Little Boats Paris: KITTYKEE ON BOARD

from today: pages 2-3 Kittykee enters the story

Still working on pg. 3, but yes, Kittykee gets on a boat, named Marimekko.

Little Boats Paris: TACKING A NEW DIRECTION

We used to sail.  In our boat we'd sail against the wind, tacking our way across the lake. I feel like I have to sail into the wind making these collages and not settle design-wise.

I tore out the second collage! It was just not right. The sails on the little boats are not that shape. It would have been easy to leave it but no! I scraped the collage off the page!  Tacking a new direction, I took one of the photos and extended parts of the image with fabrics and painted paper.

Little Boats Paris: ABANDONING SHIP!

When I'm posting the process you are going to see what does not work. I was pretty unhappy with what was happening here-it went from loose to tight. Not what I had in mind. 

I decided to abandon ship and sail on. 

Be minimal, simplify and play!

So the small quilt went into the closet and moved the fabric scraps to the side.  

Out came the painted paper scraps onto the side table. I have given so many painted papers away, the assortment is way down. They're in France and Turkey and currently on their way to Greece! 

I brought out a Kolo journal and started. First little boat below. It's a process. The design shape will morph and change over the pages.

Little Boats Paris: SCRAPS AND HIGH CONTRAST

What is with the dark back ground you might wonder?  I was asking myself the same thing!  All I  can say is that I had to get the black and purple out of my creative system on this 1st one.  

Working off this pile of scraps, I started pulling out the black and purple fabrics.  What can I say. I like high contrast of black/purple against  hot colors.  

I stitched the dark fabric background down 'as is' - raw edges. Worked on first sail this afternoon. 

I'll probably use sky painted fabric background in the next one.

Little Boats Paris: BEGINNING THE LITTLE BOATS

process

• beginning to play 
• printed photos
• collaging boat

WHERE ARE THESE LITTLE BOATS?

Martha & I are hoping to see these little boats in what City?

PARIS !!!

We're going to Paris!

More little boats.

Think I could buy one ?

Such great color & design!

Continuing the story in coming posts.

GUESS WHERE WE'RE GOING?

A blog post I wrote in 2011:

"Wish we had seen these little boats in what city in 2000?

The vendor was not there the day we passed by the pond.

Patched colorful sails & wagon wheels.

Triangles floating over circles.

I can just about taste the collage experience!

Seeing this inspiring scene someday is definitely going on my bucket list!"

Maybe this time we'll get to see them !

What city is Martha & Marge going to in a few weeks?