A fabric collage created with paint, ink, beads and sequins. Inspired by rust, urban decay and the inconsequential, overlooked details in the environment.
Category: artworks
Stitch Club: wrapped horsehair initial
I knew that I would be trying things that I hadn't tried before when I joined Stitch Club, but I never imagined that I would be buying horsehair and wrapping it in thread.
Stitch Club: sequin and bead flowers
In this workshop I got to use my bead and sequin stash for something more than just embellishing handmade cards. This time they take centre stage.
Suspended layer collage
The last of my Collage Makers Summit creations (for now). This one uses an interesting layering technique that I will probably never do again.
Stitch Club: Indian gold
So many different techniques came together to create this abstract (mostly) textile collage. Both hand and machine sewing, along with processes that I'm more used to using on paper.
Bird and flower box collage
I’ve often seen opened-up boxes used to make collagraph printing plates, but I’ve never used one as the base for a collage before.
Stitch Club: wish tablet
Some projects make a small dent in my stash and others, like this mixed media wish tablet, just add to the piles.
Limited palette, vibrant collage
After creating the last two collages with photos and a vintage palette, it was time to crank up the colour intensity and embrace the abstract.
Stitch Club: wire and wax leaf
I love the variety of workshops in Stitch Club and this one is far from the usual embroidery. It does involve fabric and stitch, but goes off in a sculptural direction with wire and wax.
Butterfly swirls
Sometimes I don't plan at all. Sometimes I just see the leftovers on my desk and decide to make something instead of tidying up.
Stitch Club: plane leaf
I took one preserved plane leaf and added stitch, couching, and lots and lots of bullion knots and ended up with this response to a prompt to use materials foraged from nature.
Vintage grid
My second Collage Makers Summit project. This one is a grid of papers with a vintage feel, perked up with a pop of blue.
Stitch club: stitched bridge
Not all embroidery has to be neat and pristine, sometimes it's good to take tidy stitches and go full-on grunge with a distressed mixed media approach.
Photo kintsugi
I recently signed up for the Collage Makers Summit and I'm slowly working my way through the workshops. This one, imitating the kintsugi effect on a photo, is the first I finished.
Stitch Club: stitched profile
I almost didn't do this workshop, but then my interest in the techniques overcame my dislike of doing faces and I ended up creating one of my favourite pieces so far.
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