Felting Holiday Ornament Exchange

Posted on November 19, 2010 by ruthlane under Uncategorized

Look what I got in the mail today! It’s for our annual Felting Forum Holiday ornament exchange. Jody made it and aren’t they wonderful?

I just had to show you the cute little Santa shorts that were hiding behind the present.

And his sweet little face. Doesn’t he look like he needs a big hug?

And here’s a little extra ornament made from polymer clay. And the white snow part glows in the dark. Thanks so much Jody! I love them.

Design Focus Friday – More Line

Posted on November 19, 2010 by ruthlane under Design Focus Friday

I’ve been focusing on the element of line this month. And so I see line everywhere. These are from Dharma Trading Company’s supply of copper tjaps. Of course I picked out the organic lines instead of the geometric line patterns. After I had cut out these copies to put in my studio journal, I was throwing away the scraps and noticed that the black areas had been cut into lines. So I saved them.

And made this collage of black and white lines. While I was working on this, I couldn’t decide when a line becomes a shape. Is it a really thick line or is it a rectangle? I tried to not over think this process too much and just started gluing down the pieces. I couldn’t manage to do the whole piece without any curves. But I like how it turned out.

Then I tried this exercise where I had pairs of words and then I drew lines to represent the word. Again, I was trying not to over think the process. You can click on the photo to see it larger if needed.

Here’s journal spread that I have been working on. I added some line to it but it isn’t finished yet. I keep adding as something seems to fit or if I’m working with paint and have some left over. This definitely needs more work. What would you add to it?

Winter?

Posted on November 17, 2010 by ruthlane under Uncategorized

We woke up to this today. It appears winter is here. I think I’ll try doing a little Photoshop effects on this photo. So more on this later.

We’re supposed to have lots of snow this winter because of La Nina. Great for skiing which starts in about three weeks.

Here’s a little sneak peak of what I worked on last week for Liz. It’s her door page. I sent it off today so you’ll see the entire page once she receives it.