hello! lately, it seems i haven’t had enough time in the studio, and i’m not complaining. it’s just … well spring has arrived!! {yay!} feels so good to have sunshine, and longer days, but i don’t know where the time goes! so in the little bits of time here and there, i play with the prints i’ve produced from the gelli …
oh my goodness friends ~ it’s been another full week! i’m thrilled to say i got one little thing accomplished in my art studio, and i’m excited to show it to you. this was my attempt at making a more ‘earth-toned’ and hopefully, {slightly masculine}, art journal. it was a special order requested by a girlfriend of mine, as a …
Here’s the third of my series of my first canvas, finger-style, painted pieces hanging together on our dining room wall: My Sunshine, Shine and She Believed She Could (click on the links to see the posts if you’d like). Of course, all are now newly listed in my etsy shop! One can never consent to creep… when one feels the …
If you’ve been reading my blog for any length of time, you likely have come to know that I dearly LOVE bright, bold, saturated COLOR! It just makes me happy-giddy! It doesn’t matter if it’s in fabric, paint, paper or threads… and now inks and mists of all kinds! I’ve been soooo intrigued with all the colored spray mists and …
More carving, stamping and printing! It actually got too hot, too early, to do too much stamping and painting outside on the patio. The paint dried before I could get it printed by 10:30 am; and it got to 100 degrees yesterday! So I had to be quick about it. I really like this design: And I really like orange …
Oh Summer Days! How I love to get outside and start playing with dyeing, stamping, and fabric paints! And so anxious to give my newly cut linoleum blocks a stamping session! Using the ‘easy cut’ linoleum is the only way. I tried the other ‘battleship gray’ type, and oh my… it was too hard to cut. Lesson learned. I ordered …
— “Cosmo Wonder” Fabric Paper Collaged Quilt — Latest in my attraction to fabric paper quilts, andinspired by one of my most favorite flowers to grow in the garden: COSMOS! EnJOY! I really enjoy using a very thick thread; it’s like maybe 26 weight, made by YLI thread company, and designed by Laura Heine of Fiberworks Quilt Shop in Billings MT. …
Thank you to Beth who left a comment yesterday asking for more details… I hope this post will help you out… but I welcome any questions you have! First things FIRST. Lay down a plastic covering on the work service; laying out your muslin and items you want to use in the collage.The muslin can be any shape; small, squarish…or …