AEDM Day 20 - Class Preparations

Last night I worked a bit more on my drawing for tonight's quilt collage class.

I decided to use poppies and alstroemelia blossoms, along with an assortment of leaves.

And I couldn't resist putting in my nosey Rosie, because she would definitely 

be tempted by those dangling leaves! I'm not sure whether I'll leave her in there. We'll see.

I enlarged my drawing to 14 inches by 18 inches, which will be my working size.

We were also advised to bring a selection of fabrics to work with,

so I went through boxes, drawers and bags and came up with a pile which

I laid out on my dining room table.

Guess who took advantage of the soft pile while I was out of the room!

You guessed it - Rosie!!!

Off to class in a while - I'll bring you up to date tomorrow!

Have a lovely evening!

AEDM Day 19 - Flower Sketches

I'm getting ready for my collage quilt class tomorrow night.

I had already done a drawing of what I want to make - a vase of flowers -

but didn't have a warm and fuzzy feeling about what I had drawn.

Today I put more thought into what I'd like to create, 

and what kind of flowers I love.

I've always loved the simplicity of carnations and baby's breath,

but they might be a bit too simple.

I really love the drama of anemones, in rich reds and purples,

and gerbera daisies have great potential for a textural piece of fiber art.

I also like the shape of the common alstroemeria, with its graceful petals and twisted leaves.

I've decided that I want to use rich, deep reds and deep purples, with greens and golds,

so I have a bit more planning and sketching to do 

before the class!

These are purely sketches, micron pen and colored pencil over a pencil drawing.

I have to come up with a clearly outlined drawing, so I have work to do!!

Hope your day is a good one!!

AEDM Day 18 - Drawing

I feel like I'm moving in slow motion lately -

some stressful things have come to an end and I'm finally taking a breather!

Traveling, house reno, medical tests - done!!

My husband has just returned from a trip to Japan, China, Bangkok and Malaysia,

medical tests have turned out fine, renovations are completed!

Whew!!!

So here is the sketch I was working on recently,

to which I've added a few elements...

Anyone who has ever had a cat can identify with this scenario!!

I'm going to turn this into a fabric or cut paper picture - haven't decided which yet!

Hope you're having a pleasant Monday!

AEDM Day 15 - Evening's Glow

 I've been witnessing some beautiful sunsets lately,

many from my back porch.

I thought I would share some of my photos of them

as my art today. 

Hope you've had a good week!

AEDM DAY 14 - Quilt Collage Class

Last night I went to a class with a wonderful textile artist, Amy Ropple, at Create Artisan Studio.

Amy makes amazing art quilts, heavily beaded and glowing with color.

These photos don't even do them justice - they are gorgeous in person!

This is a 6 week course and last night we talked about our designs.

Because of Amy's method of making art quilts, I decided to do a vase of flowers,

a design which could make maximum use of color and beading.

I need to work on this a bit more, but we are off to a very good start!

Happy Day 14 of AEDM!!

AEDM DAY 13 - Drawing Expressions

Today I did this quick drawing, loosely based on a photo I found on the internet

I left the ink drawing with the eyes and mouth blank,

and then drew different eyes and mouths, changing the expression each time.

I plan to do a thread drawing with this, but what expression will I use? Hmmm...

I also wanted to share a couple more of my favorite quilts

from the International Quilt Festival I attended earlier this month!

Hope you've had a great day!

AEDM Day 11 - ATC Catch Up

Happy Monday!

This morning I worked on a couple of Artist Trading Cards for my friend Janice.

We've been trading for a few years, but I'm always behind in doing one every month.

This is a collage with a magazine photo, cut paper and painting.

This one is also done with cut paper and painting (and marker).

Something that makes me smile these days is the annual blooming of my mother's Christmas cactus.

I miss her a lot, but have plenty of wonderful memories and physical reminders 

of her that keep her here in my heart.

Love you, Mum.

Have a great day, everyone!