Monthly Archives: October 2015
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A window into my studio 6
Posted on October 31, 2015 by Chelle in creative play, StudioAlways great to play with something new Again this week has been full of stitches and colour with very little spare time. But I did manage to squeeze in some play with an app called Sketchers and I also gave some thought to the statement that comes from so many people “I can’t draw”. Just […]
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A window into my studio 5
Posted on October 23, 2015 by Chelle in creative play, Inspiration, StudioA window into my studio 5 Tyvek, colours, melts, twists and sews Wow another week has passed me by in my studio and a pretty industrious one I thought I would share with you a little about my week, really not much difference to most weeks in my studio My artwork is […]
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A window into my studio 4
Posted on October 17, 2015 by Chelle in StudioA window into my studio 4 This week in my studio I have been working on some silk panels for Christmas stock for Stonehouse gallery. They are small free motion embroidered and painted silk panels. I used the same fabric in each one but enhanced them all differently, with a variety of threads and textures […]
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My thoughts on colour
Posted on October 17, 2015 by Chelle in creative play, StudioColour “Mere colour, unspoiled by meaning and unallied with definite form, can speak to the soul in thousand different ways ” Oscar Wilde Many people tell me how much they love my colours and that […]
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A window into my studio 3
Posted on October 9, 2015 by Chelle in StudioThis week in my studio An adventure from a don’t like to a love it This is an image story of a piece of textile art work I have completed this week. This will be stretched over a frame and then placed in a floating frame. It forms part of my body of work which […]
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Creative play
Posted on October 8, 2015 by Chelle in creative playWorking with paper I love to incorporate many different textures and materials into my textile art work. One of the materials I adore to work with is paper. All sorts of paper – gift wrapping, tissue paper, craft paper, scrapbooking paper, paper doilies, paper towel, paper bags – the list goes on. You can rework […]
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Inspiration
Posted on October 8, 2015 by Chelle in InspirationInspiration I am often asked what inspires me and my answer is life. With that thought I wandered around my garden – it is the ordinary that is extraordinary – everyday life, travel, the beach, family, all the good stuff that me makes me happy. The secret to a creative life is to let […]
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Bali July 2015
Posted on October 3, 2015 by Chelle in teaching and travelBali Bali Craftours textile tour 2015 We used fabulous materials in our workshops which included cotton rag paper, hand dyed pure silk caps and yarns, silk and cotton fabric, gold leaf, fusible web, crayons, inktense pencils, yarns, and endless possibilities. From these materials unique samples were made combining layering and colour. Below are some […]
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A window into my studio 2
Posted on October 1, 2015 by Chelle in StudioA window into my studio Michelle Mischkulnig Australian textile artist chelletetxiles.com.au Using variegated threads I like to use rayon machine embroidery threads they have a beautiful lustre, colour and softness. I often use a variegated thread and to break the look of block colours in the variegated threads I use a plain thread with it […]
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