art quilts
Laying out White River Hope
I thought you might like to see how this reproduction commission is coming along. Supplies are gathered, the studio is clear of other distractions and it was time to start.
I printed a photo of the quilt then using a marker, I outlined the shapes for the cartoon. This was so I could project it onto my base cloth with my Artograph. This tool made this task easy peasy. You can see the cartoon on the right and the projected image on the cloth. The exception is all the tiny pieces that make up the leaves. There is so much stitching it was hard to find where one fabric started and the other ends.
I will trace the shapes onto Steam a Seam. After fusing to the fabric the shapes will be cut out and fused to the base. This is so different from the way the original was created!
Outdoor Dye Studio Ideas
It’s time to make an indigo vat and do some dyeing. Since my dye studio isn’t equipped with plumbing I try to do indigo outdoors. Lots of water used for rinsing and I hate to see it wasted. Here are some ideas for outdoor wet studio areas. I love that a hose on the drain can be directed to the landscape areas.
The table would be perfect for my indigo vat. I can cut a round hole for a utility bucket that I make my vat in. A second inset for the water To develop color would make this perfect. No bending over and when the vat is exhausted it all folds away for storage.
What do you see
A new large piece of textile painted fabric. Soft and crinkly quilted rayon.
What do you see in this piece? A tide pool? A forest? Tell me.
More stitching will be involved.
I’m a winner!
Shannon Conley at http://imworkingonaproject.blogspot.com/ was having a giveaway for Sandra Siders new book. Well I WON!
Not only did I get a copy of the book, but it was nicely packaged in a piece of hand stamped fabric and a piece of ribbon in my most favorite shade of yellow. I asked Shannon about the fabric and she said she had been in a fabric exchange with some other artist and this was a fabric she received. If you know who designed this and the stamps or screen that was used, I would love to know about it.
I also have a piece in the book, it is number 845 in the section on Abstract and Conceptual art quilt designs. This is for sale in my ETSY shop. Click Here to see it and information on how to purchase.
JP Dawes Contemporary Artist 