July has added background stitching and some tiny butterflies made from shrink plastic. I've used more of the transfer dyed sateen pieces to make the prairie points. I had to join two pieces of metal to make the long stork as they just don't make lager cans long enough!!
I've used a Sizzix die on this one to add the weed at the bottom. The center of the flower was rolled through a crimpler in both directions as I wanted it to have a seedhead feel to it. My leaves aren't quite sunflower shaped but then neither is the one in our garden which is what I used for a model. Our sunflower is also only 18" high, not sure what we did but the poor thing just isn't growing. I blame the weather.
Both JP's are hand quilted in running stitch.
And now for my August Chunky Book Page a Surface Design group challenge. This month it was "water" I thought I'd use one of the photos I'd taken of wash from our ferry crossing the Bospherus as I loved the colours.
However it proved illusive and in the end my piece didn't look anything like I'd planned. In fact it looked more like Monet's 'Water Lily' painting so this is what it ended up being.
I printed the photo onto fabric and layered it with sheer fabrics and iris film. By this time of course I couldn't actually see the photo so I stitched 'water flow' marks and finally burned back the sheers. As I said it looked more like Monet that ferry wake so I added a few lily pads, flower and beads. All in all though I think I prefer this version.
We're just about to start redecorating the living room and staircase so guess it could be a few days before I post again. I hate decorating and can only do a bit before I feel the need to put my feet up. Keith has started clearing out books and magazines so I guess I had better do my bit too.
1 comment:
I like both your July and August Journal pages. The mixture of the metal and the stitching works really well and the colours of the fabrics used give it a hot summer feel. I must have a go at incorporating metal into my designs but unfortunately it will have to wait as I have to many projects in progress at present. The water lily piece is very reminiscent of Monet and works very well.
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