Progress is being made on big Fear Quilt, despite interruptions mentioned previously. Anyone who has tried to keep a blog going consistently runs into the…
The sky has been composed above the “Not Yet Dead” attraction. Now to lay the groundwork. Again, I must keep in mind the width of…
Precious creations are dangerous. Becoming attached to what you’ve made, either because of the look of it or because of knowing what it took to…
Every budding artist should observe Tangent Awareness Day! The ability to spot this space killing compositional flaw will improve one’s art immensely and is something…
I’ve made graffiti artists in my fabric collage art quilt who were going to be spray painting on a mural, but now I’ve created a…
A dog came to life! It will be snapping at a child’s cotton candy, so it had to be menacing. I cut the dominant color…
I spent quite a bit of time drawing and revising the idea of a snake slide as a feature in my amusement park plan, only…
I’m beginning to think that I’m trying to do too much with one artwork. Better to have too may ideas than none, but at some…
“Adrift’ was my last quilt. It was unplanned. I missed being absorbed by an all consuming project, but nothing was grabbing my attention. That next…
Before quilting, I need to play with the position of flowers (I’ve painted a smaller second one) and butterfly on the painted background. #flowersandbutterflies #fabricpainting…
When work becomes “precious” because you like it, it’s difficult not to get caught up in playing it safe, but that sucks the fun right…
It’s not a perfect photoshop edit, but it’s what I need to make a quilt from. I love making my own reality! #neqmexplorations #fabriccollage #photoshopedit…
If you’re wondering how I’m working with photos for my India quilt… #photoshopedit #fabriccollage #neqmexplorations #susanpolansky
Once I created the background for my #indiaquilt I can figure out how to bring it to life, and the foreground figures will be central…
India quilt composition. So many hours in and I haven’t even started thinking about the fabric! Need to buy some “building materials.” #neqmexplorations #saqawip #jaipur…
India quilt composition in progress. #photoshopedit #ilovephotoshop #artistsoninstagram #neqmexplorations #saqawip #jaipur #susanpolansky
Of course my India quilt will have people, and maybe a few animals (like the cattle and dogs that were everywhere.) Fantastic people watching there,…
India quilt begins. I’m not sure what to post of my progress. I make lots of small changes on photoshop to create the final composition…