Mixed Media Inspiration :: Freckles and Flowers Today's mixed media inspiration comes from Freckles and Flowers. In her post, Paula shares several mixed media images to advertise an Altered Books Mixed Media workshop she was teaching. Be sure to stop by Freckles and Flowers for more mixed media inspiration. A Bit of Imperfection :: Thoughts from …
Encaustic art painting techniques - Creating with old pattern making paper and tea bags along with encaustic paint.
This beautiful textured piece is based in a regular walk I do in the Yorkshire village where I live. This mixed media landscape shows a country lane with Baildon Moor in the distance. It’s a wet felting base, needle felted and then embellished with free motion embroidery. It’s measures approx...More This beautiful textured piece is based in a regular walk I do in the Yorkshire village where I live. This mixed media landscape shows a country lane with Bai...More
This pattern for an adorable mixed media toddler sundress is knit using Bernat Softee Baby Cotton yarn and size US4 knitting needles. The bodice design features short sleeves and a subtle seed stitch pattern, and the skirt is made with a coordinating 100% cotton print.
Mixed-media, Art-journal, Card making, Recycling, Re-purposing, Knitting, Crocheting, Sewing, Trying, Learning and of course Sharing it all by Aikku.
There are great rewards to be had if you break out of your creative comfort zone, like gaining more confidence and having a more fulfilling and satisfying art practice.
I just love the look of a fabric collage using mixed media. You can make your piece as small or as large as you like. Sometimes I have a project in mind and will cut the fabric piece to fit, and sometimes I don't have a project in mind and the piece gets put aside until the right project presents itself. Watch the video tutorial below or scroll down for the written instructions What You Need A piece of fabric - cut to whatever size you need for your project. Fusible web such as Mistyfuse An assortment of wool -
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About The Artwork This piece is part of a collection of works exploring shape, line and colour through cotton thread. The work is float mounted in a white frame with highest standard, non-reflective art glass, ready to hang. The work is completely unique, one of a kind. Original Created:2022 Subjects:Patterns Materials:PaperSoft (yarn, Cotton, Fabric) Styles:AbstractMinimalismContemporary Mediums:PaperTextile Details & Dimensions Mixed Media:Paper on Paper Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork Size:8.3 W x 10.6 H x 1 D in Frame:Not Framed Ready to Hang:Yes Packaging:Ships in a Box Shipping & Returns Delivery Time:Typically 5-7 business days for domestic shipments, 10-14 business days for international shipments. Handling:Ships in a box. Artists are responsible for packaging and adhering to Saatchi Art’s packaging guidelines. Ships From:United Kingdom. Customs:Shipments from United Kingdom may experience delays due to country's regulations for exporting valuable artworks. Have additional questions? Please visit our help section or contact us.
It’s always fun to meet other embroidery artists and today I want to introduce you to the work of Diane Scott! I first became acquainted with Diane and her work on Instagram and she is truly a mixed media artist. I love getting a peek into her art journals to see how her paintings or sketches inform
the tutorial materials - click here for the materials list introduction - in the last post I listed the basics that you will need to have a go at my little fabric collage project - please know that you don't need all of the fabrics. For example, some of the things I listed were prompts/ideas for using up old pieces of work ... it's exciting to use up old projects and clear the decks a bit ..... so here we go! inspiration - you may have given some thought to your theme or colour scheme ... if not it really doesn't matter. This is a very freeing and very personal project ... you can copy my colours if you wish but better still if you have your own project in mind. If you have no particular project in mind then using a variety of colours with no particular theme means you may end up with some very lovely abstract pieces, which is exciting! prepare your base layer - get your piece of stiff Vilene or stiff calico or cotton and cut your piece into approximately 9 inches x 12 inches. It really doesn't matter at all if you go an inch smaller or bigger either way STAGE 1 - COVER YOUR BASE LAYER WITH FABRICS AND PAPER layering - from your pile of gathered fabrics and paper ... tear, rip or cut pieces of fabric and paper and glue it straight down on the base layer ... work in an abstract manner and work quickly without thinking too much about placement. Don't be too fussy at this stage and you will get some good results here I have glued some paper and some chiffon with stitched pleats some wool tops and some cellophane wrapper as well as very small bits of metallic fabric with fraying edges glues - I use a glue stick ... but you can also use pva glue if you wish. Glue stick dries quite quickly. Whatever you use, you will need to leave your base layer to dry out thoroughly before moving on to the next stage. If you have a hair dryer you can use that on a medium/gentle setting to help it dry a bit quicker ... but I would not recommend using a heat gun as the heat will be too intense and may burn some of your fabrics and papers working fairly quickly, glue all your pieces on ... overlapping if you wish until your base laver is covered completely like this ... above you can see some of what I've used - the green fern and the pumpkin fabrics are shop bought, there is a piece of old cross stitch, two cellophane wrappers in orange and yellow, assorted torn papers from paper bags and distressed magazine papers, the bee and hive image were torn from a magazine, there is also some hand dyed sari silk ribbon and some little torn metallic sheer fabrics dotted over the piece before moving on to stage 2 - please ensure your work has dried out sufficiently (see above) STAGE 2 - APPLY PAINT TO YOUR PAPERS AND FABRICS blending - using your paints/acrylics or other colouring medium ... use them to blend the fabrics and papers together. There are no rules ... it's up to you. You can use your paints or colouring mediums to either enhance and draw attention to areas you love or to disguise areas you don't like so much. If you don't like what you've done with the paint ... wipe it off, let it dry and paint over with another colour or glue a piece of fabric or paper over the top. You can see in the photo below I've added some burnt umber, gold and sap green ... blending all the colours together. Then let your piece dry completely before the next stage in the picture below I've worked burnt umber and gold paint into a piece of wool blanket and it's optional but, if you wish, you can press your gilding flakes into the paint before moving on to stage 3 - please ensure your work has dried out sufficiently (see above) STAGE 3 - ADD MACHINE OR HAND STITCHING AND THEN CUT UP stitching - after the paint has dried you can further secure your fabrics and papers by stitching through the layers. If you have a sewing machine you can use free motion stitch if you are happy with the technique. If you prefer to do simple stitched lines, running stitch or zigzag then that's fine. Perhaps alter the size of your stitches by adjusting the length and width while you are stitching ... that can add a bit of interest. If you are not happy using a sewing machine (or don't have access to one) you can hand stitch through the layers ... long lines right across your piece in every direction ... I've used a simple running stitch and zigzag stitch below ... then turn your piece over (mine looked like this on the back) ... on the back divide your piece into six smaller pieces by drawing lines with a pencil (divide into as many pieces as you wish ... any size ... it's up to you) then be brave and cut them up with scissors STAGE 4 - WORK ON SMALLER PIECES - ADD TEXTURE add texture - your pieces should now be a bit more abstract and have some interesting lines and areas of colour. The next thing is to select just one of your small pieces to work on. work on your small pieces one at a time personalising them and adding texture and interest. You can add texture by building up more layers of fabric and paint (in the same manner I mentioned above). further texture can be added with 3D elements such as the "emeralds" I've added below. Position your bits and pieces on your little piece, then glue down to keep them in place, then over sew to further secure. I would add my 3D elements first before doing a lot of hand stitching. I tend to hand stitch or sew on small beads as the final stage ... but, of course, it is up to you I added the chiffon and emerald strip which I glued down to "place" it, then stitched it to secure afterwards, I worked some french knots around the piece to help blend it in with the surrounding fabrics and papers at any time, you can also apply more paint if you wish and remember those gilding flakes, if you have some. Press your little shimmery flakes into the paint and leave to dry thoroughly. Cover the gilding flakes with a piece of plain paper and carefully press and smooth the flakes to burnish them into the paint. Gilding over pleats, lumps and bumps ... even little stitches ... will enhance the raised areas. If you don't have gilding flakes ... you could gently rub some treasure gold (or similar), metallic paint, markel sticks or metallic oil pastels over any raised areas you wish to enhance and draw attention to (if you want to go the whole hog ... there are a variety of products out there for adding texture to your piece ... by adding texture to paint as well as texture pastes and 3D paints that you puff up with heat products ... this tutorial does not explore all those possibilities ... but if you are familiar with them ... they are suitable options for adding texture to your pieces. It's just not possible to explore everything in one tutorial within a blog post) gilding on pleats to enhance raised areas hand stitching - when it comes to adding little stitches to your piece ... it's nice to use a variety of different types of thread, use a variety of thicknesses and a variety of colours or toning colours. Stitch your biggest stitches, with your thickest yarns, first ... then fill in around with smaller stitches and blend your colours. I, personally, like tones of similar colour all blended together ... but you don't have to do what I do. Do what pleases you! different stitches - you can use your small pieces to practice new stitches. I'm a terror for always using my favourite french knots ... so next time I do this technique (which will be on Wednesday as I have a Crow Day) I promise to use new stitches. I recommend any of Jan Beaney's and Jean Littlejohn's books for stitch inspiration and I also have Mary Thomas's Dictionary of Embroidery Stitches which is useful. Online ... you can visit Sharon B's dictionary of stitches for hand embroidery and needlework for beautiful stitch ideas. Be creative and use the stitches out of context to add texture and interest. In addition, you could consider stumpwork or raised embroidery. The possibilities are endless ... stitching through painted areas after working on all six of my little pieces I found that each one took on a new personality they spoke to me and let me know which type of "allotment" they would be ... ... like a story unfolding and I hope that yours will too I hope you have fun with the basic ideas contained in this tutorial work into each one as much as you wish ... until you are happy with your little pieces it is up to you you can refer back to my last seven or eight posts for more detail thank you for reading today and for following along the tutorial will stay on my blog forever ... so don't feel under pressure have fun!! ♥ Posted by Carolyn Saxby
This is an all-original mixed media painting by P.D. Murray, absolutely one-of-a-kind and not a print. It ships unframed, but in a white matte with backboard, measuring 11"x14" — a very standard frame size.
I stumbled across these fabric bookmarks that looked cool and super simple to make: source But I didn't feel like dragging out my sewing machine and ironing board. So, I made one out of paper! I c
This Mixed Media Dress Free Knitting Pattern is so simple and quick to create and looks really cute. It is really a unique design to combine the two crafts of sewing and knit.
"a river runs through it" mixed media on canvas 36"x12" do you ever feel overwhelmed by the barrage of information or sheer amount of words, images upon images, (even the relevant/beautiful/powerful ones)? overload. do you struggle with the weight and worth of your additions to the massive pile to sift through as i do? self promotion seems to be a necessity of our craft these days... yet, even when done humbly and respectfully it feels a little bit like pulling a bandaid. and throwing it in the pile. doesn't it? "a river runs through it" mixed media on canvas 12"x36" my attempt at a respite: step 1: unplugging. a walk through the fields. playing in the dirt. picking fresh vegetables. making a child laugh. jumping in a bouncy house. sipping my tea slowly. sitting around the fire with loved ones. leaving the camera at home. step 2: simplifying my own input. editing the heck out of my thoughts. ruthlessly cutting out unnecessary words. really digging to get to the heart of things. visually, if i must paint (and i must), this is not a joke: i paint everything white. i use mostly materials others would consider trash. i wash them in white (paradoxically, covering them in paint actually reveals their essence to me) and hesitantly proceed to add my contribution. then i feel that even this entire last paragraph was perhaps not entirely necessary. forgive me. then i add a few more images, not even ironically. and finally i say good night, without further editing. "a river runs through it" detail would love to hear your strategies for dealing with information overload! please do share!
These embroidered pieces give spectacular bird's-eye views of North-East India.
Join me today as I share with you the results of a charming Easter embroidery pattern I was recently gifted by an extremely talented lady...
On the blog, textile artist Meghan Pauley Nespeca shares her abstract and earthy textile and paper collage artwork, full of stitching and detail. Each piece is one of a kind and is created in her North Carolina Studio.
What is Lutradur? Lutradur is a spun-bond polyester stabilizer and it comes in two weights, 70 grams, and 100 grams. The 70-gram Lutradur melts easier and at a lower heat, whereas the 100-gram Lutradur is more difficult to melt but better to print on. Painting Lutradur This medium is wonderful for added dimension in your…
Jonathan Anderson puts his contemporary twist on a classic track jacket with this mixed-media version imagined with panels of nubby high-pile fleece. A geometric zipper pull and logo-embossed leather patch at the back offer subtle brand recognition.27" length (size Medium) Front zip closure Stand collar Ribbed cuffs Front zip pockets; on-sleeve flap pocket Drawstring hem Lined 100% polyester Dry clean Imported Designer Clothing Item #10123267
