creatively speaking--- watching paint dry, a quilt grows on the design wall, learning from others

 

This was a full week of creation, inspiration from color outside, inspiration from a stitch workshop, morning color work in paint, and seeing my green quilt top growing like seedlings outside.

In using scrap fabrics, I am open to possibility. How would one look against the others? I love this gentle block, but each pretty fabric plays off the others... it's one of many components now done, on the wall, waiting for a design to grow.

some detail shots

reminding myself I can insert raw edge applique anywhere 

reminding myself I can insert lines anywhere

choosing textures to set the blocks

I'm enjoying the design process but....

it really can't be rushed. I see in my mind's eye, the finished piece with applique,& long lines of stitching

mostly I spent time watching the 7 Zen Stitch videos a day this week, making nothing yet but starting this one

from the cut off triangles making the curved leaf shapes... base fabric, layers of scraps, cut off threads and trims, one flamingo motif applique from another project, a green sheer overlay, fuse and get ready to stitch with embroidery thread

another angle shows the shimmer of my green sheer, and the fringy selvedge cut and layered on bottom

the question is, will I do the instructor's prompt of thick lines of embroidery or do I like it enough to not introduce more attention seeking lines? Hers was more abstract but my use of flamingos changes it. 

It was fun to play with the tiny triangles, and shards of fabric, threads etc. 

I am hand stitching the spiral hexie in pink at night

My morning doodles have been fun! DH bought me a little paint set 

Inktense paint pan set #2 and I made this to learn how it looks

top are the pan colors alone, bottom rectangles are a blending of two colors. It is intense, one dab of water brush on the pan color and instant hue. They blend and move like they are dancing. I especially like the way the color lifted with a clean brush on the heart section, but loved how they blend. They work just as well with others.... they mix well on gouache, with ink pen etc. 

Whee!

while waking up and having coffee, I do paper art like doodling on my calendar pages

or trying something on my home made journal pages

this one was copier paper, thin, smooth and not great with wet (wateercolor) techniques... started with a sketch then called out for ink paint

the paper bled to the back...

and I kind of like the effect! I wrote my intention over it, and as you freely write ideas can come out, phrases you like, such as "power of color" which resonates with me. 

the image on the right is a small watercolor paper card I made for a friend who has an injury

I love it so much for the mix of gouache with inktense pan colors on top, the little message 

is from a page of greetings, torn out, copper paint applied around the edge. I put a dab of glue on it so the person can remove it after she heals and enjoy all that color

So I have quite a few projects to continue, I want to try some of the stitch techniques making jewelry, work on my "emerging green" quilt top, and continue my audio book (I only listen while in the studio)

what are you doing today to express yourself? 

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