Adding stitching to my mixed media art is new for me, but I love it. I love reclaimed, found objects. This particular piece brings together some wood beads that were from a necklace I found at a garage sale. I also used a piece of a paper towel that has a fantastic texture on it,…
Hand dyed cotton (Sharpie and alcohol) Hand made felt. Cotton embroidery threads, regular cotton. Machine and hand stitched. Wadding and heavy cotton backing.
japanese fabrics, vintage coins, stencilled and stamped images, acrylic paint, broderie perse applique, free-motion stitching, gold and variegated threads, couching and 3D applique
This artwork was created in many layers and used many materials. The background started out with a pair of old jeans, gesso, ripped pages from and old book and used tea bags. White accents were added by printing a hand-carved stamp with gesso and drawing white leaves with Sakura Souffle pen over the tea bags.…
Started out with a recycled piece of jeans fabric, needle felted sheep's fleece, silk fibers, yarn and threads with machine onto the jeans fabric. Sewed different fabrics such as cotton, organza in flower shapes Used puff paint for some designs in red and orange, sewed glass beads, embroidered purple French knots using a ribbon, more…
This project was created with the following mixed media supplies: Kraft paper, National Geographic Citra solv altered papers, leaves, stamped and encased in wax paper, original art print on vellum, laundry tag attached with a staple, and window screening. I used the chain stitch – looked like seeds, modified blanket stitch, and ladder type stitch…
watercolor background,then some collaging. Added two side chipboards with jute and beads on one side and gold stretch ribbon on the other. I did stamping and lettering and then added embellishments.
I like Valentine's Day. It's a cheerful pick-me-up in the middle of winter. For this project I started with a base of heavy watercolor paper and applied acrylic paints for the background. For depth, I stamped with bubble wrap using white gesso, then using a sewing machine zig-zag stitched around a small watercolor heart painted on…
A mixed-media stitched Trapunto sampler inspired by the Japonaiserie style that captures Koi fish and water lilies. The mixture of media include an original ink pointillism drawing on cotton, embroidery, bead work, Trapunto quilting and silver wire embellishments of the Koi. Finished size: 215mm x 410mm. My name is Cherry Barlowe (aka Qershi), I was…
