All Dressed Up...

 

Here's my latest fashion statement made with some paper, paint, machine and hand stitching, and embellishments. There is actually a series of these little dresses all displayed in an accordion book.

The project is one of the monthly mixed media offerings in a year-long online class called Fodder School. Artist Roxanne Padgett was the instructor who led students through making the book during July. 

Each month a different teacher demonstrates a number of methods for making "collage fodder"- handmade papers and fabrics that can be used in a variety of mixed media art.

The first half of the month includes several videos showing how to create components for the art project, and the second half of the month includes instruction for using the components to complete the project. It's a great way to learn a lot of art methods at your own pace and in your own workspace. And there is a good deal of bonus content on each month's topic supplied by other instructors, so we got a lot of instruction for the money.

We made assorted backgrounds as well as the papers for the dresses and then put them together with stitching and trims. It took a bit of time but was certainly a fun project.

One idea we also learned was to use scenic magazine images for the dresses. 

I like that look, too, and found a few landscapes to use.

We kept making and making, so I have a few extra backgrounds and dresses. I may use them in notecards.

Here's how the accordion book looks- it's not easy to get a clear photo of it, but hopefully you get the idea! Fodder School 2 is now underway, and I've signed up for that as well so will hope to have more mixed media projects to share in the coming months.