I attended a class given by Anne Conybeare yesterday at Westhope College during which we looked at the work of Andre Gurtler and Denise Lach.

We had a session using a "Cola pen" which was fun, and then we did some "nonsense writing" using a medium of our choice.

I enjoy writing with correction fluid, so this is what I used, and I then ran an ink wash over it. I used cheap brown paper for the backing.

I am now translating some of the marks into stitch and making a small book to showcase the samples.

Mold making :-))

Mossy!

From above. Lots of experimentation going on here :)

Almost done!

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Old progress pics of the last stages of Ingenue before molding.

Old progress pics of the last stages of Ingenue before molding.

Old progress pics of the last stages of Ingenue before molding.

Two sessions down, one more to go! (the script says "belong to yourself"

Just waiting for a bit of colour.

Still working on it, but I think this should about do it. Allows for nearly full range of articulation, and for the armor layout I like without inhibiting joints.

Changed the knee, elbow, and ankle confirgurations. Also redid the forearm armoring and skirt armor mounts slightly. PROGRESS!

Knitting work in progress

There's been a lot of interest in this piece lately, so I thought I'd show where I'm at with it currently. About 200 hours so far, a little more than 50% finished.

Old progress pics of the last stages of Ingenue before molding.

It will become a wide angle pinhole camera.

Just starting to gather possible ephemera and papers for a new piece which will be my contribution to the forthcoming "Adhesion" exhibition

In preparation for a craft fair early March - easter bunnies in waiting!

Not sure I'm feeling this, either. Probably gonna scrap it in the morning.

Old progress pics of the last stages of Ingenue before molding.

Progress - The laid thread is lovely to stitch, but boy do I dislike all those tails on the back!!!

Old progress pics of the last stages of Ingenue before molding.

mixing drawing and painting and collage...

What will you leave behind?

not a great photo, but a fun knitting/crochet project :-) Mitered squares with a crochet edge - almost done now!

Holy freakin' cow, I can't believe she cleaned up that well! She was just a head in the estate sale lot and I didn't have much hope with that spot. Soap and water didn't touch it. Had to use RemoveZit. Very pleased

have been drawing in my lunchbreaks on some days over the past two weeks. Drawing old law books in the library I work in. This was completed over three sessions. I've posted the work in progress on my blog this week. www.alissaduke.com/2015/08/old-law-books.html

My drawings of Library books and shelves are available on Greeting Cards www.etsy.com/au/shop/AlissaDuke

I'm not any good at buildings, but they're not really the focal point of the eventual scene here. Respect to those who can build non-shite-looking buildings; I promise to try and silently mock you far less.

Still a lot of details and work to do yet, just wanted to show off what I've spent most of my weekend on so far. Not perfect, but satisfactory as a WIP.

ensayos para la serie "caged"

It will become a wide angle pinhole camera.

Please see previous posts regarding the making of the face.

I have now coated the face with several layers of soy wax and then I padded it underneath before stitching it to the croched and knitted background.

This picture shows the extent of the moulding of the face.

Mixed media.

Showing the work in progress steps in the creation of my most recently finished acrylic painting on a broken skateboard deck.

Progress.

First four fillings complete

#workinprogress

Work in progress for a seahorse based logo.

This morning's view. There is no use tidying up as I'm in mid production ( excuse)

This shows a close up of the machine stitching. I have put a layer of chiffon over the velvet which has been embellished with embossing crystals.

Some of the crystals are very thick so I avoided stitching over them.

I will now burn away the chiffon with a heat gun.