40 Page Challenge 12-18

Pen

Pop

Cherub

Patch

Petal - I used texture paste on this page

Feet

Lace

Heart

Path

Illustration Friday challenge - Path

Watercolour and pen

Collaged Flower

The flower was made from recycled envelopes and wrapping paper. I've also used aquamarkers and a liner pen.

More pages - Sketchbook 19

anyone recognize this actor - it is not a good likeness [lol]

who is this lady?

TAST 32, Bowl and Olympics

Take a stitch Tuesday - the stitch this week is cast on stitch. I've not done this one before in embroidery but I have used a similar stitch in knitting. It was not listed in my stitch book and I did it from memory after looking at Sharon's instructions so I hope I have done it right.

It is just a small sample as you can see, a flower but I have used other stitches too on the bowl [vase?receptacle?container?vessel?] which I made. 

I made the bowl from recycled face wipes. My face wipes look pretty clean after I have used them as I don't wear make up so I thought I would experiment with them. After rinsing and drying I tore them into strips. I covered an empty bottle with cling film so that the bowl would be easier to remove when dry. I glued the strips over the cling film with PVA glue, overlapping them a few times. After drying I removed it from the support bottle and painted it - on the inside I used acrylics and on the outside I used emulsion paint for no particular reason except they were handy. But I did think that the acrylic paint would be harder to sew through. I trimmed the top with scissors then stitched around it. I added a few bits of lace, fabric and embroidery. If you want to make a bowl but don't use or want to use wipes, lutradur or evolon may be a good alternative.

it looks a bit untidy on the inside, but that could be lined.

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I drew this picture with the Olympics in mind. Pen and promarkers. The paper was white but it looks very blue.

Pages from Sketchbook 16

Watercolour and pen background.

The peas are a found image, but I drew on the faces.

The flowers are found images

These black flowers are made from black shiny paper

Sketchbook 12, the last pages

The last pages from sketchbook 12.

All the backgrounds are watercolour, the top two have a wax resist too, probably made with a candle. I have used found images to collage.

this one has woven newspaper on the background

doodles drawn with black and white pens

wax crayon tree

the cat[s] tail hangs over the page edge. This one looks very crumpled, not glued very well at all.

Umbrella [TAW]

Take a Word - Umbrella

Not much time today so I'm using this one which I did earlier this year. it is part of a set of frog paintings finding shelter in different places. I've included a rhyme, although that's not my strong point.

Underneath the stripy brolly

Perfect place for a frog called Polly

No need to climb up high

Stay where you are to keep dry.

Pen Drawings

Illustration Friday - Muddy

Pen with watercolour. Watercolour is another challenge for me, not my comfort zone.

Bird in flight sketch

Fruit

Gone a bit fruity today. Drawn with a pen, coloured on the computer.

Cows

spot the odd one out?

[sb1p7]

cups, jugs, bottles

atc ideas [sb1p37]