After I figured this out I noticed that other people online have used photograph printer paper in place of Yupo paper for watercolor and ink. I didn’t look to see if anyone was doing exactly what I am, which is to use acrylic paint (textile and regular) and print/paint fabric from it. When done well,… Continue reading Photo Paper Fabric
Category: art quilt
Answer and the Winner
Asked how I applied the Three Hearts art quilt to the canvas, here is my answer… I left an area in the center of the canvas unpainted (it was an already gesso primed canvas) and I applied artist gel medium over the entire canvas front and added some to the quilt back, then with the… Continue reading Answer and the Winner
Finishes and Fish
Two pieces that I finished are Three Hearts (art quilt) and Cloth, Paper, Fiber (Mixed media). Three Hearts is mounted on a 8″ x 10″ canvas that I painted. I hadn’t planned to mount the piece but it fit perfectly on the canvas just at the edge of the binding so that’s what I did.… Continue reading Finishes and Fish
Mini Landscape Giveaway
Little announcement – I no longer have a shop or pieces for sale on my website. I’m thinking about life and business and trying to work things out. I still have a lot of art that I would happily sell but for now my website isn’t the place. Some if not all of you know… Continue reading Mini Landscape Giveaway
Painting with Fabric
I have been scanning some old quilt related photos. “Old” as in before camera phones so we didn’t know how good (or not) the photo was until it was developed, so please keep that in mind as you look at these images. I got into watercolor style quilts after meeting Gai Perry, the guest artist… Continue reading Painting with Fabric
There was a Crooked House Cat
The little House Cat quilt is finished or is it? The peanut gallery is having a problem with the fact that is isn’t straight, well, specifically that the hanging tabs are different lengths. What do you think? My thought with this piece was that the cat was sitting on fleece pad/blanket (green fabric) and it’s… Continue reading There was a Crooked House Cat
Changing Ways
I laugh when I think back to the days when I would only work on one project at a time, start to finish, and they were usually pretty big size (quilt) projects. Now I’m usually working on at least three projects at a time. Maybe it’s because I’m older and there are so many things… Continue reading Changing Ways
That’s Interesting
“That’s interesting” is sometimes the comment my Mister gives when looking at my art. He has been incredibly supportive through all these years of my art making, but sometimes when he doesn’t “get it,” or care for the art piece, he knows how to be diplomatic. I found it very interesting that because the subject… Continue reading That’s Interesting
A Fix and Giveaway
This little piece has been on my design wall unfinished for a while. It was a cut of a larger piece of hand painted fabric that I free motion quilted just for fun. I can’t even remember if I filmed while I was quilting it. I couldn’t figure out how to finish it, to fix… Continue reading A Fix and Giveaway
It’s November!
It’s interesting to me how time can seem to go by slowly and other times so quickly. I was exciting to be trying some new things (for me anyway) on the gel print plate. I made one print and for some reason decided to clean my plate; nothing would work, I mean nothing! So after… Continue reading It’s November!