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a collage of an old woman's face with feathers on her head and eyes

Happy Thanksgiving to all my readers in the U.S.—I hope everyone has a safe celebration with as many friends and family as possible. Last week we blew by the anniversary of this blog! How did we mi…

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a woman's head is made out of woven material and has hair on it

Yoon Ji Seon's embroidered portraits blend fiber and photography. Much of work consists of self-portraits, with varying degrees of emotions, abstraction, and detail. Her "Rag Face" series goes back to 2006, when she started experimenting with these mixed-media pieces.

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a painting of a man wearing a yellow hat and colorful clothing, sitting in front of a quilt

Artist Bisa Butler (previously) draws from an array of vibrant patterned fabrics to create portraits of everyday people. She eschews representational colors, favoring layered jewel-toned hues to form the skin of her Black subjects, and often groups figures together into strong silhouettes. “I have always been drawn to portraits,” Butler explains in a statement onContinue reading "Colorful Quilts by Bisa Butler use African Fabrics to Form Nuanced Portraits"

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LuAnn Kessi: Photoshop Elements.....For Quilters

I have one week left in my Photoshop for Quilters online class. I thought I would share another PSE technique with you: The point of this lesson was to take an image and edit it so that you could print out a pattern to create an applique quilt. I chose a favorite image of my niece, Lilly: Original Image Image changed to black and white with levels adjustment Image deepened with Hue and Saturation adjustment Image has been posterized Then we were taught to soften the edges of the posterized…

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