Black and white collage

The assignment was to make a b&w collage and at the end to add a tiny speck of colour. The colour had to enhance the image or lead your eye to the focal point.
I didn't make a 'before' photo so it's a bit difficult to see, but the little pink square draws your eye to the 'semi circle'.

A train, or not

This was the original photo. I simplified the picture and felted several pieces in different shades of black. (The holes are not intended, but due to my lack of experience in felting.)
The black piece is only fastened by two buttons to give the piece some dimension. I sewed the felt pieces on some fabric.
 

DIY Textile School

This year I started with a textile course in Amsterdam. One day a month is a contact day with each time a different artist as teacher. I like working with textile and embroidery although I have almost zero knowledge. So in that part I want to broaden my horizon.
The first month was all about self portraits and contrast. They had to be in black and white.
I've tried a few different things, based on photographs with extra contrast of myself.

 Hand embroidered on paper/textile fibre

 Machine embroidered on bookbinding linen

Various pieces of lace on cheese cloth (hand sewn)

Game of cards

For a birthday girl I made a set of cards and a kind of case for them. The cards I painted pink and the dots I stencilled with two greys.
In a group effort they werd made into a Go Fish game. All the subjects werd related to the birthday girl.
The case is also stencilled with dots, bookbinding linen for the outside and thin cardboard for the inside.

Denmark journal and some pics

For this holiday journal I simply converted a small red ring binder (for bank statements) in a journal by covering the cover with some lovely paper from Flow.

Lovely made coffee at Ballen

Ebeltoft

At Nyborg castle

Nyborg city

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Aeroskobing

Marstal church

Stencil fun

My table at M's studio. So comfortable  to have that much space.

Stencil fun part 2

Some of the painted pieces of paper are finished. I'm very happy with the result. I was kind of addicted to spray paint, but I enjoyed working with paint and make up sponges very much. It's a slower way if working, it was a bit zen.

The last assessment of my second year at the Art Academy

Works I made for the last assessment. My theme was 'motherhood'. The things I made are very personal, but they were the only things I could do. Because for the last two years now at home we have to deal with a (now) seventeen-year old daughter who thinks her parents are a nuisance. So therefore one of the things I made was a coat with the 'hard' outside of a reptile, but at the same time it's very weak because of the easy ripping of the seams. And the left side, the heart, is in red, so vulnerable.

 An overall view of the exhibited works at the Art Academy

 A 'torso' with a heart of stone

 On the tea towel I pinned a collage: She had too many ideas for herself

 My apron and an apron I made from my daughters old jeans - tied together for ever. I also attached an old key with a label 'trust' I found somewhere in my stash

This is a happy collage. With red thread I traced my walk through Amsterdam - free to do whatever I wanted, no comments, no judgements

I'm curious to see if next year my feelings and theme will be the same. Actually, I'm hoping for more 'happy collages'.

Painting away

I had a lovely afternoon in M's studio which she so kindly made available to me while she's on a holiday.
A lot of room, tools and materials: a proper studio! So I cut and  painted some large pieces of paper that I want to stencil on later.
Nice music on the radio. And I could sing as loud as I wanted!
My kind of heaven.

Charcoal drawings

 

 

 

 

More exercises in drawing people. It's fun to do, but very hard to get the proportions right. I like the way you can use charcoal.