Art Every Day, Monday, July 29, 2013

Good Evening,
Here is today's new piece.  It feels like a wild carnival to me.  I showed a student how to make curvy lines using coiled fabric strips at the Art Party I hosted last Friday night.  I suggested that she add some of our bone beads as she stitched her swirls down and I liked them so much that I wanted to make some more myself. 
So, I started with yellow dye painted batting topped with black linen. Then I ripped some strips of rainbow dyed cotton and started twisting and stitching.  I strung on beads as desired and just made swirl after swirl.  I didn't stitch in the negative space at all. It didn't seem to need it.
I really like this little one.  I mean, what's not to like? It's got it all, bold color/contrast, great texture and movement wonderful depth.  Yum.
Till tomorrow,
Heather