Wk 7 - Emboridery - Love Is The Thread

I used to do a lot of embroidery, crewel, needlepoint and knitting more that 25 years ago... When I moved to Calgary, I seemed to stop all my textile art forms...
 

Size: 7.5"sq
On misc very very heavy cardstock penciled in my words and then embroidered them using variegated thread (pinkish and a reddish) in a beaded long stitch, adding  rosebuds (French Knot) and  the Woven Wheel "O". Text with a red ZIG marker and hearts outlined with a stitch pattern and shaded with a Stabilo pastel pencil and Q-tip.

words: Love is the thread that binds us

Art Nouveau - Pastel Joy

And I think this is the last one experimenting the Art Nouveau letters on black cardstock. This one is with Pastels.

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Alphabet Square Knot Booklet - Letters Q - T

Another 4 letters done in my Alphabet Square Knot booklet. Not that happy with the "T". C'est la vie

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Workshop Week 2022 - Card - Hope Is The Feather

I signed up for the Workshop Week 2022 hosted by Becca Courtice on ZOOM
This artwork was taught by Helen Colebrook "Doodles For Bullet Journals". Needless to say I didn't use it in a bullet journal BIG GRIN.

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Julie Wildman - Imre Reiner - Day 2

Julie Wildman - Imre Reiner - Day 2. Today we worked white n black and then some black on white.

I'm using my photographic background paper (seamless), matte side. I really like using that side. The white gouache, silver pen and paint markers worked well.

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Fun And Funky Letters with Julie Wildman - Day 3

Fun And Funky Letters with Julie Wildman - Day 3 - And class is over. Bummer. I really enjoyed the 3 days. Lots of great info.

I created waaaay to much today. Sheesh.

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Scribbled Lives 2020 - Week 20 - It Is Time - Rose

Scribbled Lives 2020 wk 20 - Time. I like this topic... and since I've been taking the online class with Julie Wildman "Variations on Akim" I thought I'd do a bit of practicing. BIG GRIN

Using a Haff 629 ruling pen and Bleed Proof white ink and then coloring in some negative and positive spaces with Pitt Pastels on Fabriano black cardstock.

Quote: It is time you have wasted on your rose that makes your rose so important. Antoine de Saint Exupéry ("The Little Prince")

Akim With Julie Wildman - Thanks A Bunch

Day 3 of the Variations of Akim with Julie Wildman. Sorry the class has ended. Enjoyed it thoroughly.

I did this card prior to the class using the hand out exemplars as inspiration.

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Akim with Julie Wildman - Enjoy Your Day

Day 2 of the Variations of Akim class with Julie Wildman. Lots of stroke practicing with various tools. I NEED A LOT MORE PRACTICE...

But then I was in a mood to do something we'll be playing with tomorrow... I love the vibrancy of the Pit Pastel pencil coloring against the black and the Bleed Proof writing. I'm using my favorite brand of ruling pens "Dreaming Dogs" although I must admit this is one (Little Lie) of the least favorite of the 6 I have.. But it worked well with this style of writing.

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