WIP-PSI's Four Seasons

Ok, so here are the sheets of embellished fabric that I will turn into Plus Size Inchies (PSI's). They were a bit challenging to photograph, as I have two burned out bulbs in the studio (why always in pairs?!), and my camera isn't super. The fabric is meant to represent the four seasons. As usual, feel free to click on the photo to view it larger.

Here is the first one- Spring. There are several batiked fabrics, silk ribbons, skeleton leaves, and many different fibers- everything from embroidery floss to silk wool. I found a green tulle to put on top. Please tell me it reminds you of spring- so many shades of green and yellow, after a long dreary winter.


This one represents summer. I started with a pink and blue batik as the base, and added artificial flowers, pressed flowers, skeleton leaves, acrylic yarn, and threads. I found a pink tulle for the top of this one.










Here is Autumn. I used a leaf-print fabric, and added just a little bit of fiber confetti, some dyed cheesecloth, and skeleton leaves.
This was the simplest of the four pieces.

Okay, here is winter. This one was very fun to do- I was talking to Big D. on the phone, and just creating away. By the time we were done talking, I had a beautiful piece of fabric that really did remind me of winter. For this one, I used a white-on-white fabric, then added silk rods, silk and sheep wool, some fibers, and some Angelina fibers, that really made it sparkle. Now I get to chop the fabrics up, put Timtex between two layers, and create some miniature pieces of art to trade! I have been telling myself for a year now I wanted to take part in a trade or swap, and have been putting it off. No longer. "Real" artists put themselves out there, and share their art! Sorry for the photos being in wierd places, I originally had Winter in the next post.
LB