She explained first, how she took the photo, then talked about each step in painting the fabric--branches first, then leaves, then adding the shading to the tree branches (first medium, then dark, then light). At least I hope I got that right.
The she showed us some more of her work, talking about the details. For example, in this photo, she talked about painting the sky:
She showed us the various steps she took when painting the cafe scene below:
And explained how she got the feeling of an "old" painting on this work in progress:
This was the work that got her started, a class with Susan Brubaker Knapp
It was fun to see Jodie's work and learn about her process. A great meeting!
And then we had some eye candy to feast on!
Frances brought her thread painting of a kitty looking into a mirror:
She always does such wonderful and unique work! She also brought a work in progress that she's trying to make a decision about what to do next:
Anita brought some of her hand-made silk paper (more on that in another blog):
And finally, the supreme of eye candy, Cleo showed us some of her ice-dyed fabrics. Too yummy to even describe!
Cleo got her directions from the latest (August/September 2011) issue of Quilting Arts Magazine in an article written by Lynda Heines.
I couldn't wait to try it, so as soon as I got home, I got everything together and went to work. I'm afraid of what it's going to look like though. I think I may have mixed my colors too much, and forgetting that mixing complementary colors makes mud, I may have some done of that too. But good, bad or ugly, I'll show you my results. It was fun, anyway!
Mary Ann
