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| My Self Portrait!! |
Today is the day we are to reveal our first challenge for the
Art Quilts Around the World Challenge..."Self Portrait".
Andrea and I joined this group this year..it is made up of 30 women from all around the world. There will be a bi-monthly challenge chosen by various members. I have thoroughly enjoyed getting to "meet" many of the gals through their blog and our group Facebook. So with no further ado...here is my portrait...and a bit about the process.
#1.- thought up all the words that describe me...woman, mother, daughter, wife, teacher, etc...and came up with 25 words. #2- created a list with definitions on my computer. #3- made my background by printing list off on fabric. #4- drew the outline of my head (not factual). #5-divided head into 25 sections, made a second copy on paper to cut up, applied freezer paper and cut out sections with my hand dyed fabrics. #6-added fusible web, applied to a muslin background. #7 stitched with variagated thread and zigzag stitch over all sections. #8-stitched head to printed word definition background. #9-then embellished with stitched eyes, nose, mouth..added hair (cut strips of fabric), and glasses (tin foil) and necklace. The necklace is beads and words. I had originally created the words on computer/printed on paper and was going to fuse them to the sections of the head, but felt there wasn't enough room for them there. So I fused them to a different fabric, cut them up and sewed them loosely around the neck.
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| First drawing on paper |
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| Hand dyed sections |
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| Background fabric with printed words |
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| Basic head before embellishments |
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| Some embellishments added |
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| Beaded and dangly words necklace |
I loved doing this project and am looking forward to the next one!!! Please go to the link for the
Art Quilts Blog to see all the finished portraits. And I have linked you to
Andrea's blog also to see her work.
