What do you do if you love fabric but can’t sew, want to paint but don’t feel like bringing out the oils and a large canvas?
I created this piece, “Books on the Beach,” for my granddaughter. I made these tiny books 3-D so she could actually look inside. The fabric in the clothes basket is real. Best part? I got both paint and glue on my hands! Yah!
Here’s a better view of the 3-D books:
Time to make one for my 2-year-old grandson!
to play hide and seek! Are you ready?
Mixed media on canvas by CD-W
before I Unraveled him. Literally.
I don’t sew. Really. But man, do I love fabrics. So, I got my mother’s 1970’s Singer fixed. I’m terrified of the thing.
I started the first of my grandchildren’s Easter Bunnies. The ears came out extremely wonky, the face almost distorted. I unraveled the thread and started over. And started over. And, started over, my patience unravelling with the orange thread.
But now, I’m done. I know it’s not perfect but, as I like to say, if it was perfect, nobody would believe I’d created it.
Okay, back to working on my latest manuscript….
Carolyn Dennis-Willingham 