tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8496905055211694132024-03-05T14:25:47.960-08:00Dream it then Create itInspiring others to access their inner artistJanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09229146309389239721noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-849690505521169413.post-54561543543201369772015-03-15T08:42:00.002-07:002015-03-15T08:46:05.439-07:00New website - blog has movedCome Visit me at my new website <a href="http://www.jspcreate.com/">www.jspcreate.com</a> I now have my blog on this new site. I have galleries of my work and keep you up to date on my new ideas and more tutorials on my techniques.<br />
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<a href="http://www.jspcreate.com/blog/">www.jspcreate.com/blog</a><br />Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09229146309389239721noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-849690505521169413.post-10369784164393718922014-04-15T09:10:00.001-07:002014-04-15T09:10:57.452-07:00Moving into detailI've mostly just been outlining with back stitching at this point. Still trying to decide where I want the detail to go. I've learned through trial and err that I don't want everything outlined in black. Might work on paper, but not when you are working with texture and fabric.<div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXscvZ7ntM0bO96RZWdeXYgGh6Cid3t9-CTUk8Ycu5nnv2iL1H92CjEVx9gK8S6eA8G8q0UTOaiXn_APbVNMrJniM8qEhW5wFwXqlvQFMgF0MV3TWK2PXMRZElbyW4-Dl65IE8GVEcnO4i/s640/blogger-image--42295700.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXscvZ7ntM0bO96RZWdeXYgGh6Cid3t9-CTUk8Ycu5nnv2iL1H92CjEVx9gK8S6eA8G8q0UTOaiXn_APbVNMrJniM8qEhW5wFwXqlvQFMgF0MV3TWK2PXMRZElbyW4-Dl65IE8GVEcnO4i/s640/blogger-image--42295700.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I've also figured out that because I like to wing it instead of tracing out a pattern, the detail becomes my best friend in hiding the flaws. This was how my drawings went. We'll see if I can do the same on fabric.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihn95Mhjrq7g5g3nx1CA88rSBjZbjSIPDej5WolOEVokFHajHhQ8hvGQftM_mEB3NA9Z5Ey8RQGbjqjHj0ILITIEmKlAf4SqfD9z603FQBZEpHVa_jI_n90UbRm0CcBkVEAbVQeyaqVkHt/s640/blogger-image--2127641524.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihn95Mhjrq7g5g3nx1CA88rSBjZbjSIPDej5WolOEVokFHajHhQ8hvGQftM_mEB3NA9Z5Ey8RQGbjqjHj0ILITIEmKlAf4SqfD9z603FQBZEpHVa_jI_n90UbRm0CcBkVEAbVQeyaqVkHt/s640/blogger-image--2127641524.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Still lots more to do. It will reveal itself as I go.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs9sqpEFPQJCRhhH3gm_7YYl8MOe5YvozeyGkFsanPpgowe0Q-SYEqrdxPbwvqb7PaNiAaKXKNEwIJ7_18wCyZqTIC0EhKiiICdmy9tacWEfrHaAk34nhwZif6wc2PWMOdk63BKCY8-pbe/s640/blogger-image--2082061749.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs9sqpEFPQJCRhhH3gm_7YYl8MOe5YvozeyGkFsanPpgowe0Q-SYEqrdxPbwvqb7PaNiAaKXKNEwIJ7_18wCyZqTIC0EhKiiICdmy9tacWEfrHaAk34nhwZif6wc2PWMOdk63BKCY8-pbe/s640/blogger-image--2082061749.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I just ordered some new green threads online. So I'm looking forward to their arrival so I can tackle that part of the design.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">See you soon. Happy stitching everyone</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Jane <3</div><br></div><br></div><br></div>Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09229146309389239721noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-849690505521169413.post-47023432222814660352014-04-07T09:55:00.001-07:002014-04-07T09:55:32.196-07:00Progress report and then someI'm learning how hard this is for me to post the progress as I, like alot of artists, don't want anyone to see it until it's all done!! The work in progress is the messy part and dispells the magic that I take some fabric and thread, wiggle my nose and "TA-DA" out comes a perfectly finished quilt! Yep ........ not likely. So you get to see the messy part. Its good practice for me to see the process too as I have a very selective memory and tend to block out the challenging parts.<div><br></div><div>I have decided to embroider the petal design on before I layer with batting. Just easier to do all this stitching through one layer instead of three. Then I can just outline it in the next stage to give it more dimension. </div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgqfg-GRiWRfWND0-qBuLlTpoyu54nTL1iD9qGziJMem-Om1aWvoDCuHF3qkKZ_Dnn3F9n3tk1nQT7lxbYOhZL_Ehydfa3_dLdZCHROzOVS-EgA-hx7e-aauaDKd79twJceGWF2pszXL-z/s640/blogger-image--1906879813.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgqfg-GRiWRfWND0-qBuLlTpoyu54nTL1iD9qGziJMem-Om1aWvoDCuHF3qkKZ_Dnn3F9n3tk1nQT7lxbYOhZL_Ehydfa3_dLdZCHROzOVS-EgA-hx7e-aauaDKd79twJceGWF2pszXL-z/s640/blogger-image--1906879813.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">It's slow going at the moment</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgabnQrXfl6cWNwsDk8pE57TX4gLPyVXggpDCCNCkSVsmNQbLAvRQMGQNN7hVDOIedhS37802RyvEqLptHYvNOVJrWLSCdG36xNuR8CizpDuknWc47DztepCZEkWcQUiuzTr0NuD6hq_epa/s640/blogger-image--1919507064.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgabnQrXfl6cWNwsDk8pE57TX4gLPyVXggpDCCNCkSVsmNQbLAvRQMGQNN7hVDOIedhS37802RyvEqLptHYvNOVJrWLSCdG36xNuR8CizpDuknWc47DztepCZEkWcQUiuzTr0NuD6hq_epa/s640/blogger-image--1919507064.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">But thats because I can't just focus one one design. So Although I have many in the beginning stages this is the next one coming up. I am just appliquing it onto a background and will probably go right into layering with batting right away.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidesRWoi5wCBsp_y1GE_b-gWfr3G-h5v5GXDm51cUJC_i52Sjk-r1PPlM3wiEdgj-CT5Ba6JrGLKF62VYLL74vnVI_Li5QE_y3SjjNjexdmXx_yODY4ghbzaj-Nwnwm-k4-jbG6wjmwUuw/s640/blogger-image--173484792.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidesRWoi5wCBsp_y1GE_b-gWfr3G-h5v5GXDm51cUJC_i52Sjk-r1PPlM3wiEdgj-CT5Ba6JrGLKF62VYLL74vnVI_Li5QE_y3SjjNjexdmXx_yODY4ghbzaj-Nwnwm-k4-jbG6wjmwUuw/s640/blogger-image--173484792.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I am realizing this multi tasking actually makes me more productive. If I just work on just one then I start to get too much in my head. Over analyze, you know, second guessing, etc. This keeps me fresh and creative. The only problem will be actually finishing one all the way to the end! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">See ya soon :) </div><br></div><br></div><br></div>Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09229146309389239721noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-849690505521169413.post-13208566376744156972014-03-29T18:42:00.001-07:002014-03-29T18:53:44.724-07:00Trial and Error, practice makes perfectI'm discovering that I am a trial and error kinda person. Despite my attempts at being a perfectionist and my obsession with detail, I still just go full speed ahead without thinking some stuff through. So after choosing my background I rushed home from the fabric store and pinned my piece to my new purchase and stitched. After completing the applique and confidently cutting away the back fabric from behind my piece I stand back to look. Ok...so why won't it lie flat! I think, no problem, I will make it lie flat when I stitch it. Then I realize, I sewed it onto my background square CROOKED. which actually lead to other issues that created the rippling fabric issue. I now realize things will only get worse from here! So I start again, unstitch my mandala piece, cut a new backing, and this time draw registration marks so the circle will lie flat and be straight! <div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwmd7yF3WaAIDLR8bHmUq1dJCkdzsyr6-G6yUlbLGr823uu3EiTP_sRyN1pyK4uhcI8P_cnuYUnvJJUbS3EZg4s8rnaQiOYeBtKcQdB56W9Kn0JANXRCyz88Myail2tElFdRmxv0P4Ca9w/s640/blogger-image-1930405278.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwmd7yF3WaAIDLR8bHmUq1dJCkdzsyr6-G6yUlbLGr823uu3EiTP_sRyN1pyK4uhcI8P_cnuYUnvJJUbS3EZg4s8rnaQiOYeBtKcQdB56W9Kn0JANXRCyz88Myail2tElFdRmxv0P4Ca9w/s640/blogger-image-1930405278.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYrACvjGLkq4l5ETHj5Off80BTeYJ7lNdMd4MGqcQ9p1Pl0Bwq4y5OzQkLz1ynJA9pd_rJAfTSFWfceUdls5eO26aESuzWk-amHTT82W4FuXe0VAN2ytdOv79XwUpNADk4cjAJoY9vGGDl/s640/blogger-image--982927726.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYrACvjGLkq4l5ETHj5Off80BTeYJ7lNdMd4MGqcQ9p1Pl0Bwq4y5OzQkLz1ynJA9pd_rJAfTSFWfceUdls5eO26aESuzWk-amHTT82W4FuXe0VAN2ytdOv79XwUpNADk4cjAJoY9vGGDl/s640/blogger-image--982927726.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN2gna0smCl18IHdxAwQwl0_Fv61JADXLxz-mMR7L2jXrWO8f-_CKIw5EIlcdInmSOKM8geg01RKpj1_m2thhcmhbfvMw3YZJPEKnkeIrHHsIL_Wd6_-u5EN88icefiYT2JE7xnPysQmYF/s640/blogger-image-909500349.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN2gna0smCl18IHdxAwQwl0_Fv61JADXLxz-mMR7L2jXrWO8f-_CKIw5EIlcdInmSOKM8geg01RKpj1_m2thhcmhbfvMw3YZJPEKnkeIrHHsIL_Wd6_-u5EN88icefiYT2JE7xnPysQmYF/s640/blogger-image-909500349.jpg"></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div></div><br><div><br></div><div>Yay. It worked this time. Lesson learned! Measure twice, cut once! </div><div><br></div><div> I added an appliqued circle in the center and I'm ready to start adding some embroidery detail. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); ">Off I go to trial and err again :)</span></div></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); "><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnH3_U7gbW2JZliHy8l82TNqZJRz_B54iuAKC9tqPA2zbf8hGrrN3qK7GUSuk54Ldh34_sXcUjkAdBvVcsEvt2M1jlWTueV2RQ-gKmAKrFAgLKS6-DdtXJv5A8cV4i5xeWgGDLNxS8URtp/s640/blogger-image--1193005339.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnH3_U7gbW2JZliHy8l82TNqZJRz_B54iuAKC9tqPA2zbf8hGrrN3qK7GUSuk54Ldh34_sXcUjkAdBvVcsEvt2M1jlWTueV2RQ-gKmAKrFAgLKS6-DdtXJv5A8cV4i5xeWgGDLNxS8URtp/s640/blogger-image--1193005339.jpg"></a></div><br></span></div><div><br></div>Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09229146309389239721noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-849690505521169413.post-28776869898257922562014-03-23T19:42:00.001-07:002014-03-23T19:44:03.012-07:00From Sketch to Art Quilt. How it all beginsSo I'm going to try and document these from start to finish. Hopefully I can stick with one project so that this doesn't take forever. I like to have quite a few on the go. I find that way I can move where inspiration hits. Never seems to work if I try to force it<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); "><br></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); ">This is the design that I chose. It's pretty detailed, maybe too much for a quilt, but I decided it would be fun to give it a whirl.</span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMpVBBI17NqqZV-7v2MDqSBnpWqdLa1iuzgWzHdjTSUOeTTeLUr8_QRRXNu4DBjnvLW2Wi5VRqO4zVr4wFAkQqkMisMxmFOqKH-0U4S9VDwECGFXFUObUBFDfc6869W4IGF_E73Pwrhiha/s640/blogger-image-1252720609.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMpVBBI17NqqZV-7v2MDqSBnpWqdLa1iuzgWzHdjTSUOeTTeLUr8_QRRXNu4DBjnvLW2Wi5VRqO4zVr4wFAkQqkMisMxmFOqKH-0U4S9VDwECGFXFUObUBFDfc6869W4IGF_E73Pwrhiha/s640/blogger-image-1252720609.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">It will probably evolve into something different. But that is the fun of it, so lets see where it goes.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I start by taking the design back to a basic form I can piece together for my base. Something simple that gives me lots of space to work with. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif3xRDl0srQEYkP1ngWGN7zXzcKJLpxNjQwJAdq5HXIpxDMSOk1r-k6yLy9mHIWe-uuPBQRrsQgKYUsctFRt9GYAG7wQ_OqhU15Eddx2je9TEMSr-7tQbJU2ZSY7qi5wrDW-o7A3bZcntW/s640/blogger-image-531304294.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif3xRDl0srQEYkP1ngWGN7zXzcKJLpxNjQwJAdq5HXIpxDMSOk1r-k6yLy9mHIWe-uuPBQRrsQgKYUsctFRt9GYAG7wQ_OqhU15Eddx2je9TEMSr-7tQbJU2ZSY7qi5wrDW-o7A3bZcntW/s640/blogger-image-531304294.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">After playing with some colour ideas, I have gone with deep jewel tones. This is my base, hand pieced and ready to play with. At this stage it is 16" in diameter. I aim for a 20" x 20" finished size once its on a background and stretched on a square frame.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNA2arXSuGnsdJwmxxX3bdNq5N_o2nnjCbvOz65PnVOK3vRUOczUSNRsZr6JsaDsp-JSEwy8b7XqJ-NYfaUvVfQEi1PE14hkapp2qpUtxUaLaInfA8q0SesON6UOBViFzqrEAe76RyxEbN/s640/blogger-image-1983509441.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNA2arXSuGnsdJwmxxX3bdNq5N_o2nnjCbvOz65PnVOK3vRUOczUSNRsZr6JsaDsp-JSEwy8b7XqJ-NYfaUvVfQEi1PE14hkapp2qpUtxUaLaInfA8q0SesON6UOBViFzqrEAe76RyxEbN/s640/blogger-image-1983509441.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I'm now on the hunt for my background fabric. Then I will start adding applique and stitching. It doesn't look like much yet, but thats the fun of it. It will look very different when its done.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I think this will be a fun experiment for me because I haven't documented all the stages before. I tend to forget what the project looked like before I added the detail.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">See you all soon ( hopefully!!) :)</div><br></div><br></div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div>Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09229146309389239721noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-849690505521169413.post-91034388586377782682014-03-21T07:34:00.001-07:002014-03-21T13:18:31.246-07:00More Detail of Textile MandalaHere are a few more detailed pics of the Mandala. I'm learning as I go. Definitely trial and error. But you can only unpick so many times before you ruin the fabric. So I've learned to just let some ideas go for now. I still have to applique it to a background and then add a little more detail. 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Got away from the drawings and into quilting. But still felt the pullback to do something more with the drawings. I wanted to take them to a new place and give them more dimension. Soooo.... I've been working on fabric art versions. I tried a few ideas with the quilting but just couldn't get the detail I wanted. Just recently I came across some old embroidery kits I did when I was younger and...... The light bulb went off. So these are my first attempt at using embroidery and hand piecing to create my mandalas in textile art. I'm having fun with it again, and as before they are evolving as I work on them. Hope you enjoy and I will post more as I go.<div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_xgWTkaRkXWpz6-HNAsIVlkdPzsPNnQOysu9lfkzFT-4W7TzxJ5P1bC_KRRzAl6fTebEDlJicOEDbQ0R4YbehhyuqcaYaSsb0lyC7lH9901bwuAsQfGIoYVnmt_eoaovkFxOuPnLFVzax/s640/blogger-image-1830855835.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_xgWTkaRkXWpz6-HNAsIVlkdPzsPNnQOysu9lfkzFT-4W7TzxJ5P1bC_KRRzAl6fTebEDlJicOEDbQ0R4YbehhyuqcaYaSsb0lyC7lH9901bwuAsQfGIoYVnmt_eoaovkFxOuPnLFVzax/s640/blogger-image-1830855835.jpg"></a></div><br></div><br></div>Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09229146309389239721noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-849690505521169413.post-3008259375808489982011-11-05T10:13:00.001-07:002011-11-05T10:13:49.012-07:00Keep the Flow<div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG1nNIMjPQJf2P8dlsp7u_0AwSbj0qegeE-bjmjWPzNzNyKujL9rouII1BtGEQ1j52YlOo9X6HjW4Dp7zFhDqww_-6eJiTUOJmXMApw1z8ABj2XcFOhwfdTdtW8VYqnZfGPC-X7wPpweS6/s640/blogger-image-146348181.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG1nNIMjPQJf2P8dlsp7u_0AwSbj0qegeE-bjmjWPzNzNyKujL9rouII1BtGEQ1j52YlOo9X6HjW4Dp7zFhDqww_-6eJiTUOJmXMApw1z8ABj2XcFOhwfdTdtW8VYqnZfGPC-X7wPpweS6/s640/blogger-image-146348181.jpg" /></a></div>Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09229146309389239721noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-849690505521169413.post-55158756516852907662010-06-18T05:47:00.000-07:002010-06-18T05:47:39.146-07:00Mandala Process - Day 4- and Final Product!! :)Now we start to work the final part of the six sections. Since I did this one different by creating little mandalas in each section, I now have to blend them into one large mandala. Below I have started working some framework and design in pencil. I have also started to work from the center in pen. There is still a pencil framework in place from the beginning, but you can reestablish it with a ruler and pencil to make sure the sections come out symmetrical.<br />
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Again you can add as much or as little detail as you like. Below you will see how I've added more detail into the framework, trying to work with the little mandalas that are already in place.<br />
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I found by slowing myself down I added more detail than ever. Could be a good thing, or maybe not, I'm not sure. Even I get dizzy looking at this one. Often I find when I finish one I can hardley wait to get to the next, almost like writing a story and needing to get another blank piece of paper before you lose the flow of thoughts. So by slowing down the process I got a lot of "info" packed into this one. It was a different process. By slowing it down, I took more time with each section, but I also lost some of the meditative effects. Maybe I analyzed it more than I usually would. I find the mandalas work best if you just flow from your heart and don't analyze how it looks, stay out of your head. <br />
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Let me know how yours are turning out. All comments are welcome, I would love to hear how following this process was for each of you. <br />
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Thanks again for hanging out with me and my mandalas ♥♥♥ Jane :)Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09229146309389239721noreply@blogger.com21tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-849690505521169413.post-43711590311176117332010-06-16T10:11:00.000-07:002010-06-16T10:11:41.338-07:00Mandala Process - Day 3Now I start to add the pen. I work with what I doodled in pencil and repeat it on all six sections.<br />
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Here is a detailed pic of the center section as I start working it in pen<br />
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Now we add more detail in pen<br />
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Now your mandala will look like this, because you have been repeating the detail on all six sections as you go!!<br />
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Add as much detail as you want, I tend to go very detailed, its just what I like to do. I could leave it like this too, it would be just as pretty!<br />
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So as I mentioned I like detail so I keep adding more until it feels good<br />
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Tomorrow I will work on filling in the mandala sections, again with repeating designs that stem from the center and move out through the six sections. Not long now, and it will be finished!! Thanks for hanging out with me!! Jane ♥♥Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09229146309389239721noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-849690505521169413.post-61258434122893373592010-06-15T06:14:00.000-07:002010-06-15T06:14:10.312-07:00Mandala Process - Day 2Now that we have a basic framework, it is time to start adding some shape to it. I use a pencil so that I can change my mind as I go. I use the shapes as a guide to create patterns, sometimes the mandala looks nothing like it started, but, we have to start somewhere! :). Remember whatever you put in one section, you repeat all the way around. In this case we have six sections, so repeat around the mandala six times total.<br />
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Once you have some shapes in place, start to play with them and doodle some ideas in. Again I use pencil when I'm doing my fancy ones, so I can change it as I go. For me it is like a conversation. You feel your way!! Sometimes I go straight to pen and wing it, but mostly I like to play with my pencil, it allows me to experiment more! So here I have added some doodles in. If they flow nicely, I start going over in pen, this can change as I go, I don't necessarily follow what I penciled in. Once I get the pen going, whatever I do in one, I always do in all the rest. So even if I make what I would call a mistake, I have to do it in each one to keep the symmetry and it always turns out pretty!! There really are no mistakes.<br />
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So the picture below is where I stand with my mandala picture. So far I haven't started working any pen yet. You'll see some of the my little mandalas within the big one are at slightly different stages. I always work with one section and then repeat it once I know what I want. Be careful going to far ahead in one section, as it is easy to forget how you drew a certain pattern and then you can't repeat it in the other sections. So pace yourself and try to keep all sections moving at the same pace. You will develop your own rhythm as you go.<br />
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Sometimes I just start drawing on completely blank paper, some days I do a highly detailed framework. I love symmetry, so I tend to use a framework to get myself going. However sometimes its nice to leave all that at the door and just freewheel something straight from the heart. It's really how you are feeling that day and then translating that onto the paper. So here is one example of how I do my symmetrical mandalas.<br />
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So day 1 - I set up some form of framework in pencil, that gives my mandala direction. I used a compass this time and a ruler. Today I decided I wanted to try circles within a circle and small mandalas within a larger mandala. I divided it into 6 equal sections (can be done with a protractor - 60 degrees each) and then picked a point along the line to make another circle of the same size and repeated this on each line, at the same distance point, around the mandala. Everything in a symmetrical mandala is about repetition. What you do in one section, you do in all the others. Then I joined the centers of the mandalas and this divided each of the outer ones into 6 equal sections as well. The joy of symmetry and math is it always works out. (Well almost!!) This was done in light pencil, so the picture comes out kind of grey, I want to be able to erase my pencil marks, so I make them as light as I can and still be able to work with it. This sketch was made 8" x 8".<br />
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So back I go now, to figure out what I want to do next! See you soon :)<br />
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Oh yes I forgot, the size is 25 inches across, perfect wall hanging<br />
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So this one has been on the back burner for far too long. It is time to finish it. I am planning on a second ring, which I almost have finished. Kind of a quilt as you go thing. I quilted this part, then decided I would add more, so I will quilt it and sew it on and see how that goes. Mostly the whole design was cut and fused on with fusable web. Then I stitched zig zag around each piece to give it dimension and because I don't know if I trust them to stay on. <br />
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I'm almost hesitant to put a close up as I need some practice on going around curves with the zigzag!! Oh well, all in good time. Any and all comments are welcome. I'd love to hear your experiences with piecing and fusing. Do you stitch around your fused pieces or trust that the quilting will hold it in place. That kind of stuff!! :) <br />
Thanks, Jane ♥Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09229146309389239721noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-849690505521169413.post-75999752720922909682010-03-27T06:20:00.000-07:002010-03-27T06:20:07.148-07:00Following my own adviceSo now I'm getting my blog up and running and getting the networking part done. Now I guess I better go be creative so I can get the blog itself flowing. There's always that technical stuff that but now I can go play. Will post new pics soon of creative stuff!! :) ♥♥♥Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09229146309389239721noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-849690505521169413.post-91338232812820571042010-03-25T12:53:00.000-07:002010-03-25T12:59:03.052-07:00The finished product<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE8De-WtJ5JA3eckG9kdWD3p-R8BFUtu2gqYYlvA2Sg3ocjJD4qS2MNWvp01-voF7mas1OftcfpwwYeOg5fXtzD_d7SJjreJkoSXHWT5khUlqp7UzTZodrmPrCYP7sk2CaGgCq2AEmubSA/s1600/evolution.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 316px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE8De-WtJ5JA3eckG9kdWD3p-R8BFUtu2gqYYlvA2Sg3ocjJD4qS2MNWvp01-voF7mas1OftcfpwwYeOg5fXtzD_d7SJjreJkoSXHWT5khUlqp7UzTZodrmPrCYP7sk2CaGgCq2AEmubSA/s320/evolution.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452662066438189890" border="0" /></a>So here is the finished piece. I usually keep starting at the center and work my way out with each layer. The detail gets more fun as you go, and you just have to go with it. It really is about the process, but it is nice to have a pretty piece in the end. They are great tools for meditating. Either as you work, or for sitting with and using as a focal point when you are done. It is a great form of expression!! Enjoy, and please feel free to ask any questions.Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09229146309389239721noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-849690505521169413.post-77128000034278208712010-03-25T12:48:00.000-07:002010-03-25T12:53:10.852-07:00Step 2<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLlA3PEU7rBac8wkKy1DhPo_iY84owkYw016uiUUIK2MBvgNOmY9mmlLYtc-a6JqLaR8wNWgj_B8yimIkUsRGyOar2dx2L6v-XXC2U3qb2kkjEyqDuaRxgpU40lOuPxTaBE1H4QFVKKxHD/s1600/mandala-step-2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 318px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLlA3PEU7rBac8wkKy1DhPo_iY84owkYw016uiUUIK2MBvgNOmY9mmlLYtc-a6JqLaR8wNWgj_B8yimIkUsRGyOar2dx2L6v-XXC2U3qb2kkjEyqDuaRxgpU40lOuPxTaBE1H4QFVKKxHD/s320/mandala-step-2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452660842906716818" border="0" /></a><br />Now I remove the grid, and just work on the framework of shapes I've created. I add more detail into the shapes. You can go as crazy as you want here, or leave it simpler, whatever works for you, it all comes out beautiful in the end. This is where you learn to listen to that inner voice, don't get caught up in being perfect. Almost always I get to this stage or even further and hit a point where I hate what I've done. All artists know that "Ugly" stage. Never judge a piece until it is done. Put it down for a break if you need to, come back later, but don't give up, the beauty is coming.Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09229146309389239721noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-849690505521169413.post-10228313938998373562010-03-25T12:45:00.000-07:002010-03-25T12:48:23.854-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLSAUo4b7jQLU4KckafPKtcXRq-EKmw5TaemhDwj_ceLHeO_SQPAbfcVNNLaiu6VZz3Z4S7bYWS3RxJ0OIBSgx7IFrDpGU1pdJKcsLlSnD862qvMn1qIaUYxZcSGbpopCXHtws6Kfe0ust/s1600/mandala-with-graph.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 318px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLSAUo4b7jQLU4KckafPKtcXRq-EKmw5TaemhDwj_ceLHeO_SQPAbfcVNNLaiu6VZz3Z4S7bYWS3RxJ0OIBSgx7IFrDpGU1pdJKcsLlSnD862qvMn1qIaUYxZcSGbpopCXHtws6Kfe0ust/s320/mandala-with-graph.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452659939446774610" border="0" /></a><br />First I work simple shapes onto the grid. Just follow your flow. I go back and work in more detail later. I go back many times, as the mandala usually speaks for itself, and it is like working layers into a piece of art. Everytime you finish one layer, you can see where to start with the next one. So start simple and just sketch in some shapes. I do them in pencil, as I will change a shape into something more detailed or overlap a new shape over the existing one. Sometimes the shapes are simply a frame for a more detailed drawing.Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09229146309389239721noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-849690505521169413.post-4769143096185956602010-03-25T12:44:00.000-07:002010-03-25T12:44:58.282-07:00The Evolving of the mandala Evolution or how I work my mandala'sSo here is the process that I use to work my mandalas with symmetry. Mandalas don't need any symmetry as they can be as freewheeling as you want, they are an expression of you!! I love to put symmetry in mine as I have always been fascinated with math, geometry and now sacred geometry and fractals.<br /><br />So I use a circular grid as I stated in my last post. To get an idea of how I use the grid, I worked the beginning of this mandala with the grid still on the paper in pencil. You don't need this complicated of a grid, but it gives you an idea of how I form my frameworkJanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09229146309389239721noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-849690505521169413.post-42919844891245821822010-03-24T10:43:00.000-07:002010-03-24T10:48:51.612-07:00Circular zendalas - zentanglesSo this is my very first post to my blog. I've been putting it off, but now the time has come. I've been trying to figure out how to get an image of a circular grid out there for those who are asking. So far this is the only way I can think of doing it. Let me know if you have any other ideas. <br /><br />Hope this gets some of you going. It is divided into 5 degree sections and 1/2 inch diameters, however that was in its original 8" form. I have saved it as an image and now I think the size has changed. At any rate you have my permission to copy the image and paste it into your favorite program to manipulate. You can darken the lines you want. Sometimes I do 8 sections, Sometimes 6, and then multiples of that. My favorite grid I have 24 sections in it. <br /><br />Feel free to ask me any questions. I'm glad you all are enjoying trying out the circles<br /><br />Jane ♥Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09229146309389239721noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-849690505521169413.post-11821586600522658462010-03-24T10:41:00.000-07:002010-03-24T10:43:02.743-07:00Circular Grid - 5 degree sections<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijkEGZne5pY7frcyXOCt6XR-ER8YJCi2w4iVRKlkrQEZmTH1Idtl3jc4BjpEbgOHQRXJeSrnZDyL3O4H_0aQXzBw0KIaKl4IrBr5JxiF3AtcFWA7fz0OXVwBvU1TveJmQy5DFCd70YrPIi/s1600/circular-grid.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 319px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijkEGZne5pY7frcyXOCt6XR-ER8YJCi2w4iVRKlkrQEZmTH1Idtl3jc4BjpEbgOHQRXJeSrnZDyL3O4H_0aQXzBw0KIaKl4IrBr5JxiF3AtcFWA7fz0OXVwBvU1TveJmQy5DFCd70YrPIi/s320/circular-grid.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452257031799145922" border="0" /></a>Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09229146309389239721noreply@blogger.com1