artwaves

getting ready for classes I will be teaching next weekend at

artwaves

in London , Ontario

there will be a variety of mixed media, painting and jewelry

classes are still available

soutache in red

I love this color palette 

vintage chic necklace

my collage of found objects really come together after a weekend of

designing, sewing and a bit of fun

it all started a few weeks ago when I found some antique lace while visiting Beaumont mills

my friend carmi offered me this beautiful white cameo and some "bling" by dazzle-it

the fabric flower from steam trunk I found at the quilt show in st. catherines last month

a little bit of soutache cord and a supply of mixed beads

 everything fell into place

all I needed was a  something to balance the left side

luckily I found a mason jar of old buttons that worked out perfect

 

 

 

country craft time part 2

my weekend project consisted of several items found in my stash

some vintage lace, fabric flower (from the steam trunk) cameo (from my friend carmi)

pearls, beads and crystal chandelier pieces

for the background a little felt and soutache cord to tie it all together 

(I'm almost finished, I will post it soon)



driving around the county roads we found a wool shop in shelborne

woollys yarns who where having a great sale

12 balls of yarn for under $60

a barn sale and antique market was a great spot for buttons, doilies and beads

plus a few good photos for instagram

 

 

country crafting

away for a country crafting weekend with my friend ludgera

the best way to celebrate our birthdays is to make art, drive the country roads

take photos, go to the local market, maybe find a barn sale

(above , part of ludgera's quilt, hopefully she will have it all finished before we leave

I'm working on some jewelry)



image transfer with powerprint

the one thing that really intrigued me about powertex was being able to incorporate photos

their product powerprint is so easy to use

 

 I mixed blue and ivory powertex to create the sky

working on the top two thirds I painted the canvas and then added stoneart to create some texture

paying more attention to the edges

I used bronze powertex for the "earth" and adding an extra thick layer in the centre

letting it sit for 5 minutes to create a "skin" I added stoneart  and gently rubbed it in

this made some really cool cracks

to add to the ground texture I painted some cardboard and powercotton

powerprint is so easy to use

simple apply a thin coat to the area and add your toner based photocopy face down

allow to completely dry ( use can use a dryer to speed the process)

once dried just add water and rub

wire and beaded necklace

a change in pace from the leather work and soutache jewelry of late

i love twisting wire

mathematical puzzle with flat leather

one class i always excelled in was math and i've always loved solving a puzzle

so the two combined with some flat leather and a rivet setter

look out!!