"Wired To Quilt"

This is a little different from my norm of textile art quilts...

It's for a show called "Quilts of a Different Matter"...

They are "looking for art which references quilts..."

I did so I think in this mixed media piece using

acrylic paint on canvas, swatches of layered fabrics, buttons, jewelry wire, needle and spool...

reactions and feedback welcomed

Wool, felt, penny mats....whats going on??

I have found a couple of new friends in blog land who like Penny Rug Mats. Let me tell I have loved Sue Spargo and anything similar to her work for many years. I was laid off in 2/07 it was hard, I didnt know what to do, I had worked in subprime mortage for a lender for quite a few years, so I decided I would go back to school again for a while...I chose something in the medical field this time but realized that wasnt where my heart was. I stopped going back to college again. My hubbie thought I should persue my greatest love of crafts. I started a website store on a whim which didnt work out but it was called The Wool Penny.
...So I really love this stuff. I guess I havent done it since that year, maybe too upset the whole thing didnt work out (subconciously). Anyhow. I decided with the help of a new dear friend that I would participate in a little group making a penny wool mat. So here is the beginning photos of my latest project.

Have a Happy Friday.

Painted Fabric

This is what is on my painting desk today. I spent a good part of the morning quilting on my orange tulip quilt and then took a break from that to do some painting. I was in the mood to do a painting on some fabric scraps.

I started out by taking some neutral colored fabrics and fusing them with Mistyfuse to a medium-weight interfacing. Then I used some #8 perle cotton and added some hand stitching. Next I gessoed over the entire surface. Oh and I did all that yesterday.

So today I drew my design onto the surface and started painting. I'm not quite done with this yet. I need to figure out how I will finish this. Do I want to attached it to a frame, fuse it to some stiff interfacing, or ???.

And before I end this post....I just wanted to take a second to say thanks to all of you who are reading. And thank you also if you've left a comment. I do enjoy your comments.