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"I do believe in an everyday sort of magic...the inexplicable connectedness we sometimes experience with places, people, works of art and the like; the eerie appropriateness of moments of synchronicity; the whispered voice, the hidden presence, when we think we're alone." Charles de Lint

Monday, April 15, 2024

SO SWEET!

I've been intrigued by Roben-Marie Smith's 100 day project where she's been taking scrappy bits of this and that and stitching them together using water soluble fabric. 

Roben-Margie Smith
She's been using a combination of things including paper scraps...bits of artwork....fabrics and lace. They're oddly interesting...like little stitched stories.

You can check them out on her Instagram page: 

https://www.instagram.com/robenmarie/


I came across a small tray of tiny bits of a vintage quilt I deconstructed for an art class a while back and I just couldn't bear to throw them away. They seemed perfect for a little Roben-Marie inspired experiment. 

Isn't this tomato tray from Janice SO SWEET! I've got several...and use them all the time. 

The quilt scraps are fragile and tattered.......and that's why I love them so much.

They have a history....a story...and I love to imagine what that might be.

I arranged a few scraps on a small piece of water soluble fabric....

then put another piece on top and stitched a grid.

I rinsed away the soluble fabric in warm water....leaving a bit of the residue to give the piece a little stiffness when it dried.

I could have rinsed all the soluble out so it would feel more fabric like again...but I wanted some structure.  It's like a starched shirt.

Taking my cue from the tomato box...I think it's SO SWEET!

I think this could be interesting on a card or in a collage...but I think this one may end up in my art journal.

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  1. dotty seiter: now playingApril 15, 2024 at 7:21 PM

    Another rabbit hole evening, following the link to Roben-Marie's 100 day project. Thanks for sending the link, MaryAnn. AND thanks for photographing your process as you followed R-M's lead in making a stitched assemblage—I had conjectures as to how water-soluble fabric played into the process but also questions, and you answered them all for me visually. Perfect!

    And, omg, that tomato tray. TREASURE!

    SO SWEET!

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    1. MaryAnn ShupeApril 16, 2024 at 7:49 AM

      Thanks Dotty! Water soluble fabric works like magic and it blows my mind every time to watch it dissolve.

      And who knew a cardboard tomato tray could bring so much joy!

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  2. JustCallMeElleApril 16, 2024 at 11:18 AM

    Really interesting collage composition, MaryAnn! I love it.

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    1. MaryAnn ShupeApril 16, 2024 at 5:20 PM

      Thanks Elle! I'm kind of chuckling because I didn't even think about the composition....they just landed where they landed. I'm so glad you love it!

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  3. RoseanneApril 16, 2024 at 1:38 PM

    Love this, as we talked about a bit ago. I'm going to try this.

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