Creativity, Thread Sketching, Art Quilters, Fiber Artists
Tracing is part of the techniques artists often use in their work. (Oh, and I know of the never-ending debate over whether “real” artists should trace or not. That there is a discussion for another time.) This week, I got a question from one of my readers. She was curious about how to trace onto fabric. And […]
Number 30!!! Yippee!!! Seriously, I really do need to spice it up a bit. I’ve been thinking design variety. You know, different ways to introduce some variety in my stitched drawings. Specifically, I’ve been looking at how to create pencil-like sketches with some color in them. That’s not to say, the stitched drawings without color I’ve previously […]
Design unity is one of the principles of design we seek to follow when creating artwork. Just as in general terms, the word unity means oneness, when we talk about design unity, we’re also talking about oneness or singleness in the design. The different elements of the design should be working in harmony with each other. They shouldn’t be […]
This is the 28th episode, wow! I’m past the halfway mark in my year-long challenge exploring how to draw on fabric. It’s very exciting to see a drawing on paper, recreated on fabric using simple tools like sewing machine needle and threads. When I talked about the upside down design technique in episode 26, I promised to do […]
I understand why still life is so called but there can be a lot of life in the still when you know the narrative behind the piece. Jars and vessels often inspire me to create art. Jars and vessels represent the containers or the “holders” of something very important to our lives – water. As […]