Patriotic Pillow
leather and canvas
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Stars & Stripers
Soft goods for those patriotic beach cottages. Canvas, leather, sewing machine
Old Glory III
Old Glory III: the journey of ancestors Materials: stretched canvas, leather, vintage linens (from relatives), buttons, salvaged denim, old maps (world countries in stripes and American states in stars), sewing machine, matte medium This brazen artist knew she had to have it up and showing by the 4th so she walked into a local boutique,…
Stringless Violin
Scarlet Scandalvarius coincidentally emerged the same week the 299 year old missing Stradivarius violin was found in someone's attic. My life-size piece was inspired by a red vintage tabletop. Immediately an old shoehorn screamed at me to be repurposed as the chin rest. Scandal comes by way of skinning used baseballs for their pliable stitching…
Stringless Banjo
Third in my series of stringless instruments, this stringless instrument, Oh Susannah, honors the late-great Pete Seeger. Riffing on the games we play and the chase to be The Winner —used baseballs, hockey stick, game board, game pieces and piano parts were salvaged and repurposed to sing this song. Tools: Bandsaw, hand drill, table sander
Repurposed Boxes
Used wooden boxes and a garden gate were salvaged, sanded, sealed and redirected for a new lease on life. Old book covers, came boards, shutter slats, wooden implements (and more) were cleaned, cut and nailed to dress-up the containers.
Old Glory
This is a 2'x 3' found object assemblage which I started and finished in my studio. FInding the right glue to use was the trick. I offered it up to the local community for participation in filling the designated color sections. Only myself and my helpers were allowed to tackle the gluing. It makes its…
Leather Posies
Worn on wrist , neck, hat, lapel … Colorful scraps of soft light-weight leather hand cut, singed, layered, dot-glued, threaded, pinned or snapped. Free-motion stitching on cuffs. Lapel posies jazz-up any cardigan, coat, cap or cuff. Created by Cathleen Bradley.
Table Runner
For the love of circles and sewing … Leather scraps cut, arranged, layered, dot-glued, sewn . Created & designed by Cathleen Bradley
Leather and Free-Motion Stitching
For the love of free-motion stitching and access to colorful leather scraps … Pillow slipcovers sewn from unused, washed painting tarps. Created by Cathleen Bradley.