My creative drive has taken on a whole new life - and it's an odd time of year to suddenly want to be alone in the studio with music and a ton of art supplies! Thankfully, just before this latest creative splurge of energy, I finished all the shopping, wrapping and mailing of Christmas gifts to various family members!
I began by drawing a series of very simple birds, making cardboard templates, and tracing them onto fabric. Next, I painted the birds - having paper towels under the fabric to absorb the excess paint - don't want watercolor permanently adhering to my art table, if I can prevent it! Then, downstairs to the sewing room where I ironed each bird to make the watercolor paint permanent. And finally, I drew on each with black thread on my sewing machine, leaving the threads dangling - I rather like that, for some reason!
Below, I'm testing several fabrics for these two little Tufted Titmice.
Here are a few of the others I'm working on.
These two little lace-winged birds are made with Angelina Fibers - I have to be super careful not to iron them or they will melt!!!
I'm not so sure about the composition below - the birds need more embroidery to make them pop out of the background of trees. It's a work in progress.
Last, but not least - and also incomplete...
Some of the artists who have inspired me are: Emma Siedle-Collins, Cas Holmes, Debbie Irving, and Tara Badcock. Look them up, if you are also interested in this type of free-form embroidery/quilting/artistry!
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