Fabric Collages
This week I’ve finished four small fabric collages that I’ve been working on for several weeks. They’re mounted on canvas so they can be hung for display. Please watch this…
Happy Holidays
Wishing you healthy and happy holidays this year. I’m continuing to work on small fabric collages, but progress is slow. I took a break and made a new design of…
Slow Stitching
This week I’m practicing adding machine and hand stitching to fabric collages. Sometimes it’s good to have something small to pick up for a few minutes between other projects. …
Downshifting
Did you ever drive a car with a manual transmission? I guess I’m showing my age when I say driving a “straight drive” was one of my favorite things in…
Gratitude and Hope
As we all know, 2020 has been, and continues to be, a weird and unsettling year. As we approach the American Thanksgiving holiday on Thursday, nothing seems to be “normal”.…
Stitching
This week I'm adding layers to my fabric collages with machine and hand stitching. The design process is similar to adding drawing or calligraphy to a paper collage. I…
Pause for Learning
As I worked on my small fabric collages that I started last week, I planned to add texture and definition with stitching. I realized I didn’t have the materials and…
Fabric Collage
Last week I made small collages in paper using design ideas from a book titled Art Quilt Collage by Deborah Boschert. She diagrams eight basic design ideas that could work…
Pink and Yellow, Part 2
Last week I selected pink and yellow collage papers inspired by flowers from my garden. Since this color scheme is lighter than my usual choices, I experimented with some compositional…
Pink and Yellow
Autumn is flirting with my part of South Carolina. Summer perennials are going to seed, and leaves are beginning to fall. But the days are still warm, and the late…