2026 Slow Stitching Project - Page 42 - U2 - Ultramarine Blue, Umber

Trying to get caught up on my slow stitching.

2026 Slow Stitching project is my book.  

My prompt for page 42 is Ultramarine Blue and Umber.

I created squares from cotton dyed with these 2 colors. I chose Ultrawhite floss to stitch the squares down as these colors are quite dark.

 

2026 Slow Stitching Project - Page 41 - U1 - Umbrella, Under

Another page in my stitch book for the K3N Cloth Tales' slow stitch challenge.

My prompt is Umbrella. I created a blue background with Inktense pad and pencils.  Heat set it when it was dry.

I appliqued the top of the Umbrella with bright fabric pieces.  I added the tip and the handle in dark grey thread.

I added rain coming down in several colors of blue thread.  Then stitched white clouds from cheesecloth.

We are protected from rain or sun Under and Umbrella.

2026 Slow Stitching Project - Page 40 - T2 Triangles, Teal, Turquoise, Tangerine

Another page for my 2026 stitch book.  I am following K3NClothTales' slow stitch project.

The prompt is Triangles.  I went with that and added Teal, Turquoise and Tangerine.  I searched my scrap bucket and found small pieces into Triangles.

I stitched the Triangles in a scattered pattern with coordinating thread.

I am happy with this piece.

Mono Printing Class

I spent the morning with a bunch of artists learning how to use a gelli plate to make mono prints.

Lisa Matthias was our facilitator and provided gelli plates, botanicals and many ideas.

1) Apply acrylic paint directly to the plate and pulling a print.

2) Using a brush in order to remove paint, let it dry then apply a lift layer to pull the print. Christmas tree.

3) Painting on the plate, letting it dry then applying a lift layer to pull the print. Yellow flower.

4) Apply paint, and press botanicals, cover and pull a incomplete print, lift botanicals, dry, apply a lift layer and pull the print. Blue ones.  If you place a hinge you can capture the detailed print in the holes from the first pull. This process can work with many objects. I used a doily in the blue print top row - kindly donated by another artist.

Interesting that patience is required.  At times the paper needs to sit on the paint for several minutes and just does not work well if you do not wait. Hair dyers were provided to hasten the process.   At other times one has to work fast before the paint dries.  I am very interested to work this on fabric.  After I saw this today I believed a textile medium will be required.

Many of my Folk Art artist pigment bottles were old and it would have helped to give them some water a few days ago to thin a bit.

Inktober 2026 - Day 31

Inktober 2026

Day 31 

My Prompt - Seed Packet
 

I went for a kraft color for the envelope.

Lines for the details.

Inktober 2026 - Day 30

Inktober 2026

Day 30

My Prompt: Arcs

An abstract of soft smooth shapes - arc.

All colored differently.

Yellow, beige, green, blue, orange watercolor.

Black marker for outlining.

 

Inktober 2026 - Day 29

Inktober 2026

Day 29

My Prompt: Sail Boat

I created a background with a wash of Payne's Gray on a sheet protector and pressed the 4x6 sheet of 154lb paper into it.

I watercolored over it.

A sail boat, a sun on the left, land and trees also on the same side.

Inktober 2026 - Day 28

Inktober 2026

Day 28

My Prompt: Scribbles

Offset my center and drew 10 triangles.  I filled each one with a different pattern done in black acrylic with a dip pen.

I added a circle with a marker then the solid center.

 

Inktober 2026 - Day 27

Inktober 2026

Day 27

Rural Mail Boxes

Payne's Gray for the sky again on this one.

Warm green watercolor for the bottom half.

Three mail boxes side by side along the road side.

I chose 3 different colors with metallic fronts. Outlined in black acrylic in applied with a dip pen.

Long grass surrounding their support posts.

Inktober 2026 - Day 26

I took photos of a full moon last night and colored one today.

Inktober 2026

Day 26

Full Moon

I used black watercolor for the bottom half and watered down Payne's Gray acrylic for the sky. Amazing the color.

Black acrylic for the foliage and pearl watercolor for the moon.

A bit of pearl spatter for stars in the sky.

Inktober 2026 - Day 25

Inktober 2026

Day 25

My Prompt - Letters

The alphabet of course.

Thin lines with a bit of color.

Inktober 2026 - Day 24

Inktober 2026

Day 24

My Prompt - Contraption

I drew my composition with 2H pencil putting down gears, pulleys, electric bulb and lighting pole.

I laid a thin layer black watercolor onto a sheet protector and then pressed my 4x6 inch piece of Canson Fluid Mixed Media 154lb paper onto it to create my background.

I then watercolored the art.  I used copper metallic watercolor for the large wheel.

Outlined the shapes with a dip pen and Rowney-Daler Black liquid acrylic ink.

Inktober 2026 - Day 23

Inktober 2026

Day 23

Watercolor Washes with trees.

Trees are done with black gouache.

Very loose composition.

Subtle watercolor wash in background. 

Inktober 2026 - Day 22

Inktober 2026

Day 22

My Prompt - Botanicals

A fantastical flower in purples. Maybe a dahlia.

A soft watercolor wash background.

Payne's Gray acrylic ink with dip pen.

Inktober 2026 - Day 21

Inktober 2026

Day 21

My prompt - Close By - Little Pond

Very loose pencil sketch with loose watercolor as well.

The bulrushes were done with dip pen in Yellow Ochre for he stocks and Raw Umber for the cattails.

Deciduous and evergreen trees in the background. 

I could have put birds on the water but I was afraid to wreck it.  Considering how far behind I have been not taking the chance.

Inktober 2026 - Day 20

Inktober 2026

Day 20

My Prompt - Sailing

Port Hole

I guess I am thinking of certain people who are just returning from a sailing trip.

The port hole was done with copper metallic watercolor.

Not sure the wood looks warm enough. 

Great water and sky.

Inktober 2026 - Day 19

Inktober 2026

Day 19 - My prompt - Clock

Mantel Clock

I drew it from my head and when I checked samples online I realized the shoulders were too high but it was already inked with Sepia.

I used a new to me set of watercolor I got from the ReUse Ctr last week. Different colors and okay to work with.

I am very happy with my washes for the wall and the shelf the clock is sitting on.

Gold metallic watercolor for the metal band around the clock and hands, champagne pearl for the face of the clock. A mixed brown for the clock - cherry?

I am happy with my numbers as well.

Inktober 2026 - Day 18

Inktober 2026

Day 18 - My Prompt - Lines

Fine Lines 

I have been working on the Shimmer and Shine show pieces.

This is a fail attempt which I am using for this challenge.

Sort of water landscape watercolor into which fine lines made with a dip pen in Payne's Gray acrylic ink.

Spattered with the dark ink.

Needle Minders - Set 6

 
Another set of needle minders. I hope these will be popular at the Christmas Market.

A gold heart with alcohol ink design with a red button backer.

A gold bottle cap with purple and green alcohol ink design with purple button backer.

A gold bottle cap with magenta and blue alcohol ink design with purple button backer.

A gold bottle cap with hot pink alcohol ink design with a pink button backer.

Needle Minders - Set 5

 Another set of needle minders. 

I used Red Aida Ribbon this time as a support.

A small wood frog with a green button backer.

A red and white "You Rock" metal promo button with a red backer.

A gold bottle cap with blue alcohol ink abstract design with blue button backer.

A gold bottle cap with a copper looking alcohol ink design with red button backer.