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Letters I, J & K

1/19/2014

 
This first picture, not part of the alphabet book, is of an embroidered photos that I just finished this weekend.

Now, on to the book.

I'm happy with the I,- an illuminated letter, done
in coloured pencil (including some gold metallic pencil) and in ink. Some illuminated letters are very elaborate, I prefer ones that have a cleaner look.
  
  
  
J (junk) - I actually made two, but this is the better one. The first was made of mesh from an onion bag, scraps of yarn and other junk, all in orange and blue.

For the one pictured here, I raided my  sewing cabinet of items that have just been sitting there for 20+ years - an old measuring tape to form the  shape of the "J", then safety pins, little sequins and snaps added to embellish & finish.
   
   
  
The K is "Kirigami" which is the art of 3D paper cutting. Not easy and it took me 3 tries to make one that had tidy cuts. I don't think this is something I would do a lot of. 
 
 
Two more letters and I'll be at the halfway point of the alphabet.

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Letters F, G and H

1/12/2014

 
I was able to get 3 letters done this week.

F is foiling which I did on fabric. Not easy to keep it clean looking, I think a smaller iron would have worked better. I used a gold foil, multi-colour foil, then blue over top.

G  was fun, all pencil work. Good practice for me as I don't do enough work with graphite.

H is herringbone embroidery stitch which I had never done before. I used 2 thread colours (blue and green) to try to create more depth.

Some changes to upcoming letters: J will now be "junk" and K will now be "kirigami". I had originally chosen jute, but it's just too thick for this kind of book.

I hope to post I and J by January 19th.

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2014 Alphabet book project

12/28/2013

 
I've decided to embark on a new project for the 1st quarter of 2014 - and that is to create a book of the letters of the alphabet, each letter created using a different art technique or medium. This book will then be displayed April 4-5, 2014, at a show being held by the Out-of-the-Box Fibre Artists.

To have this done in time, I will need to complete an average of two letters per week plus time to put it all together and make a cover. One of my objectives is to create most of the letters using  techniques and materials that I am not very familiar with, so some practice may be required. My plan is to post pictures of at least two completed letters by each Sunday evening between now and mid-March, and in order. The first 3 are shown below.

My criteria:
- Each letter must be completed using a different technique or material (when it becomes necessary to also incorporate a previously used technique, the main focus must be on the technique or material assigned to the letter)
- The technique or material used must start with the same letter as the letter of the alphabet
- Each letter must be somewhat flat since they will become part of a book
- Each letter must fit on a 6x6 paper - this is the size of book that I am making

My list is below. It is subject to change - if a material cannot be located or if I come up with a better suited idea for the letter that I had not thought of up to this point.
A - acrylic paint
B - beading
C - couching
D - distressed materials
E - embossing
F - foiled
G - graphite
H - herringbone stitch
I - illuminated style
J - junk
K - kirigami
L - layering
M - momigami
N - needleweaving
O - oil stix
P - paste paper
Q - quilting
R - ribbon
S - stamped fabric
T - tissue paper
U - upcycled materials
V - velvet embossing
W - watercolour on fabric
X - texture (so far I have not found an item that begins with X, so at least this word has an X in it)
Y - yupo paper
Z - zentagles

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