A fabric collage created with paint, ink, beads and sequins. Inspired by rust, urban decay and the inconsequential, overlooked details in the environment.
Tag: mixed media
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.
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.
Stitch Club: paint and stitch 2
The second of my paint and stitch experiments; the stitching is more prominent on this softer watercolour-style background.
Stitch Club: paint and stitch
I am loving the variety of styles in the Stitch Club workshops; some focus purely on the embroidery, while others bring in mixed media elements to enhance the process. This one started with paint.
Butterfly art cards
Embracing the spirit of "use what you have" and "don't waste anything", I turned leftover papers from one project into a set of art cards, with the addition of a few other scraps from my stash.
Mixed media abstracts
Inspired by watercolour-based mixed media abstracts, this year I created a pair of colourful cards with added shine and hand stitching for the twins.
Confidence Kickstart
This neat little booklet is the result of me completing a class designed to increase confidence using a sewing machine for mixed media work. It worked.
Messy May “less”
The brief was to create a neutral-toned collage with a splash of colour. Starting with a variety of papers and fabric, I added some eggshell for texture. And I couldn't resist finishing it off with a touch of gold.
Dyed paper tags
I rarely make tags so it made a change to follow this Fodder Challenge class and use some of my precious dyed papers and pressed foliage.
Messy May “belonging”
This Messy May challenge gave further confirmation that I am much more inspired by technique prompts than word prompts. And I got to use some of my precious dried flowers and Japanese paper in the process.
Awaken #4 sign
The last quarter of the "scattered rings" alcohol ink piece gets enhanced with some asemic writing and a graffiti-inspired tag.
Messy May “flow”
This Messy May prompt to achieve a state of flow was asking a bit much, but I still enjoyed making this Klee-inspired block painting.
Awaken #3 trails
The third of my doodled alcohol ink quarters. After some trial and error, I ended up foiling these particle trails over the cloudy background.
Messy May “home”
There are some bits of this Messy May page that I like, but the main lesson has to be "don't try to make positive art about things that you're not currently feeling positive about".
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