Posts Tagged ‘Self’

Oct

We Made This: Fabric Flower by Charlotte Self

Posted by: Kenneth Rougeau in Art, Artists, Textiles, Websites, charlotte self, etsy

Food For Thought
“I said to myself, I have things in my head that are not like what anyone has taught me — shapes and ideas so near to me — so natural to my way of being and thinking that it hasn’t occurred to me to put them down. I decided to start anew, to strip away what I had been taught.”
- Georgia O’Keeffe

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We Made This:
Fabric Flower

Hand Sculpted Plaid Fabric Flower
by Charlotte Self

This is a beautiful hand pieced fabric rose pin. Made from various fabrics, the outer layer is a vintage woven cotton, textured plaid upholstery fabric, the second layer is a cotton plaid quilting fabric, the third layer is vintage pink taffeta, and the center is a green satin, beaded by hand with a faux pearl, and seed beads. Petals are individually stitched to the backing, and the backing, made from a vintage cotton damask, is stitched in place also(no glue-ever!). This beauty can be worn on a jacket, sweater, purse, hat, or attached to a hair clip to wear in your hair.

see more of Charlotte’s creations at:
http://bluebutterflyart.etsy.com

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Oct

We Made This: Sea Monster by Dylan Self (age 8)

Posted by: Kenneth Rougeau in Art, Artists, Websites, charlotte self, dylan self, etsy

Food For Thought
“There is a vitality, a life-force, an energy, a quickening that is translated through you into action and because there is only one of you in all of time, this expression is unique. And if you block it, it will never exist through any other medium and be lost.”
- Martha Graham

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We Made This:
Sea Monster

Sea Monster
by Dylan Self, at age 7

Dylan is learning to use Photoshop and colorized this drawing (Gustave Doré’s illustration of Ludovico Ariosto’s “Orlando Furioso”) in one of his first lessons. Dylan is now 8 years old (born April 2000) and is quite the aspiring artist already. His mother, Charlotte Self, is an accomplished artist as well.

see more at:
http://artfamilia.etsy.com