Fiber Designs

Mixed Media/Collage

I have always admired Art Noveau.  I was a senior in High school when I found a book on Alphonse Mucha and have always been drawn to his style along with the others of that period and the Pre-Raphaelites.  I started with a light pencil drawing and added the watercolor before the additional collage of papers and gold-leaf.

In this image I used torn and cut out papers in the same way I did on the first one.  I have stated to do some of my portraits with this method, depending on the client.

Individuals of Defining Character

"The Marquesa"

"Yavimar"

"Jewel of the Evening" 16 x 20"

Highlighting "Ginny's" hair

Two of my favorite subjects using fibers: The human form and felines

"Moroccan Women"  "20 x25"

"The Three Graces"   61" x 36"

"A Cozy Evening"  39" x 24"

"Olga and Elise * Contemporary Cloth Dolls with an Old Fashioned Flare

"Olga" 21" Cloth Doll

"Elise"    21"  Cloth Doll

                                                                       

First "stitchery" done my senior year in high school

 

 

 

                                                      "The Enchanted Forest"  38 " x 41 "

The Thread Peddler in training.