I love a hexie shape, and doing EPP hexies. I saw a spiral set hexie block online (can't find it now) that intrigued me for rainbow scrap challenge. This one is all together, so I'll catch up with the colors from last few months, and then figure out how to put them in one quilt top. (of course it's done by hand)
For this week, I have two pencil line drawings to share, and two other sewing projects in progress
First the sewing projects...
after looking at the red improv piece on the design wall this week I decided to make it larger and include more colors. I made some red stars with turquoise this week, they are 4" star blocks
I had just enough of the center fabric for 5 2.5" squares, it's one of my faves but virtually used up now that I cut 5 centers from it
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| design and making stage is messy! |
Got four made, one to go... then decide on which colors I want to add to the whole
I enlarged the pentagon shapes to make another bigger basket. You baste fabric around the paper with glue since you're leaving in the papers this time. I plan to hand embroider vines around the top before sewing the side seams rounding the basket. You make two units, and tuck one into the other so all edges are finished when bowl is done.
Also gives it more stability. I plan to embroider just the inside pieces you see when the basket sits on a table
when cutting the shapes some fabric was wasted but I hate waste so I just overlapped them onto a batting scrap and sewed over them...
and it goes back into the parts dept for some other project... maybe a brooch? with some beads?
the colors are so pretty, I forget how pretty pastels are in my reach for saturated colors
Drawing in the art journal
I like these erasers... I want to practice drawing to develop my skills so I need good tools
these will smear or shade pencil lines a bit
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| AND different pencils have different hardness |
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| a place to draw and paint |
I love B & W photos from the 1920's and loved this cheeky pose... so here goes!
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| My attempt to capture a gesture photo |
thought I would paint it but changed my mind, so the washi tape wasn't needed, shrug...
what's not right... something in the mouth proportion this time. LALAMO (live and learn and move on)
next, a man. I find them harder to draw plus a hand? yikes!
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| top my drawing, inspiration photo copy tucked beneath |
I print out a photo for inspiration, and tuck the loose copy next to my drawing and turn the page
I did use a tombow fudenesco pen for brows and eye liner
I like the shadows around his hair line.
Drawing teaches me to SEE. You must look closely for details that make a unique face, n'est pas?
so next up, one more pieced star, embroider the pentagon pieces and finish the bowl, and find yellow fabrics to do another spiral. How to set them I wonder?
22 comments:
The portrait drawings are really good! Wow! And the spiral hexie is really calling me to try one. It's so pretty!
You did a lovely job on that 1920s drawing. And on the silver fox guy too, although I'm with you -- effen hands are so hard to do. I didn't learn about the different types of hard/soft pencils until I retired and started taking art lessons. It was a REVELATION to me, a much needed epiphany that revolutionized my graphite drawing skills.
Hope you're doing okay, love the drawings they are brilliant and your patchwork quilting too. Hugs Angela xXx
There's nothing quite so satisfying as using up scraps. I'm going to watch for the little scrap fan shape to show up in a project one of these days.
Your people drawings are wonderful! Love them both!
Very cool Hexie Spiral!!!!
Your female in pencil might not be a proportion thing so much as shade - in the photo her lower lip is light/bright. You have worked really hard on capturing these two and got them very well.
I love the spiral hexxie. Makes me toy with the idea of using them in a landscape again at some point. I do love the addition of the turquoise star blocks to the red, particularly because it picks up the little bits of that colour in the red. Really wish I could draw but the best I can do is work with fabric.
Great idea to spiral the colors in that hexie block! Love the addition of turquoise with the red improv. I saw someone else use that color combo and it fascinated me as I wouldn't have thought of it but boy do I love it! Thanks for sharing on my weekly show and tell, Wednesday Wait Loss.
https://www.inquiringquilter.com/questions/2025/04/29/wednesday-wait-loss-430
Turquoise and red are wonderful together, these little stars are beautiful! Love the spirale too, and the pretty patches for the bowl. Your drawings also are beautiful, and you have great tools for great projects!
Thank you for sharing your creativity and linking up.
I like your swirl hexagon. I love your approach to no waste! I wouldn't have thought of using a batting scrap to stitch the bits. Hands are super hard. You did well!
The hexie swirl block is a neat design! The turquoise added to your red piece is going to be pretty, too. I love those colors together!
Wow fabulous art. I have those same erasers. I haven't had time to draw lately but maybe it's time to bring out the pencils. Thank you for joining FFO and have a nice weekend.
I adore that hexagon layout. Very nice! And your scrappy project is looking good too. Thanks for sharing in Sew & Tell.
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Lovely drawings. I need to do that more.
Your faces are fabulous, and I love the sun on your quilt. I don't draw faces enough so I appreciate seeing others fabulous work. Happy May! hugs-Erika
Luv both your cloths and drawings
Thanks for linking to AFFF 156
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Love the rotating hexies.
Ooh, those hexies! Hmmm, temping to think of doing an RSC project using them. Love your improv work. I keep saying I'm going to make time to try some becasue I love seeing what people like you come up with just working "off the cuff". Your portraiture is beautiful, great work!
your pencil drawings are amazing!!! but the red with the teal..... Kind of in love with those!
The hexie spiral is really cool, LeeAnna and I like the addition of aqua to the red improv piece. Your art work is very nice too. Thanks for sharing with us at Monday Musings.
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