We start with home as the place of inspiration for this module. This is an initial piecing together of a few images that I hope give a feel of what my home feels to me. The flowers are dried poppies that I have stuck down with acrylic medium, both underneath and over the flowers. Into...
Category: Work from Courses and Workshops
Chapter 8 – Paper manipulation
Some images of curved, crinkled and folded shapes Experiments in folding paper Experiments in curling paper I found it quite hard to get into these exercises, but I like the ‘egg’ shape and feel I could do more with this. It was cut from a central circle drawn on a...
Chapter 7 – Developing Stitched Textures
Couching yarns I loved combing the colours for this piece and for the one with automatic patterns below. I probably needed a larger piece of stitching and more curves to achieve a real optical illusion, so this sample is only partly successful. Bits and bobs I chose an image that was relatively simple in shape...
Chapter Six – Texture
Texture images Bridget Riley and stitching texture Mark making Mark making into stitch I’m struggling with the cocoon of vine leaves – this reminds me more of Amnesty’s candle surrounded by barbed wire! So not very successful. I really enjoyed doing these little pieces. The cactus is the least successful, but...
Collage, paint and print workshop with Karen Carter
Last week I went to the Oxford Summer School for the Arts to do the above course. I had a wonderful time and felt truly inspired. The first thing we made was this little book of sample techniques. All pages covered with a diluted wash of acrylic paint. Page 1 – Acrylic paint on a...