For this week's Illustration Friday prompt, I offer a fabric collage with the message "fly away home." I hope that is something my college bound son will remember to do from time to time.
Collage available in my Etsy shop.
© Nancy Lefko
Saturday, October 10, 2009
Illustration Friday ~ FLYING
For this week's Illustration Friday prompt, I offer a fabric collage with the message "fly away home." I hope that is something my college bound son will remember to do from time to time.
Collage available in my Etsy shop.
© Nancy Lefko
Friday, October 9, 2009
"Mix It Up with Melange" Challenge ~ FALLING
This week's challenge over at the Melange Team Blog got me thinking of autumn in New Hampshire and the FALLING leaves. And, of course, with the addition of a vintage couple the collage became "falling in love."
Come on over and join in on the fun of the Melange challenges. They are posted every Wednesday (with a sneak peek on Mondays) and are open to everyone. Hope to see you there!
Collage available in my Etsy shop.
© Nancy Lefko
Thursday, October 8, 2009
Sunshine
There's no shining sun outside my window ... out there it's cold, windy, and raining. The only sunshine to be found is in my field of prairie flowers.
This is the second to last of the twenty-five panels to get its detail layer of blossoms, leaves, etc. Just one more to go and this step is finally finished. The next part of the finishing process is to lay out the two rows down the right side to give those 10 panels the highlights and blending with the pastels, markers, and paint.
This panel was the last chance to hide Elvis's image among foliage. The last one yet to be worked is more or less a haze of flowers ... this picture would be too obvious there.
Well, back to work so we can get out of this summer cottage that is not meant to be occupied this late in the season.
This is the second to last of the twenty-five panels to get its detail layer of blossoms, leaves, etc. Just one more to go and this step is finally finished. The next part of the finishing process is to lay out the two rows down the right side to give those 10 panels the highlights and blending with the pastels, markers, and paint.This panel was the last chance to hide Elvis's image among foliage. The last one yet to be worked is more or less a haze of flowers ... this picture would be too obvious there.
Well, back to work so we can get out of this summer cottage that is not meant to be occupied this late in the season.
She killed it with kisses, and from it she fled..
Getting dressed has been a daily trip to hell and back.. while sporting a very unsexy back brace i've been forced to compromise style for function most of the time..This dress and its siblings have been my companions in the hellish heat of Dubai..
I'm so unbelievably in love with the Spring 2010 collection by Karl Lagerfeld.. the idea of the metal looking leather work on the dresses is just gorgeous!!
I'm so unbelievably in love with the Spring 2010 collection by Karl Lagerfeld.. the idea of the metal looking leather work on the dresses is just gorgeous!!
Monday, October 5, 2009
Collage Play with Crowabout ~ Week #55
The images this week from Collage Play with Crowabout were just TOO MUCH FUN ! Nancy B.of Crowabout really hit a high mark. Just looking at the collage sheet made me smile and I had a great time creating the collage pictured here.
I am happy that many of my friends are joining in on the fun that this group has to offer. If you haven't yet visited the Collage Play with Crowabout blog, you really must do so. There is an abundance of inspiration and fun waiting for you there.
Collage available in my Etsy shop.
© Nancy Lefko
New Art Supplies
The wonder of new art supplies!
I had great fun creating this new mixed media piece using, among other things, my new Neocolor II Crayons (water soluble) and oil pastels. My muse stood at attention when the box from Dick Blick arrived and I satisfied her with a few hours in my studio. I love working on these chunky gallery wrap canvases...I love their compact size, yet wonderful depth.
Collage available in my Etsy shop.
© Nancy Lefko
Sunday, October 4, 2009
Prairie Flowers - The Countdown
Remember when all the carpets were cleaned recently here at the cottage? With all the big pieces of furniture out of the living room ALL the panels were laid out on the floor.
Woo Hoo! I never thought there would be a space big enough available to do this. The scale of it still boggles my mind ... 14 feet by 10 feet. At this point there were six panels yet to get their detail layer of flowers. Now there are just the three you see in the foreground along that edge.
Since then that furniture in the living room has been shoved up against the walls so sections can be laid out for me to define and refine as well as to punch up and blend in with oil stick pastels, permanent markers, and paint. I've done this a number of times and am still touching up areas as I continue the mounting process.
Below are two photos of the same panel. The one on the left had already been worked on once. The one on the right has even more pastel work and paint added ... it sparkles!
Here are a number of panels in various stages of construction. They've just been treated with Krylon Fixative spray to set the oil stick pastel work that had just been added. This product also protects the piece against fading by light.
Note the debris from the storms littering the patio. I've been gradually picking it up to use as kindling to start daily fires in the wood burning stove. The weather has been stormy and cold. It's time to go south. Two more weeks of vigilant work and this project should be packed up and on its way to Chicago.
And we should be packed up and heading south.
Woo Hoo! I never thought there would be a space big enough available to do this. The scale of it still boggles my mind ... 14 feet by 10 feet. At this point there were six panels yet to get their detail layer of flowers. Now there are just the three you see in the foreground along that edge.Since then that furniture in the living room has been shoved up against the walls so sections can be laid out for me to define and refine as well as to punch up and blend in with oil stick pastels, permanent markers, and paint. I've done this a number of times and am still touching up areas as I continue the mounting process.
Below are two photos of the same panel. The one on the left had already been worked on once. The one on the right has even more pastel work and paint added ... it sparkles!
Here are a number of panels in various stages of construction. They've just been treated with Krylon Fixative spray to set the oil stick pastel work that had just been added. This product also protects the piece against fading by light.
Note the debris from the storms littering the patio. I've been gradually picking it up to use as kindling to start daily fires in the wood burning stove. The weather has been stormy and cold. It's time to go south. Two more weeks of vigilant work and this project should be packed up and on its way to Chicago.And we should be packed up and heading south.
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