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Friday, September 27, 2013
Tuesday, September 24, 2013
Studio Redux 092413 Contiues Onward!
The shelf has been moved over to it's new spot in the main studio, and soon there will be a newly rehabbed table in this spot for my new work station.
The shelf in it's new space behind the loom. Now to get space cleared out of my office for the looms!
A mess, but also an obstacle for Oliver, this keeps him out of my sewing area and away from all of my threads.
The cheering committee, Oliver and Angel. Notice the big yellow blob in the photos? That's so you don't see the pile of laundry sitting on the floor that's slowly migrating it's way to the laundry room n the basement!
Sunday, September 22, 2013
It's Calling my Name!
It's saying stitch me! An old studio/shop rag, that found it's way into the main laundry this past week. Found it early this morning neatly folded up amongst the tee shirts, that would be a John thing. It's oober soft and is whispering "stitch me". I guess I'll have to give it what it wants!
Various types of natural dyes on cotton fabric.
Thursday, September 19, 2013
More Organization
The wall of wool has been moved, now to disassemble these wire racks and put the drying rack here, then it's time to set up the new computer work station in my drawing and painting area. Some day that loom will be upstairs in my office with the wool, spinning wheel, etc!
Wednesday, September 11, 2013
Part One - Black Birds in Trees Harvest
With a round object of your choice (I used a 6" plate) and a soft pencil (HB) draw a circle on your 9x12 sheet of watercolor paper.
Using a texture or geometric stamp, and waterproof ink, add some texture around the circular area.
Using a thin layer of grey paint the background.
The thin layer of paint will allow the background texture to show through; allow paint to dry completely.
Now apply alcohol inks and in random manner. I spritzed the moon area with butterscotch, lettuce, and red pepper.
Not to worry the inks will dry way lighter than what you see in the image here!
About half dry now, it will become lighter still!
Once the alcohol inks are dried take a baby wipe and in a swirling motion remove most of the ink from the moon shape on the paper.
This gives you a realistic moon shape and fall harvest coloring. Not all of the ink will wipe away and this is fine you don't want it all to wipe away.
If you need to amp up the color for the background now is the time to do so. Here I recharged the alcohol ink using some additional inks and a water bottle. Spritzing with water will cause speckling, etc., to occur giving you more texture.
Place stencil of choice onto background, and using dry stencil brush techniques push the paint through the stencil onto the paper. Here I'm using my stencil Black Birds in Tree which is available through StencilGirl Products!
Too much paint will cause the paint to go under the stencil and well creates a HUGE mess, but this piece can and will be redeemed! Folk Art Paint - Licorice
And because sometimes I am a bit of a perfectionist, yes me, I went and created a second piece the steps of which are above, just to see if I could get the stencil portion correct!
And I managed to keep the paint in the lines this time! Ok, the paint should be dry now I'm off to add more layers to the first version of this piece to see where it takes me, oh and to cook dinner!
Stay tuned for Part Two!
Wednesday, September 04, 2013
WIP - Autumn Bird Piece
Alcohol inks, gesso, black birds in tree inverse stencil, crow lino block - so far. Off to add more layers.
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