Paper, Glue & Stitches......

this past week has been a mixture of sewing & collage........the first one is a print from a photo of  a collage i put together for our blog, i then collaged onto it & glued on a spotted ribbon border.

 this was my notes page, but i liked how it was going & it tied in with the previous collage so it became a page on it's own merits.

 some interesting history, then & now phones, & experimenting with paper  scraps  from other collages as they were without further cutting or tearing to make another collage page.

a request for a bib for a very dribbly baby......made from remnants, 

 & i made a cover for the altered book  which contains all the "365 creative challenge " pages so far, from furnishing fabric samples from the op- shop.the wrong side of the fabric.....

 ...& the right side of the fabric......what else but blue?

 tied with leather strips & wooden beads.

collages on  the first & last pages...... images of 

" moon angel" from thegraphicsfairy. 

 i like the way the colours of these images blended with the yellow of the book pages  & the grey from a magazine advertisement page. 

lorinda is also participating in the "challenge". to see her collages go here
thank you for visiting.......have a good weekend!!

Another crochet rug

found the last of the knitted squares....

made by a friend of Mum's...

 

then found some pretty wool that tied the colours in together...

a varigated aqua and mauve...

then picked the yellow and aqua to highlight...

 



 

just enough squares to get this small rug done...

its now with the new baby...

as it ties in with the colours of his room...

 

oh...I did finish tying in the ends too...

before it went to its new home...

Right or Left Brain?

blue is making a comeback!.....& some pink, red & orange

i'm trying not to think too much about the composition of theses pages, just let things happen.....when i do, blue always comes into the picture......

the colours on this doodling page came about after the previous page .

as i continue this creative journey i have noticed something i didn't realise before......i like borders, like the one around the photo of the vase with pink lilies or just a broken rough line of water colour on the doodle page.as i have looked back on the pages of this altered book i 've found quite a few borders. 

when i first started art classes i looked at a lot of students work , some of it was really neat & precise.......mine was not!

 i found this a bit confusing at first. as my first love is sewing & i was always very precise with every stitch.  now after painting i have found that i am more of a messy person than a neat one, so be it , i am much more right brained than left, is that correct?, anyway you know what i mean.

now i can live with a crooked stitch, whereas before i would unpick it & re-do it until it was right.

 my lines will never be straight & i am happy with that..... are you a right or left brain person? have you made any discoveries about yourself?

 i have another collage artist's blog you might like to look at  her name is laura. lauratringaliholmes.blogspot.com.au    laura has a wonderful way with words, & paper & scissors!

(raylee).

Crochet Slippers for April

a change from paper paint & glue today........pretty pink crochet baby slippers with embroidered flower.
(raylee).

Happy Birthday to us...and more crochet

we've been blogging for 3 years now...

how about that!!...

and we have learnt a lot...

and have lots to show for our efforts...

yay to us...

 

  

this is the red white and blue crochet I started last year...

its now as big as I can get it...

no more of the wool and colours left...

would like it to be bigger...

as it would be great for the top of the bed...

when the chilly weather starts...

 

 but I'm sure someone will grab it...

when the cold hits...



Crochet for the cooler weather

keeping the creativity going.....the start of.a crochet rug , & altered book pages for the "365 creative challenge 2013". 

i seem to be losing my fear of the colour green.......it seems to be appearing in my art (& crochet) a lot lately, & red is not far behind it.

if you would like to learn more about the "challenge" have a look at ihanna's blog.
(raylee).

Blog Sharing

it's still raining here.......overcast & grey, autumn has made it's presence felt,  but these red geraniums, cannas & hibiscus are doing their best to bring colour into my garden.

here are some of my favourite blogs, thought i would share with you :
 hanna does lots of collage & stitching & lots of other stuff too.
 i found hanna's blog via diana , a very generous artist.
 diana  introduced me to seth, a mixed media artist/ author. likes to  collaborate. a very giving artist.
 katie, a great photographer/artist. gorgeous black& white photos.
 ann stitches the most amazing owls, birds, boats & other things too.
 if you are looking for inspiration go to moredesignplease, diy, art, food, decor.
 if you like pretty, recycled, restored decorating go here.
 hope my flowers brighten your day & you enjoy these blogs, let me know if any of  these appeal to you. thanks for visiting!
(raylee).

Collage, Drawing & Painting- 365 creative challenge

the more i learn the less i know, this is probably the first thing i realised when i began art lessons.

it still applies today.......learning is a never ending journey. this challenge has led me to explore more about collage, & the more i learn the more i like it. 

so i have ventured further to creating a collage painting as part of my every  day creative challenge, & it took a lot of days, so many that i have lost count, i am no longer behind.

 i enjoyed it so much that i just kept going, layer upon layer. i began with pieces of magazine  pages in varying colours of green glued to an old acrylic on canvas ( see below in the second photo), progressed to an image of a child, added paint & gel mediums, more collage,  some stamped moulding gel, repeating the  layers to the stage where i think it is done ......detail in photos three & four....

...if you are interested in my inspiration for this painting  or would like to know more about it  let me know in the comments & i will post  the process in more detail.

& a couple more pages from my altered book : an upside down  drawing with a black artline 200, 0 .4 pen  washed with water.  

on this page a splash of acrylic paint on the bottom of the page & shapes cut from painted papers to make some flowers.

(raylee).

365 Challenge 2013

this has been keeping me busy.......home......&.......art.....

sometimes i wish i had some of  these, to speed me up......
i have been experimenting with painted masking tape: the red pages with green postage stamps. i think i will add a glaze to these pages next to blend the stamps in .
i have also been working on a collage/mixed media on canvas every day for the last two weeks.......lots of layers......lots of waiting for it to dry between paint, collage & gel medium.... will post some photos soon.......almost finished.
what has been happening in your creative world?........ anything new?
 thank you for visiting!
have a good weekend!
(raylee).

Dangly bits

hello again...

hope you all have had a happy Easter time...

we have all been busy working...

though not as much crafty as we like...

 

 

in recent times the little girls have been busy...

threading and bending pipecleaners...

as we have a new baby around...

we thought we'd put all our dangly bits together...

and make a mobile...

I found some sticks in the garden...

and threaded things onto them and tied them up with ribbon...

 

the fish hiding in the background is not impressed...

he's not included this time...

I have other ideas for him later...