Oil Pastel Chickadees
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EGA Course: Design for Embroidery
This was my final project from this year-long class I took. I learned a lot about design, practiced my embroidery skills, and got to learn from a great teacher.
Pen and Ink and… Watercolor?
Honest-to-goodness watercolor, something I set aside years ago in favor of pencils and fountain pens. I’m getting ready for a watercolor workshop, so I bought a few new brushes, some M. Graham watercolors, and tried a new paper, Canson rough. I think the break was needed. I’ve spent a lot of time sketching and taking a design course in embroidery, and I have a different process than before. It’s funny how much I enjoyed painting these deer, but using a brush! That will take some getting used to.
The truth is, only on occasion do I use fountain pens with sharp line work. Most of the time, my pen and ink sketches look like watercolor.
A Sunset-y Duck
I snapped this picture, sketched the duck, and stylized it for a small embroidery. As I work my way through a design course, I’m realizing how representing is not interpreting and how planning is half the fun.
