Art Journal Simple Prompts

I’m participating in a weekly challenge on Instagram: Art Journal Simple Prompts (#ajsp52w).

The prompt for week 25 was Z. I made a collage with swans (zwanen in Dutch), an ugly duckling and a crocodile.

The prompt for week 26 was 1 (een in Dutch). It reminded me of a quote of Godfried Bomans at the Grand Gala du Disque in 1963. You can see the part I used in this video, it starts at 5:10. Godfried tells a story about seeing a movie with Marlene Dietrich in it. Then the man next to him says: “Had mijn vrouw maar een zo’n been.” Which is Dutch for if only my wife had such a leg.

The prompt for week 27 was 2. Again I did some handlettering, it’s Dutch for if you let go you have 2 hands free.

ICAD

This year I’m participating in ICAD (Index Card A Day) for the 4th time. There’s a weekly theme with daily prompts, which you can find at Daisy Yellow. I share my cards on my Facebook blog and Instagram on the day I create them and I’ll write a weekly post with more info on this blog.

The prompts for day 39 was colour chart. So I made a colour chart of my Bic evolutions coloured pencils, my Hema fine liners and my felt tip pens from Ikea.

The prompt for day 40 was blueprint. I made a blue print of one of my Carve December stamps.

The prompt for day 41 was card catalogue. I knew I still had the catalogue card from an old library book Rooie, which was my first altered book. Perfect for this prompt.

The prompt for day 42 was charm. I remembered this quote and decorated it with my fine liners.

Day 43 was the start of a new week with a new theme (inspired by landscapes, maps, cartography & geography). The prompt was direction. I had no idea what to make, until I found the clipping of the lady with the arrow behind her.

The prompt for day 44 was pool. I found this clipping of a swimming pool on a big cruise ship and used that as my starting point.

And today’s prompt was wabi-sabi, which didn’t speak to me. I decided to use prompt nor theme and just play with faces.

I try to combine the daily prompts with (part of) the weekly theme. For me that’s the fun part of this challenge!

Challenge oude borduurpatronen

There’s a new embroidery challenge at Tree of Needlework. This is my variation of the first month. I used perle 8 for the whipped wheel and the chain stitches in the centre. The buttonhole stitch is done in perle 5 and the satin stitch in stranded floss. The closed herringbone stitch is done in cotton a broder and the French knots in DMC special dentelles.

This will be part of a Crazy White block someday.

ICAD

This year I’m participating in ICAD (Index Card A Day) for the 4th time. There’s a weekly theme with daily prompts, which you can find at Daisy Yellow. I share my cards on my Facebook blog and Instagram on the day I create them and I’ll write a weekly post with more info on this blog.

The prompts for day 32 was caramel. I made a one-staple-collage with part of the wrapping of a caramel-salt-chocolate bar.

The prompt for day 33 was ogee. I like that pattern and tried to draw it freehand.

The prompt for day 34 was constellation. I used part of a quilting fabric with gemini and stitched it on my card with my sewing machine.

The prompt for day 35 was pine tree, perfect for cross stitches on an index card. I found a small pine tree pattern at Pinterest and altered it to fit on my card. I used stranded floss.

Day 36 was the start of a new week with a new theme (inspired by color, color wheels & color charts). I didn’t use the prompt (Thesaurus) and made a color wheel.

The prompt for day 37 was botanical. I drew some simple tulips with colourful felt tip pens.

And the prompt for today was Clue, which didn’t speak to me. So I made a colourful pattern with my fine liners. I made lots of these patterns when I was a kid, it's very relaxing. I think this would make a pretty layout for a crochet blanket.

I try to combine the daily prompts with (part of) the weekly theme. For me that’s the fun part of this challenge!

De nieuwe wending uitdaging

There’s a quilting challenge at the Dutch Quiltersgilde. This is the 4^th month. This time we had to experiment with a chevrons block. Again I was guided by my nine-patch variation. This block had a lot of tiny parts, so I stitched it on a foundation.

And here are the first 4 blocks together.

I’m already thinking what to do with the next challenge, a churn dash block.

ICAD

This year I’m participating in ICAD (Index Card A Day) for the 4th time. There’s a weekly theme with daily prompts, which you can find at Daisy Yellow. I share my cards on my Facebook blog and Instagram on the day I create them and I’ll write a weekly post with more info on this blog.

The prompts for day 25 was rose. I cut a photo of a pink rose and made a collage.

I didn’t use the prompt for day 26 (tinker toys), but made a collage with a reminder for myself. It’s Dutch for don’t forget to spoil yourself every now and then.

The prompt for day 27 was corduroy. I made a staple collage with a piece of corduroy, wallpaper, a tea label and paper from my stash.

The prompt for day 28 was architecture. I found a photo of Museum de Fundatie in Zwolle, which is a very strange building. I added more clippings of other buildings to make a nice collage.

Day 29 was the start of a new week with a new theme (inspired by natural elements, texture, rust, dye, fibre, jute, thread & organic shapes). The prompt was terra cotta, which reminded me of the terra cotta pots in the garden. It was fun to make a new imaginary garden collage. Of course I made the photo in our garden.

The prompt for day 30 was lemon or lemonade. I just opened a new box of lemon & ginger tea, so part of it ended up on my index card. This time I used my sewing machine.

Today’s prompt was mis-matched. I found the feet with mis-matched socks in a magazine and made a funny zetti inspired collage. 

I try to combine the daily prompts with (part of) the weekly theme. For me that’s the fun part of this challenge!

Gorse Fairies framed

In November 2011 I made the last stitches on my Gorse Fairies embroidery. Unfortunately the shop I had in mind to frame it stopped doing that. But when my mother heard it was still waiting to be framed, she insisted to let it frame by the same man that framed the Australia sampler. And now it’s finally hanging in our living room.

You can read more about this embroidery here.