Mixed Media Batik-ish

This was from a guided lesson I bought from Katie George.  Her batiks are so beautiful so I thought I would purchase a few of her batik step by step lessons to make sure I was doing it right.  I lost my way at some point but saved it with painting the whole thing in acrylic. I am sure it was just me not following directions properly. I am "follow directions" challenged sometimes. She is great so if you want to learn to batik--she is the one!

Batik Watercolor on Rice Paper

I have been researching how to do this batik technique on rice paper and today I decided that I had read enough, watched enough and was ready to jump in.  It's a rather lengthy process with hot wax used as a resist for the watercolor but I think it will be something that I might enjoy doing more of. I love texture in paintings and with this technique there is definitely texture! I think this one is a bit too much texture but I think I know how to fix that, hopefully. I ripped the paper in the process hence the "deckled" edges. Anyway,  here's to embarking upon a new fun creative adventure!

Bad hair day???

I seem to be having more and more of these---bad hair days,. I think actually it's just because I don't feel like cranking up the hot iron. So this is my solution. My friend, Cindy, showed me how to make these darling roses out of strips of fabric so I decided to put them on a headband that I covered. It's batik fabric already cut in strips that I bought at the quilt show. I think I will make some more. Cute! And makes a bad hair day...well, not so bad!