Cay Denise

I finished this piece tonight which is my response to the August 2013 Fast Friday (FF) Challenge (a bit overdue, yes).  FF Challenge #84 was to create a piece with circles and arcs, and to aim for a pictorial or symbolic quilt rather than one with a repetitive pattern.  Well, I think this fits the bill just perfectly!   What do you think?

Finished this version of a prayer flag tonight! This post also linked to  http://ninamariesayre.blogspot.com ..

I just read a blog post about practical tips for productive living...7 ways to stop fearing what everyone else thinks of you.   It is an excellent read, and I highly recommend it! The focus of the article is ~~ if you're constantly seeking approval from others you're not living your own individual and unique life, and it gives pointers on how to change that. Find out more in this great article by checking out the link below! http://www.marcandangel.com/2013/10/06/7-ways-to-stop-fearing-what-everyone-thinks-of-you/

Remember Charlie Brown, Lucy and the gang?  You can find them all at the Schulz Museum in Santa Rosa, California.   As part of the museum, there is an art room for kids of all ages.  This cartoon took 5 minutes to do freehand and is based on the image in the book in the background.  What is amazing is how simple lines and shapes can be so evocative.

It has been some time since I've produced fabric art, and I think I got a bit intimated about doing the work and that's why I procrastinated in finishing it. This is my response to Challenge #82 from my Fast Friday group.  It was to choose an 'Old West' painter and create a piece based on abstracting the inspiration image.  My inspiration image is 'Indian Maiden at Stockade' by Charles Marion Russell done in 1892 (see first image below). I took a more simplistic cubist approach to abstract the elements of the maiden.  A photo of the abstraction and template cut-outs is also shown below.  I like how the piece came out even though it is more minimal than I thought it would be.  All comments are welcome! This post also linked to  http://ninamariesayre.blogspot.com ..

This post also linked to  http://ninamariesayre.blogspot.com ..

I'm quite intrigued by the texture in this photo of a palm tree base. How could this be interpreted in fabric?  What kind of techniques might work well in interpreting it?