"Strength & Honor" - SOLD

It's finished.  This has been such a fun project.

Stitching and posting about it daily as part of the #ayearinstitches

has been such a good discipline for me.  

"Strength & Honor" is 100% hand created beginning with 

artist's surface design of female models, hand embroidery and hand quilting. 
"Strength & Honor" is 2nd in a series.
The center section resembles the world a bit and reminds that women are women worldwide. 
Each female figure is unique representing various moods, personalities and stages in life.
Yet, there is victory and even though days may be challenging, 

"Strength & Honor" helps keep perspective.
Measuring approximately 22 inches X 20 inches it is ready to hang.

It's for sale @ etsy.com/shop/juliebagamary
Linked to Wow Me Wednesday, Thursday Favorite Things, Crazy Mom Quiltshttp://crazymomquilts.blogspot.com/2017/06/pink-flamingo-gingham-quilt-top.html, Off The Wall Friday

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Mystery Woman - April Art Daily

1 of 4 sections of a small collage with fabric painted

in our Surface Design Group.
Many stitches removed and replaced - this section is done.
2 strands grey DMC Colonial Knots in dress section, 

Running Stitching elsewhere in female form. 

2 strands lime DMC horizontal Running Stitching for background.

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April Art Daily Progress | A Year In Stitches

Our Surface Design Group experimented with

Gelli printing again - this time with masks of female shapes.

What fun!  I concentrated on paints of aqya gray & lime.

Now, I'm creating a small collage with 4 of them.

this one has a Seed Stitched "blouse" in aqua over gray.

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Surface Design Group - Shiva Paint Sticks

Surface Design Group played with 

Shiva Paint Sticks this month. 

 I've seen demos yet this was my first time using them.

I used a friends hand made texture plate and a purple color on 

a hand dyed fabric where I wanted more purple. 

I also experimented on a commercial white on white fabric

hoping for a batik effect. 

I also experimented with cork letters (HOPE, LIFE)

my swirl stamps, rug canvas, gingko leaf texture plate,

hand made metal washer plate and a bathtub drain.

Through the fun I learned to look more decerningly for texture options,

I'm not sure I like that these take 3 days to dry yet after

washing  they are supposed to have a nice feel and be very stable. 

Who else has tried Shiva Paint Sticks. I'd enjoy to read your thoughts about them.

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