Detours

What happens in an afternoon where the kids are out, the hubby is occupied and I am free to paint.......

I decided to take a background piece of art I had previously created and try to finish it off.

I sketched part of a bare tree and traced over it onto tissue paper to make a pattern, I was running with the idea to either do this tree out of material or paper and attach it to the background - why just paint a tree when you can layer.

 

I found a couple of FAB pieces of fabric in a bag of off-cuts that a wonderful friend gave me (she does soft furnishings).

I cut the tree from the fabric, zig-zaged the edges and then stitched it to a plainer background. I was thinking that I would cut a border around the tree in this lighter colour to give contrast before attaching it to the background.

Once completed I had second thoughts as I thought it was too busy on the painted background. I have zig-zagged the cream edges and will leave it as is for now and do a different background to attach this piece to.

This measures: 25 x 38 cm (10 x 15 inches)

So, what did an afternoon of painting turn into.....sewing! Just proving once again that art is all about detours.

Comments

[Lysh]

The detours in art are the best bit!