Textiles inspired by water

textile artist photography and mixed media - Carolyn Saxby Textile Art St Ives Cornwall

Finally finished my City and Guilds Level 2 and was fortunate enough to get a distinction with my final project being my large coral reef picture. It turned out to be more purple than I imagined with more of the mount showing than I wanted but I like purple so no harm done. There are many techniques used including heating lots of chiffon, Tyvek, Lutradur and 3D medium with a heat gun as well as hand stitching and beading. I have extended this work into different colours mounted on a canvas.

Mackerel Sky

Wave water sand spray I & II 20x20cm mixed media on canvas boards. The gentle energy of the sea, the push and pull of the tide beneath. Both paintings are available in my Folksy store, link in the linktree in my bio. #mixedmedia #collage #newwork #beneaththesea #currents #coast #coastal #coastalart #coastalartist #seainspired #bytheshore #folksy #folksyshop #folksyart #lisalequelenec #folksysouthwest #seasidestudiosuk #layers #texture #line #tone #squarepainting #coolwater #coolwaters #p...

I've been thinking a lot about recycling in textiles. I always try to do this where I can and I'm always looking for new ways to use up the bits. I'm a terrible hoarder and I save EVERYTHING! ... scrap paper, wrapping paper, envelopes, labels, tags, etc. all get used either in my sketchbooks, inchies, collages, made into mini journals (which I paint and stitch on) or recycled into paper pulp, handmade paper or papier mache. Recently, I used up some of it in the Erosion Bundle Project ... tin…

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