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.

Fabric Art Workshop

I have been working through the lessons and techniques presented in the book "Fabric Art Workshop" by Susan Stein on the Artists of the Round Table group. These are some of the exercises I have done:

Copper paint applied with a brayer to black fabric

Cardboard rubbing plate

Monoprint on black

Monoprint from lasagna dyed fabric

Lasagna dyed fabric--this is actually a piece of satin with diluted acrylic paint--had to use what I had on hand!

Fiber Art For a Cause Preview

I have been remiss in my blogging lately--stress with work and other things--but I have been wanting to get back into the routine again. What better way than to show the pieces that I have been working on with a friend of mine, that we donated to the very worthy cause--Fiber Art for a Cause--which benefits the American Cancer Society. I lost my mother in law in 2006 to breast cancer, so this cause is near and dear to my heart.

Over 150 artists have donated 350+ collages to be "auctioned" off beginning May 5th. On May 5th, the suggested donation is a minimum of $80, and then on the 6th and 7th, it goes down to $40--but I wouldn't wait! Your favorite might be snatched up by then. Here is a link to a preview of all of the collages--Lynne and my collages are on page 36.

And here also are the four that we submitted.

Ebb and Flow

For some reason, this phrase popped into my head for how things have been going lately. I think that I have been "ebbing". Busy with rush jobs with my longarm business, preparing our taxes, plus being sick--again--has kind of zapped my creative energy. I have been working on a set of collages for the Fiber Art for a Cause auction with a friend of mine--those were kept under wraps until we were done--I will unveil those shortly, but have to get the pics off my camera. I have also been working on some gift cards which have been kind of fun, and a way for me to get some painting and sewing done without having to think too much since my brain has been so fried! Again, I need to download some pics, but will do that soon.

So, no new pics tonight--just checking in to say I'm still alive! I feel a flow coming on....whew!

The Last of the Charms for Now

Polymer Clay Hearts

Fabric Beads

Bottlecap Charms

Here are the last of the charms that I am doing for the swap on the Mixed Media Art Friends group. There are a couple more sets that I forgot to get pictures of. There were 14 different sets total, 5 in each set, so that's 70 charms! I am *almost* charmed-out for awhile.

Paper Flower Book

This is the paper version of the Flower Book Exchange, like in the previous post. Here are pictures of the 4 fronts, 4 backs, and the bound book. I began with paper bases, and added other papers, fabrics, and embellishments. Even though I used paper, I sewed almost everything down just as though it were fabric.

Fabric Flower Book

This is a book that I made for a one-on-one exchange on Mixed Media Art Friends. It is made out of little 2-sided 4 x 6 inch fabric "quilts". The bases are all fabric, and there are paper embellishments on some.

It was a lot of fun to make, but fairly labor intensive doing 8 different little quilties. I punched holes in the sides and set eyelets in with my Crop-o-Dile, which really worked out well. I took pictures of the 4 fronts and the 4 backs, but forgot to take a picture of the final bound book--oops--but the binding is the same as the paper book.