Mixed Media Paper Quilt

I love to quilt and this

time I decided to put an 

artistic spin on it. 

The 12 main squares are

individual magazine collages. 

I took my time to make each

one as if it was it's own little

piece of art. 

Next I created an op art border.

I wanted to surround the colorful

centers with a black and white neutral design.

Small red squares were chosen to accent

the quilt. It's actually red duct tape

covered card stock. 

I used the zig zag setting on my machine

 to stitch it all together. 

It was fun to create and

the possibilities are endless. 

Thanks for visiting!

Happy creating.

Terri

Mixed Media Failure

My first time experimenting 

with this genre of mixed media ended

up in a failure. 

There were some things I wanted to change

as the project progressed, but I kept pressing

forward, wanting to get my first piece completed.

I made her head too big, messed up the neck area,

the outlining was not subtle enough, . . and on and on . . .

All of that I thought I could live with until

it came to the fiasco with the hot wax.

Apparently I didn't get enough coverage on

her face with the colored pencils before

I poured the hot wax.

Gray spots rose up from underneath. Ugh. 

The point of no return. 

I'm not going to let it get me down.

I've learned a lot and will carry that knew

found knowledge in to my next piece.

No one starts out as an expert in anything. 

As my Dad used to say, "Repetition is the Mother of skill."

Wishing you peace, love and joy.

Terri