132 – Fun House Mirrors
I posted quite a mess of a picture a few days ago, and I wondered if anyone could guess what it was…
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131 – Can You Guess What This Mess Is?
Have you guessed what the mess in the photo is? Doesn’t look that great now, but keep watching. I am teasing you…
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126 – Stepping Off The Path
Now that I’ve created some people for my amusement park scene, I returned to work on the buildings. I had been thinking…
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115 – Please Wait…
…ase wait for assistance…please wait for assistance…please wa An endless digital sign implores you to wait for assistance – important signage for…
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106 – Steps of Instruction
My imagery of a funhouse with a rolling barrel entrance perfectly represents the inviting rabbit hole of the internet, but this amusement…
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20 – Is eye candy a satisfying diet?
When I get bogged down with current work, I like to think about why I make art, and if I’m straying from…
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5 – Waiting for ideas to float by
“Adrift’ was my last quilt. It was unplanned. I missed being absorbed by an all consuming project, but nothing was grabbing my…
Skirmish on Insecurity Hill
21 – This Was Supposed To Be Simple!
The sharp edge between painted and not painted will be hard to cover up. I extend the painted area, attempting to match…
Skirmish on Insecurity Hill
10 – Air-Brush Process
Traditionally, the painting process requires masking – exposing areas to be painted while protecting other areas from un-wanted spray. Frisket (a thin,…
Skirmish on Insecurity Hill
9 – Where’s The Brush?
An airbrush is slightly larger than a pen, having an attached cup or bottle to contain paint and connected to a compressed…
Skirmish on Insecurity Hill
8 – Inks Or Paint?
Dabbling with different supplies is part of the fun of being an artist, but I really have to restrain myself in an…
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7 – Ready, Set, Go!
My composition is decided, airbrush equipment is in working order, paints and mediums are at the ready. What about the fabric? Cotton…
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3 – How Difficult Could It Be?
Amusement carnival art may have a certain naivety but also a definitive “look” to it. Bright color, outlining, bold imagery often with…
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2 – Ready for an Air-Brush Adventure
I hope to duplicate the look of a spray-painted mural with air-brushing. My experience with air-brushing is limited, more because of time…
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14 – Butterfly has landed!
It took longer to finish up this quilt than I expected, though it wasn't the quilt's fault. Life just got in the...
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13 – So much greenery
The assembled quilt has been loaded onto my A-1 longarm sewing machine. Not only will the stitching hold down the fabric collage…
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12 – Where will the butterfly land?
Before quilting, I need to play with the position of flowers (I’ve painted a smaller second one) and butterfly on the painted…
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11 – Soft as a butterfly’s wings
Added some paint to soften the edges between black border and fused color spots. I’m liking it! #butterfly #wings #fabriccollage #saqawip #fabricpainting…
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8 – Oops-your background is showing
My painted flower had a transparency problem. The background was showing through, especially the trellis lines, even with a white backing applied….
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7 – Do you see a problem?
There’s a problem here-do you see it? (Painted flower from Andrea Brokenshire’s workshop and painted background from my photo reference.) #paintedfabric #paintingproblems…
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6 – Leaves and stems appear
First steps…painting a background for a new quilt using my photo for reference. I’ve maintained some areas of white by ironing on…
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5 – Making a mess is fun
“Controlled mess” is so much fun in painting! Here I’ve protected areas that I want to keep white with freezer paper templates,…
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4 – Winging it with paint
Using a black and white photocopy enlargement underneath the fabric, I’ve painted the main structures. I can wing it from here by…
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3 – Beginning the background
The background begins! #artworkinprogress #paintedquilt #saqawip #susanpolansky
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2 – A perfect background!
My photo from the summer is perfect for the background of the flower I painted in Andrea Brokenshire’s fabric painting workshop! #artstart…
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1 – What to do with a painted flower?
I made this painted flower in a workshop taught by Andrea Brokenshire. She’s a very talented quilt artist and generous teacher. Only…
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16 – Block printing in Sanganeer, India
Are any of the fabrics in my #indiaquilt from India? No, but I did come home with a suitcase full! South of…