Face off - Inky Faces

This is just a quick post.  This week has been quite busy due to a couple of family issues.  All is well, I think.

So, previously I posted an "Inky Face" that I did in an online class.  I have two more of those little faces to share with you today. 

When making this lady, I was adding more color and added a shadow/halo on her profile.

With ink, it is not possible to correct that.  So there she is, errors and all.

Perhaps this fellow is the "Jolly Giant" - he isn't exactly green. Ha ha. 

The pigment in this granulated slightly, but I like the depth it adds to the face.

If you would like to take the same "class" it is on CreativeBug and with this link you should get a free month.   The class I watched is  Inky Faces with Lisa Congdon: 8/14/18  There is a date with the title because the class was recorded live.

I am linking up  to the Friday Face Off (hosted by DVArtist.)

Until Next Time,  

Stay Creative 

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Eastern Phoebe Babies

A pair of Eastern Phoebes has built a nest on top of one of my outdoor lights.  I was hoping they were gone as I see the parents less these days.  So I took a small ladder out and climbed far enough to take a photo.  The babies are in the nest, so I will wait a while longer for them to fledge and move on. 

At this stage they are rather ugly creatures. 

They will grow up just a bit to be a prettier little songbird

Plus they are insect eating birds. 

Until Next Time,  

Stay Creative 

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Quick Check-in and Face

This week I went to a will clinic held by the State Bar association at my public library.  I now have a will and a living will.  I am glad to have those in place.  It was an interesting couple of hours sitting in the room with all of my quilt display.  Plus, one of the attorneys bought a small piece for her mother-in-law. 

While I was there, the head librarian asked me  if I could possibly leave the display up through June as the planned artist had backed out.  Of course I said yes. 

One of the things I have done recently was to take an online class about creating face shapes with ink and then adding the features with pen.  I didn't use the ink suggested, but I did use my Inktense blocks and a paintbrush.  It worked well, I think. 

I liked the outcome.  I think that I will play with this method more.  

If you would like to take the same "class" it is on CreativeBug and with this link you should get a free month.   The class I watched is  Inky Faces with Lisa Congdon: 8/14/18  There is a date with the title because the class was recorded live.

I am linking up  to the Friday Face Off (hosted by DVArtist.)

Have a great day!

Until Next Time,  

Stay Creative 

Comments are welcomed. I will reply when possible. Of course if you are a "No Reply Blogger"- I can not reply. Links in comments will result in the entire comment being deleted.

Painted Shibori

I recently saw some lovely hand dyed shibori fabrics and was immediately in "lust" with them.  It reminded me that I my "someday" list had "try making shibori fabric with fabric paint rather than dye." Needless to say,  it had been on the list for some time, and I said "Okay, today is the day." Of course that extended to two or three days of experimentation.   

You should know that shibori takes a bit of preparation before you dye (or paint) it.  In one class I took the teacher suggested using rubber bands for the method I was using to help with the fabric compression. Other teachers suggest using twine.  So, I did some of both.  I started with the rubber bands because I couldn't remember where I had put my twine. Ha ha. Later I found the twine and used it for one of these.  I honestly can't tell which was which. 

 

Here are my resulting fabrics.  First is this green pieces, that was compressed a bit too tightly at one end. That resulted in some white spaces remaining. 

 

Next up is a piece that was pre-dyed with some purple and blue. However, most of the fabric was still white and I was planning to over-dye it, so it was perfect for this experiment. For this one the cloth was dampened prior to painting. 

I really love the colors peeking through. 

Next up is a piece on which I decided to use two color of paint.  Seeing all of the white, I can assure you that this was on dry cloth that was tightly compressed.  The paint doesn't bleed into the compressed fabric when it is dry and nicely compressed. 

I love the effect of the two colors both applied while the cloth was compressed.

The next piece looks a bit disappointing compared to the previous one.  The lighting wasn't good for this photo.  The fabric is actually while with just the blue paint on it.  This will work well for water or maybe a distant forest if it is turned ninety degrees. 

Overall, I would say that my experiment was a success for the most part.  I will certainly try doing more of this type of painted shibori.  I think any of them would work well as a "filler block" or part of a pieced block.  The should also work well in art quilting if I find the right place for them.

Until Next Time,  

Stay Creative 

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