Fabric collage faces

During my January 2021 Patreon Show and Share, I gave feedback to one of my patrons who was working on a father and daughter portrait. She was having trouble with the little girl’s nose. At s…

Here we are at Part 3 in the Faces in Fabric series. I call this one Free Spirit. I loved doing the hair on this one! I forgot to get photos earlier in the process, but if you look closely at the photos below you'll see what a difference a tweak in the hair makes.&n

So, here is face #2. This one measures accurately at 12" square. Today I'll talk a bit about my process, but I have another post with even more in progress photos so details will come later. At this point I figured out that I needed to have a template for the face in order

Portraits (of people) are perhaps the most challenging subjects for fabric collage. Partly because portraiture is tough no matter the media you work in. Partly because when you choose to make a por…

I can't believe it has been a month since I last posted. This is not good. Plus I have so many exciting things to share with you. But tod...

I describe fabric collage as painting with fabric. That’s more than a helpful way of explaining it to newbies. It has been a way of thinking of working with fabric that has guided my developm…

Creating mixed-media faces is easy; by following these 10 tips from top artists, you'll render faces in paint, stitch, clay, and more.

In May 2011 my wonderfully creative mother died at the age of 85. Her death was unexpected but not surprising - nonetheless, it still left a void in my sewing spirit. Several trips, alone, driving back and forth between Michigan and New York gave me a lot of time to process and think. When I returned from the funeral, I also returned to my empty sewing studio. The only problem was that I was not ready to be around a lot of people. I wanted to play. I didn't want to work. I put things on hold…