It’s 26 weeks since I started my self-guided weekly art project. It’s the half way mark and I am still inspired! Today I share my latest textile sketch – Cockatoo Feather. What designs appeal most to you so far? I would love to know – leave a comment or vote in my mini-poll below. I […]
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Weekly Art Project: Week 25
Week 25 of my weekly art project celebrates flannel flowers, an iconic plant native to the Sydney region that blooms abundantly on the Copacabana heathland in the spring. Flannel flowers have a daisy-like form but apparently belong to the same family as carrots, parsnips and celery. On reflection, some of my petals are too plump. […]
Weekly Art Project: Week 24
The crimson rosella is a rare visitor in my neighbourhood and I’ve never been able to photograph it. Nevertheless, the parrot’s colourful hues of intense red, black and blue feature in Week 24 of my weekly art project: View the Copa Abstractions collection from my weekly art project so far. I look forward to seeing […]
Weekly Art Project: Week 23
It’s been a busy week but I am back on track and week 23 of my weekly art project (or week 8 for 2017) again celebrates gum blossoms. Look how glorious these orange blossoms are! A post shared by Brenda Gael Smith (@brendagaelsmith) on Dec 19, 2016 at 4:11pm PST A post shared by Brenda […]
Weekly Art Project: Week 22
Continuing with a botanical theme, week 22 of my weekly art project (or week 7 for 2017) considers gum blossoms and a complementary colour combo of red, green and chartreuse. I hit a snag with the quilting. Don’t you hate it when this happens! The chartreuse centre is inset-pieced. It’s kind of fiddly at the […]
Weekly Art Project: Week 21
Week 21 of my weekly art project (or week 6 for 2017) explores the spiky, curvilinear form of the grevillea: For the stitching, I used zig zag to echo the texture of the central mass: View the Copa Abstractions collection from my weekly art project so far. I look forward to seeing YOUR weekly art […]