Can't resist the bounty of nature 大自然的色調怎能抗拒

 I said I was tired of eco prints and need a break. As I wanted to learn acrylic painting for the colourful instant outcome.  However not long for a while I can't resist the bounty of nature and done a few again.

 早前說要暫休植物印染玩意，要玩玩彩繪，日前經過桉樹林被強風吹折有花蕾的樹丫，這難得的一遇，當然撿拾回家又做我的印製。

 For the few sessions of learning I enjoyed so much the colors playing.  In the meantime........

 the day after strong wind I passed by the bush of eucalyptus I found lots of wind blown branches with buds on the ground.  

Can't resist to take home otherwise it would be disposed of.

On my Friday hiking last I also found some windfalls of euc and some local sweet gum.

Our sweet gum are still green because of warm weather.

Can't resist to do again eco prints.  Put a few pines, some euc and a rose.

After two hours of bundle boiling of the wool flannel, opened with delight.

The bright and bold of eco collected on Friday hiking

The buds of this euc are brown. I never know which one gives red or brown as they're picked on ground. That's the challenge!

Rose petals purple as wished

I lined with backing then a wall hanging or a table runner is made.

Clos up of the prints..... Casaurina pines and euc.

Rose petals and rose leaves

Euc with buds 

Approved by Mogi

Territorial Mogi, he owns everything!  Whatever new stuff I put on the floor he occupies it right away.

Before and After

This is another printing with local sweet gum and the euc with smaller buds. I'll make it another tapestry.

Fresh buds are rare to get thanks to strong wind I can pick from ground.

I used some other euc with iron mordant to make my Tuscany theme. Another prints to follow later.

"Mum said she can't resist the bounty of nature and will do constantly eco prints while learning colorful painting. Enjoy your cappu and thanks for stopping by"

Wool felt Christmas bells making 羊毛聖誕鐘製作

 Christmas is around the corner.  Yap it rings my bell. 

Ding.... made a few ornaments for the festive ambiance.
又到聖誕, 又到聖誕.......聽聽我的鈴聲......製作歡樂.....製造喜悅....

Colorful wool felted bells against the pure white fleece hanging

  

 But also good for Mogi's shelter deco.

 He stares at the string.....

 Oh no, don't grab it !  No prob. They're easy to make.

 

I cut the foam template, enclosed with wool, rubbed and rolled a while, then cut in half and shaped on top of a pen cab or a small bottle.  That's it.

 Tie on the rope make it a string. Tiny wool felted bells I made and the pine cones my mother collected in her area.This year Christmas in my yard.

 

Made a small one for the white angel.  More than enough to make a Christmas decoration with these little ornaments.

Linking fromdreamtoreality party

Wool fleece wall hanging with cat's contribution 貓羊合一毛氈掛畫

 

 Am I a cat fanatic? If you're not or scare of cats please skip it. 

Here again the wall hanging I made with assorted raw fleece with my own cat Mogi's contribution.

我為貓狂, 我的朋友一點不以為然, 我以家中寵兒的毛毛做了一件又一件的東西. 最為喜愛都是做這些羊毛合一掛氈.

 "Can you spot which part of my contribution?", Mogi asked.

 No doubt this part.  He's expecting the festive season.

 A wool felt hanging with X'mas bells embellishment simply a festive home decor.

 As I've quite a lot eco printed fabrics in the stash.  I took the "not-so-good" piece as backing for the nuno felt hanging

llayered a thin Finn white wool then put some assorted fleece over it.  Certainly the main part is the white hair of Mogi!  See .......he's curious....

 His figure....... already approved by him....

 

 After some rubbing, rock n roll..... all felted.  Then I painted it with acrylic.

 

  Back hanging with the tree branch I picked

 

 A wall hanging of wool and my cat's hair.  The back is nuno felt with texture and eco print          

 These two pieces each with Mogi's contribution.  His hair is so lovely to work with.  Easy felt and nice texture. Cat lovers may like to make something with their fluffy.

 X'mas bells are ambiance of festive season.  Next time I'll post the simple making of these wool felt ornament.

Make the days brighter 繽紛色彩

 

 I've been doing eco prints for the recent two years. I got some colorful natural dyeing and printings but It takes a few hours for the process to make prints.    Know that all come from nature - the natural leaves prints and the natural dyes.  The prints are bounty of nature, subtle and one-of-a-kind. Sometimes I feel daunting for outcomes not as expected.

Today I lined for the shots.  Mogi found it a shelter. Did he like my works? 

雖然我的天然印染也有豐富色彩, 有紅, 、 有紫、 有黃花、 有綠葉、有線條.....但製作過程需時, 效果有時未如意, 偶有失望. 我的貓兒在我的布料中, 有何感覺 ?

 

 Purple logwood shibori dye, heart-shaped and bold red euc.

 Casaurina (pines)

 Turmeric yellow

 Bold prints of camellia

All looks colorful already but I wanted to paint and get the immediate visual outcome.   Today I started the learning from basic. I like acrylic as it has the effect of watercolor and I'll apply the painting for my fabric art. 

貓兒好享受布料中的隱蔽

 My second class of painting this.  I enjoyed so much and it made my colorful day.   

今日我上課學塑膠彩繪, 也好享受繽紛色彩, 我會利用這彩繒技巧運用於布藝創新上.