Organic Dimensions Backgrounds

I mentioned earlier in the week that I'm taking a second on-line class. This one is Organic Dimension Backgrounds with Paulette Insall. It just happened that the two class I had been waiting for began at around the same time. So I'm trying to work both into my schedule.

I have completed Lesson 1 (top photo) and Lesson 2 (bottom photo). Paulette has many interesting techniques for adding dimension to your art backgrounds. So far I have learned so much about mixed media. As most of you know I'm a "fabric and fiber" gal. But I do like to dabble in mixed media. I have a plan to incorporate fabric into this project. I'll have to wait and see if it will work.

More Faces

I worked on these sketches last evening. The top sketch is my first attempt at having the face look to the side. I guess I need to keep working on this. I'm really enjoying creating these sketches.

Terri has complimented me on the drawings and asked if I have an previous experience. I, on the other hand, think it's pretty obvious that this is my first attempt at sketching.

Out of the Blue Mystery Trade

I joined a new yahoo group recently, Fiber Art Traders (F.A.T.) and this is my first swap in their group. The Trade is called "Out of the Blue Mystery Trade". We were to use the following items: fabric in some form of blue, recycled piece of plastic, thread or yarn, something from nature, and a circle.

I called this art piece "ONE FISH, BLUE FISH". The fabric is shades of blue wool that I found in a bundle at the thrift store. The bubble is both my circle and recycled plastic. The seaweed and waves are made from various yarns. The twigs are from the orange tree in the backyard.

I cut the wool fabric into strips. I then used a weave pattern and attached to a piece of canvas with my felting machine. I then added the yarn waves and seaweed with the felting machine. The fish pin was added and circles were cut from plastic packaging. I embellished the circles with Stickles and attached with Diamond Glaze. I also used stickles on the twigs and glued them to the piece with Ultimate Glue. I then added a backing and binding. I'm quite pleased with this "little work of art". Hope the group likes it.

Art Quilt -Mixed Media

This is an art quilt I made for a swap on Fabric in Altered Arts yahoo group. The background quilt was a demo piece I used over a year ago. I gave a short demo on Scrapbook Quilts at the grand opening of Granny's Attic in Campbellsville, Kentucky in 2007. I decided it was time to put the cute little quilt to use. Quilt fabric is reproduction fabric from Granny's. The photo is a mistake. I decided to try photo transfer using a transparency and it didn't work. Maybe for a variety of reasons (one being, I had no idea what I was doing!) At any rate when the transparency didn't transfer, I just left the transparency and sewed it onto the quilt. The background is distorted because of the failed transfer but I liked the look. The photo is from one of the free image sites on the internet. The embellishments are from my stash. All purchased at my favorite thrift stores.