Fiber Art

A glimpse of another piece of fiber art that I am preparing for the show.

It is silk dyed piece 12X12 and framed behind glass in a shadow box.

Buttons!

Here is a new Encaustic piece, Coming Home, small 8"X8" with buttons,image transfer and paper doilies.

Encaustic Exploring

Here are some images from my recent explorations in Encaustic. A few weeks ago I went downtown and took many photos of iconic images in Montgomery to use in my work. Below are two paper doilies explorations, two using my images from Montgomery, and the last are using images from New Orleans.

Have you been creating?

I have still been creating work. I just have not been blogging about it. Currently, I have three pieces showing at the ARTSREVIVE Show in Selma, AL. One is an encaustic mixed media piece featuring fiber, the next is a fiber piece created with silk. On this piece I used the tie silk dye transfer method to create the pattern of colors. The third piece is a photo that I took while in New Orleans Spring 2013.

The Light Between Us

What I am working on now!

Madison Approves- pins and all she decided this would be her nap-time spot today. The quilt top is finally stitched together. I might still add to it. I started this quilt in May 2012 as a follow along with Daintytime.net Sherri Lynn Wood. I do not follow the Iching as a spiritual daily practice, but found it useful as the random improvisational quilting method provided in this process. I used 15 Iching readings in total on my quilt and followed her process for the layout. The fabric used is mostly cotton and the bright greens pinks are hand dyed pieces that I found in a scrap box at Penland. I had been saving them for something and think this was the perfect thing. I really love the shadows of the chain link on the quilt and will miss how it looks like stain glass when hung in a window. I have selected a gray backing- now to decide on the finish size- will I add a border? I hope you are having a lovely spring- I still have three quilts in work the Mod Mood quilt I am slowly hand quilting. Chloe's Quilt is top-pieced and waiting.

Fabric Bowl and Paper Roses

This is the fiber bowl I made to donate for the Soup Food bank event at the creative art center. Sadly my little bowl was not a hit and was one of the last left. The other item I made also was a last item to be selected. It is not really a bowl but a rose paper covered box in which a glass was placed to hold flowers. I showed the process photo here taking a pop tart box, mod podge, hot glue, and an old book. Most bowls were wooden or pottery. I bought a very cute painted bowl and brought home some wonderful red beans and rice.

MAG show at Montgomery Museum of Art

I just found out today that my work was selected for the MAG show that displays in April and May at the Montgomery Museum of Art. I am excited as this show only happens every two years and this was my first time to submit work. My Father's Ties- transferred dyed silk with reverse applique and quilted