Still unfinished but moving still.
So far…..notice the addition of vanilla and star anise.
I’m enjoying the light but ‘meaty’ texture of handmade paper and thread. Puncturing holes with a needle is surprisingly addictive.
More white on white texture. Ahhhhh
This part reminds me of an injury ….repaired.
Detail of Star Anise.
I’m also loving the dark leather looking corner. So much texture. I love texture.
3 pears and a pomegranate…. to date. (A1ish)
Yes still working on this one. I think it’s going to take a while, but I am loving the textures of paper and thread….. saturated and dripped with inks.
Pomegranate close-up…..
pears close-up.
Meanwhile , I have put a few other pieces together.
Quick ones…. but I am really happy with the outcome.
The drawings are loosely based on other artists artwork…..
Image from betterphoto.com
I used just 3 pears….
3 pears waiting…… (A4)
They remind me of cellos. You?
close-up…
The back also is cool. I love the way the inks make their way through the paper via the thread, colouring it.
The back.
Image from here.
Lone pear…. (A4)
‘The lone pear’ is a simple quick idea.
Ink, threads, pencil
close-up…
I’m enjoying the ripped and inked edge. It reminds me of a book.
Please give me your feedback in the comments…. I love to hear what you think, even if it’s negative.
Warm-up sketch.
Quick ink ad water sketch.
Three pears and a pomegranate so far.
Pear detail
Stitch and collage detail.
Stitch ‘cross hatch’ detail and punctures.
Collage pomegranate, stitching and puncturing.
Left over ink painted paper.
…..work in progress…..
Thanks to everyone who gave me feedback on where to start creating again.
These are some shots from the classes so far.
I was a bit out of practise and unsure so I spent some time sketching, using the inspiration you all suggested.
This is what the first week produced.
This image from decor8 became…..
….. a pencil sketch.
Image from the house of turquoise…….
…. this very ‘not really convincing’ pencil sketch.
I cropped the image from decor8 to become……
….. this little A3 collage (brown paper with ‘pencil paper’, charcole ad pencil. I am quite pleased with this one.
During the making of the collage I put a sheet of graphite carbon paper underneath as I worked. This was the result. Interesting as every mark comes out the same colour.
This image from ‘the bottom of my ironing basket’……
Cross Hatched sketch.
During the second week I developed a couple of these ideas.
Using the pears and pomegranate I worked with crumpled handmade paper, collage, cross hatching, ink, pencil and stitching to start creating an artwork. It will take a while to finish….. lots of stitching to come.
The beginning of the A1(ish) work.
Art is cheaper than therapy 