5 posts tagged “what do you have to say?”
Show us your current art or crafting project.
(Also known as Quilt Construction #5 for those who have been following along. For those of you who are new to my blog, the other posts about this quilt are below).
Ok...today I've sewn one block of the alternate color (pink squares) to show you, which is the photo on the left.
The Rail Fence blocks go between the blocks on the left to make rows. A partial row is shown, below left.
Stay tuned...
Show us a type of art or craft that you'd like to learn
I've wanted to make flowers from beads ever since but haven't, because of the crafts I do now. I feel that quilting, sewing, and cross-stitch is enough for me--to take on another hobby would be too stressful and take away the enjoyment.
Show us something you made by hand.
I made this String Bag and lining (photo below). Bag was crocheted with 1 1/2 balls of Lilly Cotton Yarn. I lined it with batik (hand dyed) quilting fabric, which was tacked down to the yarn to keep lining in place.
Total project time for me was two days.
Show us a photo that's overexposed or underexposed but you love how it turned out.
I do remember by the end of the summer I could hit a baseball over the backyard fence. This was the beginning of my love for baseball.
Show us a photo that makes something ordinary look extraordinary.
I don't know if this qualifies as extraordinary, but *I* think it's extraordinary. This piece was painted last year by my sister-in-law, Mary. (The medium is oil paint on slate.) Years ago, after her children graduated high school, Mary decided she needed a hobby. She decided to draw animals from photographs in National Geographic and other magazines. She had no drawing experience, nor had she enrolled in art classes. Friends and family quickly saw that Mary was a natural artist.
Mary has since moved from drawing magazine photos in charcoal, to painting animals and nature scenes she has photographed while vacationing around the country. Mary has also perfected her natural artistic ability by enrolling in advanced drawing and painting classes.
Mary and my brother are retired, so she sells these pieces as well as larger portrait-style paintings to supplement their income.
(This post doesn't quality for the Sponsored Contest here on Vox, but I wanted to post about this artwork anyway.)
