It has been a great honor to have several of my dimensional fiber art works on exhibit with the Beyond the Edge Fiber Artists at the Mission Viejo Library in Southern California for the month of February, 2016. My excitement overflowed when I saw that three of my included works were shown first in a tremendous video that Laura and Luke Bisagna created.
To view the video click on this LINK. If you happen to be in the Orange County area, you might want to stop in at the Mission Viejo Library at 100 Civic Center, Mission Viejo, CA 92691. The exhibit will be shown until February 2016.
If you follow my blog you will notice that this piece started a few weeks ago with the background. The next stepo was the silk screening of the bird figure. After I discovered that I could apply handwriting without "bleeding" on the fabric, this work developed. It can also be found on Etsy at: http://www.etsy.com/listing/81239864/flight-art-quilt-wall-hanging.
Close-up of Silk Screened Bird and Apple Stamped Circles
A friend presented me with a negative print of a photograph she took of a sculptural work against a clear sky. From that print, I made a silhouette on an embroidery hoop frame that was stretched with sheer curtain fabric. I then masked the design with very old, thick latex fence paint and double checked that no pinholes of light showed through the masking.
After the mask was thoroughly dry, I printed the screen with opaque silver silk screen ink. I then cut a star shape from a scrap of clear vinyl and stenciled multiple stars with gold fabric paint above each screened image.
The fabric at hand allowed space for printing six 13" x 13" repeat images.
Since these prints will ultimately be incorporated into a quilted work, I documented the image in a journal entry.
The entirety of this past week has been filled with take-down activities following the first open studios event. Decompression needed to take place so that internal creative batteries could recharge. The welcomed lull in activities allowed time to fully enjoy my recent issue of Quilting Arts Magazine and to indulge in a bit of creative play. In one of the publication's e-mails 5 free patterns were included and the urge to make the folded bag was irresistible. That brought out the paints, decorative yarns and sewing machine--all items that had been stored away in anticipation of open-studio Saturday. There was no stopping then. Snippets found their way into a heart and the left over felt pieces from cutting the bag pattern seemed to magically find complimentary fabrics to become an art doll. The remainder of the studio event take-down activities had to wait. When the muse rings, she must be invited in for a visit.
