So is That What It Looks Like?

The November Fast Friday Fabric Challenge, microscopic and paint or dye

Cellular view of a condition I have, was amazed when I looked it up it was kind of pretty on a cellular level.

Started with deconstructed screen printing using dyes, then added some stenciling with fabric paint, minimal free motion thread work topped off with puff paint to give it that 3-d quality.

Finished at 8.5 x 11 in

60's Style

This piece has been a challenge for me from conception, I have had to use and stretch some design principles. I have had trouble with getting the perspective correct for both vehicles, Since they are two separate photos taken at separate times this has been troubling. I have worked it out well I think.

I used my Selective rusting technique on the vehicles and was able to add some rust to the quilted rock wall to add depth and dimension to it. I have used mostly rusted fabrics on the background and border to enhance the picture.

I finished the background quilting on this to keep the hole piece simplistic and I think it helps give more weight to the feeling of it being aged. The tulle shadow add just the right touch.

Finished piece is 21.5 x 29.5 inches

Swirling Nine

This was also painted interfacing fused to layers of fabrics. I then added painted fusing to lay over various bits and strips of threads and fabrics. I then swirled on paint and heated to expand. It was finished with hand painted buttons.

Butterfly Garden

This was a fun piece done by layering various thickness of painted interfacing. The butterflies are embossing powder affixed to a foil and then attached. buttons are UTEE and embossing powder then dotted in centers with paint.

I've Gut A Hole In My Patch

The fabric was hand dyed. I then hand painted medical equipment and thread painted the finish.
The original idea was from an online challenge of showing artistically a old quilt or pattern. I came up with the pattern of nine patch and just kept saying it in my head for days trying to come up with a idea "nine patch, nine patch, nine patch". It was coming out of a shower when I looked into the mirror and said to myself now don't I look like a nine patch. Within just a few moments I could see in my brain the quilt. It even threw me what a concept using my own medical equipment in an art piece that I called my sister and run it by her first. Even she agreed it was pretty out there but by then I had to do it.
Oh ya in case you had not figured it out yet, or just have never been exposed before the painted circle things are ostomy flanges.

Purses

Theese were quick and fun. I used a piece of scrap hand painted cloth and backed it with old hami-down quilted cloth. Finished with some thread painting and then just add the zipper. It will be nice to give them for holiday gifts.

Christmas cards

I have been making some fabric art Christmas cards here is the first batch. The backs are plain muslin for eazy writing.

Autum String Play

Autum String Play, This was fun playing with thoose leftover threads ands and clippings. I had been out that morning on my bus and the first heavy frost covered the autum trees with there colorful leaves on the trees and on the grass. I tried to capture the colors that glistened off of the frost.