color pencil base on fabric.4 colors blended. two green, yellow and orange..5 Pigment ink pen to do the outline, and .1 for the fine illustrationWhite Tsukineko ink for the flash.
Author: Pam Holland
I travel the world teaching and talking.
Photographing and writing,
Sharing experiences
What a way to go.
How long since you’ve listened to Peter, Paul and Mary.?
It's a wet winter night…… But the shed is jumping. The music was so loud, the speaker fell off the desk…. Peter, Paul and Mary, are singing their best….. "Puff the magic dragon, lived by the sea." I have two assistants working on special projects before they settle down for their sleep over… It's serious…
Progression.
This is a rather wild quilt. The fabric on the far right that looks a little like the underside of wild mushrooms worked well for this piece. I've also illustrated it heavily, although you probably can't tell by just looking at it. I have illustrated some of the other parts to give texture and…
The ink Rhino Quilt.
This is the beginning of the illustrated quilt. I'm using a .5 black pigment ink pen. I want it to have a sketched effect rather than be completely black. In that case I would have used Indian ink and pen. The thread will match and be a charcoal color rather than pure black. I have…
Teachers
One of the thing I like about being a teacher is the interaction with students.Class often continues over the internet well after the event has finished… Some classes organize a class forum and photos are coming in from my last class in Eureka…. The ladies are so talented. Hopefully I can share the photos of…
I guess this gives you a better idea of how I'm going to create the collage. I've added a little bit of black netting for the shadow…… If you are interested in patterns similar to this you can buy a DVD and book from Dover publications. You can use the patterns for your own use….
Road kill, no road quilt.
Image by Getty Images via Daylife And we're fussy about our batting !!!!!
Blue Hooves.
Despite beginning work early this morning, I wasn't able to get as much done as I would have liked to. I think I did about 5 hours of paperwork today so I was a little distracted. I actually did the hooves 3 times until I was happy with them. But I rather like them now…blue…
I’ts winter
Image by Cesar R. via Flickr I dislike winter intensely, however, there is beauty to be found.