See-through 1.

It is so much fun to touch, feel, wear see-trough fabrics. And I realized how much fun to paint them. Normally I paint on panels, but this time I painted on linen. Well, it is fun the see-through fabric and  struggle to paint on this surface, gesso doesn't help much...
May be I am snobbish... 'linen is so hard for me', silk is my favorite.
And to have a photo... well... it is not the best one, you have to see-through.
No matter what, I wanted to share.

   oil on gessoboard, 30x30 cm, 12x12 in (No.63) 

NFS

Hello Spring! Wreath Tutorial

Hello spring! Where are you? I am here waiting for you... yes, I know... it's still January...
Well, if you are a little bit impatient, like me...
here is a spring wreath to make....

What you need:
-styrofoam wreath
-handful of wooden flowers
-colorful fabrics
-hot glue

Start with a styrofoam wreath: cut out strips of fabrics and cover the surface of the wreath, you might want to glue the ends of the strips

Cut out small strips of fabrics (mine strips were 2x16 cm,  0.8x6.3")

and make a knot on each in the middle

Hot glue these small strips to the surface of the wreath,

create layers enough to cover the entire front suface,

add the flowers as well 

End result: color and texture for your wall or door.

Enjoy!

How to Use Your Flip-Flop for Your Art Project?

Sometimes brainstorms happen.

That time no choice but paint.

Anything anywhere, just color.

Color into the night.

Square meters are needed to color.

And more.

Paper, canvas, or other art project.

If you feel like this sometimes,

then you know how fruitful and rich those hours.

Materials you need:

an old flip-plop, preferably one with textured surface

acrylic paints

a pair of scissors

brush

paper or textile

I printed on cotton

Cut simple shapes from the flip-flop

Don't worry if you shapes are not perfect

Try your shapes and colors on a piece of paper.

Use your stamps freely. Color and mix.

Let your fantasy move your stamps.

You might want simple overlaps like I did here

or more loose brushstrokes as a base and than stamp.

Let them dry.

Iron them and they are to use for art projects.

Table cloth, cushion, book-cover, quilt, bag?

Coaster time

Sometimes one thing leads to an other. It happened to me with this set of coasters. I pulled out my 'treasure drawer' and saw these raw cardboard coasters. And after a while I had to take a brush and paint to follow an idea.

And loads of coasters wanted to be created.

Really.

These 4 are just the first set.

Do you know how it is?

There are more to come.

And textiles also:

And more ideas come, as if I turn a tap.

Really interesting.

If you are a creative type, you might already recognize the process.

By the way do you need coasters? I have a ton.

e-mail me.