One day

I will be making textiles with one of these designs!

It has all I love: contrast, neutral colours, graphic patterns. The material is in the house, so one day...

BTW: These storyboards are really fun to make. You can download them from this site, you do need Photoshop however...

Grtz,

Regina

Details of quilts

details of quilts I made last year

with the overload of grief and sorrow the world is facing at present (Japan, Libia etc) I felt the need to express myself in a sober colorpalette. Working in my studio, thinking, worrying, thinking, I am hardly able to get anything done artistically, I guess there is more happiness needed for that, for me...

Hence this storyboard, something I can offer today

I hope you are all well, grtz
Regina

Collage storyboard

(clickable image)

While browsing my collection of pictures I found this storyboard I made some time ago. These are details of collages I finished last month, some of them have left my house already. I enjoy them so much! In my studio I have two frames that I use to put them in, and I simply replace them when I want something else to look at. It feels good to be surrounded with my own work. And also to have time and materials to make more when I feel the need.

Tomorrow I will be back in the studio again, I look forward to it!

Hope you have a very good Sunday!

I have always loved...

weaving and baskets, fabrics and sewing, colors, metal and other glimmers, recycling

and now

they all seem to fall in place.

I have found a way to get the look, with my medium, in my way.

It is not my invention, I discovered it on this blog, yet I do it my way. Judy is calling it her meditation panels, but instead of emptying my head (as is supposed to happen with meditation) I think the whole world over while working on this.

That is good, however, cause this is working very slowly, without hurrying and that of course makes the word meditation properly used. Whatever! The cloth measures half a metre square by now, so it will take me some time to finish it. By then I will show the final results...

I also discovered that this procedure uses lots of embroidery floss and since this is not available on our island, I also started to dye that myself, using Procion dyes and the finest available white crochet yarn. No problems here spending my time!!

Hope you have fun this weekend!

Regina

Regatta in pictures

No words necessary, it was fabulous!!

Thanks for visiting,

Regina

Regatta time!

The Nautical Scene

original collage

sxm series #5

Today was the first day of the 31th Heineken Regatta on St. Maarten.

It is one of the major annual happenings and the island is full with tourists, sailors and party-lovers in general. Tomorrow we will be watching the races from a catamaran that will sail to the first buoy and I look forward to witness it tremendously. Every night after the races there is a very extensive party programm, with the ultimate show being organised Sunday at the beach/bay where the races end: Kimsha Beach in Simpson Bay. Wycleff Jean will be the main attraction and we intend to go there too. My daughter is sure I won't like his music, so now I have to go to Youtube to get an idea of him, we'll see. But first: the races, tomorrow. Will make many pictures, promise!

Enjoy your weekend,

Regina

On our island...

Life is A Beach

original collage

recycled magazine on cardstock

Have a great Thursday!

Regina