Knit

I'm taking the Craftsy class Heirloom Knit Lace Edgings and this is a sample of three different way to do it.  Franklin Habit is fun to listen to and explains everything beautifully. I don't know where the underline is coming from but refuse to let it get to me.

For the batik from last week, it will go into the stash until needed. There were only two pieces on the rack at Goodwill. Several months ago I found just two again at a different Goodwill.

Class

Last week I started a class at www.joggles.com with Margaret Applin on creating papers and fabrics. Her idea to use simple shapes is great, because they can become more complex by how you use them.

I had paint left and never wanting to waste any, I grabbed a page I'd painted several years ago at Art and Soul and printed on it.

He really isn't on his side now but loves his tummy rubbed, so it isn't an unusual place for him to be. Now his ears are up.

Now they are down again. This is normal for a German Shepherd. They grow so fast that there isn't enough nutrients and the ears flop up and down. The vet calls it the Goofy ear stage.

Class

This is the last lesson for the class with Susan Sorrell at www.joggles.com It's a view into space-inspiration was my Astronomy text from college!

 I had a silk scarf that I painted but it became plastisized drying on a sheet of plastic and wouldn't be comfortable wearing, so it became the base. I love the colors in it. Perle Cotton is the thread I used. The piece is about 6" by 8" and will go in a larger piece. I'm working on the second image and will do a third.

Class

I'm also taking another class from www.joggles.com  It's Flower Power with Janet Clark.Here's my cell phone purse  in marbled silk using Texture Magic.

 

 

I'd never used that product before but am having fun watching it scrunch up with the heat of an iron.

Class

This is my favorite from Susan Sorrell's class at www.joggles.com  It's to be something based on microscopic things. I found I'd drawn it in my sketchbook.

It's a fast paced class, but I'm loving it and doing little else from that and the garden produce that's ripe. 6 pieces in 6 weeks, but they are small.

Class

Here's another piece I did for Susan Sorrell's class at www.joggles.com This one has it's inspiration the ground underfoot.

Classes

http://dorisarndt.com/ is the website of Doris Arndt-another wonderful teacher. Last year I enjoyed my class so much that I knew I needed another one from her. The class was a book with windows and inserts put together with a double coptic binding. I used a feather from one of my chickens on the front. It's a window so you can see through it.
Keys just seemed right for the back. The paper behind them is some paste paper I made years ago with construction paper and acrylic paint. The keys are put in with wire in two metals and the ends twisted in coils. The color is better in person.

http://www.fun-easy-art.com/ is the site of John Vandebrooke who taught the Encaustic class. He has lots of short videos showing the techniques.