ONE PAINTING, TWO WAYS

It was a lovely busy weekend with our son home, a family reunion, and lunch on Monday with my Uncle John, and cousin Carol, who were visiting from Arizona. I've been stitching and painting  in every spare moment, though.  Why is it the creativity seems to flow when time is short?
Here's what I'm working on...

Acrylic, charcoal, and Pitt pen on collage background.

Same painting printed on vintage muslin and embellished with hand and machine stitching.

This was printed on old muslin which is off white, and mutes the colors a bit. They are brighter than they appear here, though. It is very overcast today, making it tough to get great pics. If you want your colors to be crisper and truer to the original painting, use a bright white. You can buy the ready to print fabric sheets in white or off-white. I prefer to recycle and like the texture and history that vintage fabrics add.
Also having fun rummaging through a big bag of sewing goodies my Aunt Vi gave to me at the reunion, and thrilled that she handed down to me, my late Aunt Dee's Pfaff sewing machine. A legacy that I will cherish and use with pleasure. Thank you!! XO

Art and Soup

Noted psychologist, Abraham Maslow, said, "A first rate soup is more creative than a second-rate painting."
Not wanting to take any chances, I've done a bit of both...

Black-Eyed Pea Gumbo

The first layer of my Flora Bowley painting.

And because I can never choose between sewing and painting... a bit of "bitchy stitching."

Crappity crap! I see I've left the "d" off of use. Tomorrow's first project!

Hope your Tuesday was creative and nourishing!

What I'm Making Today...

Making today...8" x 11" art quilt. Materials: recycled linen napkins, pearl cotton, Pitt pen, fusible webbing, vintage buttons, embroidery floss, etc...

Trying to decide whether to bind it in the black/white polka dot, or go for something a bit more colorful. Anyone...?

Pillows

Did you think I just made soup yesterday? No sireee! I also finished six pillows for my family room sofas.

Nigel tested and approved.