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Was home sick from work all day, and still feeling lousy. The upside is I built some more buildings and additional stuff for the layout.
This isn't a "final scene", I just got bored and wanted to test an idea.
Here's a problem with being two weeks behind in the photo-a-day. This library looks great now. I took the picture when I added the top shelf to the bookshelves. The books are now sorted alphabetically. This room is for fiction, and the family room has the non-fiction books.
Dedicated to Uncle Brent. This shot is just a regular shot of what my house "actually looks like." More to come.
Year 3, Day 291
The amount of chiffon burnt away can be controlled to some extent. The density of stitching and the number of layers of chiffon have an effect, as does the length of time the heat gun stays in one place.
You can change the appearance of the background by layering different colours of chiffon over one another, or you can leave a large portion intact, as in this case where I left parts of the blue chiffon over the yellow crochet, which leaves me with an overall impression of green.
If the stitch is dense, and a contrasting colour to the background, this can give an interesting illusion of colour too.
I burn sections at a time, and I do it by an open door because of the fumes.
The whole piece will smell of smoke for quite a while.
Work in progress.
Collaboration with ceramicist Trevor Lillistone for Arts Council funded 'Two Make' project with Gloucestershire Guild of Craftsmen. The project developed into a touring exhibition to Corinnium Muesum, Cirencester, Museum in hte Park, Stroud, Walford Mill, Dorset.
Porcelain, neon acrylic
I had my sewing machine out this morning so I doodled some Christmas designs on to a piece of old blanket using brown paper, wrapping paper, newspaper and stitch.
Burnt using a soldering iron.
These are work in progress as I will be adding trims before putting them on cards
Collaboration with ceramicist Trevor Lillistone for Arts Council funded 'Two Make' project with Gloucestershire Guild of Craftsmen. The project developed into a touring exhibition to Corinnium Muesum, Cirencester, Museum in hte Park, Stroud, Walford Mill, Dorset.
porcelain, neon acrylic
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 have been experimenting today with making chains out of a variety of materials.
Some were formed from ripped fabric and finger crocheted, some were made out of wool and crocheted with a hook, and others were knitted in a loose manner.
The textured background is building up nicely.