Stitched-Ribbon Collages

Studio 791 has been buzzing lately with art-making.  It's a good thing, too, since I am involved in a number of art swaps right now, and really need to get out of the studio and into the post office very soon!

I created a series of three stitched ribbon, lace, and fiber collages, all 4x6 inches.  They almost look like stitch samplers to me, as I played around with the various stitch settings on my sewing machine.  The collages didn't photograph quite as well as I had hoped, as their true rich colors don't seem to show up very well here.  But you can get an idea!

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I had a little fun with this next piece, using an image transfer of a vintage photograph of two women standing barefoot on some river rocks.  I replaced their heads with postage stamps, and re-drew their bodies accordingly to create a little reconfigured historical meeting among monarchs:

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I will definitely be trying this with some more of the portrait-style postage stamps I have in my collection!

In my next couple of posts, I have some additional collages, as well as ATCs to share with you.  It's been a productive few days around here!

Have a great weekend!