Wednesday, August 15, 2007

More Quilt Content




First, let me show you how I've rescued an interesting clay monoprint and have made it even better. Shiva paint sticks were used to highlight the clayprint.
The oils adhere nicely to the monoprint and add more shine.

Then there is some more quilt content as I prepare for my little show on September 1. This one was made during my week at Hemlocks, but it is needing a name. Any help? It's fuzed and hand-dyed cottons, about the size of a table runner.

I am currently working on a crib-sized piece that is nearly all black. I am fighting with dog hair and bobbins. My goodness but what a lot of thread this piece is using. Pictures of "Required Reading" as soon as it is finished.

Meanwhile, here's some other recent work, combining
altered clayprints, recycled silk sari yarn and
glass beads.

And finally, a clay print I call Cecil's Dream in honor of my camp pal Cecil C.




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Delta said...

I love the clay monoprints! A friend who is a porcelain artist and I want to try our hand at doing a few. Any words of wisdom for us? Are there detailed directions on-line anywhere or should we just jump in and act like we know what we're doing?

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