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More Amazing Fabric Collections using Assemblage Hand-Dyeing
We're now over half-way through the 10-week Assemblage Hand-Dyeing Workshop, and judging by the photos that students are sharing, they are creating some amazingly beautiful fabric collections in all sorts of color combinations. These past few weeks we've been...
Finishing Pages and Preparing for the Hurricane
Today I'm very short on time due to getting things prepared for the imminent arrival of Hurricane Irma this weekend in Florida. However I did manage to complete the last of the pages I need for the journal I'm currently putting together. Hopefully I can get the cover...
Image Transfers on Gel Plate Prints
While I was making some gel plate prints yesterday to use as pages for my new journal, I had problems with several of the prints and no matter what I did they just wouldn't print the way I expected. Like this one. I didn't want to toss them out because the other side...
The Beginning of a New Journal
I really enjoyed making this little journal last week. It went together so quickly, particularly the pages which were so much fun to make using my gel plate. So today I made some more gel plate prints on cardstock to use for the pages. This time I'm going with neutral...
Chasing Butterflies
As with anything, the more you practice the better you get. I'm still trying to get that "perfect" butterfly photo, however with my new camera lens, I have to admit my photos are getting a little better. Plus getting out into nature is the perfect way to relax and...
Monoprinting with Golden Open Acrylics
After picking up some Golden Open Acrylic Paints yesterday while I was out shopping yesterday, I couldn't wait to try them out. Ordinary acrylic paint dries fairly quickly, but open acrylics are slow drying which means that you can take your time mixing and blending...
Time for an Artist Date
Ever since I read Julia Cameron's book The Artist's Way many years ago, I've always been a big fan of the Artist Date. This is a date that you make with yourself to do something fun and interesting, not necessarily creative, but it usually ends up being that way. One...
Gathering and Collecting
It's been another busy day with work but I made time to print a few more gel plate prints on fabric in greens and browns. These colors coordinate nicely with the other fabrics I gathered yesterday. I even managed to find a few skeins of thread that will work...
One Thing Leads to Another
After making some gel plate prints on fabric yesterday, today I printed a few more fabric strips in contrasting colors. After I had made the prints, I realized that the colors reminded me of a photo I took last weekend, so I printed the photo onto fabric. It looks...
Gel Plate Prints on Fabric
Today I decided to attack this pile of fabric which I intend to transform over time into gel plate prints. You can see how all this started here. I grabbed several pieces of fabric that were completely uninspiring in color ... ... and made a print using one of the...
Collecting Memories
Today was one of those busy days that doesn't leave a whole lot of time for doing too much creative work, so 10 minutes was all I could find. I often use days like this to gather, collect and prepare for little sewing projects I'd like to get started because it...
More Macro Photography
Today I spent a few hours out and about taking more photos with my new camera lens. You can also see more photos here. Creating a Daily Artistic Practice: Day Eleven You can track my progress here If you'd like to join me in creating your own daily artistic practice,...
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