Wearable Art in the works; beginnings

The Moon, the Sun, and Earth Mama

 

Here's a doodle of mine.  Colored pencils, black Sharpie ink pen on a flour sack dishcloth.  The square in this drawing measures one inch, putting scale into perspective.  I have been wanting to create wearable art, artsy pieces, etc.  Drawings on fabric, to be cut and sewn into garments?  This has been done before.  I know I can do this, too; however, definitely must concentrate on scale, as a one-inch drawing won't do.  Enlarge, enlarge, enlarge!!!  Design and pattern selection will follow when my "to do" list is achieved.

 

To do:

1.  Think large, Christine

2.  Visit Art Supply Warehouse in Westminster, CA

3.  Experiment with various organic fabrics, fabric paints, ink, etc.

 

 

Here's another recent one of mine.  Initially, I drew the round face using Adobe Illustrator...the circle, the eyes, the lips, coloration.  Trying to adhere image to fabric, using iron-on sheet, was a huge failure, an icky, peely failure.  Did I not follow the directions?  (I did not.)  In a moment of artsy frenzy I got out my Sharpie and colored pencils and began to doodle.  I don't know why my drawings come out so other-worldly weird.  Once doodled upon, I took a picture and loaded it onto PhotoSuite; hence, I was able to add the mirage image that pools around the bottom of the drawing.  I love the effect. 

 

Pojagi - Cover Cloth

Here is a simplified version of pojagi.  Per Wikipedia, pojagi or bo for short (also bojagi or bojaki) is defined as a traditional Korean wrapping cloth. Pojagi are square and can be made from a variety of materials, though silk is common. More commonly, a pojagi patchwork pattern would be comprised of small rectangle, triangle and square pieces of fabric pieced together to form a geometric design.  Besides silk, the fabrics of choice include ramie or hemp.  In the Korean tradition, pojagi are pieced together using tiny hand stitches; they may also be machine pieced, in which case a flat felled seam is appropriate. In any case, raw edges of each seam should be encased for a double-sided finish. Pojagi have many uses, including as gift wrapping, in weddings, and in Buddhist rites. Mine is a simple four-patch square, yellow and deep magenta, surrounded by a royal blue border, finished with a lime green tie.  I tried to use colors in keeping with a Korean color palette.  Made of 100% cotton, I will use this as a food covering cloth. If interested, simply search the word "pojagi" on the Internet, where there are articles and tutorials that can guide you.

Pincushion delight...

A pincushion made from a spare quilt block that had turned out slightly bigger than the rest from my Mrs. Lincoln quilt project.  Finished pincushion measures about 5" square.  The lime green ribbon and wood bead trim is delightful.

And here's a tiny pyramid polka dot pincushion, which measures a little over 2" square.  See the monkey print at the bottom?  So cute!  The loop is probably too big for this little pincushion, but it's functional so I didn't make adjustments.  A great way to use up those bits and pieces from my fabric stash.