New fiber piece " By the Sea"

Santa Monica Airport ARTWALK 2016

By the Sea Mixed Media #101

2015 was the year of oil painting and fiber art with a little of mixed media.  I ended 2015 with a couple of mixed media pieces.  This is "By the Sea #101"
Where to go in 2016...the adventure begins

Experimenting with High Flow and Acrylic Ink

Experimenting with High Flow Acrylic, Acrylic Artist Ink, and Neocolor water soluble wax pastels on wood panel with Acrylic Ground for Pastels.  

"By the Sea, Fiber Series"

My poor blog has been neglected but I have been working on my, "By the Sea, Fiber Series." I have five pieces so far.  This  is the fourth in the series.  Mediums used-Golden liquid acrylics, raw canvas, stitched, and Derwent Inktense.

Transformed

Transformed.

Onion Skin

onion skin dye/silk                                                               onion skin dye/linen

I wanted to start dyeing fabric again.  A few years ago I dyed with tea and spices and loved the results.  Then I ventured off to the acrylic painting path.  I love both, painting is quick but I am always drawn back to fiber.  I love the feel of the cloth.  Sometimes paint and fiber converge in my work.

I mentioned to one of my students that I wanted to start collecting onion skins.  The next day she brought a bag of onion skins.  So over the weekend I did a little dyeing.  These are my results from the red onion skins.  I like the earthy colors.  Next I want to eco print.  I threw one bundle into this dye pot, but waiting until it is completely dry to open.  Not sure I did it correctly...think I was to steam it?  Will see what happens.