prints in progress

What to do with those disappointing screen prints ones that seem too plain?

Nancy here again to share some prints in progress.

I am generating some ideas for working back into some pieces with 

Derwent Inktense pencils and/ or embroidery and beadwork.  I might 

use some gold leaf, or even Paintstiks. All of these media work well 

and do not change the hand of the fabric. 

Another thought is to mount a small motif on a tiny canvas and then 

do the embellishing afterwards. 

In order to learn embroidery, I just completed an online crazy 

quilting class. Previously I have only done the simplest of 

embroidery stitches and wanted to learn more.  

Here's my sampler on plain fabric. The course taught by Kathy Shaw 

was extremely helpful. Now I think I can tackle some free form 

embellishment of these abstract screen prints. 
 
These are works in progress. I'll let you know how my experiments turn out. 

My work will be in a pop-up show on Wednesday night. So tomorrow 

I am preparing for a framing day. Some are ready, others are sitting 

on mat colors testing them out. Some will be framed with multiple 

images, others will be cut up into small images and framed indiviually.  


These three are finished and ready to go to the pop up show. 

Nancy Warren