The quilting emphasises the spiky outlines and adds some colour in the grey area. 
The red bits on the bottom are printed on interfacing, or maybe it was a bit of lutradur, and appliqued.22 December 2008
"Thorns in their side"
The fabrics are printed with one of my favourite stamps, cut out of sticky-back foam - the paints are Liquitex and an irridescent acrylic, which works well on dark fabric -
The quilting emphasises the spiky outlines and adds some colour in the grey area. The red bits on the bottom are printed on interfacing, or maybe it was a bit of lutradur, and appliqued.
The quilting emphasises the spiky outlines and adds some colour in the grey area. The red bits on the bottom are printed on interfacing, or maybe it was a bit of lutradur, and appliqued.
I can see that I'm going to have to get some stamps! Reading blogs can get expensive!
ReplyDeleteLove the way your eye travels across this piece, it's amazing how the read thorns act as an anchor.
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