I made this little file folder for a friend who produces beautiful bird art. Some of these tiny feathers, collected over a number of years, have finally found their way into one of my projects.
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| Wallpaper lining, painted and printed with acrylics (approx. 4.5" x 4") ..... |
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| .... with four internal pockets |
My original idea was to use a tree shape collaged from strips of painted paper, embellished with free motion stitching. However, my free motion sewing definitely needs a a bit more practice and after completing half a dozen cards I decided to try a lino cut design instead. The intention was to use three small Christmas tree images in a horizontal format on a long, thin landscape shaped card.
After printing my design in white on black paper it was all change again! The final solution was to separate the small images and layer them with metallic and pearlescent painted papers.
The lino prints have been coloured with acrylic inks, gel pens, coloured pencil and metallic inks, layered with painted papers, machine stitched together and glued onto A6 cards.
I haven't posted anything recently as it has been Christmas card production time. I started off with a collage idea, but then thought a lino print would be better - another re-think and the lino print was cut up and added to a smaller collage. All will be revealed nearer the day!
Meanwhile, the latest issue of the Urban Sketchers e-zine has just been sent out.
