Tuesday, July 7, 2009

ArtFiberFest Charms and Paverpol

Here's my work from two other ArtFiberFest workshops. Ty and Marcia Schultz taught us how to use the fabric/textile hardener called Paverpol to make sculpted forms. I used it to transform crocheted dollies into little bowls.

To sculpt figures we made armatures of wire and aluminum foil wrapped in Paverpol-wetted strips of cotton T-shirt material. This product can be used with any natural fibers- even bird's nests.
A paper clay face, gauze hair and paint completed her look. She needed something to add more interest and color.The next day, I attended Mary Stanley's Charm School and made the little bird that sits in her hand.
Here's some of the other fabric charms and beads that I made. Mary inspired me to create fabric jewelry and gave many ideas to use in future projects.

3 comments:

Gwen said...

If this comment had sound, you could hear me going,"eeeeeeeeee!!", in an excited, giddy voice!

I love, love, love all of these things! The fabric jewelry is wonderful, the bird, the doll and the doily bowl!

I am SO going to AFF next year (and you know I love the elephant, too!)

lilylovekin said...

Thank you for showing all your projects you made at Fiberfest. I especially liked the stuffed elephant from the previous post, I hope you show it again when it is finished.

http://www.papermoonies.blogspot.com said...

Wounderful art Paula
so good
gave you a follow sweets
Brittany
http://www.papermoonies.blogspot.com