DAY 2 & MELISSA IS HERE!
So happy to have another friend join in the festivities of the art weekend.
Day 2 & 3 consisted of creating a fabric art journal with Kate Thompson; hence the first step is to prepare your pages.
The journal we did was an 6x8 booklet of artsy goodness.
And it didn't take long for us to start getting our hands nice and dirty.
This weekend was messy hands all day, and scrubbing hands all night :)
But so worth it for a enjoyable end result.
Kate has some great images for us to get inspiration and share.
Her Pinterest board is also a fabulous visual find.
I decided to use mannequins and some old ancenstry images I had at home.
While we waited for the pages to dry, Kate delicately showed us how to create a beautiful flower using so many different mixed media elements.
As some pieces dried, we added elements to scrap pieces to add another layer to each page.
I have to admit the layers of fabric on each other, really gives it a Shabby Chic look & it is gorgeous.
The covers were made out of wood which we gessoed and transfered images on. Some painted, some watercolored, it was whatever you desired to do. I went with a few of Kate's mannequin images.
Then we sorted through our materials to put together our first signature for the book.
I opted not to glue or hand sew on my elements, so waited until I got home to use my sewing machine.
However, I did manage to get one signature put together as did the rest of the class.
DAY 2 DOWN...ONE MORE TO GO!
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