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mend, random, intuit

I do not make resolutions in a yearly manner. I don't feel compelled to make a particular change on a particular day, but this year I have been thinking about words for creative exploration. After some thought I have come up with: mend, random, intuit...

Published 19 Jan 2010 7:31 AM by MellyT

Filed under: Surface Design, Dyeing Fabric
Lacey!

I have been making cloth and enjoying every minute of it! In a moment of, 'What if?' I created a freezer paper resist that reminds me of doilies and lace. I printed it on a green ground, where if you look closely you'll see rodeo arches, doors...

Published 9 Jan 2010 5:59 AM by MellyT

Filed under: Surface Design, Dyeing Fabric
the Slowness of Being

Being creative and fostering growth within that realm is a process of engaging with the world around you as well as that of other artists. Taking what you learn from these places and making it your own is the imperative of each of us as artists. A few...

Published 19 Dec 2009 1:30 PM by MellyT

Filed under: Surface Design, Embroidery, Dyeing Fabric
Slow Sewing

I am preparing for a class I will teach later this week. In this instance I was asked to do my Small Works, Big Impact class with a leaning toward painted imagery (rather than dye) and hand sewing. I love dye for its vibrancy, but paint is pretty awesome...

Published 7 Dec 2009 5:49 AM by MellyT

Filed under: Surface Design, Hand Sewing, Embroidery, Sewing Techniques, Dyeing Fabric
Getting to Know You.

I love color and color mixing. I just bought a new palette of gouache and have been recreating the tools and methods with which I have been working. Pencil cases for figure drawing sessions, a smaller pencil case for everyday use, a new palette of paint...

Published 29 Nov 2009 3:43 PM by MellyT

Filed under: Surface Design, Dyeing Fabric
The Importants and Niftiness.

No, the title of this post is not spelled improperly. It is always a good thing when I delve deeply into working my journals. It means that I will have fodder for working in cloth and that I am staying actively engaged in my creative process. Nothing...

Published 27 Nov 2009 10:45 AM by MellyT

Filed under: Surface Design, Dyeing Fabric
That's how we sing

David and I were walking to Fairway last week and David gave me a lesson on street talk. He told me of the phrase, "That's how we roll". He'd heard our neighbor say the phrase and apparently it wasn't the first time he'd heard...

Published 9 Sep 2009 5:54 AM by MellyT

Filed under: Surface Design, Dyeing Fabric
I like to Dye.

These little things are what I have been so crazed about. I have been making them by the armful and am preparing to sell them along with dyed embroidery flosses, Pretty Purses and other yummies over at my new Etsy account. Keep checking back as I learn...

Published 1 Sep 2009 4:09 PM by MellyT

Filed under: Surface Design, Embroidery, Dyeing Fabric
The wonders

I am back! While in Phoenix we stayed at a friends house. Upon entering her front door my guy noticed this mother and baby and it is a good thing I snapped a picture because the next day that li'l bird was fledged. Other great animals we saw? Bats...

Published 12 Aug 2009 5:50 AM by MellyT

Filed under: Surface Design, Quilting Supplies
Gone Fishin'

Hey, are you on facebook? I am as Mells Testa. I say that because if you are on facebook and am my friend, you have probably seen these photos before. I am teaching Soy Wax with Paint over at Art Unraveled in balmy, Phoenix Arizona on Wednesday. Wow it's...

Published 3 Aug 2009 1:53 PM by MellyT

Filed under: Surface Design, Quilting Supplies
Long Beach, Baby!

Arrow didn't want me to go to Long Beach, so he solved the problem by tucking himself into my luggage. Pretty lil guy. But went I did! Quilt Festival is new to me, it is like one big Partay, with the added benefit of gorgeous quilts, enthusiastic...

Published 29 Jul 2009 5:37 AM by MellyT

Filed under: Surface Design, Machine Quilting, Quilting Supplies, Quilting Techniques
Busy Bee

I have completed the forth I2Q Vid Prompt: Soy Wax!!! I dyed and surface designed my peasant blouse. And, well. I don't like my results. I like the shirt better in white. That is the bummer about blogging, you have reference of before and after. My...

Published 22 Jul 2009 6:42 AM by MellyT

Filed under: Surface Design, Fabric Art, Quilting Supplies, Dyeing Fabric
What's in a day.

First off, a drawing of the Brooklyn Bridge from the Promenade . David and I walked through Brooklyn Heights and enjoyed watching small sailboats compete with water taxis and barges. There were trains, planes, boats, helicopters and automobiles, bicycles...

Published 14 Jul 2009 3:52 AM by MellyT

Filed under: Surface Design, Dyeing Fabric
How about this episode?

I will show you mine, if... well you know that deal. This is my sewing studio. It is a 6.5 foot by 9 foot room, just off our bedroom. If we were normal people, this room would be a walk in closet for clothing. But we are not normal. We are practical and...

Published 21 Jun 2009 10:33 AM by MellyT

Filed under: Surface Design, Dyeing Fabric
Feeling the Love.

I returned home from San Diego after teaching a great group of gals and found this! In my mailbox! Mailed. With postage applied to the back of the postcard and a hand written note from Jakquil (the woman who won my Pretty Purse give away). It seems to...

Published 18 Jun 2009 3:50 PM by MellyT

Filed under: Surface Design, Quilting Supplies, Fabric Painting

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mend, random, intuit

Lacey!

the Slowness of Being

Slow Sewing

Getting to Know You.

The Importants and Niftiness.

That's how we sing

I like to Dye.

The wonders

Gone Fishin'

Long Beach, Baby!

Busy Bee

What's in a day.

How about this episode?

Feeling the Love.