The last several months have been difficult, and the reason for few posts. Although I had been creating art (and working on future videos and posts), they were just a diversion to what was going on here. My sister, Mari Culver, died July 9 in her home in Cropwell, Alabama.
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Yesterday I taught my first class in a long time at the Seton Harvest Farm Camp. After their lunch we printed flags and their backpacks with kohlrabi leaves that they had picked earlier in the morning.
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I’ve played a bit with a variety of water soluble stabilizers. Today I’m talking about being intentional when creating fabric with this fun product.
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I usually use transparent textile paint, but since I am teaching a leaf printing class for a summer kids camp this year, I wanted to see the differences in the paints. I’m using Prochem textile paints. On the left is the transparent; on the right the opaque. So I decided I’d do a test to…
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For those of you who come to my blog to see what I’m creating, during early garden season my art takes a back seat. However, once the weather heats up, I’ll be back inside playing.
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Another great Iris Parade here at Happy Acres. What joy they bring me. This year 41 different irises joined the festivities. Here is a video I made of my tour a week or so ago, although they had not all bloomed yet. If you are reading this via email, you need to come to the…
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It rained the other day which gave me an opportunity to play inside. I’ve had this piece of fabric from a dyeing class I took years ago. It was so much fun to dye! I really love it but have trouble using it in a big project. However, I thought it would be great for…
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I’ve decided to share my Easy Silk Dyeing class for free, so all of it will be available on my YouTube channel by the end of the weekend.
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In my last post I showed you the Osnabrück Square Challenge. On the back I added my great grandmother and grandfather’s picture. I used Lesley Riley’s TAP (Transfer Artist Paper).
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