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Hutch recycling art project part 1
Grandmother wanted a new hutch so instead we are going to turn her old one into a gorgeous revitalized piece of art. Recycling and reusing at its best. If it turns out great it may just manage to find a new home hehe. Step one is a light sanding so the paint will have something [...]
Frankie in Tyvek
Last week I had my Trick or Treat Trio in Tyvek. During the class I made three smaller quilties. Here is number 1: Frankie. Mother will be finishing up the embellishing and edging, then I will re post the finished projects. I hope to get permission this week to show Judi’s quilt from class. She [...]
Book O books
A handmade book is a little hand held heaven. Books of books are divine. If you love making books, appreciate clever artists, or are looking to recycle materials in lovely ways, check out Re-bound by Quarry publishing and Jeanne Stein. I recommend it.
Trick or treaters
A collaborative project with Parental unit and myself, together we made this Trick or Treat Trio with tortured Tyvek. It is the second fall submission project for classes at GAQF here in CO. Here is a close up, hopefully you will see the detailed texture in the Tyvek elements of the trick or treaters.
quilting joy
Here are the close ups of the Super Simple Stamps quilt: The simple shapes of this stamped quilt makes it so much fun to quilt. Lots of geometrics, but I enjoyed slipping in little surprises. Also a great excuse to use all those fabulous threads my mother and I are addicted to. No planning on [...]
Super simple stamps
Super Simple Stamps make super fun quilts: Dollar store foam sheets glued to scraps of cardboard. See Fannie’s inspirational ideas on her blog. I stamped the simple shapes with Lumieres and fabric paints onto lots of squares of my old work pants. Something so simple is a blast to quilt. I’ll post some close ups [...]
koi in shivas
Simple Koi quiltie for my Auntie’s birthday. The koi and water were made with Shiva paintstiks on solid black cotton. The rolled beads were made from Tyvek: painted, rolled and heated. I made this little quilt when I was working with Shivas for a workshop. I loved it so much I held on to it [...]
Must see Movie
The movie The Fall, is one of the best movies I have seen in years. If you have Netflix, do yourselves an entertainment favor and order it up right away. Imagine The Princess Bride meets Priscilla Queen of the Dessert. Story telling and visual magic. Put away all projects, turn out the lights and give [...]
Tortured face in tyvek
Piecing together odds and end of tortured tyvek, this face emerged. Except for the button eyes, it is all tyvek. I haven’t a clue what I will do with it, but I wanted to sew down the face before it was scattered about by little cat paws.
Venus in Tyvek
This little quiltie has different Tyvek elements: the Venus rectangle is Tyvek painted with Golden acrylics and stamped with Stazon black ink. The Venus stamp is from StampCamp. Then the rectangle was aged with an iron on low heat. The embellishments are rolled up triangles of painted Tyvek, heated around a knitting needle. The gorgeous [...]
Embellishing with Tyvek
Having fun experimenting with Tyvek. I will be teaching a class on Tyvek in May, 2009 at the Great American Quilt Factory in Denver, CO, so I’m playing beyond my hearts content. Exploring controlling heated Tyvek to creating with the uncontrolled heated results opens up infinate options for creations. The above sunflower petals, leaves and [...]
What will you discover?
Discover what there is to discover. Terri Stegmiller made me this beautiful art quilt. Together with Sue Bleiweiss they put out an amazing on-line publication Fibre and Stitch. I urge you to check it out. It has a bonanza amount of information in each issue. I issue a challenge to all: How much can you [...]
Love Jim Dine
Is it any wonder that the heart lives on in cliche infamy? In infinite shapes, colors and mediums, it is recognizable world wide. My heart’s desire for hearts was sparked by the artist Jim Dine. Anyone familiar with his works? Please google him. I linked to only one site with a delightful sampling of his [...]
Stick around
Stick challenge: Our Great American Quilt Factory embellishment group has a current challenge of “sticks”. Originally I began painting canvases for a book format, then the Big Art Adventure had the matchbook challenge, which sent me in a match-stick direction. Voila, my art quilt with matchsticks. Terry’s finished sticks are cleverly displayed on a store [...]
Great Grandmother shrine
This is a big cheat. I made this shrine of my Great Grandmother for my mother’s Christmas present; obviously made months ago, but Parental Unit insisted I be a big greedy showoff. There are no ceramic embellishments involved, but every detail included represents my favorite memories of her. She was a trail blazer without apologies. [...]
Mosaic Moon Shrine
I love mosaics, shrines and Moon imagery. Ta da! I’ve combined all three. Thanks to the fabulous contributors on Mixed Media Monday, Chris across the pond led me to Awfully Big Art Adventure – more art challenges, yea! This is their very first challenge, and it is a delicious one for me. I’ve taken a [...]
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