Thelma's Creations

[...] Woohoo! I have completed the first workshop with Strathmore Visual Journal. Below is the completed lesson and the first lesson. I really liked how this technique [...]

[...] collages in it but you can also use watercolors and all on it. 3 moleskin journals, the Strathmore Visual Journal Watercolor and then Strathmore Visual Journal mixed media. I didn't pay attention to [...]

[...] For lesson one of the Strathmore Visual Journal Workshop , we were to take some of our old art and photo copy it in black and white. I [...]

YOU MAY BE DISAPPOINTED IF YOU FAIL, BUT YOU ARE DOOMED IF YOU DON'T TRY. Beverly Sills The quote above has so much meaning to me, because I definate [...]

[...] The first month's sketchbook challenge is something that is Highly Prized. I do highly prize my family, but I have not gained the [...]

[...] a blast with that. So as you see at the top of my page there is a button for the sketchbook challenge. I had decided I wanted to do this. I need to get back to where I started from and [...]

[...] . He is an awesome artist! I'm very excited about this and want to thank Carol Sloan of the Sketchbook Challenge for telling us about him. [...]

[...] For this stitch I used #8 Perle Cotton and DMC 340, 3 strands. I done the backstitch first using yellow perle cotton , then whipped [...]

[...] to use and where. So my first stitch I chose is the backstitch for the arbor. I used #8 Perle Cotton 318. If I have counted them correctly I will be using 12 stitches out of all the [...]

[...] . On the left I used 2 strands of YLI Silk Thread.Going down on the right I used #5 Perle Cotton 818. On the left I used DMC 518, 2 Strands. Down below that one I used DMC 335, 3 [...]

[...] since the last post. Hope to be able to post some more soon. Next week the new class at the Strathmore Workshop begins. Looking forward to that. [...]

[...] off her pattern, then traced the elements I wanted to work with. Then to keep true to the strathmore workshop , I used pen inks to paint in the black, then made a copy of that and cut it out to use as [...]

[...] ) and stem stitch ( Rahet in Indian) . I am trying to learn the Indian names of these embroidery stitches. I also noticed that it looked as if it was Trapunto after I done the double back [...]

[...] I had done. The lady is from a class, learning to color on fabric with crayons and using embroidery stitches. If you click here you can see what it looked like on the fabric. I decided I wanted to [...]

I wanted to let all my readers know of this wonderful class that is being offered on India Embroidery. You can read all about it here at http://artist [...]

[...] Over on Artisticfingers, Anita is teaching us how to do Chikan Embroidery. Below are the first two lessons. I don't know the name of the muslin I used. I know it is a [...]

[...] it by connecting the two sides together. I love the results and had to do it with 2 strand of DMC floss instead of 1 to cover over that mistake I made in nipping the fabric I am thinking it would have [...]

[...] the name of the muslin I used. I know it is a cotton muslin, but don't know who made it. I used DMC floss and used the number of strands that was told to use in the lesson. I almost forgot to get a [...]

[...] I decided to combine the Strathmore Visual Journal workshop 2 lessons with Mary Green of greenpaper monthly challenge. The first lesson of the [...]

[...] For lesson one of the Strathmore Visual Journal Workshop , we were to take some of our old art and photo copy it in black and white. I could [...]

[...] the last of the year and this year. Doing what I so love in studying color. Take a look at my dyeing blog here to see what I have been up to lately. There is so much I want to do in my creative time [...]

[...] ". I have been busy lately, if you would like to see what I have been up to, just visit my dyeing blog . [...]

[...] ’s where I have been studying values in my pencils. Using 4h,2h, hb, 2b, 4b Now back to Collage Lab. I had skipped to Lab 16 Shadow and Light and got the value bar completed going from [...]