T-Shirt painting

I happened to see a woman with a t-shirt on the other day that happened to have this quote on it..."Find Your Tribe; Love Them Hard".  There was also a feather on it.  I tried to get to her and ask where she was able to find this, but I was busy with a customer at the time and I couldn't get to her.  When I got home, I looked on the internet and couldn't find that shirt anywhere. There were others with this quote on it, but none that seemed to appeal to me.  

My mom always said, "Necessity is the mother of invention" so I decided to make my own!  I love it!  I used Sharpie Stained Fabric marker in black for the lettering.  I also used some feather stencils for the images.  The pigment was Liquitex Heavy Body Muted Grey.

This was a first for me, painting on clothing.  I was reluctant to risk ruining any of my tops, so I went into Goodwill and snatched this great tunic t-shirt for under $4.  There was a senior discount that day!!  Yikes.  My first for that, too.

When was the last time you did something for the first time?

Pocket Journal

The first of many to come!  This is approximately 5.5 x 5.0.  Small.  I'm not accustomed to working so tiny, but this is fun.  The covers are painted and stenciled canvas, hand painted sticks were used for the spine and side closure with elastic.  Sari ribbons for embellishment.  The credit goes to Rae Massigiman who created this great online class.  I'm a fan.  My next pieces will have the same flavor, but a bit larger in size.  Perhaps serve as a small "watercolor journal" with watercolor paper, arches text wove and other mixed media papers to create on.

Recycling Papers

In my studio, underneath all my inky projects are large sheets of kraft paper to cover my work surface and allow for some cushion.  Over time, these sheets become quite filled with all kinds of marks, smears, overflow and more.  I like to save these sheets and reuse in my art projects, this being one of them...

This under-paper has become the cover for a trifold pamphlet booklet I'm fond of making.  This one, with a twist...

With an elastic closure and inside sewn signature.

I enjoy recycling papers, always a new and different look when it's cut, sewn or otherwise.