Exploring rubbings
Using rubbings with Paintstiks and wax crayons to create memories from your travels.
Using rubbings with Paintstiks and wax crayons to create memories from your travels.
Another great course launched! So excited to be offering this 3–hour workshop which is a favourite of mine. Different techniques will be shown to add design to fabric using Paintstiks, which are oil paint in a stick form. During the early part of the course, students will work on preparing rubbing plates to use with…
“Circles in Red” is my contribution to SAQA’s 2020 Benefit Auction. The proceeds help support exhibition programs, publications and education outreach.
Have you ever tried experimenting with Paintstiks? Do you know what they are? Shiva (that’s the brand in the US or Markal in the UK) are oil paints in a crayon form. They are made of wax, a small amount of low-acid linseed oil and pigment. When the paints are not in use, they form…
The February/March 2015 issue no. 73 of Quilting Arts Magazine will be available on January 27 at newsstands. If you are a subscriber, you should be receiving your copy shortly. I am very excited as, once again, there is an article written by me called “Designing with Texture: Create Customized Rubbing Plates”. If you’d like…