Author: Sue Lewis textiles

This wall quilt measures 27″ W x 19″ L and includes hand painted fabric, stamps, dryer sheets and organza overlays. I have hand stitched throughout and then machine quilted the final details. There is some commercial fabric I unearthed in my stash from several years ago. It is seen here as the black and white strips with an Asian flair toward the top and bottom of the quilt.

Momigami Vessel

Below is a vessel created with wrapping paper that is crumbled and then painted, plus some indigo dyed paper and hand stitches. The image to the right of the vessel is the interior of the vase. This was formed into a cylinder and a coiled base hand sewn to the bottom made with paper yarn. It is about 12 inches tall and about 5″ deep.

Here is a sampling of my recent completions. The top left is the inside of the momigami vase shown here to the right. Third photo is a detail shot of my “From the Meadow” wall quilt and the top right is a detail of
“Come September”. I have used painted fabric and organza overlays plus gelli prints on the wall quilts and vessels. Lower left is “Before the Dawn” mixed media piece with gelli prints and an organza overlay. The image on the lower right is another detail image of “From the Meadow”.

I finally found my file on how to collage using PSE! At last I can resize and arrange my images however I want on an 8″ x 10″ canvas.

II also enjoyed taking images of the interiors of the vessels:

I have made an oval shaped vessel with painted canvas and organza layered with a sun-print and burlap. Embellishments include a “turquoise” bead and thread. The interior lining is white fabric with black marks made with my handmade brushes. See below another cylinder type vessel of painted linen and a paper and cloth “scroll” placed around the middle.

4 New Vases created in an online class titled “Perfectly Imperfect”. First one on the left is “High Desert” vase, next is “Heat Pressed” on canvas, the blue one is “Momigami” vase and the last one is “Silk with Fun Yarn”. These will appear in a book published by Fiber Arts Take Two, titled “Breaking Barriers”.

Here is a vessel created with cotton canvas and flowers imprinted by a heat press. Then stitches were added and hand sewn into a cylinder with a coiled base. All this was done by hand, since my sewing machine is in for repair.

Here is my latest creation, titled “One Winged”. This is on a black 6″ x 6″ stretched canvas painted black. The “wing” is a piece of bark I painted with gold leaf spray paint. This shows layered papers that I painted, cardboard, crinoline, burlap, modeling paste and all secured with twine.

I am currently taking an online class with Lorna Crane, an Australian artist through Fibre Arts Take Two. We are making marks with handmade brushes, constructing and deconstructing and creating personal symbols with asemic writings. We are making books, scrolls and vessels in this 8 week course.

Making marks with my new tools for an online class with Lorna Crane!

Taking an online class with Australian artist, Lorna Crane. She teaches students how to make these most wonderful paint brushes for mark making. Having some fun with ink on paper and fabric. We will be making books and vessels with these.

You see I have used fabric, yarn, twine, a feather and grasses attached to a found stick and bound with fabric, thread or yarn, then a handle for hanging.

This quilt was inspired by my friend’s collection of dried weeds, seeds, pods and natural fibers hanging up in her beautiful studio. I show here my original photo image, PSE’s filtered image, the final textile rendition and a detail shot. I started on a linen foundation, fused black canvas, painted silk, home decor fabric and finished with some machine and hand stitching.