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This listing is for my signature earthy Forest blended art batts, part of my expanded Nature - Forest line of yarns & fibers. Sold in 2.5 ounce weights per batt. I use the same fibers and palettes as are used in spinning up my Forest line of yarns. If you would like your batt to have more or less browns/greens etc, please reach out! I'm happy to make adjustments. MADE TO ORDER: Custom blended textured art batt for spinning or other fiber crafts, such as felting or weaving. ** ALL CUSTOM ITEMS ARE NON REFUNDABLE AND FINAL SALE ** I am committed to creating the perfect custom art batt(s) for you. All batts start with a domestic 23 micron hand dyed merino wool base, then hand dyed silk textures and fibers are layered as well as dyed curly lamb locks. Add ins may include: - Silk fibers such as silk noil, tussah or mulberry silk, silk throwsters. - Wool locks from Teeswater sheep - Cellulose fibers may be added when available including flax, seaweed, hemp, cotton, etc. Fiber and material add ins are subject to what I have available. If you want a specific fiber in your art batt, feel free to reach out! View photos for a look at previous textured art batts. ** Please allow up to 2 weeks for the creation of your textured art batt(s) before it may ship. If I need to special order any fibers per your request, or if you'd like to include sentimental fabric strips, it may take longer. If you need to expedite your order, reach out so we can see what may be done! Perfect for the creative soul to spin into yarn, use in woven works, mixed media, felting projects, or anything you can think of! There are no synthetic materials in my art batts unless noted and are all sustainably handmade with care. I dye my own fibers & colors may vary slightly from screen to screen, I do my best to portray accurate colors in my photographs. All of my items will be shipped out in compostable, recyclable & reusable plastic free packaging with 10% of the purchase going towards an environmental or humanities based charity. I create a little pamphlet with details on the selected charity and include one with each order! Follow me on Instagram @meliorfiberstudio for updates, coupons, behind the scenes, and sneak peeks at what's to come.
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This year I resolved to get back into the game on more fronts than just one. As I ease back into work post-baby I decided to review some of my favorite books that I got as gifts from Santa this year. I am a painter by training and trade but those who know me well know that books, interior design, New Orleans and watching Mad Men are among my favorite hobbies. Lucky me that I received big, easy STYLE: Creating Rooms You Love to Live In by Bryan Batt, all four favs rolled into one book! I own lots and lots of books directly and indirectly related to painting, surfaces, interior design, architecture...the list goes on and this book is in my top ten favorite books and I'll tell you why! Bryan Batt is not only an actor and the author and creative mind behind this beauty but he is also the owner of the New Orleans store Hazelnut. This store is known not only for it's famous owners(Batt and partner Tom Cianfichi) and charming gifts but also for it's custom made New Orleans toile(in the form of fabric by the yard and gift items) designed by Bryan Batt and Sonia O'Mara. The toile features beautiful drawings of the St. Louis Cathedral, a street car driving by St. Charles Avenue, a French Quarter balcony, a river boat floating down the Mississippi River and a peek into a French Quarter courtyard. This toile is the endpaper and makes a great first impression to a book stuffed full of beautiful and unexpected details. Not only does Batt point out to the reader all of the unique resources and designers New Orleans has to offer but his main purpose for writing the book is taking risks and acquiring confidence in "feathering" your own nest. He says, " How we decorate the spaces we live in is an opportunity for us to express our individuality, and when there is synergy between a home's great style and it's owner's personal flair, it is nothing short of divine." As an aesthetic person my favorite points in the book were not to be afraid of color, the creative process of design, creating your own personal collections, mixology, and making space for real functional living. On every single page Batt offers how New Orleans and his experiences growing up here and visiting various homes has shaped and inspired his tastes. I must say I feel the same way, New Orleans has everything to do with my interest and love of anything painted. This book is really a must for those who enjoy these types of books. New Orleans is known for its grand mansions of a very specific and very formal style and it is also known for its secret french quarter hideaways. This book shows a completely different side of the city's interiors. Most of the interiors shown reflect the personal style of some of the New Orleans' great creatives. It is really fun to flip through and get a not so serious view of the insides of some of these quirky, old buildings that we love down here. I have included a few of my favorite pictures from the book. This is the home of Sally and Richard Edrington, interior design: MMR Interiors. If you follow Melissa's work, this home has been all over the blog-osphere, and for good reason! In a land where "greige" is the norm this home is completely saturated in color and pattern, very true to the client's personality and indicative of Melissa's work. This is the home of Gretchen Howard, fellow decorative painter and local artist. This hue is amazing, and completely unexpected. I also love the mix of objects on top of this dresser as well as the wonderful "nest" by Khaki Foley. I love the sun bleached tortoise shell and gilded Klismos chair, a nice surprise before you head into what seems to be a very formal dining room. This is Bryan Batt and Tom Cianfichi's New Orleans home. Wonderful colors and textures: old, new, shiny, matte, natural and man made..all in one room and working very well together. The thing I like most of about these two rooms is that they don't take themselves too seriously. Bryan and Tom's home. Again, brave use of color, very functional and not too serious. Whatever their style is, I feel like all of my clients love "crust"! I love the color of the crust on both this desk and chair. The collection on the walls is reverse gilded art glass made by Laurel Wilder available at Hazelnut. Wonderful painted piece! I included this because it is a great idea for an otherwise mundane piece of furniture. This style of furniture seems to pop up often in resale shops and could be saved with a fun tortoise finish. Love the colors and finishes here. How clever? This panel came from Karla Katz's shop and was repurposed into a mantle. This is the mural from Bryan Batt's childhood home. Painted by Elizabeth Hadden. All photos by Kerri McCaffety and then scanned by me, I know they are not perfect, sorry. The book is available through Crown Publishing, go run and and get it today!
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Compare these paintings by the artist Georgia O'keeffe... ...to these photographs. What do you notice? compare this presentation of Georgia O'Keeffe flowers ...to this presentation of photographs of tropical flowers. While Georgia O'Keeffe's paintings might seem like abstract art at first glance, she was actually portraying a reality that few people notice. "When you take a flower in your hand and really look at it, it's your world for the moment. I want to give that world to someone else. Most people in the city rush around so, they have no time to look at a flower. I want them to see it whether they want to or not." --Georgia O'Keeffe Looking at flowers through the eyes of Georgia O'Keeffe from Rachel Wintemberg on Vimeo To learn more about the life of the great American painter Georgia O'Keeffe, click here and watch the video below: How to create your own flower pictures in the style of Georgia O'Keefe: Using two 'L' shaped pieces of oaktag create a box around the flowers in the photograph that you wish to draw. Enlarge and copy the lines that you see on to a larger piece of paper. Do not include the stems or background. Make sure the petals of the flower touch the edges of the box on all sides. Start at the corner of your drawing paper. If a line in the photograph touches the corner of the box, make it touch the same corner on your drawing paper. In this way, you can enlarge the shapes to fit the page. Click on the links below for my articles on how to color your flower pictures using oil pastel, colored pencil or watercolor: http://thehelpfulartteacher.blogspot.com/2012/04/how-many-colors-do-you-see-in.html http://thehelpfulartteacher.blogspot.com/2014/03/colored-pencil-tutorial-blending.html http://thehelpfulartteacher.blogspot.com/2013/08/an-inventory-of-watercolor-painting.html?m=1 No matter the medium you choose, you will need to blend colors in order to precisely reproduce what you see. Before you begin coloring, click here and upload the photograph of the flower you have drawn to generate a custom color palette. Once you are done generating your custom color palette, pull out a piece of scrap paper and figure out how to mix the colors you have generated using http://www.colorhunter.com/. Practice creating them and take notes on what colors you needed to combine to get the desired results. If you are painting your flower with acrylic paint, please watch the video below showing how to paint color gradients. After watching the tutorial above, you may wish to continue playing the time lapse version below in a loop to remind students of the necessary steps. Georgia O'Keeffe zoomed in closely examining the intricate details of the petals of a flower. With an electron microscope it is possible to zoom in even closer. Pollens Source: Dartmouth Electron Microscope Facility (Public Domain Release by Dartmouth College). View through a scanning electron microscope of different pollens SEM image of pollen tubes growing from Lily pollen grains A great artist, like a great scientist, will be able to see the extraordinary in an ordinary every day object simply by examining it in a new way. Georgia O'Keeffe, for instance, held each flower very close to her eye to discover lines, shapes and colors that other people missed. It is also possible to look at an object from very far away in order to gain a new perspective. Watch the video below, Powers of Ten by Charles and Ray Eames to see how different the universe looks depending upon where you are standing. LESSON OBJECTIVES: Students will be able to examine, analyze and discuss the difference between abstract and realistic art. Students will be able to distinguish between abstraction and realism and recognize circumstances where those distinctions blur. Students will be able to identify examples of realistic and abstract (representational vs. non representational) art in the classroom. Students will be able to apply this information when looking at and discussing the paintings of Georgia O’Keeffe. Students will be able to compare O’Keeffe’s artwork to photographs of real flowers and identify commonalities and differences. Students will be able to apply this information to their own artwork. Students will be able to examine a flower from a new perspective and break down the shapes they see into a composition of abstract lines. Students will be able to enlarge and copy these lines on to a piece of 12x18 paper New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards for Visual Art addressed in this lesson: 13.8.D.3 Identify genres of art (including realism, abstract/nonobjective art, and conceptual art) within various contexts using appropriate art vocabulary, and solve hands-on visual problems using a variety of genre styles 1.3.8.D.5 Examine the characteristics, thematic content, and symbolism found in works of art from diverse cultural and historical eras, and use these visual statements as inspiration for original artworks. 1.3.8.D.6 Synthesize the physical properties, processes, and techniques for visual communication in multiple art media and apply this knowledge to the creation of original artworks. 1.4.5.A.3 Demonstrate how art communicates ideas about personal and social values and is inspired by an individual’s imagination and frame of reference (e.g., personal, social, political, historical context). 1.4.8.A.1 Generate observational and emotional responses to diverse culturally and historically specific works of visual art 1.4.8.A.3 Distinguish among artistic styles, trends, and movements in visual art within diverse cultures and historical eras. 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