Well, the results are in, and I’m really happy with this light set up. For this first set of prints under these lights, I used a few different botanicals. The first two were dried, one from Michaels and the other from a flower arrangement I was given several years ago. The other two are from…
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I’ve worked with the cyanotype process with the sunlight in the past. You can see my last post about it here. The challenge, of course, comes when there’s no sun. I had heard that lights can be used for this type of printing, so after some research, I found this light setup. The unit actually…
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I’ve not been creating much art lately. Part of the reason is because I’ve been fighting my chronic cough since last October, which didn’t allow me to sleep well. I also have been enjoying writing on Substack. You can check out my posts here.
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It’s been a crazy busy month with little time or energy for creating art. However, Spring has sprung and I am starting a new fabric book.
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Good Morning! I wanted a sunflower applique I could use to make a small art project. I found some clipart, but I wanted something a bit more whimsical. Why not ask AI to find me one? I went to Chatgpt and asked, Do you have a sunflower pattern that is organic with pieces I can…
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I stopped by a local thrift shop looking for specific household linens to make bags and a top for me. Here is what I found at the one shop. All these goodies for $12. The bright yellow, red, black, brown and blue is a heavy canvas shower curtain. I fell in love with it immediately.…
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Happy Holidays! Every year instead of exchanging presents Dave and I make each other an ornament. We create it in secret and then reveal it on Christmas morning. Dave gets up earlier than I do, so he’ll put his ornament on the tree, and when I get up we go to the tree. I have…
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Every year I look for something I can make for the girls’ group I belong to. We’ve all worked together years ago and have been meeting once a month for a meal for a long time. It started out as an evening meal, but now since we’re all retired we meet for lunch.
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Every December I highlight my five favorite things in my studio. Sometimes they are recent purchases; some are tools I’ve had for years.
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