Category: Making

Isola

Giving myself permission to play to get through self-isolation on a Sunday. These pieces started out as circles painted with watercolor in my giant sketchbook. Printed onto facing page to reduce wetness, then dried...

Experiment with curve

Working on ways to integrate paper and fabric. The fabric panel was going to be a stitched collage but I decided to keep it simple. Sunlight and shadow turned out to be part of...

Vernal panels

I have three panels done and ready to join. Halfway done. The title of this book is in flux. I love the word “vernal” so I’m trying to work it in somehow. Also, I...

Dyeing with extracts

I took a workshop with Susanne Grosjean again this year. This time focusing on extracts. I learned a lot and came home with a sample card of 25 dyed yarns and a selection of...

Joining Stitch 5

I like this randa stitch a lot. But I’m thinking it is very similar, if not the same, as Sushma’s 355 stitch. I really enjoyed doing the 355 stitch with the wrapping of the...

Content contemplation

Too many art forms. I’m primarily interested in artist’s books. I don’t want to make blank books full of pristine white paper that will never be well used. I’ve taken a book to bed...

Joining stitch sampler 3 and 4

This stitch was very simple, only three passes of the needle. Important to be consistent! The simplest stitches require the most care. My tutorial is here: Step-by-step Palestrina Stitch This randa stitch is similar...