Friday, May 17, 2013

I was Beading Away


finishing the crows tail and now working on it's underbelly...

 
One view of the tail feathers in matte, iridescent, and shiney black pony beads.
 
 
Another view of the tail.
 

And... then I realized I forgot to finish the wing!  Other than this minor mishap it's coming along and beautifully.
 

WIP - Crow on Yellow 0514713


I need to finish the left side of the crow, and then the small piece in the lower left hand corner, and then it's off to finish the right side of the piece.


Closer detail of the beading.


Thursday, May 16, 2013

Beading Resumes


Was starting to make mistakes so decided to take the rest of the day off from writing and started beading instead.  Am working on the branch portion now, trying to integrate it as part of the whole piece.


More bead soups, this time greens, browns, and brownish purples so as to look like an actual branch in my crabapple tree.




Ok I know I've shown this last one before, multiple times actually, but I sooooooo love this color combination!  The only colors that make me even more happy are sage greens, purple sages, and golden greens.  It's hard to explain... except to tell you to go hang out on the open prairie in the fall.

Wednesday, May 15, 2013

Natural Dye App Update


The new natural dye app is taking way longer than I had anticipated, I thought I would be done with it this afternoon but that isn't happening.  The good news is I discovered, thanks to my best friend Brenda, a much better way to present the app that will make it compeletely searchable, so the experience for the end usuer will be enjoyable, instead of a headache! 

Sunday, May 12, 2013

Mark Making with Nature Sale...

Shall continue until later this afternoon...
 
It's late and I'm tired... I tore a tendon tending to my garden...
 
Enjoy!!!
 

An example of what one can do with the information in my books!

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Saturday, May 11, 2013

More Queen Anne's Lace




I have a few more to make but had to stop for the day, I printed more fabric (birds) and it won't be ready to use until tomorrow afternoon sometime; I'm working on my new Natural Dyeing App while I wait on the fabric.

Friday, May 10, 2013

WIP - Crow Tree


Now in the auditioning stage.  Digitally printed silk organza fabric layered on top of painted timtex.

 
The digital print laying on top of some rosin paper, that I have covering my sewing table.


Digital silk print layered on top of a cotton digital print.  I'm experimenting with the ethereal values of the prints at this point to see which direction I want this piece to go.

Thursday, May 09, 2013

Mark Making with Nature eBook Sale!!!

 
Own all four books today for one low price of $24.95!!!
 

WIP - Crow on Yellow 050913


Still beading away, I've finished a little less than a quarter of the background area.


There are some black irridescent beads on the crows wing but it's hard to capture this quality.


Another view of the irridescent black beads.