New work this week.

In the middle of this grey winter, I needed a little color.  I started with a paper collage in blues and greens:

I tidied it up and am having it printed at Spoonflower:

So far, my plan is to print one plain and one with the lines of a poem written in each block (although I may just change my mind!).

Yesterday, I made this little yellow-orange-red piece from old sheets of stamp artwork:

I started with four layers of paper painted with Dynaflow, sandwiched with randomly cut pieces of synthetic organza.

I stitched all the layers onto a piece of Peltex I had sprayed with color.  (The Peltex really absorbed the pigment; I didn't care much as this is the back side.)

I cut between the stitching, through all the layers except the Peltex, and then roughed it up with my hands and a wire brush.  I made this just as a practice for the technique, but I love the way it turned out!  I'm thinking of adding a few beads, nestled between the layers.  I'll keep you posted!

Comments

[chel]

oh wow, oh wow! what beautiful color!

[MelissaPete]

Awesome idea! Love the colors!

[gisele]

gorgeous, I love it!