A few months ago there was a Cloth Paper Scissor challenge
for quilted postcards. I have been making them for years, so it was right up my
alley. I combined an old photo [my kindergarten portrait, circa 1960] along
with a Graphics Fairy http://graphicsfairy.blogspot.com/ hat and a pair of clipart scissors. I used a background
of newsprint, and made skyscrapers out of more newsprint. A little lace for a
pinafore and accents with water-soluble oil pastels, a little stitching, and
the postcard was done.
The basic design was done in photoshop, and I output it
directly on fabric. Somehow streaks appeared in the face, but I kind of liked
it because it reminded me of lined paper that schoolchildren use. In the
background is a portion of my favorite quote, from Buddha, which says: “Your
work is to discover your work and then with all your heart to give yourself to
it.” If five year old Linda knew that she would make a living one day doing art
[fabric design, newspaper & magazine layout design] she probably wouldn’t
believe it possible.
2 comments:
I love this Linda! So cute!
Thanks Janet. It was the piece that was kind of a study for my 12" x 12" Dreaming of Fashion art quilt. I was planning to do a series of 3...only one is done. Guess I'll have to make finishing the other 2 my new year's resolution!
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