Here are photos are my best work of 2019: The In Between, Profusion and Lichen on Black. They are all done with machine quilting and added hand stitching. I have painted the fabric and eco-dyed or ice-dyed fabric on these 3. I am always inspired by nature’s bounty!
Need to add more hand stitches and textures to this one in my lichen series. Found a nifty trick to get the yellow rings from yarn. Just pulled one strand of yarn out of three and the yarn created these cute squiggles!
More photos from beautiful Canada!
So many beautiful scenes to capture. I plan to use these photos to inspire my textile work with a little help from Photoshop! So much work to be done.
I have finished creating a PhotoShop Elements image in preparation for a quilt I want to make. It was originally inspired by “Drops of Jupiter” by Train. I had in mind a dancer “dance along the light of day”. After playing with it in PSE, this is what I ended up with.
It was cropped ruthlessly and then I kept playing with the clone stamp and the self-healing brush to get all the hair going. Not too sure about that skin tone…. I want to make a quilt like this and maybe add a dancer in somehow.
Finally took my last online lesson from the Pixeladies and it was sooo much fun! I still don’t understand a lot, but I can do some more advanced things. Here are some results of all my effort.
Don’t ask me any details as to how I did these, but I have a printout of all the lessons!
I have almost completed my PSE class with Pixeladies. Such fun!
I plan to use these photos to create some art quilts. Went to the Lavender Festival today and saw nature’s beauty everywhere.
Check out #naturesartincloth to see fiber art.
I have been doing some leaf dyeing and here are some pix to show you some lovelies!
The one on the left is showing prints from Japanese maple leaves and the one on the right is from rose petals. Who knew this could be done so easily? Dip them in mordant, lay out on PFD silk. Wrap them on a wood dowel and submerge in boiling water for 2 hours. Unroll and voila!
The opening reception of the new exhibit, “Evolving Perceptions”, at the Foothills Art Center was a wonderful experience. Friends and artists attended and also members of the FAC. It was an inspirational evening and I thoroughly enjoyed talking with fellow artists.
I also have some new inspiration from my garden!
Today I’m off to the Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum to deliver 2 quilts for the next exhibit called “Evolutions”. Below are detail shots of “Breakthrough” and “Awakening”.
Sue Lewis Art 