Remember the “project that wasn’t?” After sketching it I decided not to proceed with it. My issue was that it looked too jumbled, and therefore didn’t accurately depict the plant that inspired me. My inspiration photo: The initial sketch: However, I was slow to put the sketch away so it lived on my design wall…
I’ve finished up the series of four pieces made from a stitched indigo sampler. See numbers one and two here. And numbers three and four below. I love the art paper with the circles, above. Piece #2 includes a bit of a dictionary page with the word “amusement” defined. Since I was doing these just…
After deciding to use an indigo sampler as the starting point for the next set of collages, I had to decide what other colors to put with it. Maybe the complementary color, orange? But, I didn’t want the orange to take over. I wanted the indigo to be the star. So, maybe just lighter blues…
After successfully cutting up a UFO (unfinished object) and using it as the starting point for some little collages, I was anxious to do it again. The question was “Which UFO do I use?” Because, well, I have more than one. Maybe I could do something with this partially constructed prickly pear. Or with this…
I have a white “silk” orchid that was very realistic looking when I purchased it several years ago. Over time, however, it has yellowed badly. I considered several ideas about how to best revamp these pretty petals. Eventually, I decided just to paint them, with ordinary acrylic paint. This worked well. I left the fiddly…
Here are some interesting links for your enjoyment. First, a gallery of wonderful quilts made by the Front Range Contemporary Quilters. You’ll love them! Next, check out the beautiful and subtle work of Cas Holmes. Finally, something a little different: painted pebbles. I was intrigued by these because some of them looked almost like they…
Here’s my challenge piece, complete. I call it Fragrant Climb. Detail: In a nod to the small flowers near the stairs in the inspiration photo, I drew on additional open-petal ones (above.) I liked the effect and will use it again. I’m pretty happy with this piece. Especially since I wasn’t that crazy about the inspiration…
Once I had the background and leaves finished, it was time to focus on the flowers. First, I auditioned fabrics. I had quite a big selection of fabrics to choose from, so it was easy to use a different fabric for each petal. Next, I started adding white flowers with open petals. I love these…
Every so often my small art quilt group, Dirty Dozen Fiber Artists, likes to have a group challenge. Frequently, we use a photograph as our starting point. We select something with lots going on so different people can respond to different elements. This is the photo we selected for our recent challenge, “Welcome to Provence.”…
Woohoo! I’m so delighted to finally have my eBooks available as immediate downloads. One is called Personal Workshop: Adventures in Color. It’s jam packed with information: 64 content pages, plus another 22 workbook pages. As the name implies, it’s set up as a personal workshop. There are several pages of information and examples, followed by workbook…