New - Jest and BlitheFuL Sock yarns!!!

Here's a little preview of the new yarn bases and colorways that will be trickling into the shop in the next week. Jest Sock is a 2 ply SW Merino with a tight twist; it's super soft and positively sproingy! BlitheFuL Sock is a 4 ply SW BFL that is soooo soft but somehow sturdy at the same time. This month's Series is based on text message acronyms, LOL Speak and other interweb lingo.

Asp Urchin in BlitheFuL Sockie Maki and Jest Sock

Variations on Teal Deer in Jest Sockie Maki, Jest Sock and BlitheFuL Sock

Edumacation in Jest Sock, Merry Lace Maki and Lace and Worsted Reclaimed Maki

Caution/Fruit

Caution! Apple Booty Crossing, Acrylic and Collage, 6.25"x7.25"

My task was to somehow combine my Art Group theme of Fruit with the IF prompt of Caution. My first thought was of course Eve and an apple. Then I thought of children standing on pumpkins to get to something they shouldn't. The husband suggested banana peels and then I thought of prickly pears...then this title popped in my head. So I did an image search for pedestrian crossing signs and came up with this idea. I almost did it in illustrator, but it's not really my style.

New Bases

They're here! New sock yarn bases in 2 ply tightly twisted SW merino and 4 ply SW BFL! The BFL has a lovely sheepy smell. I seriously could roll in this stuff. The samples I dyed up were gorgeous! I've got some Merry Lace, Merino yet to be named and reclaimed yarns in the dye pot as I type. I'm hoping to crank out a bunch more this weekend for the Sept. 1 shop update!

IF - Wrapped

Into the Night, gouache

It's been so long since I contributed to IF!

I did this one a while ago, but it really fits in with this weeks prompt.

Preview!

Coming September 1st at play at life fiber arts - LOL series hand dyed yarn!

I'm basing this series on the LOLSpeak dictionary. There will be lots and lots of fun colors and some new sock yarn bases too!

I've been noodling around at colourlovers.com to hammer out some palette ideas. I love this site! So far I have these two - Enjoy!

Color by COLOURlovers

Color by COLOURlovers

Instrument

Little Boy Yellow, 2.5"x3.5", acrylic and collage

I have been neglecting my blog badly! So here's an update - from my Art Motivation Group. The theme was "instrument." I got the idea from my youngest son H. He told me about a dream he had that had a man in a bird suit. I couldn't get him to say much more than that. I immediately got the idea for this illustration from his telling of it.

Intricate Vase

Intricate Vase - 8" x 7.25"mixed media collage 

I'm doubling up again this week. I've been dyeing a lot of yarn for my Etsy shop lately so I haven't had much time for my art work. The theme for my Art Motivation group is Vase and IF's prompt is Intricate so I made an Intricate Vase. 

I think I still want to tweak this a bit. I was inspired by a project in Cloth, Paper, Scissors. I love that magazine. I'm trying to figure out how to fit all this fun with paper and glue into my illustrations and this was a great way to do that.