cloth zine pages

i named this piece 'art school prayer flags.' they are made from pieces prints i worked on throughout the semester. i photocopied the prints on to cloth and then made relief rolled words from cut up cereal box. the words i chose to print were words that i thought would be good reminders for someone on the treadmill of an art school semester - rest, love, exhale, veggies. one of my fellow classmates suggested that i should also have included the word 'bathe.' oh, yeah...i know it really isn't a zine, but it's how the piece evolved.

ode to the baltimore green awning

in keeping with drawing and stitching a daily gratitude list, i focused one day on the green awnings in my south baltimore neighborhood. a few days later, i received an invitation to join in a baltimore print exchange and turned my embroidered piece into a hand-colored linoleum print!

embroidery and printmaking on pants

what to do with 40 pieces of printed fabric? use one to patch a hole in the knee of my pants! this is just like i used to do with old bell bottom jeans back in the day:)

for some of you asking about my OPUS work, i have taken an unofficial break for a few months due to moving a few times and starting a new job. but i am getting ready to catch up with my cultural stitch module. be on the lookout for some mola samples coming soon!

printmaking on fabric

i am experimenting with printing on fabric. i printed on linoleum with acrylic paint. the paint has lasted through two washings after i heat set it. not sure what i will do with this, but just playing around

relief print mask

maggie has been taking a rest from most things crafty and creative, so all i have to show is work that has been sitting around for a few years. this is a hand burnished print on rice paper. would make an interesting piece in fabric, too. how about some hand-stitching on it, too?

by the way HAPPY ANNIVERSARY to my blog...one year old.

home sweet home

so i have been really missing a sense of home these days. this is a woodcut project i did on the theme of home. the first photo is the mock up drawing, the 'key' block printed on mylar and the carved blocks. the second photo is after the first printing of the light blue sky background and adding the tissue paper chin colle. then, voila! - the final wood cuts inked on various papers and cloth. this was great fun and i highly recommend it as a habit to cultivate.

hope everyone has a place where you feel at home. xo

stitching woodcut

another piece in my series of self-portraits. here i am indulging in one of my favorite activities: hand quilting.

IRRITABLE in woodcut

here is my self-portrait for my relief printmaking class. maggie as irritable...just right!

woodcut

in my relief printmaking class, we had to do a woodcut loosely based on a historical piece. i chose, emile nolde's 'familie.' the woodcut i made is a funny story in my family life: hubby and me sitting on the couch together. he has, yet another group of tv remotes, that he is trying to explain to me. does it seem that i am interested?
i am really enjoying making woodcuts (and sitting on the couch with hubby). this woodcut is due for some refinements, but it still makes me laugh!