Collage

 I joined a group of 30 artist on face book that create

collages out of junk mail. Now you know how much

junk mail you get. Plus catalogs. so there is plenty

of material to work with. The top one is called

Rise and Shine.

The other one is called

Life Story.

I am getting quilts ready to ship to shows,

amazing how they sometimes need repairs to

continue their commute.

Today's go to Columbus, Ohio.

Tomorrow's to Indianapolis.

Well off to work.

Watercolors and Collages

 I have been so mellow this fall.

I was going through some of my past works

and picked these to share with you.

3 years later and I am still playing with the

trees, fall, leaves and birds.

 All of these found good homes and I hope they

enjoy them as much as I enjoyed making them.

I should make some more of the collages.

They were fun.

So much I want to do but not enough time.

 I am going to have a studio open house with

SAQA members from Indiana.

Either the 26th of October or the 16th of

November. If you are a quilt artist in the NW

Indiana area give me a message I would

like to share SAQA with you - it will

be a fun day. Just find me on Face book

and PM me if you want to come.

Saga of today's art quilt.

Choosing the fabric. 

                                 A good start by lunch.

After lunch I got serious about the embellishment.

I couched Artfabric heaviest thread on as an accent.

The final results

                                         Put back in the frame ready to hang.

Played with the scrapes.

This will go onto a greeting card.

I will send this to New Mexico

to my newest collectors.

Love making my own Thank You cards.

I really appreciate people who appreciate art.

Back after a busy week.

What has been keeping me busy for the past 3 months.

Last nights opening.

happily lots of red dots.

To fund another few months in art experimentation.

A view of the gallery as you enter the show. 

 One of my art quilts , the Kankakee River Marsh painting
and a few sunsets taken at Cedar Ridge .

 More small art quilts.

This grouping of fall features paintings

small art quilts and a art quilt of a painting. 

The pond as depicted in a art quilt painting.

The Kankakee River Marsh on a Jasper red gesso background.

Note the glow of red through the water.

Check out Caroline Jasper on line.

A great artist. 

Jasper red gesso is named after her.

A small grouping of winter.

Art quilt, watercolor, acrylic painting and small quilted dreamscapes 

My sculptures of Adam and Eve.

I rolled a slab then went outside for a Canadian Hemlock branch.

I love how the branch wraps around Eve at the waist.

No one would ever know I love the woods, trees, water and birds.

Studio remake done.

One advantage of waking up at 4 am.

You can get something done.

Since I will have a house guest for 2 to 3 months

I moved all my sewing and mixed media into an open area.

And out of the guest bedroom

I even like the new location better.

Better views to watch spring unfold.

My grandson got home from the hospital last night.

He will need 3 months recovery time.

Good thing his mother is a 25 year nurse with experience.

Falling asleep at the wheel going 45mph and meeting a tree.

Does do some damage but it will heal.

Now I can concentrate on creating again.

 A good place to clean up my mess each day.

      A cleared cutting table/paint station.

My sewing area greatly condensed.

The view is great out the windows.

I will enjoy creating in this space.

   The mixed media area with everything at hand.

 A nice U shape area to work in.

I love these carts from Sam's.
They are perfect for a mobile supply carrier.
Holds my brushes, paints and mediums.

Now to get to work and get lost in the journey of making art.

Finished 10 small painting/collage's

 I ended up going a different direction with the 8x10 's.
Tell me what you think. I started  to collage one of my bird photos and ended doing  mark making with a white pen.

I am thinking of selling them separately or I could combine them in one grouping to use in my show. After all there are birds in my woods when I go walking.

I will either go back to the river scene with the red gesso background or go into the sewing room and do some landscape quilts. One of my favorite things to do.

 

This is my favorite one. I am thinking of asking $45 including shipping in the US.

The chapel at Camp Mack in Milford has beautiful stain glass windows.

I spent the week-end at a retreat with The Midwest Collage Society at Camp Alexander-Mack and had a really nice time.

Learned some new techniques, took lots of pictures and made some new friends. These artist are so talented.

The upcoming Holiday shows will keep me busy until December.

Sunsets are one of my favorites. At Camp Mack last weekend the sun setting over the lake was special.

For my Christmas Open House I have done a series of original one of a kind greeting cards.Each one is unique.