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DownEast Maine Lighthouse This fabric art collage is designed from a picture I took on an island boat tour in the area of Machias, Maine. It's made from cotton print and hand-dyed fabrics, with the border gallery wrapped around the frame, wired for hanging like a painting. Free-motion quilting on the background, with satin-stitching using variegated cotton embroidery threads in blues, teals and black/grey. 10" x 8" (25.40 cm x 20.32 cm) $ 75 |
Springtime in Wengen, Switzerland This fabric art collage is designed from a picture I took during a ski trip in Wengen. It is a stylized notion of what springtime would look like in the region, as the high pastures burst through the snow fields. It's made from cotton print and hand-dyed fabrics, with the border gallery wrapped around the frame, wired for hanging. Free-motion quilting with extra batting for textured drifts. 10" x 8" (25.40 cm x 20.32 cm) $ Sold |
Sunset Yoga on the Dunes This fabric art collage is designed from a sketch experimenting with Sumi-e. Made from cotton print fabrics, with the cotton batik border gallery wrapped, wired for hanging. Free-motion quilting on the background, with satin-stitched embroidery of the woman's form using variegated cotton embroidery threads in orange, yellow and red. 10" x 8" (25.40 cm x 20.32 cm) $ 65 |
Ballet Dreams This silk embroidered art is designed from a sketches I made at a local presentation of The Nutcracker. I created the background digitally in a watercolor style, then printed onto 100% silk. I water-brushed the silk before heat-setting, to enhance the watercolor appearance. Embroidered with shiny lavender and maroon rayon threads. Border is cream dupioni silk, gallery wrapped on a wired canvas frame. 10" x 8" (25.40 cm x 20.32 cm) $ 65 |
Dancing Tangram Woman Because the Tangram Man needs a partner to dance with, I made him one. I made another set of tangrams using an extra-firm interfacing and 2 layers of a beautiful oriental cotton print fabric. I mounted the background fabric to a stretched & wired canvas frame, using extra batting for texture, then elevated the tangram figure 3/8" above the background for a 3-dimensional effect. 9" x 12" (22.86 cm x 30.48 cm) $ 45 |
Dancing Tangram Man I've always loved Tangrams. Ok, I'm a geek, I admit it. They are cool, though. I made actual sets of tangrams using an extra-firm interfacing and 2 layers of a beautiful oriental cotton print fabric. I mounted the background fabric to a stretched & wired canvas frame, using extra batting for texture, then elevated the tangram figure 3/8" above the background for a 3-dimensional effect. 9" x 12" (22.86 cm x 30.48 cm) $ 45 |
Sailboat Cruiser Second in the sailbot pair, this is a perfect match to the Racer. I created the boat from strip-pieced dupioni silk in magenta, teal, lavender, cream and black. The background is hand-dyed and print cotton fabrics, with free-motion stitching giving the sky and water texture. The tangrams are raised 3/8" from the surface. Gallery wrapped on a stretched canvas frame, wired for hanging. 12" x 9" (30.48 cm x 22.86 cm) $ 55 |
Sailboat Racer Continuing my Tangram series, I made sets of Tangrams for 2 sailboats. I created the boat from strip-pieced dupioni silk in magenta, teal, lavender, cream and black. The background is hand-dyed and print cotton fabrics, with free-motion stitching giving the sky and water texture. The tangrams are raised 3/8" from the surface. Gallery wrapped on a stretched canvas frame, wired for hanging. 12" x 9" (30.48 cm x 22.86 cm) $ 55 |
Tangram Geek Chic Robot I found a really cool Vintage '70s fabric that is classic early computer-era, and thought it would be a fun setting for a Geek Chic boomer-style Robot. The blue swirl was the perfect complement. The tangrams are made using an extra-firm interfacing and 2 layers of a beautiful oriental cotton print fabric. The tangrams are raised 3/8" from the surface for a 3-dimensional effect. Gallery wrapped on a stretched canvas frame, wired for hanging. 9" x 12" (22.86 cm x 30.48 cm) $ 50 |
Tangram Cat in the Garden Continuing in the Tangram series, this cat is made from a beautiful sateen jacquard cotton, levitated above an oriental style floral print in plum, cream and olive with metallic gold accents. I made sets of tangrams using an extra-firm interfacing and 2 layers of a beautiful oriental cotton print fabric. I mounted the background fabric to a stretched & wired canvas frame, using extra batting for texture, then elevated the tangram figure 3/8" above the background for a 3-dimensional effect. 9" x 12" (22.86 cm x 30.48 cm) $ 50 |
Pont au Change, Paris This fabric art collage depicts a view of the bridge on the Seine overlooking the Palais de Justice on Ile de la Cite. The sky, water, trees and borders are dupioni silk, with the border gallery wrapped around the frame, wired for hanging. The Palais and bridge are cotton prints with satin stitching. Free motion stitching with rayon and monofilament thread gives greater texture and detail. 10" x 8" (25.40 cm x 20.32 cm) $ 110 |
Luna Moth Luna moths are one of nature's most spectacular and elusive treats. This moth is created from texture cotton prints and batiks, with stitchwork in a variety of silvery-green rayon embroidery threads. The antennae are twisted cashmere/rayon yarns. The tree is cotton batik & print fabrics, appliqued with variegated color cotton threads in two color schemes. The border is gallery wrapped on a stretched canvas frame, wired to hang. 10" x 8" (25.40 cm x 20.32 cm) $ Sold |
African Elephant Click to read a great elephant story! 8" x 10" (20.32 cm x 25.40 cm) This elephant is created from textured cotton prints and hand-dyes, with stitchwork in a variety of gray cotton embroidery threads. The border is gallery wrapped on a stretched canvas frame, wired to hang like a regular painting. $ Sold |
