...from fabric, and suddenly I'm back at it again. This time, I've gel-printed a lace doily onto a canvas.
I've brayered the living daylights out of a spread in my journal in the process of painting some
cheesecloth, dryer sheets and baby wipes in the same colours. As I've chopped, slashed and cut, there are a few odds and ends that will get added to the journal pages. Nothing goes to waste here.
I've created some rosettes out of the various fabrics, and shredded some of the green dryer sheets to act as part of the foliage.
The Nosegay for Alice is already starting to look presentable, even without the addition of embroidery to be added. I'm loving the organic look of the cheesecloth overlaying that gel print.
Here's a closeup of the stitched leaves (dryer sheets overlaying baby wipes) and rosettes of all sorts.
This project is going to be part of a memorial piece created by
Alice Saltiel's artist friends. She was an amazing mentor to so many of us, and it will be a wonderful group memorial to be seen at her Celebration of Life next month. I've chosen colours that were an essential part of her palette and the nosegay is a nod to the hundreds of floral paintings she created throughout her life (over 900 in one series alone!).
Will I ever get back to painting? Maybe.... How about you? What are you up to? Do let me know in the comments below, and feel free to post a link!
