Show Opening coming up!

 Here's the announcement.  It's always a good feeling to have my fiber work amongst the painters!  The following images are pieces of my work that were included in the show

Monoprinted fabrics along with hand dyes

 Reduction using beach, then hand stitching after minimal machine quilting.

 Beach discharge, minimal machine stitching then hand stitching.

The following two pieces are mixed media:  painted backgrounds, leaf printing, collage.

 Encrusted embroidery,  objects first embedded then hand stitching.

 Monoprints on fabric, piecing, machine quilting.

Wandjini Revisited - my interpretation of Australian primitive art:  discharged fabrics, applique, piecing.

New Work

12x9 collage

28x24"

12x9 collage

The blue pieces are paper/paint collages that I plan to frame.  I haven't named them yet.  Any suggestions?

The middle one is all fabric.  I used the pieces I monoprinted earlier.  Hope it works.  I haven't come up with a name for this either. 

These are among the pieces I plan to hang at an upcoming exhibit at a local bank.

So Tickled

The Language of Leaves IV won Honorable Mention at my local Island Art Association's Nouveau Art Exhibit entitled "Black and White!"  I'm pleased to say the least.  I thoroughly enjoyed the leaf printing - some monotypes involved and some stitching.  No fabric, only paper.  More bookmaking is in the future! Check the last post for more images of the pages.

Two Nature Printed Books!!!

Leaves A-Plenty

Leaves A-Plenty

Page - Leaves A-Plenty

Page - Leaves A-Plenty

Trees Gifts

Page - Trees Gifts

Page - Trees Gifts

I have had a ball completing two artist made books featuring leaf prints.  I printed the leaves, then collaged them to lage paper, folded and made a few cuts, added some machine and/or hand stitching, made covers and voila - two books.  I just love the whole process.  There are more books in the future, I am sure.

I have bits and pieces of fabrics - some leaf printed on my table.  I'll be working on a fabric collage next!