I've been a little sedate this week, but working my butt off to take my mind off less pleasant things. My 6 monthly visit to the skin specialist last week left me with stitches in my back and shoulder and biopsy on a spot on my face. I awaited the results… "Tuesday I will ring…
Category: Capture & Create
Finishing the quilts.
I've been a bit slow with the blog over the past few days. But I have finally put the finishing touches to 2 quilts and proceeding with the 3rd. The last quilt, the 3rd in line, has been waiting patiently for work to be done on it, the inspiration is there but the hands haven't…
From a handcranked machine to a computerized marvel in 40 years.
My Mum was a dressmaker, she used to sew for a living when we were young. We had very little money and Mum made all of our clothes. My favorite was the dress she made me from curtain material it had black and white pandas all over it.!! She set her old singer up on…
‘Conversations in Thread’
I've finished 3 quilts in the past couple of days. 2 journal quilts… called 'conversations in thread' and a Woven Watercolor portrait. What was the inspiration? Well for this first quilt, I came upon these ladies, deep in conversation at the QAGoMA , Gallery of Modern Art in Brisbane. I wonder what they were talking…
I achieved the desired effect.
There we go. The weekend is almost over and a very busy weekend it was. I did finish the portrait of my lady. I just need to quilt the background now and the sample is done. I'm happy with it. Its not pretty, but graphic. I achieved the desired effect. I want a sketched effect,…
I did it.
This project has been an interesting exercise. I'm feeling triumphant this evening as I prepare to go to Guild… I've achieved what I was attempting to do. This morning I finished putting all the cheese cloth down. Once I have the foundation piece down, then I freehand cut the highlights… Next she was ready to…
Creating new techniques in Textile Art
Goodness me. Sometimes I hit a stumbling block in my creative expression. I'm trying to work out an easier technique for project. Now I'm 3 samples down and maybe it will work… I don't know!! Its frustrating at times. The problem is that I'm creating a technique which I want to be entirely my own…
Test piece done.
I finished the quilting on the image and the quilting of the background is 3/4 finished. Black on black, even in straight lines, its a bit hard. So I'm stopping until tomorrow. I'm happy with the results. Its a test piece, and I hope to have some students in the studio to go through…
Cheese cloth portraits, and experiment.
Up a little later this morning, I'm confused, I thought it was Monday… No, its Sunday, we had a public holiday on Thursday and I'm out of kilter. This morning I'm experimenting with two new things, techniques, whatever you like to call them. I had this image of a wooden statue. I found it in…