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Syncing My Phone

2015

12β€³ x 17β€³

Materials:

Cotton fabric, fusible web, acrylic and textile paint, gel medium, abaca paper, sequins, beads, novelty trims, batting

Techniques:

Fused raw edge applique, machine and hand stitched, photocopied abaca paper print, painted details

My daughter’s sad report of losing her phone to the watery depths became a source of some humorous imagining!Β 

Knots & Tangles

No problems here – this was just fun to do!

Work Contents

Paint Usage?

The octopus was printed on abaca paper, painted then applied to a painted surface.

Computer Usage?

The octopus was printed as a black outline from a computer file onto abaca paper.

Reliance on Reference Photos?

no