I generally work from the top down but it really just depends on the design.
If you have any questions or comments about my workflow, I will try to answer them.
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I use Misty Fuse for my applique so I always have a non-stick sheet under my work. I mark the edges that will be under the piece in front with arrows so I don't forget to add a little bit for the overlap. That also gives me a little leeway when doing the final placement for adjustments. I generally work from the top down but it really just depends on the design. If you have any questions or comments about my workflow, I will try to answer them.
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I hadn't realized I had skipped so many weeks of blogging. I guess if anyone had really been concerned about it, they would have commented or said 'where are you?' I have been having fun finishing up projects, getting out on the bicycle and trying to get more fit. SAQA Arizona extended the deadline (November 10th, 2020) for Arizona Understated (12W x 16L) and also said that artists are now allowed to submit more than one. I have decided to create another one and am actually going to do two based on my sketch and see which one I will be submitting as my second piece. I will be sharing a bit of my process over the next few posts and if you reside in Arizona and are a SAQA member I hope it will inspire you to participate. I decided that I wasn't satisfied with my first attempt at creating a piece for the SAQA Arizona Understated exhibit. So I started over. You might be interested in my design process. This post is about the steps I go through to create most of my work and this one in particular. If I am creating a piece for an exhibit I verify all criteria for the work. Size limitations and any other requirements. I make notes and may create a 3 x 5 card or notebook entry with all relevant information. I create a preliminary thumbnail sketches of my piece, using reference photos I take. Next is a larger proportional sketch with more details and value information. Once I am satisfied I create a full scale sketch to make my master pattern. From that point on, it is fabric selection and decisions on how the final stitch out will be done. Sometimes stitches are removed as the look or flow is not what I had intended. Questions? Comments? I have started working on a piece for a trunk show for SAQA. Here are the details of the exhibit. I am still deciding if I am going to do a representational piece or more abstract. I decided to start with the realistic and then play with the abstract to see which I like best. It is always fun to work in a series as so many ideas are bouncing around. Working in a series allows me to experiment and play without feeling like I have to make the 'correct' choice on the first piece. I never know where an idea will go and it is alway fun to follow the trail. I had a lot of fun playing with my Derwent Inktense blocks, oil pastel sticks, artist pens and stencils. I have been working on trying to complete some more traditional pieces and this was just the break I needed to get refreshed. ARIZONA UNDERSTATED (SAQA REGIONAL) • Trunk show for Arizona members Deadline: September 10, 2020 This is a Call for Entries for a State-wide Trunk Show Collection of 12” x 16” works about the Understated Arizona. What image comes to mind when you think of Arizona? Desert, the Grand Canyon, the London Bridge. Most people have been to or heard of these signature places. Let’s go beyond the obvious. What is it about Arizona that is that little gem not many people know about, that hidden treasure, that unexpected place that maybe only you know? There are places, a creek, a vista point, a roadside attraction that warms your heart when you think of Arizona. Our state has a rich history and varied topography that in our minds are unmistakably Arizona. |
David & PatriciaWe are fiber artists that live in Northern Arizona. We now create our art full time. Archives
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