quilts4funat1: 9 Mar 2011

Folded Star Patchwork

Now this looked really complicated but was quite straightforward once the experts showed me how! By this time on the course, I'm really enjoying being much more conscious of colour.

Mono printing, sponging and many other ways of producing a textured effect were the order of the day for this module. Using different papers and paper manipulation techniques too. We also made paper including silk paper. I must admit that I didn't enjoy this but using corrugated, tissue, metallic, newspaper etc. to make collages was ok.

The Third Unit - Texture - Architecture

Time to start the next unit. Looks interesting. Thought I'd start with the cover of my portfolio.

This was the first time I'd tried paper piecing and I was delighted with the result. The course was proving to be very challenging, especially the amount of work we had to do at home.

Fabulous Workshops

Just spent two days attending workshops presesnted by Ineke Berlyn, a Dutch textile artist. Her work is mostly about landscapes. On day one, we produced mini landscapes using stitch and flip and lots of scraps of materials. They were very effective and I'll post a picture of mine when it's finished. On the second day, we used Lutrador - a new medium for me, and made landscapes with acrylics, soldering irons, bondaweb etc. I always love looking at everyone else's work and wasn't disappointed at the end of these two days...photos to follow. You might like to look at Ineke's web page.
http://www.inekeberlyn.com/

Resolved Piece-Humming Birds

1. Source

At the end of each unit we had to do a piece of work which would be assessed. This was starting with a source and developing the ideas, colours and design to produce a body of work based on the theme. I chose humming birds because I'd seen some really beautiful ones on a visit to the Cascades near Seattle.