Friday, December 13, 2013

Working on Fabric

I had just started sketching a Great Blue Heron onto hand dyed cloth, when I suddenly had to switch gears and create a new seahorse design. Now that my seahorse has been turned in to the Seahorse Dream committe, it' time to return to painted cloth. This has been on my easel, so I have taken some swipes at it as I mixed paint this past week. My next step is to trapunto the bird. I don't intend to complicate this one. I think he is just going to stand in shallow areas of water. I'll do that by applying sheers around his feet after the trapunto is done. Here is is so far. Time to get to work!
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9 comments:

  1. Marilyn WallDecember 13, 2013 at 7:40 AM

    I love it Judy, the background fabric is perfect.

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  2. The Inside StoriDecember 13, 2013 at 7:55 AM

    This is stunning!!!!

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  3. janice pdDecember 13, 2013 at 10:55 AM

    I love the great blues. I thought I would miss them when I moved north but they are plentiful here on the White River, endless supply of trout for their dinner.

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  4. quiltedfabricartDecember 13, 2013 at 8:45 PM

    Fabulous! Is that background painted or hand dyed? It's awedome

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  5. UnknownDecember 14, 2013 at 12:34 AM

    The background is a low water immersion dye. I actually need to do a batch of blue dyed fabrics. They make great backgrounds. Look back to my post of Sanibel Island Light. That's a great background piece. It gets lots of comments.

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  6. MulticoloredPiecesDecember 15, 2013 at 5:32 AM

    Yes, very lovely and the background is most effective.
    Have a happy holiday season with your loved ones and may the new year bring you lots of painting adventures!
    best, nadia

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  7. Marilyn WallDecember 15, 2013 at 4:33 PM

    Judy thanks for your comment on my blog. I agree with all your words.

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  8. Judy FergusonDecember 24, 2013 at 10:15 AM

    I also paint and draw on fabric and love the Inktense Pencils. The background makes a big difference when you use these and I like what you have chosen. Really effective.

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  9. UnknownDecember 24, 2013 at 11:23 AM

    He is still on my machine. Perhaps I'll get him finished today. Thank you for all of your comments. Happy holidays to all of my creative friends.

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