Woven Nine Patch

Woven Nine Patch, originally uploaded by jckirner.

And there it is - 9 of 9 painted fabric sections.

Now, if I continue on in this vein I'll have something like this mock up...

Then I'd just be at 9 of 36! Good job the process is so meditative.
But I may have jinxed myself by projecting too far into the future.
Lemme' assemble the first section and then I'll know what more I'd like to do!

Seven Ninths of a Nine Patch

Seven Ninths of a Nine Patch, originally uploaded by jckirner.

Starting to look like a woven swatch of cloth!

Painting the fabric modules works well in my compact tablespace.

Debating on placing contrast banding between the blocks - or extending the painted "warp" and "weft".

Meanwhile one of the "oops" panels was swiped by Mom and has been pieced into a jacket. Can't wait to see that!

Menagerie

runt dewey, originally uploaded by jckirner.

I'll admit it - those durn critters will grow on you!

15 hamsters were a bit much, but now we're down to 6 (one per cage) it's a lot better. I can even tell them apart. That's Runt on the left. Survivor of multiple escapes and even the clutches of Dewey (on the right) once or twice.

Mr. Dewey is getting lazy though. Here he's perched on the new backpack surveying the maze of cages in Critter Corner.

With the warm weather we're exploring our own version of lazy. And recovering from a bit of a health wobble - ready to tackle some more fabric painting.

Working the color grid

Working the color grid, originally uploaded by jckirner.

The Dynaflow fabric paints continue to intrigue me.

I bought a full set from Dharma Trading and have been exploring combinations. Meanwhile my brushwork gets some practice. I like where the colors meet and a bloom from one to the other happens.

Off to the side some rejected  panels for repurpose.

Travel continues to find us this summer. An excursion up the coast to St. Augustine with the Junior Sewist and Grandma.
Again I play with the photoscape software to create these collages.

The Castillo de San Marco

The Lighthouse at St. Augustine

Around and about the old town section of St. Augustine.