Bike path near University Lake When we arrived in Anchorage last summer, one of the sales people we met stated the summers here make you forget about winter. I enjoy winter, but I now understand the sentiment – the long, dark winter is the price we pay for summer like this. A summer filled with […]
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(8†x 11â€) After doing a similar piece in my art journal, I wanted something I could hang on my wall. I glued fabric scraps to a piece of canvas and then coated them lightly with gesso. I then placed a stencil over the piece and brushed on pink acrylic paint. After drying I doodle
Buttons (10†x 10â€) muslin with stitched grid and buttons; metal hanger My quilt guild has an annual small quilt silent auction. I made/finished these to donate to the cause. Grown (9†x 7â€) fused fabric and paper collage, embellished with machine stitching and wire Flower (9†x 8â€) fabric collage embellished with machine and
Detail The girl from my newest girl art quilt seems so sad. I stewed about what phase she was communicating and finally settled on ‘She was lonely’. (10†x 16â€) Lavender background with pink stitching to mimic wallpaper and pink lanterns made from stitching and shell button. Slightly patterned white and cream dress embellished doodle
As celebration of our first year in Alaska, I created a travel journal about our 4007 mile road trip to get here. The book is constructed based on techniques from Mary Ann Moss’ Remains of the Day Class. Here are some of my favorite pages. Our route Saskatchewan farmland Saskatchewan rest area and start of
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patterned paper; kitty done with colored pencils I spent over a week playing in my art journal – I’m grateful to Christy Tomlinson for the inspiration and information in her She Had Three Hearts workshop. pan pastel background covered with mod podge, then stamped and additional color from PITT pens doodles on paper, acrylic paint
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printed tissue paper over collaged paper, canvas painted hearts, heart with Pitt pen The last few days I’ve been playing in a new art journal. Experimenting with techniques from Christy Tomlinson’s She Had Three Hearts workshops. The workshop is packed with info; I’m not even halfway through the videos but I’m enjoying the process of
I was smitten with the iron-ons and die-cut fabric letters from Donna Downey. I combined them with natural canvas, wire and inspirational words from Donna. I like the simplicity of this book but next time, I’ll add a bit of color to the canvas first.
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fabric book page – fussy cut fabric with hand stitching detail and fabric tag I love making fabric books. They capture a moment, a snippet of inspiration and allow me to play and practice. When I have a long, draining day at work and don’t feel like my usual creative self, I open a fabric
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be your amazing self (8†x 10â€) I’ve been holding to pieces of a quilt top that I never finished. Finally found a good use for it today. Used lots of doodle stitching in black, circles in red and green on the color blocks and wrote ‘be your amazing self’ in blue. I had intended
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