Fiber & Paper Journal

Painted Paper & Cloth Leftovers from my Serendipity Collage Workshop

Tied with a String

 Open

delicious painted paper

and fabric

insert of 'trash' mail

interfacing too

the carrier sheet for printed organza

digital image

love tearing

 Inserted book in pocket on right

 Shut

Note from a Serendipitous Workshop Participant

A Note from my lovely hostess from the Souhegan Valley Quilt Guild in Milford NH!
     
I finished my project in time for our quilt show a few weeks go. I am pleased with how it became a memory quilt of my former life as owner of a children's boutique! I called it "Outside My Comfort Zone"!!!
When it hangs in my studio, it hangs as a triptych on a black bamboo rod, spaced evenly across.


Thanks for a wonderful class! We all loved it and you made us all stretch!
Jeannie 

before

finished!

 Whoopee! Jeannie!! It's really beautiful!

Featured Workshop- Serendipitous Collage

Serendipitous Collage embraces the unknown and unexpected- magical! 

This serendipitous way to create collage taps into your inner muse! 
Use created fabrics and papers to create paper and cloth MeDiA MIX collages. Get inspired!  

“I am in transition, do not be discouraged. What I am doing is a act of courage, to give birth.” Paulous Berenshon



Workshop: We will make a several different presentations of collage, including fabric-based postcards, and small collages on watercolor paper mounts. We will create a variety of painted and printed fabrics and papers using general acrylics and fabric paints. Techniques will include different painting techniques, image transfer, mono printing, sun printing, resists and an introduction to some medium enhancements. This workshop encourages the use of recycled materials and supplies you already have. Focus will be on spontaneous creativity and freedom of expression while creating green art. 

Partially based on Wen’s article in Cloth, Paper, Scissors- Jan/Feb 2011

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sample postcard

Encaustic's

View my brand Encaustics! page on my website!

http://wenredmond.weebly.com/encaustics.html

Loving My Cracked Places

Day Trip

The Lake

Some available on my UpLiFTMeNts Studio Sale Blog- see tab top of page

NEW Fan or Professional Page coming to my Facebook

* Notice: I will be deleting my personal profile page.* 

I invite you to continue following my art & process on my new Facebook Fan page by typing 
"Art-of-Wen-Redmond" into your Facebook search bar. 
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Super EASY & Quick Collage Method!

Have you heard of tape transfer?

Gather non-glossy paper such as newspaper, inkjet print outs, copiers papers and similar papers.

Then, select any clear tape- shiny, invisible or matt tape, packing tape, etc and any width too.

Simply press a short piece of tape onto paper, holding an end so it’s easy to peel off. Peeling will adhere bits of paper to the tape. Press this onto another piece of paper to use as your background.

Use the section of tape that you were holding to adhere any loose ends from previous transfers.

Don’t worry if more paper comes off as you peel the tape as you can bury it under additional pieces of tape. 

Hand Created Cards

painting watercolor paper cards 

I used a paper towel to spread the paint lightly

I like ovals

of all sizes

collaged with fused bits & pieces of hand painted fabrics

then outlined parts of the design in acrylic paint  

going to add envelopes & clear bags, then ready to sell!

scarves dyed & ready to be labeled & sent to galleries

Shattered

Shattered

Digital Fiber- Image of broken glass

Images are printed onto treated natural textiles and other surfaces, combining painting and digital media into a one of a kind art piece.

Creatively stitched. Segments are creatively stitched and held together with a hand-tied bookbinding method.   12x12
mounted on 1 1/2" black painted canvas

Dinner at Eight Interview for Exquisite Moment

I have been accepted for the annual exhibition with Dinner At Eight Artists, the intrepid, Jamie and Leslie. blog here

The following is an interview which will appear on their blog.

1, What year did you make your first quilt?  Traditional or art?

I made my first quilt, self-taught & experimental with found scraps, in 1974.

Amethyst Summer

2.  What is the first show, and year, that you ever entered your art quilts?  Venue?

Quilt National has always been at the top of my list, Art Quilt 21, that is now Art Quilt Lowell, MA, Quilters Gathering, MA and my local guild. In 1986, one of my pieces was requested for the museum that became the National Quilt Museum in Paducah, KY.

Jonathan's Dream

3.  What is your artistic style?

I love to experiment. My work has grown though many stages. Presently, I work with digital fiber processes.

4.  Have you ever changed your style from when you started making quilts?

Yes, I have a lecture, Journey with a Fiber Artist, which shows my work as it changed and grew. Transformation is the lifeblood of my work.

5.  What other style in quilt making peaks your interest?

I’m really into digital works. I enjoy how other artists use the process to present images differently or use a consistent subject matter as their focus. Digital Collage is fast becoming my new focus.

6.  What other medium in art influences your work as a fiber artist?

Media Mix is my term for a workshop I offer using fibers, papers and a host of acrylic mediums. The spontaneity and serendipity feed the process of experimentation.

I will be teaching this at Peters Valley Crafts Center , NJ on August 23-27- Info Here

Whispers of the Positive 

7.  What do you have coming up?  Shows, Articles in magazines, Books, etc.

I’m proud to have been included in Brainstorms at Visions Art Museum, CA, recently, at Interplay: Digital Mixed Media at Cotuit Center, and upcoming, Sacred Threads, Pushing the Surface, Johnson-Humrickhouse Museum OH, Niche Award finalist and interview Lesley Riley’s radio www.blogtalkradio.com

Published Articles

SAQA Winter Journal

Quilting Arts Magazine, Textured Fiber Photographs

Interweave DVD Workshop, Textured Fiber Photographs-     Info Here

Leaping Point

Books

Cutting Edge Art Quilts, Mary Kerr

Fabric Surface Design, Cheryl Rezendes

Bound, a WCA NYC exhibit

Studio Quilt, Sandra Sider

8.  Where will your art take you from here?

Hopefully, into the flow, imagination and continued growth. One of my key phrases I use about my art is- ‘Making the Imagination Real’.  One of the joys of teaching is seeing workshop participants reveal themselves, get into the flow and make art.

9.  Describe your studio space:

Recently, I have moved out of a delightful studio space in an art community and also, out of a large studio in my home into a smaller but very efficient studio in a new home. There is lots of natural light. There is the simple joy of retraction, with the expectation of how this new environment will influence my work.

10. What was the biggest challenge you have encountered in the making of your art quilt for "An Exquisite Moment?"

I wanted to use lots of color for this piece. Normally, my work is muted in tone.

I worked with a number of images, which are collaged digitally.

The colors in the piece are created by the addition of images of my painted fabrics. These layer over the complete collage, influencing or changing the final color.

 

Birds Eye View detail- see full piece on Dinner at Eight's blog (link at top)

WEBSITE http://wenredmond.weebly.com/ 

BLOGs  http://fiberartgoddess.blogspot.com

Our Bodies

Our Bodies

Digital Fiber- Image of an artist’s journal page.

Images are printed onto treated natural textiles and other surfaces, combining painting and digital media into a one of a kind art piece.

Creatively stitched. Segments are creatively stitched and held together with a hand-tied bookbinding method.   12x12

Wading Though Tall Grass

I created a series of Digital Works this past winter.

For this particular piece, I made a substrate collage of just a couple inkjet fabrics to give interest to the final print.
Here's the original printout before I worked into it. You can see the vertical line of the additional physical layer running vertically. There are 2 more such pieces.

I applied 5 dyed, silk organza, free cut squares, on the lower right, to add additional interest and focal points.
I had written onto the silk before I cut it. I enjoy adding text, readable or not, into my work.

I repeated the square motif in free style quilting lines. The repeated lines gave me the idea for the title.

Each piece was mounted on birch panels I purchased from Dick Blick. The panel sides were painted matt black first. I did a blog post explaining this process earlier. (here)

I like to create a painted edge, which to can see here in deep cobalt blue.

detail

Media MIX Workshop at Peters Valley Craft School

 Gesso???

I really love this workshop! We had a stimulating and creative time playing, experimenting with green materials, fabric & paper!

Wild Woman Painting Courageously! Susan expressing colors!

Phyllis got into the texture big time!

Now! What was I to do next???

Collage composition in progress

I think everyone was indeed surprised at how those larger Serendipity Collage Bases turned out swell smaller instant collages!

The CREW- Phyllis, Lisa, Judy, Elida, Pat and Susan!
 THANK YOU!

2 new Paper and Fiber Collages

Working up Samples for my upcoming workshop, I must create!  

The titles are part of my teaching theme.

Listen, it comes to you!

Paper and Fiber Collage

Free collage with hand painted cloth & papers.

Cotton, silk, tissue paper, cheesecloth

Digital printing, transfers, and stitching.

18x20x.5 mounted  

Detail

Experience the Moment

Paper and Fiber Collage

Free collage with hand painted cloth & papers.

Cotton, silk, digital printing, transfers, and stitching.

16x18x.5 mounted 

Detail

Vessels & Jewels

My work featured at Vessels & Jewels in New London, NH. 

 If you're going to the Sunapee Fair, it's near by and fun to shop there!
http://www.vesselsandjewels.com/