I'm not really a "landscape" kind of girl, so I went my own direction. (I know that will surprise those of you who know me. LOL!) I had been wanting to do a piece to represent how 2020 has affected me and had been thinking about it for a long time. I decided to make my piece using momigami. I started by printing off this pic I had manipulated on my computer.
I used this paper (printed out from my printer) as my paper for momigami. I distressed and worked it with olive oil and used it as the foundation of the piece. I pinned it to a background of recycled linen from a pair of pants I had purchased long ago and, then, pinned the fabric mask to the piece along with some other pieces of fabric.
From there, I added more fabric and stitch to embellish and finish the piece. The glasses, eyes, and ears along with the middle background colors are the exposed paper.
I can't say how much I enjoyed working on this piece.
10 comments:
Pretty cool Beth!
Pretty cool Beth!
very nice! I met Cas several years ago in Prague when we were both manning booths at a big quilt show. I have always admired her work although it's not exactly my thing. So glad that you're enjoying her workshop. Pls post what you do next!
I absolutely LOVE this and especially that you went in your own direction
Wow! Love things ‘your way’! What happens to the olive oil over time?
That is pretty cool!!! Love the piece!! I too find hand stitching so relaxing! Same with knitting...just relaxing...well, as long as I understand the lace pattern, which is what I'm working on now. HA
The olive oil was only used to keep my hands from drying out. A really small amount is used, so I don’t think there would be much absorption. I asked that question of Cas Holmes (the class teacher) and that’s what she said.
great postxx
This is so you! I love it! You are so talented when it comes to artsy items. I hope you win awards for this piece.
That's a bit of amazing, Beth. Your art quilting is always so innovative, even when you take a class.
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