In any case, it's after midnight now and the cat really wants us to go to bed. Can't wait for tomorrow--but then, it's today already..
Starting a new project is such fun. Assemble vast amounts of material, hope that the concept can really be executed, take a deep breath and begin: make the first cut, open the paint, thread the machine. I've been circling these materials for several days, but today the call was too strong to resist. So after a pleasant Chinese dinner with family I took the plunge. Last week I bought a roll of primed artist canvas, planning a set of altar hangings for my new church. I haven't used this kind of canvas before, so I first cut a few samples and tried painting and stitching on the fabric. It went just fine on my small rectangles, so no excuses! I wanted a dawn sky. Consulted Mickey Lawler's book, Skydyes and plunged into painting. This is a marginal photo of the sky with some of the grass painted. I'm letting it dry overnight, then will decide whether to add more paint, or to start threadpainting and adding some luminous strips of silk for texture. It's a big piece, about 30" by 96". Using the canvas and a cotton backing but no battng will make it easier to move through the machine. Haven't decided yet how to finish the edges, but there's plenty of time and lots of other challenges between now and then.
In any case, it's after midnight now and the cat really wants us to go to bed. Can't wait for tomorrow--but then, it's today already..
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AuthorBobbe Shapiro Nolan, Fiber Artist in Eagle Lake, TX. Trying to learn to call the sewing room my studio, and myself an artist. I retired after 15 years in hospice nursing--so now I have the time!. Archives
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