Thursday, November 18, 2010

Want to play? Step One.

Use a foam brush to spread gesso on raw canvas (mine is 10"x10", not stretched). While it is still wet dip your brush in a few different acrylic colors and mingle them on the canvas. Scribble with a palette knife and stamp with found objects. I used bubble wrap and a wine cork. To be continued...

Friday, November 5, 2010

Twirly Skirt

I wish I had a little girl modeling her twirly skirt but this is a Christmas present I just made for Hannah, so my flock of colorful birdie clips will have to stand in for now. I have three out of four fabrics picked to make a skirt for Emily, that will be my next project. So it is off to the fabric store so I can get started on skirt number two.