Mixed Media Mania!

Linda and I want to thank our January crew for making the effort to join us last week!

I believe a good time was had by all!

We had 7 lovely creatives here for a weekend making cloth and mixed media figures,

sharing stories, eating good snacks, making new friends.

Ready to Rock!

I loved watching everyone jump out of their comfort zones and fly into new territory!

Angela studying the materials!

Angela, Linda and Kecia moving things along!

 Kecia on # 3 or #4...

  Kim patiently stitching the cape for the young babe below!

Kim's Mixed Piece!

 Kim and Heather

Heather and her beautiful Stitching!

 Linda and Maddie....

 Maddie working on her Arms...

 Nancy and her Egg Crate girl!

Nancy working on a fab Button Hairdo!

Steph working on her First Piece...

Moving along with confidence and grace!!

Thanks for all of your good work and willingness to try new things!!!

Next event is March 22...Patchy Fabric...

a One Day Event 

While you are there Check out the June Weekend...

Inside Story of the Doll!

Here are a few more images of the construction process for the doll that is in 

the current In Stitches Vol 6! The name of the piece is "Is the War Over Yet?" and it is built on a wooden yarn spool.

Love carving stamps!

Don't forget that your image will be inverted...pay particular attention to words!!

 

The stuffed head pillow offers endless opportunities for embellishment!

 

Spool with skirt and batting wrapped around top.

 Checking placement for arms. Dowel wrapped with batting.

  Arm base covered with fabric and secured to body with wrapped yarn and hot glue. 

Arm options included an old baby doll arm, cotton tassel, a small wire whisk and a carved wooden hand on a stick.

 

Here she is with "arms" attached and fabric draped for shirt.

Head is sitting on a key at her neck to check placement.

Details of skirt embellishments that include paper, felt, beads, plastic army truck, charms, and found jewelry...

Have a good day and make great stuff!