“Paper paintings” artist, Elizabeth St. Hilaire Nelson, and I have recently swapped commissioned work with one another.
This is my Cupcake piece from Elizabeth.
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Oh, I’m a lucky girl, because I LOVE this little collage! (It’s 12″ x 12″.)
Elizabeth’s work is created exclusively with collage. She uses a variety of papers, [...]
After transforming my ugly circles quilt into a vase, I needed something to go in it. Something circular, of course. And here it is, a fabric vase filled with a bouquet of sheer circle “flowers.” Click any image for a larger view.
I’m pretty happy with this. What do you think?
After getting the folds of the [...]
Last month, I finished a small challenge quilt, which required significant use of circles. I (mostly) enjoyed the process, but I have to say that I was NOT happy with my results. Oh well. You win some and you lose some, right?
But then, I got to thinking I might like to transform this ugly little [...]
I had great fun giving a demonstration of my “sticky fingers” (glued collage technique) on Saturday. There were a couple of small challenges:
- My easel broke just as I set it up. No worries. My helper, Linda, became my “easel.” She was very supportive. (Get it? I couldn’t resist.)
- Thanks to a sore throat, my [...]
On Saturday, March 13th, I’ll be doing a demonstration of my “Sticky Fingers” technique, in conjunction with my guild’s local quilt show.
In preparation for that, I’ve been working on a sample background, which I’ll paint as part of the demo. The fabrics are mostly white-on-white, with a few black and white thrown in. Click to [...]
My local quilt guild has a show coming up this weekend, and I have several quilts in it. I recently received word that Security won a second place ribbon in its category. That’s always nice! Click any image for a larger view.
Above: Security
Below: detail
Here’s the show information. Click to enlarge.
I always enjoy attending this local [...]
Did I mention that these cards are addicting? Since I had the appropriate collection of materials out in front of me, I thought I might as well make a few more of these. With this group, I enjoyed adding the complementary color of blue and I tried out some hand stitching.
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Would you like to make your own note cards? They’re fast, easy, and a great way to use little scraps of paper, fabric, and novelty items.
Start by painting the paper for the card bodies. Select a fairly heavy paper that can handle getting very wet. Paper intended for Watercolor or Wet Media is a good choice. A size of 11″ [...]
At the last minute, I’ve agreed to do a demonstration of my “Sticky Fingers” glued collage technique at an upcoming quilt show in Melbourne. I love to do this sort of thing, and hope to see many of you there.
Here’s an example of the kind of collage I’ll be showing.
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Whenever I need a fast or portable project, I often turn to making note cards. They’re quick and easy and recipients always love them.
Here are some that I made recently. Click any image for a larger view.
The one above includes:
- Painted background paper,
- A small piece of silk,
- Lightly painted corrugated paper (from the scrapbook [...]
