home, to make these book covers. </p><p> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhT5pUUarbJBq4ScVOLwe9GFyldFhF_J1SQqW83F1OAgZznWyGTmOfdr7N1dXYFyAA2IqwZ29emCrGnzkoVSbnTR6sbeF_n3vQCTGNLRajxJ7gkHXO-OWz4PI2eYyR3Mxftd60f7ySWnCD/s912/metal+fabric+.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="658" data-original-width="912" height="463" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhT5pUUarbJBq4ScVOLwe9GFyldFhF_J1SQqW83F1OAgZznWyGTmOfdr7N1dXYFyAA2IqwZ29emCrGnzkoVSbnTR6sbeF_n3vQCTGNLRajxJ7gkHXO-OWz4PI2eYyR3Mxftd60f7ySWnCD/w641-h463/metal+fabric+.jpg" width="641" /></a><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1xSW2wHMIT4VV4QXFHmcThN7AYBDSg63IA8Cob0aPByNgaybxLboB-pvu6mqGgyiRIl5EKqHIfCubcu4tMUdjYr2Y2P7xVpQIMuFfj7EBksuJtW3g_MW7xWlX1XBX-NjaQUEW1U1ht8l-/s2048/metal+fabric+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1519" data-original-width="2048" height="475" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1xSW2wHMIT4VV4QXFHmcThN7AYBDSg63IA8Cob0aPByNgaybxLboB-pvu6mqGgyiRIl5EKqHIfCubcu4tMUdjYr2Y2P7xVpQIMuFfj7EBksuJtW3g_MW7xWlX1XBX-NjaQUEW1U1ht8l-/w640-h475/metal+fabric+2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p>The local embroiderers guild had a conference to celebrate their 75th birthday and I did 2 workshops with Kathryn Harmer Fox </p><p> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAVOeXDYzd_qzoC1g_Kde89Xw6Q66p41gh7Uk_N3WeOsADrBWd2kk4Nee0q6j2bGB3f8fv2H2wJKrmEIVx0i1fEKA5_Hh51Q3TWmT5NEaLkqlc052OQCUIy48-dX12xgPt3lAaZUCji_Oy/s1001/harmer+fox+postcard+workshop.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="687" data-original-width="1001" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAVOeXDYzd_qzoC1g_Kde89Xw6Q66p41gh7Uk_N3WeOsADrBWd2kk4Nee0q6j2bGB3f8fv2H2wJKrmEIVx0i1fEKA5_Hh51Q3TWmT5NEaLkqlc052OQCUIy48-dX12xgPt3lAaZUCji_Oy/s640/harmer+fox+postcard+workshop.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrsxfr_54enSCIN1Zj_1KXyFaNXdGHfunbo6LSbt0g8KPYv-LDnXdk4PqwMF9ubBDYpeL3Hfpv37YgMZUa2ys8saErJVjXW_R0xn7aR1Nl2QxFEXMjW4HMeafg8AYqU0v4lfn2qijn1nw0/s912/harmer+fox+workshop.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="653" data-original-width="912" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrsxfr_54enSCIN1Zj_1KXyFaNXdGHfunbo6LSbt0g8KPYv-LDnXdk4PqwMF9ubBDYpeL3Hfpv37YgMZUa2ys8saErJVjXW_R0xn7aR1Nl2QxFEXMjW4HMeafg8AYqU0v4lfn2qijn1nw0/s640/harmer+fox+workshop.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p>Our textile group organised another weekend workshop with Alison Holt. 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I will share more in my next post which will be shortly. <br /><p></p>Artygirl2010http://www.blogger.com/profile/10262096784672324104noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-773469307491466789.post-22527462474678176272019-04-28T07:26:00.000-07:002019-04-28T07:26:14.138-07:00My art is on my sleeveI am travelling to London soon so I wanted a jacket to take with me. I was unable to find one that suited my needs so I decided to make one. I thought I should put some of my textile art on the jacket so this is what I did.<br />
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I chose a regular jacket pattern and altered it for my own purposes. I used my machine to draw the flowers on the sleeves and also the large front pockets (big enough for a phone to not fall out). I used a dress making marker to draw the flower centers where I wanted them to be so they weren't all in one straight line. Then I used my machine to stitch the stems and petals free hand. It was a lot of fun and I am happy with the way it turned out.<br />
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I can truly say that I am wearing my Art on my sleeve, now.<br />
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Another quick project I made was a new camera bag. Yes I still use a camera and not just my phone for quality photos. I wanted a cover that fit exactly so it didn't take up too much room in my bag.<br />
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I went through my stash and found a piece of suede leather that would be suitable for a camera case and soft enough to stitch by hand. I looked through a pile of leftover textile pieces I have made to use as decorations for my case. I used some heat transfer foil on the bag and also glued on a few leftover textured bits. I hand embroidered these pieces to the leather to make them secure.<br />
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I knitted the sky and the first layer of hills. I changed wool and needles and continued down the background using rib to make the appearance of rows of crops. Some sections were crocheted instead. For each new section of knitting I cast on stitches through the previous layer so the whole thing was all one piece. I used casting on or off here and there to make uneven edges to each block. Some of the wool was textured, like the pale green which is knitted. Later on I used little pieces of wool to stitch the details like trees, sheep, grass and hedges. When it was all finished I blocked it and then put it in this frame I made.<br />
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The way I framed this is easy and something I have used before for textiles. After you have made the frame it is easy to use a few stitches through the canvas layer to hold your textile in place. You can put your name and signature on the back too. My knitted piece was heavy so it is stitched all around the edge to hold it inside the frame. <br />
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I start with an artist canvas. I turn the canvas over and use the back so I make sure my artwork will fit into the space on the back. You can use any depth of frame but deep frames will suit bulky work better. <br />
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To cover the staples and edges of the canvas on the back and make it look neater I usually glue some thick card over the sides, back and down onto the canvas as there can be a gap between the canvas and the wooden frame. This hides the staples best but if you press hard they will be visible. <br />
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Next I like to cover the card with a decorative finish. I used texture paste on this sample. When I use a paste or gel I use it thickly to hide the edge of the cardboard on the canvas and the staples. Sometimes I use the paste all over the canvas layer too if it will be visible. When it is dry the whole frame can then be painted with acrylics in any colors you wish. <br />
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Another choice of finish is to cover the thick card with torn pieces of tissue paper. Like the texture paste this can be painted when dry or if you use colored tissue you wouldn't need to paint it. I don't usually put the tissue over texture paste (it's a waste!) like this sample where I changed my mind on the finish I wanted. <br />
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Both the texture paste and tissue paper finish can be highlighted using metallic waxes like rub'n'buff or Viva Inka Gold.<br />
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On the frame above, I didn't use the card and just covered the edge of the frame with glued fabric. I glued the fabric to the sides and then covered the back and tucked it into the gap between the canvas and wood. <br />
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This frame was covered with coarse texture gel or sand gel and painted black. It has been sprayed with green mica spray when dry. I painted the inside of the frame white to make a border between the black frame and the black textile. From a distance it gives the appearance of a matted picture.<br />
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This is an old artwork where I used a deep frame for my mixed media work. I glued on chipboard scrolls from the scrapbooking industry and then painted the whole frame with a thick coat of gesso. Before the gesso dried I used a heat gun to make bubbles in it. It was later painted with metallic paints and wax.<br />
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This is the first time I used the back of a frame for my artwork. It was simply covered with book paper and then tissue paper. You can still see the staples and folds of the canvas so that is why I started covering them up with card. Sometimes you may want to leave them exposed. The choice is yours.<br />
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<br />Artygirl2010http://www.blogger.com/profile/10262096784672324104noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-773469307491466789.post-11376011451209285492019-04-01T00:04:00.000-07:002019-04-01T00:04:01.012-07:00LandscapesI really love making landscapes either in textiles or with paint. Last year I did quite a few lessons from the WOWbook series put out by <a href="https://wowbook.d4daisy.com/" target="_blank">D4Daisy publishers</a>, written by Maggie Grey, that I haven't shared yet.<br />
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I had a lot of fun with this WOWbook 2 lesson as it is entirely hand stitched. I never used to like hand stitching at all but after I had children I found it very relaxing in the evenings. I still do.<br />
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This second WOWbook 2 lesson is based on a photo transfer of a paper painted background. More details of the technique can be found in the book. After doing the transfer I added a little more colour in select areas and then hand stitched the details. Loads of fun and not something I would have thought of on my own.<br />
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This next picture is a journal page I painted last year. Although it is abstract I thought it looked like an Australian landscape and wondered if I could do something with it.<br />
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After I did the photo transfer lesson from WOWbook I thought I finally had a way I could transfer my picture to fabric so I could stitch it. I first used a photo program to alter the original picture and change some of the colours. I was able to remove the stitching line from the center with the same program (I use Paintshop Pro). I used my machine to stitch all the objects I could see in the original picture. I saw balloons in the circles in the sky and a fishing shack in the rectangle on the shoreline. It was an interesting experiment that then got me wondering what would happen if I turned the original upside down. <br />
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This is the upside down version of the original painting. I significantly lightened the colour to make a very different landscape. I used Pan Pastels to make some areas darker but it is still the same picture underneath. Again I used simple machine stitching for the drawing of the image.<br />
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Next I went back to the computer and altered the original picture to make a sky. I cut some artist canvas to fit in my printer and printed the picture straight onto the canvas using a photo setting on the printer. It fed through my Epson printer without any problems as the canvas is quite stiff. <br />
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The colours came out a little differently, especially the sky which was a lot lighter than I thought it would be. I decided to add colour to the right hand side of the print so I used an alcohol marker to add the green on the right. I used my machine for the drawing using only dark brown coloured thread. It was quite easy to stitch through the canvas as it is really only stiffened fabric, no stabiliser needed. I added some fence posts using mulberry bark cut to shape and after stitching everything I added wire between the fence posts.<br />
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I have enjoyed this little exploration of one technique. Sometimes one thing sparks an idea for another and you just have to keep going. I hope you get inspired to do your own versions of a landscape. Artygirl2010http://www.blogger.com/profile/10262096784672324104noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-773469307491466789.post-44518072572306880002019-03-11T06:46:00.000-07:002019-03-11T06:46:07.930-07:00Amazing Angelina filmOver the last couple of years I have been going through my stash of things I bought at craft fairs and trying to use a lot of it. I have moved my sewing studio twice so I keep seeing these experimental materials. Late last year I found my pile of Angelina film.<br />
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It is a coloured film that is sometimes cut up into shreds and sold as Angelina fibre. I prefer the effects of the film so I decided to experiment with ways to use it.<br />
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Angelina when heated will stick to itself. You can heat it with an iron or a heat gun for different effects. I like to set my iron to silk as any hotter makes the film melt too much and go a copper colour all over. If ironing use baking paper or a craft sheet to protect your iron or it will stick. If using a heat gun take it outside or make sure you use a mask to protect your lungs. I usually double it over so it is a little thicker and easier to stitch with a machine. This sample was first heated with a heat gun to make holes then ironed flat.<br />
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The heat gun makes the film bubble and shrink as in the sample on the right (single layer). It also concentrates the colour. The sample on the left is the same film but only folded in two and ironed. <br />
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You can also layer different colours and iron them together. It will all melt into one large piece of film. On the right you can see the bubbles formed when this sheet is then heated with a heat gun.<br />
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The colour of the background you place your altered film on changes the way the metallic colours show up. On dark backgrounds you see more of the coppery colour but on light backgrounds you can see the colour of the film. <br />
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You can also trap the fibres between two sheets of film. Simply lay fibres on one piece of film then cover with another and iron or heat gun it. <br />
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You can also trap other items like confetti sequins and glitter.<br />
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Here I have trapped a skeleton leaf between two different colours of film. The pink side was an extra layer of film that I crumpled before I ironed it onto the already trapped leaf. I also turned my iron up a little to melt the pink layer a bit more than usual. <br />
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Another way to apply the film is to crumple it before you join it together. If you crumple it a lot you will get the rough texture you see here. <br />
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It is possible to make impressions in the film using rubber stamps or wooden block stamps. In this sample I mage a multi-coloured sheet of film then inked up a rubber stamp. I placed the stamp ink side up on a hard surface and carefully put the film sheet on top. After I covered it all with baking paper I pressed hard with my iron. The ink makes the design stand out more but you don't always have to use ink. <br />
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Here I have used a borrowed wooden block stamp to make the impression. It wasn't clean so some of the paint came off onto the back of the film. It looks very different on the light and dark backgrounds.<br />
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One of my favourite ways to attach the film to fabric is using fusible web. You can get it with a paper backing (usually called Vliesofix, Bondaweb or Fuse-Under) or without. I prefer the paperless fusible as it is usually cheaper and I never use the paper anyway. Simply layer one piece of fabric, one piece of fusible and one piece of film, cover with baking paper then iron. You will end up with a very smooth metallic fabric. <br />
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You can stitch your Angelina to fabric before you alter it if you wish. It changes the way it reacts. When heated it shrinks a bit but if stitched down that doesn't always happen. This sample was layered then stitched together before I ironed it. <br />
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In this sample I laid sari silks on my ironing board then placed a piece of fusible web on top. I covered it with one piece of flat film and one piece of crumpled film. When I ironed it all together it became one piece of fabric. The different colours of silk make the film look multi-coloured. <br />
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Some of my more exciting (to me) experiments came later on. This sample was fused to fabric with the iron and fusible web. I then put it through an embossing machine to get quite a well defined embossed metallic fabric. It was bit shiny so I used watered down brown acrylic paint all over it and let it almost dry before wiping it off. This gave a distressed, less shiny look that I really like. <br />
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This piece of fused film was given a coat of crackle medium. When it dried I painted it with white acrylic and again left it to dry. As a final finish I sprayed it with mica spray because it was too bright. Although hard to see in this photo you can see the shiny background through the cracks. <br />
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On another piece of fused film I used a stencil and texture medium to make a pattern. The middle area has the texture medium applied with a palette knife. I also tried a light coat of gesso on the left side that I drew a design in with the end of my paint brush. When dry it was also given a spray to add more colour. All of these medium stuck to the film without any problems so I think you could use any acrylic mediums you fancy. <br />
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After all of these experiments I had a pile of different pieces of film. I stitched them all onto this background and added a lot of detail with hand and machine stitching. It was very difficult to take a photo where you could see the details so I apologise for the bluriness. <br />
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This photo shows how shiny it is. Artygirl2010http://www.blogger.com/profile/10262096784672324104noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-773469307491466789.post-3932281288305827692019-01-19T19:11:00.001-08:002019-01-19T19:11:33.574-08:00A few thoughts on designI don't believe in following rules when I make art but there are a few design techniques that I do use so I thought I would share with you a textile art piece I made and how I did the design of it. I also do the same thing when I art journal or paint.<br />
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I usually begin with an idea or challenge suggestion to start my piece. Sometimes I will do a quick sketch if I need to work out how to do it but most times I do not. For this piece I went through my stash looking for something to use for a textile art piece.<br />
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I found the photo transfer leaves that were left over from another
project and the coloured metal pieces, painted with alcohol inks, that were also left from the same
project. I decided to use them so that was the beginning of my colour
choices. The leaves and metal were rusty red, orange and yellow so I
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I found this blue background that I thought looked good with the oranges and reds. It is a paper towel that was placed under fabric I was dying. It had been dyed and also has splashes of paint here and there. I also found some scraps of green fabric that were also leftovers. I wasn't sure if I would use all of these things but they were my starting point.<br />
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I laid the metal pieces in wavy rows and stitched them down using a variegated thread on my machine. I made sure to stitch along the edges and over all the points of the metal so they wouldn't scratch my hands later on. I have done similar designs on paper so wanted to try this with stitching. <br />
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Next I decided to add more stitching lines in a brown to compliment the metal strips. I then felt I needed to add some light tones because the whole thing was a medium tone, so I did the white stitching and couched white cord to the piece. I used the machine to stitch some grids over areas of the background that I didn't want to save. The grids also help to lighten the piece. <br />
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I laid the leaves I was going to use on the background so I could see how it looked before stitching them on. I put them off center as I don't usually like to place the focal point right in the middle of my work. I decided that they were blending into the metal strips too much. I placed a darker leaf on the piece and thought it looked better than the light ones. I usually try to use light, medium and dark tones in my work. It makes a nice contrast and dynamic picture. I chose the leaf shapes I wanted and then coloured them with alcohol inks to make them dark. <br />
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The reason I chose these leaf shapes was because I liked the way the stems looked. The taller middle leaf is fairly straight and the two leaves on either side have stems slightly tilted towards the center leaf. It looks more interesting to me than the three straight leaves in the picture above. I did not attach the leaves yet because that will be one of the last things I do. </div>
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I used the scraps of green fabrics to fill in some of the areas I wanted to cover. I did this by laying tracing paper over the design and tracing the stitched lines that outline each area. I tried to space the colours around the piece so they weren't all bunched together. I usually try to add three pieces of each colour but on this occasion I did four of each colour and it still worked for me. There is only 3 dark green pieces here but you can see below I added a 4th piece because there was a bit too much blue in the center of the piece. I always make changes as I work. I machine stitched all the extra bits down so later I could add a little hand stitching. I now hand stitched the leaves on. <br />
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I started hand stitching by adding straight stitch in some of the gaps between the stitched lines. Then I got some beads out in the same colours. I placed the large beads on the piece first. I used the square beads that are similar in colour to the leaves in three spots around the background. This makes the leaves integrate into the whole piece better, rather than being the only dark tone. The other beads were added one colour at a time so they could be placed around the background where I thought they looked best. My piece is now finished. Artygirl2010http://www.blogger.com/profile/10262096784672324104noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-773469307491466789.post-64329687311917053772019-01-06T05:56:00.000-08:002019-01-06T05:56:54.469-08:00Painting patterned treesThe lead up to Christmas for me is a very busy time. I spend a couple of days cooking so I can spend the next couple of days entertaining and enjoying the company of my guests. I like to spend the day after Christmas relaxing and winding down from all that activity. That usually means sitting down all day to rest my tired feet and painting a new picture for our next year's calendar. I have a perpetual calendar with a blank spot above so I can put a different picture there each year. I like to try something new, either from a book or workshop.<br />
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Earlier this year I bought the <a href="https://www.artistsnetwork.com/store/painting-patterned-trees-video-download" target="_blank">Painting Patterned Trees video</a> download from Artist's Network. If you wait for one of their sales you can get a good bargain, I paid half price. The video has lots of information and is very easy to follow.<br />
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It is acrylics on canvas with a bit of pen work. The acrylics are very fluid and a different technique to how I normally use them. I love how this project turned out and will probably do more of this type of work in my journal. I think any subject would look good with a bit of doodling on it.Artygirl2010http://www.blogger.com/profile/10262096784672324104noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-773469307491466789.post-52400521396122408792018-12-26T06:02:00.002-08:002018-12-26T06:02:50.489-08:00Colour me Positive 2018I had good intentions to do another year with the Colour Me Positive challenge in 2018. I started out well but as I had to support my daughter with an extremely serious health battle for the first half of the year my interest in keeping up with the art journaling faded away. I will share the pages I did complete here.<br />
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Week 1: I stencilled gesso onto my page and when it was dry painted it purple and added copper highlights with metallic paste. It is a simple and fast page. </div>
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Week 4: I wanted this page to be focused on the words so I kept it simple. I used a stencil for the lettering on a previously painted paper that was glued in. I then doodled around the painted areas on the page. I did add some more paint in some areas to make them darker. </div>
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Week 5: I had this picture of a vintage lady that I wanted to use so the rest of the page is done using vintage style papers. A little brown ink around the edge of shapes makes everything look old and work together. </div>
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Week 6: This page was an experiment. I traced the sunflowers from another journal page I had drawn onto tissue paper. I then crumpled the tissue and glued it to this double page. While it was wet I sprayed on the blue and green background. When it was dry I used watercolours to paint the flowers and added the insects. </div>
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Week 8: I don't know why I didn't do week 7. This background was randomly made using a credit card to spread three colours around the page. When it was dry I could see a fox face so I added more paint to enhance the face I could see. It is all done in acrylics. </div>
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Week 9: I got some new watercolours and decided to test them out on this page. Sometimes simple and quick means you get more done. </div>
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Week 10: I wanted to try a masking technique when stencilling. You can see where I placed a circle of paper before using gesso to stencil a pattern over the whole page. When you remove the stencil the circle lifts away too and there is a smooth area to write in. The page was quickly coloured using dye sprays. </div>
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Week 11: I wanted to doodle one evening so this page was made. I used a lot of scrap papers and a few collage pictures to make the squares then doodled and wrote on all of them. I love working with grids because it is easy to make a lot of small things and then put them together to make a large piece. </div>
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Week 12: This was the last page I did for the year and the last page in this journal. I used perforated paper for the background. It is meant to be used for cross stitch and was in my stash. I wrote out the quote then added a simple border. It was coloured with standard markers.<br />
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The cover of my hand made journal has a picture that I saved from a Flavia calendar. I love her style of art.<br />
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The back cover is a collage of some torn. previously painted, paper strips. When it was dry I added the doodles. <br />
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The inside front cover was zentangled. Sometimes I just want to sit and draw or doodle. I find it relaxing. <br />
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This zentangled page is the inside back cover of the book. That was the end of this challenge for me. I still journal a lot but now I try ideas from the many art books I own. I have decided to stop looking at them and actually do the exercises from the books. It is a fun way to learn new things. Artygirl2010http://www.blogger.com/profile/10262096784672324104noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-773469307491466789.post-52120607388010476252018-12-20T19:46:00.001-08:002018-12-26T21:04:24.521-08:00Adding texture to textilesI have a new video about adding texture to your textile work. If you want to see it larger on YouTube click on this link: <a href="https://youtu.be/-kWPD1N557Q" target="_blank">artygirl2010 video</a>.<br />
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The technique is quite simple using any art mediums you have. You can add colour or other items to the gels and pastes then spread them on your fabrics using a palette knife or brush. I used both natural and synthetic fibers and they both worked, some colour reacted differently on the fabrics and mediums. I did a lot of experimenting with the
different mediums I own. I did a sample of each of the things I tried, noting down what they were. I then hand stitched, machine stitched and machine stitched with
metallic thread on each of the samples so I could get an idea of how
hard they were to stitch into. I also did a blue stripe of fabric paint and another stripe of turquoise acrylic paint to see how it handled the colour.<br />
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As mentioned in the video I am putting photos here of all the samples I shared. Click on each photo if you want to see a close up photo.<br />
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Some of the other samples I shared in the video are these ones where I added Dylusions Turquoise spray to the mediums before I spread them on the fabric.<br />
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This first photo is the leftover bits of medium I spread onto scrap fabric and sprayed during the video. You can see the variety of colours that showed up. I also rubbed a very small amount of copper wax in a few areas to highlight the texture. <br />
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This is another sample from the video where the colour was mixed into the mediums first. I have since sprayed turquoise mica spray on some squares. I also painted copper acrylic paint on the back of the corner squares so it would not colour the texture on the front of those sections. The lower middle textures have metallic wax rubbed onto the texture.<br />
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This is the fiber paste sample I made during the video with copper acrylic painted on the reverse side when it had dried. I did all of these small pieces so I could cut them up for a larger project.<br />
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In this trial layout I have used all of the above samples including the larger leftovers piece. I used a lettering stencil to trace and cut out the letters from the leftover piece. As I started to embellish and stitch each square for my piece I did change the layout many times until I was happy with how it looked.<br />
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The finished piece has a lot of hand stitching, beads, stones and jewelry findings. It was for my textile group's colour challenge. Artygirl2010http://www.blogger.com/profile/10262096784672324104noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-773469307491466789.post-86362637198502637112018-12-13T05:34:00.001-08:002018-12-13T05:34:40.479-08:00A big twist on a WOWbook lessonI have mentioned once or twice already that I have been doing the workshops in the WOWbook series. This eco-dyeing onto paper was one of those workshops I wanted to try. For full details you will need to get the book from the <a href="http://wowbook.d4daisy.com/" target="_blank">d4daisy website. </a><br />
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I changed the technique a little by using procion dyes spread over the paper before I sandwiched it with leaves and more paper. I expected the dye to disperse in the pot but it didn't do that at all. The colour is a lot stronger than I had anticipated but I still like the way it turned out. The paler pages were not dyed but did pick up dye from the water.<br />
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I liked the way the prints turned out so I made then into a book. I kept a couple of pages out to use for collage in the book. I also wanted to stitch on the extra pages so the back of the stitching would be hidden when I glued them into the book. I used coloured pencils to outline the leaf prints and added shading around some of the images. <br />
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After a couple of weeks I decided to add doodles to make the book more interesting for the viewer. I used a white pen and fineliners for the extra drawing. <br />
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I also used steel wool fibers on the leaves for rusting. These became
the dark dots you can see everywhere. One day, when I was pulling apart
steel wool for rusting I didn't realise that little fibers were falling
off the metal onto the fabric below. After I left my bundle of fabric to
rust I unwrapped it all and was surprised to see little marks and dots
everywhere. I liked the effect so it is something I do quite often now,
when I am rusting cloth.<br />
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Here you can see the difference in the before and after the extra drawing. I kept the colour palette consistent throughout the journal but did whatever drawing I fancied on each page. <br />
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I wasn't sure what I was going to do with the left page here so it was one of the last ones I finished. I also used gold pen throughout the book for highlights. <br />
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I added a few quotes about leaves to the book and also wrote the names of some of the plants I used for the prints. You can see one name in the bottom left area. <br />
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Sometimes I used the doodles to hide areas of eco-printing that weren't as nice as I would have liked. <br />
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I mainly used stranded embroidery thread for stitching but on a couple of pages I used a metallic gold thread, as in the crosses above. <br />
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It was interesting to see how some plants reacted so differently to the dyeing process. <br />
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All of the leaves on the right hand page came from the same eucalyptus plant. Some were green and some had turned red. I was surprised that the red ones dyed the paper browner than the green ones.<br />
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There were a lot of steel wool fibres on the page on the right. I used the image to hide some of the darker areas. <br />
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The page on the left here is one of the paler ones that didn't have dye applied to it but did still have the print of the leaves on it. I did use coloured pencils to make the blue areas darker. I always do what I think a piece needs and am never afraid to try something different. If it doesn't work the way I want, I change it or use it in another project.<br />
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This little journal was a great piece that I could work on whenever I finished something and was looking for a small project to keep my hands busy while I planned the next thing. One of the reasons I love WOWbook so much is that it covers all sorts of mixed media and textiles. It pushes me to think of how I can adapt a technique when I don't have all the required materials to hand. The only reason I used dye here was because I didn't want to wait 3 weeks to make iron water as instructed and it was the first thing I saw when I looked in my cupboard for something else to use. I do like this technique and have since repeated it with a more diluted dye.Artygirl2010http://www.blogger.com/profile/10262096784672324104noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-773469307491466789.post-44550300462949231832018-12-12T05:46:00.000-08:002018-12-13T04:28:22.758-08:00What a year it has been. <div style="text-align: justify;">
I have not shared much on my blog this year although I have made and experimented with a lot of techniques. I am definitely going to change that next year and hope to also add more video. I have a new camera now so it should be easier for me to film and edit videos.</div>
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These first textiles I will share are my entries for my textile group's challenge this year. We had to choose one colour to feature and could use one other colour for contrast. The subject and technique were up to us. </div>
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My first entry was based on texture techniques. Half of these squares were made from bits I had left over from a previous work. I did make some more to use and added a lot of bead embellishments. I have done a video of the technique that I promised to share. It will be uploaded very soon. </div>
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This giraffe was made from a photo I took at a zoo. The giraffe was happily munching away on lunch and watching me take photos of him. It gave him a bemused look. I used a technique from the June 2016 edition of workshop on the web by Kathryn Harmer Fox. It was very difficult to get the shading right using only purple (as stated in the challenge rules) but I think it turned out ok. </div>
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My third entry was based on the Vanishing Worlds workshop by Angie Hughes in WOWbook 1. It has a printed felt background and melted textiles for the tree. This one was a lot of fun to make. I love all the different techniques I am learning from the WOWbooks. I think they are worth every cent and love the members club where so many extra techniques and ways of doing things are shared. </div>
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Getting started is the hardest part. It is the same for many artists and is usually called the fear of the blank white page, aritist's block or similar. Sometimes you can sit and look at your materials without any idea of what to do. Normally I have an idea before I start but if not I will look through magazines or one of my inspiration journals. These are simple sketchbooks (from before the internet took off) where I paste anything I have seen in a magazine that I really like. Sometimes I write quotes in there too. I may also have a few techniques or samples in there of things I have seen and tried out. Most of these books were compiled when I was into paper crafts but I would still use them to inspire textiles, especially colours and colour palettes from paint swatches or the techniques that I may try out on fabric.<br />
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It is the same thing as looking at Pinterest. The trouble with Pinterest is that you can waste hours on there looking at things and not actually doing anything because you are overwhelmed by the sheer number of choices. If you do look at Pinterest then stop at the first thing you really like and think about what attracted you to that image. Was it the colour, technique or something else? Use that to start your textile. <br />
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Some other suggestions for themes or ideas are:<br />
1. Colour themes. Pick a colour you wish to start with and go from there. Colour may make you think of something like blue for the ocean or red for apple etc and that would be a starting point.<br />
2. A storytelling theme may be something like: a day in the garden, an overseas holiday, first day of school, family reunion etc.<br />
3. Image ideas: you may see an image or photo you want to recreate in fabric or will inspire from magazines, books or your own.<br />
4. Technique based ideas. You may want to try out a technique you have seen. This is the inspiration I use the most because I love experimenting with new to me ideas.<br />
5. Specific word themes like: nature, space, animals, abstract, traditional, circles or squares.<br />
6. Materials. Sometimes you may have a specific type of material you wish to use and that will inspire a piece of art.<br />
7. If you belong to a group you may have samples that you made and have not used for anything that can be used for a starting point.<br />
8. Style of design is also a good inspiration. By this I mean a grid or circular etc design.<br />
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When I have some sort of idea I start collecting my materials on the table in a pile. This is when I decide what colours I will be using. I nearly always use a restricted colour palette. What I mean by this is that I will only use a maximum of about 5-8 colours in one piece. Of course there are always exceptions to this rule but in general it ties things together better if there are not too many colours competing for attention. I put anything that is a similar colour in the pile. I even get paints etc out too if I am going to use them. I may not use everything but it stops me going to the cupboard later and choosing a wrong coloured object or paint.<br />
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I next decide what format I will use and what size it is going to be. By this I mean, wall hanging, framed picture, book page etc. If I am framing a piece I usually get the frame first and make the textile in a size that fits. Hard decisions are over and the fun begins.<br />
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I start with either the background or the focal image. For this piece I started with the owl silk screen. I painted it with all the colours then found a quote to go with my image. I Googled "wise quotes" and this one popped up. I decided to use a block style for my textile so then stitched the background together. I wanted to quilt this piece so I put my fabric on top of wadding, added a base fabric and machine stitched around each object. If I wasn't going to pad it I would probably make the textile on a base layer of felt or stiffened fabric (usually thick cotton with iron on interfacing on the back). If I want to do machine embroidery I always stiffen the fabric so I don't have to use a hoop for tension.<br />
If I have chosen a technique as inspiration then I would make something with that technique and add it to a background. If it is a background technique then I would make the background and find something to put on it. Circles and squares are good additions for an abstract look. Adding beads or buttons can also enhance your work. <br />
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When I have finished I always neaten the edges, either with binding, satin stitch or folding the edges to the back and stitching a backing on. This depends on the format I have chosen and whether the back will be seen. For framed work I only zigzag the edges so it can be laced into the frame. I don't use staples that may rust onto the fabric. <br />
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Recently I decided to do the 100 day project. You can choose any creative pursuit you want and agree to do it every day for 100 days. This is how I started. I decided on little stitched squares I could do quickly and would later compile them into one gridded textile. Grids are a great way to tie different items together. I gathered a lot of leftovers from other textiles and cut them to size. I then gathered buttons and charms from my stash, beads and threads I thought I might use. I did not use a limited palette here but I used the same threads on a lot of the squares so it helps to blend it together. I put all these in a box near my chair where I watch tv with hubby. I started doing 1 a night, in any style or technique I fancied but soon decided I wanted to do more. My 100 day project became my 100 project. When I finished my squares, around day 50, I stitched them to a white background to show off the colours. I had too many for 1 page in my next fabric book so now I have two pages of them. I finished off the edges and my project was complete. <br />
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<u>Wendy's Note</u>: I do know that there are more than 100 squares! I thought I might lose some along the way so I did extra and didn't lose any. Isn't that always the way it goes?Artygirl2010http://www.blogger.com/profile/10262096784672324104noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-773469307491466789.post-89671904907983488592018-05-21T23:05:00.000-07:002018-05-21T23:05:56.940-07:00A variety of textilesI have been busy designing workshops for my textile group and also completing the challenge we have going. I can't share those until later in the year but I can share the work I have completed for the <a href="http://wowbook.d4daisy.com/" target="_blank">WOWbook</a>.<br />
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I have mentioned previously that I was doing the Workshop on the Web program with Maggie Grey in England. It has now been changed to a published book. The book contains a lot of features and 5 or 6 workshops. After you buy the book you will be given access to the members club where there are another lot of workshops and articles to easily keep you inspired for 6 months. I have done quite a few of them now but still haven't done all the ones I want to. I can't share the techniques here but I am able to share my creations.<br />
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This was part of the same lesson as the first picture. It is done on Decovil which is a stiff flocked textile. It was the first time I used it and incredibly fun.<br />
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This piece was made from some of the left overs of the house workshop. I got the idea from some of the members in the facebook group who thought my first little village looked like beach huts. That is another fantastic feature of the book. There is a private FB group that is very active and even more ideas flow through from all the eager members. <br />
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Stencilled gesso that I have done before but this was a little different. I love when someone shares a different way of using something.<br />
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This picture was also the stencilled gesso workshop but I cut my sample to pieces and made a finished page for my next fabric journal. <br />
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The final piece in the gesso workshop. I cut a stencil for the eucalyptus leaves and gum blossoms. The frame is made from silk cocoons. <br />
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Lynda Monk did a lesson using tyvek. It was a lot of fun and I had to stop myself making too many samples until I have a specific project in mind. <br />
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This page was one of my favourites from this current book. It was a Maggie Grey lesson and I really loved the surface we made to work on using paper and tissue. The design is my own.<br />
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A new book will be published in June which is great for me as I will
have loads of free time by then. I may even become more regular here. Artygirl2010http://www.blogger.com/profile/10262096784672324104noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-773469307491466789.post-88214012178757174132018-04-19T07:27:00.001-07:002018-04-19T07:27:41.288-07:00Using a die cutting machine for textilesThis month my textile group was experimenting with a die cut machine for textiles. I own a 10 year old Cuttlebug machine but got to try out a big shot. If I was buying a new one I would probably get a big shot as it is larger and more stable than the Cuttlebug. Either machine will cut fabric.<br />
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We used the machines to cut different fabrics, emboss a variety of items and generally play around. It was a lot of fun. I found that it cut fabric better if I laid a piece of paper on the top of the fabric. Some thin fabrics needed a bit of extra card in the sandwich to make the die cut all the way through. This will make sense if you have a machine.<br />
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Different fabrics I tried were sheers, leather, felt, silk and cottons. Other items I cut were: metal shims, drink cans, foils, cellophane and foam.<br />
Some of the items I embossed with the machine were: thin metals, drink cans, plastic folders, leather, cellophane (didn't work), lurex type of fabric, fabric that had iron on vinyl on the back, foam, vinyl and paper.<br />
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At the end of the day I had a variety of samples and thought I needed to do something with them so I would have a record of what we did. As always I made a couple of pages for future fabric art journals. This first page has a lot of the flowers I cut out. I added some purple metallic cellophane (gift wrap) that has been ironed to make bubbles as well. I did try to emboss it but it didn't work so I melted it instead. <br />
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This page has an embossed flower image for the focal point. I embossed the flowers on metal tape then used Prisme fantasy paints for colour. I think there are a lot of possibilities with this technique.<br />
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Artygirl2010http://www.blogger.com/profile/10262096784672324104noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-773469307491466789.post-81333516586267533702018-03-25T19:21:00.000-07:002018-03-25T19:21:20.755-07:00Fabric art Journal pages, close up.Today I am sharing the pages of my last hand stitched fabric art journal. Some have been shown before so they are smaller and have a link to the original page with more details. As always with this blog, click on any of the photos to see them larger.<br />
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Inside Cover. This was an old cross stitch cushion. I removed the back and added some extra stitching on the borders for interest. <br />
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I blogged about this circle here: <br />
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For this book I added the background then used the same colour thread as the circle to make the two more harmonious.<br />
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This is an experimental technique I learned from the Workshop on the Web course run by Maggie Grey. It used lutrador, stamping and water soluble paper. <br />
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I previously blogged about this page here:<br />
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This page uses art mediums for texture on textiles. I am planning to make this my next video technique so I will explain more then.<br />
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I previously blogged this page here:<br />
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The technique for this one is monoprinting on fabric and will be a future blog post with more details then.<br />
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I added embroidery and also circles of various textiles that I had experimented with. The raised circles are Dorset Buttons. You can find many examples of these on the internet.<br />
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This page started out as two rectangles with 2 flower images as the focal point. I decided to do two different colour schemes for the flower images so they ended up on two pages instead. The focus for this page was the original silk screened image and various coloured pieces of textiles including green painted dress making pattern tissue. I added a lot of lace and sheer fabrics on the white background. There is a lot of hand stitching on this page.<br />
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This textile collage was based around the bird postcard I did for a swap last year. I made two so I could keep one. The background is crinkled, painted satin. I will explain the technique in full later in the year. <br />
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Another textured textile that will be further explained in the next technique video.<br />
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The page I made to display this previously shared (<a href="http://artygirl2010.blogspot.com/2017/08/fibres-west.html" target="_blank">Fibres West</a>) machine embroidery. I kept it simple to highlight the embroidery.<br />
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Another page of machine embroidery that was shared here: <br />
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The second rectangle based textile. I used another silk screened flower image as the focal point then added a lot of similar colours. This one is mostly machine stitched and has a patched background. The original rectangle was placed in the center this time.<br />
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The back inside cover is another cross stitch no longer needed as a cushion. One of the reasons I use these old embroideries in my new books is to show how I first started in textiles, using other peoples patterns. <br />
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I meant to put this one at the front of the book but messed it up when stitching the book together. I always try to put my name inside the front cover so it won't be stolen if left on display somewhere.<br />
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I hope you have enjoyed this close up look into my journal and are inspired to make one of your own. As you can see I don't pick a theme or stick to one technique. I use the books as a way to contain all of my experiments. It would look great if you did want to pick a theme and do a book based on one idea like photos you took on a trip, or family. Maybe I should try that too....Artygirl2010http://www.blogger.com/profile/10262096784672324104noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-773469307491466789.post-6828411158106891502018-03-23T22:45:00.000-07:002018-03-23T22:45:15.295-07:00Hand stitching a fabric art journal together. Last year I wanted to make a larger fabric art journal. I knew it wouldn't fit under my sewing machine arm when I was going to put it together so it had to be hand stitched together. I thought that it would take a long time to stitch but it didn't because a simple running stitch or ladder stitch was all it needed to hold strongly together.<br />
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I have made a video that you can watch here or view a larger size on YouTube by clicking the YouTube name at the bottom of the video screen.<br />
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1. The steps are basically the same as the machine stitched art journal. I made all the pages I wanted to include, then I began by hand stitching with running stitch the joining strips between two pages.<br />
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2. I used ladder stitch to join each pair of pages to the next one making sure the outside edges were even.<br />
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3. You should end up with a stack of pages and a flap of fabric at each side of the spine to join the front and back covers to.<br />
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4. Attach the front cover and inside cover page to the flap. Your book should now be held together well and it is time for the finishing touches.<br />
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5. The final elements are to cover the spine and attach binding around the edges if you want. I did machine stitch the binding on because I was able to put the edge under my machine arm but you could hand stitch it on if you want. <br />
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I will share some close ups of the pages later this week when I have a chance to photograph them. Some pages have already been shared on the blog previously:<br />
<a href="http://artygirl2010.blogspot.com/2017/09/using-journal-pages-as-inspiration-for.html">journal pages as inspiration for textiles</a><br />
<a href="http://artygirl2010.blogspot.com/2017/05/2017-fabric-art-journal.html">fabric art journal</a><br />
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I used the same piece of fabric from before. I only used part of this long strip to make the grid design. I had already stamped and painted the background and then arranged and glued the pieces of fabric and media to it. I turned the fabric over and used a template to draw circles all over the back. I tried to put them as close as possible to get the most out of the fabric as I could. <br />
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I then flipped them back over to see what I had. This is the surprise part of the process. Some little pieces of fabric may need extra glue to hold them in place. I arranged the circles on my background which is more of the painted fabric. I cut some of the circles in two so they could be placed along the edge. I didn't like the stamped side with the circles on top so I flipped the background over to the back. This side had the paint and was a little plainer so the whole design didn't look too busy.<br />
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I decided this piece was going to be entirely hand stitched. I made a pile of laces, felts and ribbons to add to the squares as I stitched. I started stitching each circle adding the extra pieces to make them interesting paying attention to the colours as well. I used only thread to enhance the shapes this time, no beads or embellishments. <br />
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When the stitching of each circle was done I then stitched them to the background using a variety of stitches. I am quite pleased with the way you can really change the look of a piece just with a few variations. I think the circles are my favourite in this series but then I really like the others too. It is always hard to pick a favourite. <br />
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This last piece was made from a few extra squares I had left over when I cut the fabric up for the grid. This time I added charms and zipper teeth to the tiles. I added more stitching on these because there was only 6 to do. I have stitched them to a background for a journal cover at the end of the year. I am not sharing the background technique yet. That is part of a class later in the year and I will share more then.<br />
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Thanks for taking the time to read through my ramblings and I hope you enjoy having a go at one of the techniques. Artygirl2010http://www.blogger.com/profile/10262096784672324104noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-773469307491466789.post-81816385284851466902018-02-21T20:20:00.000-08:002018-02-21T20:20:02.648-08:00Mixed media textileThis month I am teaching a mixed media textile to the textile group I belong to. This is an idea of what we are going to do. <br />
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I started with a large piece of medium weight white cotton fabric. It doesn't have to be cotton, that is just what I had.<br />
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Next I used fabric paints, stamps and stencils to add pattern all over the base fabric. I didn't worry about perfect prints from the stamps. I wanted some of it to be lighter in different areas.<br />
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After placing the fabric on plastic sheeting, use watered down acrylic paints to paint all over the fabric. I added a lot of water to the paint.<br />
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It will stiffen the fabric as it dries. It also tones down the first layer of pattern. Allow to dry completely.<br />
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I used a fabric marking pencil to outline the finished size of my piece so I knew how big an area I had to cover. I tore everything into smaller pieces and laid them out on my background. I left areas of the background visible. I tried to overlap all the pieces a little.<br />
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I find it helpful to cut a hole in white cardboard the size of the finished piece so I can see my design more clearly. I walk away from the work for a few minutes (coffee break) so when I come back I can see the layout with fresh eyes. When I am happy with the design I use a toothpick to apply a tiny amount of fabric glue to the corners of everything to hold it all in place. You could pin or tack it instead.<br />
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Now it is time to stitch the piece together. This can be done by hand or machine or both. I start with machine stitching then add hand work later. I didn't outline all the objects, nor did I only use straight stitch. Anything goes.<br />
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The finished art piece with a few extra embellishments. I added some beads and metal rings.<br />
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I also did a second piece using the exact same materials but doing strips of fabric instead of squares. I also added random short, uneven pieces on top of the joins in places. This breaks up the striped effect a bit. The horizontal stripes are wire that I flattened at the ends.<br />
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I also did a third piece using those same materials. I had a long piece of the background material left so I added all the other fabrics to it and glued them down as before. I then turned the piece over and used a rotary cutter to cut it into squares. It is best to do this from the back so you don't choose where to cut and it is truly random.<br />
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I took some time to arrange all the squares into a pattern that was pleasing to my eye. You can see in the finished piece below I still changed things around a bit as I started stitching.<br />
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I stitched each square separately. Some are machine stitched and some are hand stitched. I added a lot of beads and some metal pieces. I also used Lumiere paints on three of the squares, just painting right over the top of the fabrics and lace.<br />
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I have more ideas for this technique that I will share shortly when I have finished them. Artygirl2010http://www.blogger.com/profile/10262096784672324104noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-773469307491466789.post-22345587316027630302017-12-24T00:50:00.000-08:002017-12-24T00:50:07.231-08:00Binding loose journal pages into a book.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Regular readers of my blog will know I love making books as over the years I have shared a few book making techniques. Today I am sharing a video I made recently of the technique I did for my Life Book project in 2012. It is handy when you want to join loose pages into a book. It is the same hidden hinge method I used in 2012 but I do it a slightly quicker way than I used to so it is a more refined technique these days.<br />
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If you want to watch it larger than it appears here go to my <a href="https://youtu.be/S_160cwgTHo" target="_blank">You Tube channel </a>where you can view the video larger. I used the technique to finish off my <a href="https://blog.luluart.com.au/" target="_blank">Colour Me Positive</a> 52 week project for this year. I have really enjoyed this project and will continue doing more art journaling next year but I don't know how much I will be able to fit in between the textile projects I want to do.<br />
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Here are a few photos from the video to remind you of the steps:<br />
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1. Join your pages together in pairs then glue each pair to the next one to make your book.<br />
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2. Glue a fabric scrap to the spine for strength. Leave to dry overnight.<br />
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3. Make your cover with cardboard and fabric or paper. Ensure the spine is flexible.<br />
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4. Attach the cover and when the glue is dry stitch through all layers to secure the pages inside to the cover. You can use matching thread for stitching or make a feature using glittery thread. It just needs to be a strong thread or even wool. I used 3 strands of embroidery thread. <br />
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This is a close up view of the stitching. You could attach beads to the ends of your thread if you like. Thanks for reading my blog and if you have any questions you can contact me via the contact form near the top right of this page or use the comments below. Artygirl2010http://www.blogger.com/profile/10262096784672324104noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-773469307491466789.post-11934927231616782502017-12-23T20:21:00.001-08:002017-12-23T20:21:21.272-08:00The final colour me positive pages for this year.These are the final two pages for my journal.<br />
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Week 51 was inspired by the old keys my husband gave me. I had to stitch them to the page to make sure they didn't fall off. I made a raised frame for the quote so the whole page had the same level of thickness for my book.<br />
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Week 52 is really the title page for the book. I decided I needed one so this is at the beginning of the book. I collaged down some printed deli papers to my page.<br />
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I wanted to add lettering that I could doodle inside of so I used a stencil for the letters. Firstly I stenciled the words onto tracing paper so I could see if they would fit and where the best placement would be. <br />
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I used this Deja Vue stencil for the letters. It is a little hard to see here but I used pencil for the outlines. I didn't want to use pen because the surface is a little rough and the pen would have got caught on the textured surface and skipped about. <br />
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After I removed the stencil I went over the outline with pen. I was a little easier to control without the stencil in the way. <br />
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Next I used India ink to color in the negative space of the page, blending from one color to the next. You can still see the original background in the letters. At this stage it is still a little messy. <br />
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The finished page. I added lines and doodles around the different colors with a black and a white pen. I felt that this brings the whole page together and it is fun to do. In the next post I will share the video of the journal binding. Artygirl2010http://www.blogger.com/profile/10262096784672324104noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-773469307491466789.post-4478963968512952732017-12-23T07:00:00.001-08:002017-12-23T07:00:49.385-08:00Some of the last journal pages for this year. These are the final pages for my year long journal. <br />
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Week 42 is quite a simple page. I used acrylic paint for the background then added gesso stamped circles. I was in the mood for some doodles so I added the quote and then doodled the night away. It was fun to do. <br />
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Week 43 was a fast page. I had previously glued paper napkins to the background so I used 2 stencils for apply paint. When it was dry I used a gold pen to add a quote.<br />
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Week 44 is a collage over a blue painted background. I colored the rainbow with pencils to make it bolder. <br />
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Week 45 is a collage from painted papers. I already had the flower petals cut out so that was the start of the idea for this one. <br />
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Week 46 is yet another collage. I didn't know I had done so many collages this year. I painted all the leaves with one stroke of paint and outlined them. <br />
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Week 47 was an attempt to be a little more free with my style but it is still a fairly neat and tidy design. <br />
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Week 48 was inspired by a picture I saw in a magazine. I just loved the black background that made the colors pop. It too has a lot of doodles. <br />
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Week 49 is a workshop I bought from the Cloth Paper Scissors website. It was called Spirograph designs mixed media. <br />
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Week 50 is another collage but this one uses a grid format. I did each part of the grid separately and then stitched them all together on my page. I really love this one and can see I will do more things like this in the future.<br />
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I hope you enjoy these shared pages. My next blog post will be a brief demo of a doodle page and then I will share the video of how to put these pages together. Artygirl2010http://www.blogger.com/profile/10262096784672324104noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-773469307491466789.post-88924916063415484982017-12-22T06:14:00.000-08:002017-12-22T06:14:00.630-08:0052 week Colour me positive challenge.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I am very sorry that I have not been very prompt about updating my blog this year. My husband has just retired and it has been a huge adjustment for both of us. I will be posting a lot more regularly next year but it is likely to be more textile based projects as that is my main focus now. Today I am sharing a few more art journal pages that I have done for the CMP challenge. <br />
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Week 32 is mostly collage. The boat and waves are collage but the sun is painted on. I do like simple, clean design a lot. Not every mixed media piece of art has to look grungy or messy. <br />
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Week 33 was a doodle page. I used spray inks to create the background then just doodled all over it. I do enjoy this type of mindless doodling. <br />
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Week 34 was inspired by a clock I saw when I was traveling. It is painted with watercolour and sketched with a black pen. <br />
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Week 35 is a tile collage. I cut squares of paper out and stuck them to the page. I added a few other items for decoration and drew on some stitched lines. <br />
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Week 36 is my least favorite page this year. I tried to do a textile collage substituting paper instead of fabric but I don't think it worked as well as it would have if I had used fabric. <br />
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Week 37 is yet another collage, this time from torn papers. I used a previously painted background. <br />
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Week 38 was inspired by the photo of the cup of coffee. I challenged myself to use really bright colours. <br />
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Week 39 is not really following the prompt. My husband and I went to a flower festival and I wanted to sketch some of the amazing blooms we saw. I colored them with Polychromos pencils.<br />
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Week 40 was done on flocked paper. It is a type of fuzzy scrapbook paper from my stash. I sketched the shoes on a piece of blue painted paper and cut them out for this page.<br />
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Week 41 has paper napkins for the background collage. I then stenciled on paint and added cut out numbers and cheesecloth for texture. I have been enjoying the challenge this year, it has got me painting again. In the next post I will share more pages then I have made a video of how I put these separate pages together into a book that I will share soon. Artygirl2010http://www.blogger.com/profile/10262096784672324104noreply@blogger.com0