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Full Moon Dreamboard…

Written by Dale Anne Potter on July 25th, 2010

Today, I joined in with everyone doing Full Moon Dreamboard over at Jamie Ridler Studios.

Its not too late to join in!!!

I used my journal as the base for this….Don’t forget – the image can be clicked to be larger.

I had painted this background the same time as I did THIS 52 Questions card. I added the pattern tissue and then just started laying down things I had pulled out to use today.

What are YOUR dreams for the month? Are you keeping them to yourself or putting them out into the universe? DO put them out there……

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Painted Fabric…

Written by Dale Anne Potter on July 24th, 2010

OK – remember I was saying that I was leaning towards Sunflowers for the “Flora” challenge on Textile Abstractions…..well I changed my mind.

I was looking through an old Outdoor Canada book I picked up for 50 cents at the local thrift store…..WILDFLOWERS shouted out to me!

With these Textile Abstractions challenges I wanted to challenge myself to try something OUT OF MY regular box!

So, I just went with it…..I used all Jacquard paints – Textile Color, Dye-Na-Flow, Lumiere, & Neopaque. I wet the fabric (Its prepared for dyeing fabric) then starting laying down the colours. DH & I like watching Yarnell School of Fine Art shows on SCN. On Yarnell’s show, he showed how to make grass with the flick of a brush….did that with Lumiere green & gold.

I LIKE…..no I LOVE IT!!! DH likes it also.

Now, I will let it totally dry, heat set it and then start quilting it. Reveal day is August 1st…..

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Sketchbook Project – 4

Written by Dale Anne Potter on July 23rd, 2010

While I was waiting for some fabric paint to dry so I could add the next layer today, I finished the 8 X 10 canvas to go with the “I’m A Scavenger” page spread in the Sketchbook Project.

For this page spread, I covered the background with insides to all kinds of envelopes that we & Mom get in the mail. They were all black & white patterns. Used gel medium to glue them down & over top.

I then did a light gesso layer, and brushed the green paint (a cheap folk art paint from the dollar store) onto bubble wrap and brayer it down onto the page.

I adapted this feather stencil from Linda Kemshall‘s screenprinting video on their Design Matters TV handout. I forget what I changed on it, but doesn’t matter I like this version! I used Kroma acrylic black paint for the paint. I have to say once you use good quality acrylic paint, its so hard to go back to the cheap stuff…..LOL!

Here is the 8 X 10 canvas.

I did a bigger piece of the bubble wrap on here….

LOVE them both! And, I think this has inspired me to make a version in fabric, but it will have to get into line on my TO DO list.

Don’t forget to go back to the other page spreads to see the canvases I added. I still have to go back & do one like the first page.

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Sketchbook Project – 3

Written by Dale Anne Potter on July 22nd, 2010

Here is the 3rd Page Spread in my “I’m a Scavenger” Sketchbook project.

Another paper towel background on this one. I spent some time on the internet looking for crow or raven quotes, but they are few & far between. I did read that someone said their “Caw Caw” calls sound like they are asking “Come fly with me…” So, that’s where that statement came from.

I made the right image as a stencil – now have a few to choose from now.

The “Cs” on the left side came about when I went to stamp “Come” and didn’t check if I had it right up before stamping…..

The bottom shiny piece of paper is really from the inside of a chicken pie from M & M Meat shops.…..we like their chicken pies so treat ourselves once a month.

Before I finish this post today……just thought I’d let you know that I made a canvas copy of my Page 2 spread HERE.

Today’s page spread will have one soon as well, working on it between other projects. Then, once I have caught up doing pieces for page spreads I’ve already done – I will do both at the same time.

ADDITION:

Here is the 8 X 10 canvas I created the same as the above sketchbook page spread, except I didn’t add the shiny paper at the bottom. DH & I, both, decided it didn’t need it.

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