Skip to main content

The Sea - for Tag Tuesday



For the current challenge "The Sea"  at Tag Tuesday, I made a couple of  painted/ hand drawn tags . These were created from a piece of watercolour paper which had been sprayed with acrylic paint - blue, yellow and quinacridone gold. I then sketched over the top  , trying to follow some pattern created by the splatter and then add some felt tip pen lines  watercolour pencil to highlight the shapes. The tags represent the fantasies of the hidden city of Atlantis and a mermaid. 



With this theme in mind, I also add a free motion stitched  tag I made  earlier this year for 29 Faces - 
Labels:

Comments

  1. Annie TrishJuly 27, 2020 at 4:43 PM

    Very beautiful!
    Also hoping you have stayed safe with all the wild weather around you.

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Wilma Simmons (Empress Wu Designs)July 28, 2020 at 12:04 AM

      Thanks Trish - Yes we are quite safe . Lots of rain and it was wild yesterday and today, but seems to be easing a little here. I think further south might have higher winds and seas as well as rain tomorrow.

      Delete
  2. Sandra Wright.July 27, 2020 at 9:25 PM

    I so love your tags..the background is gorgeous and the sketches are just awesome. Think my favouriye is the Atlantis tag, so different.
    Love that you have played along with my theme Wilma...xx

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Wilma Simmons (Empress Wu Designs)July 28, 2020 at 12:11 AM

      Thank you Sandra . It was a great theme with so much scope, so I am glad you thought Atlantis fulfilled the brief. I love doing these backgrounds - different colour combinations create totally different moods.

      Delete
  3. Valerie-JaelJuly 28, 2020 at 1:36 AM

    Love these wonderful tags Wilma, thanks so much for joining us at Tag Tuesday! Have a great week, hugs, Valerie

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Wilma Simmons (Empress Wu Designs)July 28, 2020 at 10:14 AM

      Thank you Valerie - I hope to be a better contributor to Tag Tuesday - just need to get back into a routine.

      Delete
  4. Wilma Simmons (Empress Wu Designs)July 28, 2020 at 10:14 AM

    Thank you Valerie - I hope to be a better contributor to Tag Tuesday - just need to get back into a routine.

    ReplyDelete
  5. Jane AustinJuly 30, 2020 at 10:00 AM

    On the are beautiful tags, fantastic artwork
    🌴 Jane 🌴

    ReplyDelete

Post a Comment

Thanks for reading my blog and please share your thoughts about my blog post by leaving a comment.Your comment won't appear immediately as comments are verified before publication in an effort to reduce the amount of spam appearing. Anonymous comments will not be published.

Popular posts from this blog

Too Precious to Waste

 Stitched tea bags/ old doily "tea lights" - Wilma Simmons  More than a year ago, a decision was made.  The annual exhibition of NCEATA ( Newcastle Creative Embroiderers and Textile Artists) 2015-2016 will have the theme "Mottainai". Mottainai in Japanese refers to more than just physical waste (resources). It is even used to refer to thought patterns that give rise to wasteful action. Grammatically, it can be used in Japanese as an exclamation ("mottainai!") or as an adjective phrase ("it feels mottainai"). There is no plural form. The collection of mottainai things could be called mottainai koto ( もったいない事 ? ). As an exclamation ("mottainai!") it means roughly "what a waste!" or "Don't waste." [2]  A simple English equivalent is the saying "waste not, want not." A more elaborate meaning conveys a sense of value and worthiness and may be translated as "do not destroy (or lay waste to) that
Post a Comment
Read more

Fish and Sticks : Art Dolls

This week I've been working on fish and sticks ....  The sticks are the message stick art dolls which were very popular, attracting some attention and a few orders at the Wise Women exhibition. Each of the message stick dolls are from the Wise Women series, each with her own personality and  message of wisdom, handwritten on a handmade timber tag. I gather the sticks during my walks around my neighbourhood and the tags are made from special bits of timber, some collected by me or  my husband or from off cuts gifted to us  from another doll making friend whose husband makes bagpipes. These dolls start off very simply with a wrap around a stick, in the general shape of a body. 'Naked" message stick dolls - strips of wadding wrapped around found sticks.   Then I usually wrap other layers of fabric, wool, and/or fibres, over which I do some simple embroidery. I sculpt  or mould small face masks for these dolls. I really like using "sari ribbon" as wrapping str
3 comments
Read more

Wednesday's Child /2

Work in Progress - 3 of the 193 for "Stitched Up"- Wilma Simmons   The work for the "Stitched Up " Project  continues. See the previous "Wednesday Child" post for the background to this art project celebrating the 150th anniversary of the Newcastle Industrial School. I have been documenting the progress of my work, so I thought it might be interesting to share some of the early stages of the "stick dolls" ... Here are some of the beginning steps.. Sticks collected while walking the bushland in my neighbourhood  Drying and getting rid of any insects - oven heat 75 degreesC for approx 1-2 hours.  Trimmed and cut if necessary  Ends sealed with matte sealing solution.  Drying  - solution goes on white but dries clear.  First wrapping - foil to create a body shape  Second wrapping - stretch fabric.  Third wrapping - fabric strips  Some stitching - more stitching and embellishment to come.  Follow thi
Post a Comment
Read more