FOR YOU LIZ

EXTRA CREDIT OPPORTUNITY

FOR ALL STUDENTS

tea bags, batting, embroidery thread, watercolor

At the start of this school year in an earlier post I featured Mixed Media Artist,

Jen Mullen,

and her delightful tea bag quilted piece that she sent to me to teach with.

I offered EXTRA CREDIT to all my art students who wanted to try doing something similar.

I know for a fact that two of my blog readers are taking advantage of this opportunity.

An artist in her own right,

Liz Ackert from I'm Going toTexas blog fame,

 and my Ceramics I senior,

Eunice Shim,

 have responded that they will give it a try.

The piece has been hanging in my room for the past two months since school started

for all to see and get close to.

But Liz has requested a few close-ups cuz she's far, 

far away in Texas,

but one day hoping to have her drop by here for a visit.

I've been promising her that I will deliver,

so here they finally are.

Sorry it took me so long Liz.

The start of this school year has been a bit of a challenge,

and I'm just now starting to get caught up.

Thank you for your patience.

Looking forward to seeing what you and Eunice will create,

and hoping that more of my students will still take advantage of this great opportunity.

Jen Mullen

Blog friend & mixed media Artist Jen Mullen

 has recently been experimenting with painting and quilting on tea bags.

I liked what she was doing so much that I asked if I could buy one to share with my students.

She wouldn't let me pay for it so I sent her a trade,

a vintage appliqued tea towel.

Her gift to me arrived in the most exciting envelop.

It looks as if she had hand marbleized it,

then sewn up the sides.

Here is the lovely quilted tea bag,

and when I laid it on top of the envelop I felt they belonged together.

But needed just a tiny bit of contrast, 

so I found a dark gray paper and mounted it in between the two for framing.

Ahhhhhh.

Lastly,

I'm trying to decide between the grey backdrop or the white one below.

Send me your thoughts.

All Art Students,

an EXTRA CREDIT OPPORTUNITY.

Brew up a cup of tea and afterwards let the tea bag dry out.

After it's dry carefully open it up and shake out the loose tea.

Borrow some watercolors from me and paint on a design.

When dry,

bring it in and I'll cut you a piece of batting so you can quilt in down.

Never sewn before?

Let's set up a lunch date and I'll show you how.

Turn in before Dec. 22nd for some first semester extra credit points.

The more you work on it the more points you will earn.

Anyone up for the challenge??

A LITTLE TEASE

SOPHIE TRUONG

MIXED MEDIA ARTIST

I've become fascinated by tea bag art recently,

and it was Sophie's work that first caught my attention in that medium.

I thought she would be a fun and interesting share.

To see more go to Featured Artists along my top bar.