For this last week of Lake Q’s Twilight Series I worked at making it look like an old picture postcard. I spat on it a bit and rubbed it in and then scuffed it up a bit with the heel of my shoe! Aw…well, I did that sort of thing in Photoshop and here’s what […]
Author: turtlemoonimpressions
As a native plant gardener, the natural world is phenomenal and so much of the man-made world - our architecture, our cities - are stunning accomplishments. They exist hand in hand in both beautiful expressions and sometimes disastrous manifestations.
Our entire existence with the natural and the invented is intertwined – each dependent on the other, even as my art evolves, each breathing in the wake of the other.
As a mixed media artist - textile, paper, printmaker - various substrates and mediums - surface design is one aspect of the process that I love. I thoroughly enjoy the play with color, value and construct, particularly the improvisation which starts with one thing, an idea, a glimpse of a vision, perhaps something that captures my eye for a moment in time and it grows organically. I become focused on whatever piece I'm working on and follow my muse to find my way.
Juggling Projects
I’m juggling a bunch of projects at the moment. I don’t even know how many art quilts I have in process right now – a bunch – and some mixed media pieces as well. Taking and processing photos is ongoing and I’m playing with how I can make those photos work in my fiber art. […]
One Four Challenge. January. Week 3
Been juggling numerous projects this week and somehow didn’t keep track of what I did. All I can tell you for sue is that it involves a couple of layers, and that I wanted it to look very different from the previous 2 weeks. If you want to see other participants in this challenge […]