Photoshop is not only a great program for processing photos and creating PhotoArt, it’s also quite useful as a design program. My design needs are fairly simple but I use Photoshop to easily create repeat patterns, to create templates for print’n’sew projects, and I also use it to design some of my art quilts, like […]
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It’s been quite a while since I made an art quilt, however I’m participating in an upcoming art exhibit to be displayed in the Deland City Hall (see more details at bottom of this post), so I took the opportunity to make this digital art quilt titled Wildfowers in the Mist. This quilt was made
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It’s often surprising what emerges when you work intuitively without a plan or design in mind. The cloth and stitches just somehow unfold their own story. This time a dandelion field emerged. I’ve used a lot of scrim in this piece in various ways. It has wonderful texture and is much easier to work with
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Progressing a little further with my Shades of Purple art quilt, I dyed a piece of fabric to use for the background. I love the yellow to purple gradation. Used as a background fabric, I think it brightens up the quilted layer which will be sewn on separately as a last step. I’ve begun to
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One of the many perks of being a textile artist is that you get to play with all sorts of fun and creative products, and Angelina Fiber is definitely one of those fun products. If you’re not familiar with Angelina Fiber, it’s a soft fiber that is light reflective as well as light refractive so
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Today I’m working on a small art quilt using one of my photo art prints. I haven’t made many art quilts in recent years as I’ve been working mostly with mixed media, but this year I hope to make more. And it’s nice to know I haven’t quite lost my touch as this art quilt
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