Mr Mondrian is Quilted and some AI fun

Finally, I managed to get "Mr. Mondrian" all together and quilted. 

Someone asked if it was going to be for sale.  At this point the answer is not right now.  
I still need to finish him (binding the edges)  and mount the quilt on a stretched canvas.  Then I want to live with him for a while.  I have a couple of pieces that I don't ever want to sell.  He may become the third. But then, I may offer him for sale later. 

I also created a similar image of Frida Kahlo.

I think I want to do the same type of quilt with her. 

These are rather involved quilt constructions as I "invent" the pattern as I go. 

I am not sure anyone will want to pay what I feel I need  to be paid for these. 

Okay, how about some more AI  - just for fun?

Here is a photo of me that I used the AI app on my phone to "remix"

I think I look like a Doctor as you come into my office. LOL

It really looks a lot like me. 

And I took that photo and one of Mr Mondrian and made a collage, 

just for the fun of it. 

A dear old friend from college told me that he reminds her of me from back then.  

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Faces Reimagined

Heading into Friday,  I have some more faces to share.  This time, I took photos and used the AI feature in the photo app on my phone to reimagine some faces. 

First I took "Mr Mondrian" (originally in created in AI) and asked for a sketch that is a bit more lifelike.  

I think it hit a home run on this one. 

Next I have a photo of Mom that I used for a remix.  

Honestly,  the hair is longer, but it really really looks like my Mom. 

Finally I took an old photo of a couple of folks and said "Do it!"

I am not naming these two, but you are more than welcome to guess in the comments. 

If you get it right AND IF your email is enabled in Blogger, I will let you know and maybe send you a copy of the original photo. 

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Friday Face Off

Is it already Friday again?  (well not quite as I am writing this on Thursday evening.)  I decided I could use AI art once again for my Friday Face Off post.

I decided to make a female version of Mr Mondrian

So here is his sister Ms Mondrian

I created this one for a disparity of imagery used for a complete picture. 

Below, I have attempted to embed one of my early YouTube videos. 

It has been one of my most viewed videos. It shows a method of creating bias binding. 

 And you get to see my face AND hear my voice/

Just in case that doesn't work, here is a link to the video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bsB9cmeHQcs

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Friday Face Off AI Art

For the Friday Face Off here are a few AI pieces I have rendered.

  

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More Progress on Mr Modrian

While this is going rather slowly,  I think you will really be amazed how much a little bit of work has changed this one from last week.  The eyes are not finished, but I can't finish them until it is quilted. Why?  Because I will be adding a bit of paint for the highlight in each eye and I don't want to rub it off as I quilt the piece. 

It is likely that I will use some Inktense Pencils or Inktense Block color to add shading on some of the pieces. There are a few places where the fabric wasn't "just right" so I hope I can enhance with those. 

And just because, here is one I created in AI

I love a beach sunrise.  

Sitting there with a cup of coffee watching the dolphins sounds like heaven to me.

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A Little Progress

The Mondrian based face quilt is slo-o-o-o-owly progressing.  I have been busy with other things and haven't spent a lot of time on it.  

Here is where it stands at the moment.  I left the "cut off part of the face" in so that you can see what goes in that black space. 

Here it is with that cut off part over the black

I have been tempted to try printing that on fabric and just using it as one piece. 

Ha ha.  But rather, I will finish it eventually. 

Here is another face just so you aren't looking at only unfinished work. 

I created this one in AI - much like the original that is becoming a quitl. 

This one will NOT become a quilt. 

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The Face Quilt..... Progress - slow but progress

I have been moving along slowly with the face quilt that I am making from one of my AI artworks.  It is quite time consuming to cut out the rather small pieces and fit them onto the background. 

I confess that it looks a little sloppy right now, but that is part of the process...... Hopefully, this ugly duckling will become a beautiful swan

The photo is our of square, but the quilt should work out nearly square.

There are a few things that I will "fix" with the quilting.  

I do love that he is starting to develop some dimension.  

I think that this may be the most complex face I have attempted. 

I am linking with Nicole for the Friday Face Off for this week.

I think this should count as a "face" even though it is only part of one, so far. 

Well, just to be sure here is one I created with AI on Night Cafe.

FYI,  I consider this one a FAIL because I asked specifically for "clean shaven"

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Sewing a Face (and some AI art)

One of my AI artworks is being used as an inspiration for an art quilt.   I am excited to see it coming along.  I spent part of yesterday evening creating the background.

It isn't perfect but it will look great when it is finished, I think. 

A few days ago, I had cut out the head shape from black fabric.  There is a lot of black in the head/face of this so I decided that I would applique the colored parts over it rather than try to sew tiny pieces.

The pin tells me which side goes up. 

I used a paper template to cut out the shape.

I think it worked out pretty well, so far. 

Here is the original piece:

Some of those colors will likely be changed in the final work. 

Now a new AI piece for the Friday Face Off

This one will NOT become a quilt because there are far too many tiny pieces. 

Happy Friday.  

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A couple more AI pieces

Here  are a couple of images that I created using AI on Night Cafe. If you are interested in trying this, you can use my referral link. Gene’s Referral Link.

First up is a Trio I created. I asked for the style of Kandinsky, I don’t think this seems a lot like Kandinsky.

Next is an image that I created using AI that I am thinking of using as the inspiration for a quilt.

I think that he would fit nicely in my gallery of quilted faces. 

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Quick AI Creation FFO

Here are a couple of images that I "created" using AI - just for fun. 

Linking to the Friday Face Off.

Sorry it is such a quick post. I am taking care of Mom full time for a couple of weeks.

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Friday Face Off July 11

I am posting this on July 10th for Friday July 11th.  For this Face Off I am sharing a couple of old family photos in remembrance of my sister, who died in a medical tragedy many years ago - and also my father who died in 2011 (fourteen years ago.)  

First up is my sister.  This is one of her school photos. 

Next up is my Dad. This is picture is one of the earliest ones I have of him. I am guessing he was an early teen in this photo as I don't see any signs of facial hair.  

You may notice a strong family resemblance in these two.  

I think I don't look "just like" either of my parents but I look like both of them in some ways.  I have been told more than once that I have my father's walk.  I also have a few of his facial expressions. (for better or worse.  LOL) 

And just for a more cheerful photo,  here is one of me at a cooking class in Cancun. It was an excursion that we chose to do . I have to say that it was a very fun excursion.  We cooked, ate what we cooked, and then had the run of a day resort at the beach (open bar and more food - if we could bear to eat anything else. 

 

We took this photo before the class started. My pan is actually empty.  

I have to admit that this was years ago, but I still wear that shirt. 

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Friday Face Off 7-4-2025

For today's Face Off, I am featuring an AI created elephant face.  I used Night Cafe to create this image.  FYI that link to Night Cafe is my referral link.  I get "credits" if you sign up to use the program.  It is free OR you can purchase a membership. I am using the free version.

Have a great weekend. 

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Pattern Clash Notebook Cover

Early last year (2024)  I was playing with some fusible applique. I had some scraps and made a smaller piece - just for fun.  I had  no real plan for it. As far as I can tell, I never shared it.  In fact, I didn't even take a photo of it.   It went into the "I'll do something with this someday" pile. 

I am participating in a scrap challenge and the June prompt got my mental gears in motion.   The prompt: 

"A Clash of Ideas a clash of patterns, June is about challenging ourselves to design with unexpected pattern combinations."

I had assumed that I would finish this piece with all hand dyed or batik fabrics.  But how about a "pattern clash?"  I saw some red and white polka dot fabric on my shelf.  Hmmmmm....promising. The red will go with the color scheme, but the evenness of the dots clashes with the abstractness of this piece.   Next there was a piece of black and white batik - to tie in the small black and white bits in the fused image.  I made a "frame"  around the piece with those two fabrics.  And then, I  decided that it needed more blue.  So I added another frame. 

 

Somewhere in there, I decided to make curvy pieced lines as part of the design. And I also painted some blue on the back and white batik as well as some blue dots in the red fabric.   The decision to make it into a notebook cover was an easy one. Except!  The piece was too tall.  So I cut out a section and finished making the "quilt top" for the notebook cover. Then I layered and quilted it.  And started constructing this notebook cover.  Above is the front of it closed.  The collage shows the block prior to adjusting (top left) Closed notebook (top right)  The notebook opened out so you can see the batik strip that was cut out was not wasted (bottom left)  And The inside pocket with label.  (bottom right) The "pattern clash" doesn't clash in a bad way but it certainly changed the piece and make it more interesting.

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Friday Face Off - Re-Do edition

 For the Friday Face Off,  I did a re-do on last weeks drawing.  I think the skin tones look better. 

I also have this AI creation of an alien in the woods with hot dogs. 

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