Tuesday, May 14, 2013

My Daily...and a Quilt

Springtime in Ohio is fabulous!
 
 
New Growth. New Life.  Lovely.
 
 
There was a sea of tulips at my father in law's home.
Just beautiful. 
I used a glaze pen as a mask on the tulip leaves.
It gave some interesting texture.

I am still on a vacation high.
Lots of happy reminders.
Alisa had shown us one method she uses to carve her stamps...
then she quickly made us each one.
I am telling you she is a sweetheart!



I carried the spiky design element over to the rest of the spread.

Yes. Yes. Yes.
 
While in Tillamook I found a Celtic Coloring Book made by Mind Ware.
I love the intricacy of Celtic designs.
They totally confuse me and fascinate me, at the same time.
I can only draw the simplest ones...
which prompted me to buy this coloring book to study it. 
So I admit the seahorse is not my own......




My favorite thing about my Daily
is the blending of colors and pens and markers.
Every tool has a different blending quality.
It is all experimentation.
Fun Fun Fun! 

 

What inspired this page is a quilted piece I just finished for a customer.
I have mentioned many times how I adore
my wool applique teacher, Sue Spargo.
She is motivational and inspirational and challenging.
And she has a worldwide following of stitchers.
I quilt for Sue and many of her students.

I quilted this small hanging of a flower from a gal a couple states over.
She made this Sue Spargo design in a workshop or from a kit.
It was a fun little piece.
I went for whimsical in my quilt approach.
And then I pulled out my own similar flower.
 
I treated mine as a stitch sampler.
I love the rich texture all the stitches provide.


I couldn't even tell you all the names of the stitches.
I look in the how to book ....and just do them.

I stitched this 3 or 4 years ago.
It has been a valuable reference for me.
Sometimes I just like to rub my hand over it!
The texture is fabulous!
Fun Stuff!
 
Happy Creating Everyone!

11 comments:

  1. Oh my Janet!!!!! As much as a sit and stare at your daily pages all the time, this stitching took my breath away! I am in LOVE with it!!!! I wish we could just sit in rocking chairs next to eachother and stitch away together!!!!

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  2. I love your work, such beautiful colors. I also love Sue Spargo, your quilt is just stunning! I took a class from Sue this year and it was amazing! I only wish I had more time to pursue my love of art and quilts.

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  3. "Just an average woman" indeed. I think you're pretty spectacular, and very inspiring! Thanks for sharing what you do! P.S. may I have permission to pin this last photo to my textile inspirations boards on Pinterest, with a link back to your blog here?

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  4. P.S. My art group is really curious about the glaze pen you used in the tulip painting. Do you have info on the brand? Thanks!

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    1. Thank you for the kind compliments! Honestly! I am an average woman...Who loves doing what I do! Which makes me passionate.... So thank you. Go ahead and pin with my link, and if you can mention it is a Sue Spargo pattern, that would be great! Concerning the Glaze pens...hmmm. Do you have a Joann Fabrics near you? Hobby Lobby? They come in a pack of 10 or 12 colors. They are made by Sakura I think.Amazon carries them too. They are kind of glossy and I used the green as a resist, with markers blended over them and wiped off the glaze pen. It's fun to experiment with them. Happy Arting to you. Wish you lived close by so I could join your group!

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  5. Beautiful pages...I am just gazing in awe! Came over seeing your flowers, but, the pages are all wonderful and the quilting is amaaazing!!

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  6. Love your art journal and your quilted flower is devine.

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  7. What wonderful journaling! I am amazed at how you take such different areas (art journaling and quilting) and blend them seamlessly!

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  8. Your work is amazing! The stitch sampler is gorgeous. Looking forward to more of your beautiful work!

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  9. My goodness you are one talented lady! I can hardly believe my eyes at ALL of the above...your stitching, your "days" and the gorgeousness of the first pic. I love how you have meshed all the different arts together to create such stellar beauty!!! lovies, samara

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  10. Loving the quilt and your fleet/stitched version - great creative works.

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