Time seems to fly be doesn't it? I can hardly believe that it is almost the end of July ....long summer days, glorious sunshine, juicy cherries and summer holidays - some of my favourite things. Before we know it the leaves will be rustling and we will be getting our sweaters out again, so make hay while the sun shines!
In between all that I am working on a few big projects at the moment, but they are in the early stages. I have been making lots of notes, models and sketches, trying out ideas and making small samples which are pinned all over my design walls. My studio looks a real mess, but the ideas are slowly coming together. For me this is the stage that takes most time - growing the idea. Sometimes though, I just want to have fun, so a few weeks ago I made a new small square quilt - no planning, no samples, just 'go for it'!
It started like this........... smeared intensely vivid printing ink on glass. I just love it; instant colour that is perfect for creating a monoprinted background.
With stitch I 'drew' 2 quirky characters, inspired by the fabulous work of Fernando Andriacci (click here to visit his website) and then spent a few hours painting them - so much fun! They make me smile just looking at them.
Once they were painted they seemed to me to look like two wacky friends who like to dress up as superheroes - so that is what I called them! Los Dos Amigos - 'superheroes'.
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I took this happy little quilt to Midsomer Quilting a few weeks ago to use as part of a demonstration on how to mount work onto stretcher bars. It turned out to be quite popular, so much so that Chris and De have asked me to run a class where people can come and create their own quirky little characters from fabric, thread and paint. More information about this class can be found on my website by clicking here or by contacting De at Midsomer Quilting (Tel: 01761 239333, https://midsomerq.com/). And now it is back to the mess! Thanks for reading.
Wendy
25/7/2019 10:34:38 pm
They are fantastic, they really made me smile. So quirky. Love em xx
Claire
26/7/2019 07:24:31 am
Thanks Wendy 😁 26/7/2019 09:16:29 am
Love these two fabulous characters Claire. The colours are so vibrant, what paints do you use? Think they will make s great workshop and really look forward to seeing the results.
Claire
30/7/2019 09:23:17 pm
Thanks Angela - I really enjoyed making them and they turned out to be quite cheeky! The paints are old ones I bought when I was in SA - they are made by Dala and have lasted so well. They are really vibrant and lovely to use. Wish they were avilable here as they were cheap as chips too!
Margaret
8/8/2019 10:36:23 pm
Hi Claire , These 2 Amigos are just fab, love them.
Claire
9/8/2019 08:40:14 pm
Hi Margaret, thanks for your enthusiasm!!
Sylvia
9/8/2019 08:31:42 pm
Claire, I agree with the last persons comments, your ideas inspire me to do better things. Squares, Triangles are old hat.
Claire
9/8/2019 08:44:51 pm
Hi Sylvia, 23/8/2019 09:51:08 am
Awesome painting..
Claire Passmore
24/8/2019 08:16:39 pm
Thanks for your encouragement! Comments are closed.
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