Drawing practice inspired by the book '20 ways to draw a cat' by Julia Kuo
Friday, 29 May 2015
Wednesday, 27 May 2015
Fabric Flower Brooch
I was shown yesterday by Gill how to make a cute little brooch. And this is the one I made. It has a card circle base which is covered with fabric and all the petals are made from 1.5" squares of fabric. The centre is a covered bead. A great way to use any scraps of fabric you may have.
Monday, 25 May 2015
Sunday, 24 May 2015
Saturday, 23 May 2015
Floral Collage
I used a candle as a wax resist, watercolour paints and recycled stationery for the collaged yellow flowers.
Monday, 4 May 2015
More Pages from my Sketchbook
More drawing practice - inspiration from the book '20 ways to draw a cat and 44 other awesome animals' by Julia Kuo
I'll not be blogging for a little while but I will be back.
Friday, 1 May 2015
Stuffed Panda
Canon have a website where you can download and print 3D animals on paper for free.
I tried out a small rabbit, quite fiddly but cute. I thought it maybe interesting to try an animal with fabric instead so I increased the size and tried it out. It was quite tricky as the fabric frayed, so I tried it with this panda using evolon which doesn't fray and stitched it together rather than glueing. I painted the features on. I'd only printed out the head to see how it went but decided to continue with the body....but I must have written down the size I'd increased it by wrongly... it wasn't going to fit the head. So I just made a simple body out of a spoiled t-shirt. His face his cute but could do with a bit more stuffing, as for his body....poor thing.
Wednesday, 29 April 2015
Monday, 27 April 2015
Patterns and Motifs
These are my version of drawings found in The Encyclopedia of Patterns and Motifs - these being Peruvian textiles. And these are some with various alterations.
I drew a picture of an onion being chopped and a watery eye for an illustration Friday contest, the word strong I think, but I didn't like it so I didn't enter it. I've since done a paint job on the top. I used a hand made stamp to make marks and painted over when dry. I used brusho inks and it could be used as a background page now.
Friday, 24 April 2015
All Kinds of Fish
Drawing practice below.
Above. I've combined the fish with a photo of some transfer printed fabric which was based on the sea
Thursday, 23 April 2015
Bees and Flowers
My entry for the 'Bees' Spoonflower fabric contest.
Go to the Spoonflower.com site to see and vote for your favourites.
Monday, 20 April 2015
Friday, 17 April 2015
Thursday, 16 April 2015
Wednesday, 15 April 2015
Monday, 13 April 2015
Sunday, 12 April 2015
Wednesday, 8 April 2015
Tuesday, 7 April 2015
Postcard Art
I created the picture first then digitally collaged in a vintage postcard and vintage image of butterflies from the Naturalist Library.
Friday, 3 April 2015
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