A couple of little pouches made from scraps of fabric and decorated with machine embroidery. They are not the best made items but it was just a bit of an experiment really.
I textured the fabric with Golden course molding paste and bits from a page of a book. Colour was added with inktense blocks. I quilted it with bamboo wadding and backing fabric and stitched some basic lines on the hills and around the trees on a sewing machine. It needs a lot more quilting but will my sewing machine like going through the paste for any length of time.
I actually bought these vintage buttons last March in Hastings but it is the first time I have had a good look at them. Makes me wonder what type of clothing they were on and who wore them.
My design for the Spoonflower 2014 calendar tea towel contest.
The background was from an original art work - I used real leaves for stamping with, the birds I drew on a tablet.
The fabric is available at Spoonflower. The design fits on a fat quarter of linen-cotton canvas, the edges need to be turned and stitched. Could also be used as a hanging.
A page from my long tall sketchbook. I started with painted background [dye solution and the marks were made with bubble wrap, the type with big bubbles]
I painted a page in an old book, then drew on the jug and cup, and painted a few more features. Then they were cut out and stuck to the background.
I went for softer colours on this one, looks a bit like pastel but it was actually done on a tablet [samsung galaxy note] using layers in sketchbook pro.