I thought we had a thread where we all posted our art, But I couldnt find it. I dont want to hijack
UL’s thread where he shows his drawings, so I started a new one.
Show your art here!
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I thought we had a thread where we all posted our art, But I couldnt find it. I dont want to hijack
UL’s thread where he shows his drawings, so I started a new one.
Show your art here!
Tomorrow I am leading a workshop on “leaf manipulation” which is all about abstracting foliage. I sat down and made 7 designs, and will probably make another 2 tonight.
So much fun! This is whenI love my life, when I get to do stuff like this, and actually, am forced to be creative by a deadline. My creative juices gear up near a deadline.
here are images of the techniques I will be talking about tomorrow (below). Oh, I like circles. See if you can “see” that obsession!
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Those are some fun creations! :)
I will post some work soon, love that iris lilies.
Gorgeous display, IL! I love how the different leaf shapes are so different, yet complement each other!!
Can we do other artistic media? How about poems? I wrote this a long time ago.
I Kissed It
I was ironing the other day
And I found myself
Kissing
My son’s white T-shirt
Size 8
It was a silly thing to do
I did it anyway
I was wondering what to cook the other day
And I found myself
Kissing
A small rutabaga
It was a silly thing to do
Kissing a rutabaga
(Purply-waxy little thing!)
I looked around sheepishly
To be sure I was alone
And I kissed it
Some things make sense to kiss
You kiss a spouse
You kiss a cheek
Or two, if you’re in France
But there are things
So beautiful
So wonderful
So awe-inspiring
(To my eyes anyway)
That the desire to kiss them
Is irresistible and I…
Sshhh,,,
Just have to sneak a peck
A silly way (to be sure)
To simply say
Thank you
Attachment 2264 I am working on this baby doll, and I changed the bottom of the clothing to be a ruffle, before it just folded over in an awkward ending. I also changed how I did the arms and created an opening to sew them into rather than just sewing them on a surface. I need to make the hat next, it looks like a fairy or gnome type. I have made a few of these before.
Attachment 2265And here is the finished unicorn, it was a commission project. I have one more from this pattern ordered and possibly 3 dragon puppets.
So cute, ZG! The little unicorn reminds me a little of Shari Lewis's "Lamb Chop" puppet. (Now I'm REALLY revealing my age!)
Those little dolls would make great baby gifts.
Catherine, Your poem made me smile. Thanks.
I used this for a Christmas card that I sent to my fellow ski patrol members a couple of years ago.
This is such a great thread! I am thoroughly enjoying seeing (and reading) your creations. :)
I'm loving this thread too!
I'll post some toward the end of the week -- got a few other projects to finish first.
Quilts quilts and more quilts.....and I knit dishrags when I need zero-brain involved. Attachment 2273Attachment 2274Attachment 2275Attachment 2276Attachment 2277
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This is what I have been working on, creatively, in the past months. I have had something like this in my mind for a few years and finally was able to do these two pieces for myself and have done a couple for friends. One is hanging in my bedroom window and is so bright and colorful, the other one is in the doorway going down the hall. Most of the material used is from vintage Indian silk sari's that I ordered from India. Just good size scraps of fabric that I cut into strips and used as the basis. The rest has pieces of scarves cut in strips and then embellishments are anything shiny I have around. Some are old earrings. These were a lot of fun to do.
Those are so pretty Sad, The top is very interesting. Old earrings are such an interesting choice!
Love these! I use vintage saris on my windows.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sad Eyed Lady
I see batches of scrap fabric from silk saris on ebay, and I wondered what people do with them.
Now I know one project!
THis is nice! Many of my flowers are kissable, but I just touch them and tell them how cute/sweet/pretty they are.Quote:
Originally Posted by catherine
I have also seen little bags made out of saris, I have one that is less than 2 inches square with a zipper for keeping my little stones in.Quote:
Originally Posted by iris lilies
That is where I bought mine, on ebay. I have two fairly good size pieces that I haven't cut up and used because they are so beautiful. They have a lot of beading and sequins, and things like that. Not sure what I will do with them yet.Quote:
Originally Posted by iris lilies
This is a wonderful thread, so inspiring to see what everyone is doing.
A couple of pictures from our last vacation (click 'em to enlarge):
The Colorado River: Attachment 2280
and the view from Mathers Point: Attachment 2281
Wow! Love those photos, Steve! Love how you captured the people sitting up there at the summit on the Mather's Point photo. The foreground/background contrast really makes you feel like you're there!
incredible countryside in those photos. I would not want to get lost there.
Thanks, catherine! I really wanted the people there to supply a sense of scale. It's so hard to keep that sense in the Canyon.Quote:
Originally Posted by catherine
It's a little mind-boggling to think that people many years ago discovered the Canyon by paddling in on the Colorado river. I cannot imagine what it would have been like to paddle just around a bend and see ... that in front of you and above you -- for miles.Quote:
Originally Posted by razz
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Thanks IL and Steve, it worked and even right side up. This is a memory of a previous property that DH and I lived in with artistic licence taken.
very nice! i hope it was funQuote:
Originally Posted by razz
Pretty painting, razz! The complementary colors in the sky are beautiful.
Nice! I do like that sky....
Lovely painting!Quote:
Originally Posted by razz
Great pics! :)Quote:
Originally Posted by SteveinMN
I am impressed with all the talent in our group - floral arranging, painting, poetry, photography, fabric craft, crocheting, quilting - wow!
I know, it is so uplifting to see all this that we are doing and how different it all it.Quote:
Originally Posted by rosarugosa
For anyone who has the patience to turn my images right side up to view them, here are two floral designs I entered in the North American Lily Society’s recent show.
This one’s had as its theme “Amber waves of Grain.”
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This next one had as its theme “Things to enjoy at the Iowa State Fair” so I fused two bbq grills
together and used a big white lily as “porksteak, the other white meat.” Maybe you have to be from Iowa to get this.
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The judges liked this design a lot, but were turned off by the original “patina” of the grill. Hahahaha! Yeah, it was dirty. What can I say? Ok, it was authentic!
Your designs are unique and wonderfully simple but effective. Thanks for sharing them. I really enjoy seeing them.
"Patina," eh? I love it!
I love patina. I love the word and what it conveys. I should get my floors refinished but I'm so afraid the 40 years of patina will be erased. So, I like your design a lot, and the fact that your grill had patina. If it were sparkly clean, it wouldn't have the same effect.Quote:
Originally Posted by iris lilies
Another flower show. I took 7 entries in Design. This was my favorite of the ones
I took:Attachment 2331
it received a 1st place award but nothing bigger.
This one was strong on color but weak on some design elements, and it got last place in its class. :(.
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This one isnt artistic, but it deserves a big brag: I won the best of the show award in horticulture over 384 other entries for one of the lilies I grew. But really, the weather here has been so crappy so exhibit specimens were not good this year.
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Those are beautiful, IL and your lilies are magnificent. Tell me, are you plagued by those little red lily-eating beetles in your neck of the woods? They have been a scourge up here for many years, but I don't believe I've seen any this year.
Beautiful! Love seeing them
Amazing, IL! Gee, I thought the one that did worst looked beautiful. Definitely strong on color.
Here's another poem of mine. A little abstract and out there, but it just kind of spilled out of me one day.
Passing Shot
I was I am I will not be
Evidence of eternity
A thought, a prayer, a whisper now
Begets me
Momentarily
But what comes next
But all that is
But it’s not but
It is what is
It is what is
It is what is
The thought breaks through
The empty space
The wall
The fire
The touch of grace
The dog is sitting on the bench
The grill is heating up the place
So tell me of tomorrow’s plans
Of what might be
Of what might not
Of crystal moments to be caught
While Time gives us
A passing shot.