Mermaid art quilt

2012 quilt exhibit

  Conner Museum at Texas A&M Univ. Kingsville

  Jan. 9th to Feb 29th

Reception will be held Jan. 19th.

Every year my friend Brenda and all the Conner staff do a wonderful job

of putting this exhibit together. 

The majority of quilts shown are

traditional bed quilts by a talented local quilt group

The Saturday Quilters.

There are a few art quilts, which mine will be one.

MERMAID

24 inches by 21 inches

The appeal of the mermaid; by and large, an unsavory lot.

There are many different legends about mermaids

throughout the world

as we all seem to be captivated by them.

This art quilt is made partly from my hand dyed fabric,

which some is soy wax batik...

 and partly from purchased fabric.

 I hand painted the mermaids face and torso

 using watercolor pencils and acrylic paint.

I used raw edge appliqué, beading (on her tail),

 and hand embroidery for this art quilt.

I finished it off with free motion quilting

using variegated thread.

My friend Karen suggested I do a mermaid quilt and

I really had fun doing this one.

Savor the Day!

Yvonne

Tree goddess and mermaid art dolls

 Art Doll number 1---

She is a tree goddess.

She stands on an actual tree slice for her base.

Total height is about 13 inches.

She has a dragonfly on her forehead.

Doll number 2---

This one is a mermaid, and has metal wire for her hair.

She is holding a pearl bead.

She sits on a wooden base,

and is about 9 inches tall.

Here is a close-up...

Now I have to name them

for the upcoming show.

Ummmmm.....Decisions, decisions....

any ideas?

Savor the Day!

Yvonne

Mermaid art doll on Tea Tuesday

Happy Tea on Tuesday everyone!

I'm posting early btw.

This morning I had

Tahitian Vanilla Hazelnut by the Yogi Tea Co.

I love how it has a little quote

attached to each tea bag.

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My DH told me I needed to make a mermaid art doll

for a show I have coming up soon

at the Port Aransas Art Center.

Here on the coast there are so many mermaid items,

that I never really wanted to make a mermaid....

until now.

I wanted this one to be a little different.

Remember, she is an art doll...

so anything goes....

she has no arms,

no flowing hair,

does not look like your average mermaid...

but you can still tell she is a mermaid,

by her tail (of course)

Here is....

MYRENA

Myrena is 12.5 inches tall,

and is made from polymer clay.

Here's tips on how I created her.......

I wanted to give her lots of motion, so...

Her bottom hips and tail are straight on,

with her upper body turned to the right,

then her head looks back to the left.

Her tail comes up and is quite large.

For color...

I added nutmeg brown acrylic paint to her entire body,

then wiped it off right away,

just leaving a hint of brown,

especially in the recessed areas.

Then on her tail I added silver liquid leaf,

just on the high spots, not in the recessed scales etc.

This will tarnish over time,

and should be very pretty,

with her indented scales still showing the brown.

You can seal the liquid leaf if you choose.

She is attached to a 4 inch square wooden base

that is painted black and has a gloss sealer on top.

She is mounted with a dowel that goes into her body.

There is also a dowel in her neck connecting

her head to her body, for strength.

That's it.

Hope you try polymer clay one day.

If you do, email me and send me a photo.

Would love to see what you are doing.

Savor the Day!

Yvonne