Create Every Day (CED) Day 1

Not able to take pictures just now (sleeping baby in my lap), but I did want to report on Day 1 of the Create Every Day Challenge.

I was able to squeeze in a little bit of painting on canvas today. I work on pieces about 15 x 20 inches or so, just painting "art cloth", not a picture of anything. If I leave the piece on my kitchen table, I can add layers to it throughout the day. Usually I do 3-5 layers. Using acrylic paint, it dries very quickly in between layers. Each layer takes no more than 15 minutes, so it is the perfect way to sneak in some art time in between chores, or when I only have a few minutes.

If I can get the baby to stay asleep, I can sneak in another 1/2 hour of art time before my bed time!

BTW, I have a link section off to the right of other artists who are participating in the challenge. Go check them out! And if you would like for me to add your link, leave me a comment here.

200th Blog Post

Apparently, this is my 200th blog post! Wow, who knew I had so much to say and share!

I am just popping in to post a couple of little canvas projects that I recently made, inspired by Alisa Burke's cool free-wheeling style. I simply painted plain duck canvas with acrylic paints, drizzled more acrylic, and added a little glitter (who can resist?) and a little faux graffiti writing with black sharpie. I turned them into a reusable notepad and pen mini portfoli and two simple bags with a zipper closure--about 6 x 10 inches or so. They are turning out to be great travel bags for little bead/ wire work projects or for sewing notions.

Flower Quiltie #4

I really need to find a catchier name for the quilt! Not my area of specialty.
This is the quiltie that I made for week 2 of my online class with Terri Stegmiller. We did a faux batik method--I won't tell you the secret--you'll have to take the class! But, I loved the result, and I plan on making more quilts with my other "batiks".

I also stamped the fabric for the background on the right side. It was a fabric that I had hand dyed several years ago, and it needed something more, so this was the perfect opportunity! I stamped various items with acrylic paint, and then spritzed with Color Wash.

A Couple More from Fabric Art Workshop

Here's a few more samples--the top one is done with a variety of rubbing plates, and the bottom two are acrylic paint on a brayer over the lasagna dyed fabric shown in the previous post.