Mosaics from Art Retreat Weekend

Star fish mosaic approximate size 12" x 9"

Flaming heart mosaic approximate size 9" x 12"

Art Retreat projects

Journal cover and some inside pages from the art retreat weekend

My art retreat weekend journal is made with a needlefelted cover - ribbons, yarn, dyed cheesecloth and copper metal mesh pocket with a mailing tag inside, nail heads, free motion machine stitching and hand embroidery. The inside pages are made from canvas with a monoprint, leftover silk screen images and doodling.  I will add photos and more memories to the pages about the weekend.  I love visual journaling!

Bagettes Art Retreat Weekend

What a great weekend we had snowed in at a wonderful home near Saline.  We laughed and laughed while creating mosaics and deconstructed screen prints onto cotton.  I am anxious to spend more time on the deconstructed screen print method.  It is so exciting and serendipitous.  I also loved just painting on top of the screen with a brush and dye.  Thanks Kat for introducing me to this method!  It goes back to my days of creating rainbow dyed wool roving and decorating paper with radiant pearls and wax pastel sticks.  I could dye or decorate forever and never worry about using the end product - just creating color and patterns is very satisfying for me!

Baby Gifts

My oldest daughter and I have been sewing burp clothes that make great presents for expectant moms.  It is really fun if there are ribbons from shower presents that can be recycled as the decoration on the burp clothes.  It is best to pre-wash the diapers and then sew on the ribbons.   Can you think of other versions of a burp cloth?