And The Way It Was…

943068_10151478326873705_633387063_nMy artistic side was in display last weekend among many other artists. Yes, they are all painted on white fabric, the medium I use.

IMG_9713Hand painted decorative pillows on white fabric and adorned with silk.

943583_10151478334453705_1086349974_n942491_10151478329588705_475547900_nI love it when my work peeks anyone’s interest. It is a mix of paint, embroidery, fabric.. it is not quilt but tapestries.

942642_10151478332913705_1786755172_nThey wanted to know if it was hand painted or I used something else because of the precise lines. It takes practice. Practice, practice, practice…

Other Artists

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Styrofoam Cups – It is Art!

Don’t mind the quality of the video, I am still a rookie but hope you love the soundtrack. My hand is up on that one. Original score!

As the story goes, I was at a meeting back in 2006 with a group of non too happy folks and found myself starring at the Styrofoam cup in my hands with little coffee at the bottom as quarrel broke out. Not wanting to get involved at whatever was going on at the moment, I poured my annoyance at the cup, “transporting” the picture of the English Channel on the wall, using regular Pilot medium pen.

I had no idea what I was up to or where I was going but soon found myself obsessively immersed in the art, using any opportunity I had to doodle/carve the styrofoam cups. Yes, I got a few “you are nuts”, “what are you going to do with it”, “how did you do that?” and “wow” kind look from those around me but I never stopped.

What a question, it is Art!

I ended up creating more and more, free hand, without a sketch, all original designs with the exception of the very first one. It is interesting, meticulous because you are carving into the foam but extremely relaxing. Here is a snapshot of Copyright © 2011 Safu Collection.