The Art Lady

I have been wanting to make this artwork for ages but just never seemed to get around to it. It's boiling hot here (summer time in Australia) so it seemed like the time to get started.....under the air conditioner..    The INSTRUCTIONS (Steps 1, 2 and 3) were originally created for using tissue paper. Steps 4 - 14 are my modified Steps when using aluminium foil and making this artwork. It is really important to use HEAVY DUTY foil as the thin stuff just rips and splits.     I originally saw a similar artwork on Pinterest but the cost of materials made it a little bit expensive.     It is also really important to use leaves that are fresh not dead, and veins on the leaves stand up high. I used a clear glue to stick the leaves to the cardboard base. A glue stik doesn't work and PVA glue takes too long to dry and hold things in position Step 4: The aluminium foil needs to be added slowly and in sections. Step 5: Using a glue stik, add glue to the surface

Not too sure if this looks like a Mondrian tree.... PROCEDURE: 1. Discuss with students how Mondrian's tree paintings changed in style from realistic to abstract. Large images of artworks to view with a laminated information sheet for each student.    2. Discussion about how Mondrian applied the paint to his artworks - thick, lumpy, directional, etc. 3. Materials: A3 watercolour paper, lead pencil, no erasers allowed, oil pastels. 4. Students will be issued with a Resource Image on which they will base their own Mondrian-style abstract tree.   5. Issue to students a sheet of A3 floro cardboard. 6. On the cardboard, they are to draw a tree using the Resource Image as inspiration. have students draw big and with a continuous line. This will stop them from rubbing out all the time and create continuity in the their technique. 7. Students will need to select ONE COLOUR with its tones. I used blue and tones of blue. 8. Colour in the background arou

Again, my mate Cheryl has got me working on yet another arty/crafty thing. This time its polymer clay.....and I love it. Such fun and so relaxing. I am in the process of making a Mermaid Journal so I thought I would make a 3D cover. Cheryl suggested the polymer clay as she makes the grooviest necklaces, brooches, key ring thingies, etc.      I have only gotten as far as making the cover. I am yet to paint it. I decided to go with a neutral colour so that I could use acrylic paints on it. There will be toning and dry brushing and metallic paint. Of course, there will be glitter!!!    At the moment I am unable to use my right hand so I will have to wait until I get the ok from my doctors. Here are some pics of the cover at various stages of completion.....   1. I started by rolling out a flat slab and trimming it to the size I needed. 2. I then rolled up a ball and flattened it to the shape I wanted and placed it into the desired position. 3. I used a clay working tool to

  I started this quilt about 2 years ago.....      I began by finding some photos of farm animals on the net, loaded them into 3 different apps on my iPad, turning them into watercolour images. I then printed them onto 100% cotton fabric using my printing.    I applied Inktense pencils as shading then went over them with aloe vera gel (the gel gives you more control and bleeds very little into the fabric weave.) When the image is dry, it is permanent. I also ironed each image with a hot, dry iron to seal in the colours. I used black markers, Artline fine line pens and my faithful Posca pens to add detail and line work.    I then created the quilt top and did all the usual quilting things. I am now at the stage of embroidering parts of the centre panels with black thread, some coloured thread and cream coloured hand quilting thread. The leaves have all been edged with blanket stitch by hand. I still have heaps to do - hand stitching the purple and blue flowers, all the bead