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Work in progress for some ATC cards. Do you remember all the rules about table manners? Yeah me neither. I'll post the finished products later.
Not sure I'm loving the pink wedge - I did a light and dark of each color, and my thought was that light red is actually pink, but I'm not sure I like that. Maybe a darker pink would work better there...
I'm so glad I remembered this pattern from the wacky Australian quilting magazine I bought almost a year ago because it's perfect for Rouenneries.
-- Pookie
These flowers were made from painted non-woven interfacing with centres of dyed kitchen sponge. The flowers were waxed with acrylic wax before they were sewn to the waistcoat.
I have had this idea in my mind for a very long time and finally got together all of the components I needed to do some etching onto copper from my photographs. I settled on a salt water technique (using battery power) as I want to do it in a domestic environment and the idea of using slightly less toxic kitchen supplies appeals to me.
The first trial I did last night was better than I expected, but clearly far from perfect - the resist I'd used to transfer the design to the sheet to act as a mask for the etching wasn't up to the task and started to etch away itself in places and left me with a rather noisy and textured background around the image.
This was take 2 (having picked up a fabulous tip from a model makers forum) and it worked far, far better than I hoped. I'm astonished at the detail the etch has retained and the clarity of the edges - considering that it's only about an inch across. I'll work it into a pendant and antique it.
I've blogged about my new aventures in etching with some work in progress photos etc.
I'm running a workshop tomorrow and this is the mess I've got into whilst preparing the session.
You should see the laundry and the kitchen too- I've been spreading myself about somewhat.
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!
I was given a sheet of magazine scraps which had been applied to a background in a haphazard manner and was asked to use this as a source of inspiration!
I find this sort of challenge VERY difficult as I usually work to an idea, not an image.
After a mild panic I decided to gesso the whole page in an attempt to tone down the images and then I used it to create a folder which I then die cut and embossed.
I then grabbed the scrap bag and started to machine embroider images which started to leap from the page.
This is one sample.
Lots going on in the studio on this wet and windy day.
I'm experimenting with some further techniques using tea bags. These are drying on some sketch book paper and they are leaving some interesting marks.
If you join two motifs together.... you get a bishops hat!! Hah.
There must be someone, somewhere who needs a miniature bishops mitre.
What if you used these motifs to create flower trumpets for an exotic flower, or even make them larger and create a bag?
Shown here on top of my Jenny Oliver chest of heads, and with my Orkney triptych.
A convenient ledge for work in progress.