Applin of My Eye ~

Margaret makes swirly screens that twirl and whirl  around my fiber artist heart!  And I’m still on a “white” paint kind of thing.  It just sparkles, {i think} ~ especially on a hand dyed fabric.

But of course, why not try other ideas of color? Color, Color, Color.  Mixing up blues, pinks and yellows, greens and turquoises.

The most challenging thing for me with thermofax screens is to remember which side is which!  I sometimes forget to lay the screen down on the ‘right’ side – the (previously) unpainted side, so to speak.  You know what I’m going to say, right?  Yes, I uh, didn’t do that … and the print above is the result.  Kind of cool, though, isn’t it?  It’s like painting it twice, in one fell swoop!  Hmmm… interesting!  Perhaps I’ve found something ELSE I like about this technique!

I never tire of swirls.  And I so love to quilt them.   Of course, I’m not done quite yet. But I wanted to share just a bit of a teaser that I find quite exciting, so here’s my screen-printed “Applin-of-my-Eye” flower!  (forgive the pun, Margaret!)

This has been a fun project.  I like the white… and the black thread on this piece so far. Not sure when I will finish this up ~ but I am loving ‘the getting there’ and will post more details… soon!

I truly hope you are enjoying a fruitful, restful, and joyful, and perhaps… a swirl-ful summer?  Cuz that is what it seems like.  Swirling and whirling about me, faster than water splashing out of Georgia’s pool!  {and that’s a alot of splashin’!}

EnJOY the getting there, and put a few swirls in your life!
P.S.  You can visit Margaret’s Etsy store or her blog to find out more.