Twenty-eight Days of Art

Zentangled Inspired Poppy

I am starting a "Twenty-eight Days of Art" for the month of February.  A friend of mind did a thirty-one days of art last year, and so this month I am giving it a try.

I chose February because there are only 28 days, which means less days to figure out what I am going to do.  I sketched a Zentangle inspired flower, which is all I am going to do today, because one I ran out of time and two I ran out of steam.  I plan on going over the pencil lines in ink and then adding watercolor. 

I am going to try and do different types of art during the month.  I know some will take longer than others to complete, but for now, it's a start.

Zentangle Quilt

I did a demo at Road to California 2014 for my new workshop on Free-Motion Zentangle Quilt, which I will be teaching at the Quilt Loft on February 15th. 

FREE-MOTION ZENTANGLE QUILTING

I am very excited to be teaching this class.  Combining Tangles and Quilting and learning to take Zentangle Designs and combine them together to make a beautiful Zentangle Inspired Quilt.  Can be made with white/black, black/white and tan/brown.  This quilt block is 15" X 15", but can be made any desired size.

I am working on a Tan and Brown Quilt inspired by the new tan tiles that came out recently.

2014 Galley Exhibit & Reception

Gallery Exhibit & Reception

January 16, 2014

Multi/Mixed Media Art Collection

by

Deborah A. Pacé

In the Exhibit I had a few of my quilts shown here. 

Pieced Bargello background with raw edge applique.

Grapes are made from deli paper, fabric and watercolors.  Canvas background with black felt backing.

A series of gentle shapes make up this quilt.  The crescent moon is made from a yogurt top.  A few hot crystals were added.

Here's a self Portrait.

Oil Paintings.

A faux Mud Cloth done with a paper bag and tombow dual tip pens.

And various other artworks.

Pismo Beach

Spent the past weekend in Pismo Beach, CA for some fun and relaxation.  

Day one we headed out to the Monarch Butterfly Grove.The butterflies look like a clump of dead leaves until you look more closely and realize they are butterflies.  As the sun hits them and they warm-up, you are better able to see the Monarchs come to life and their beautiful orange colors starts to show through.

Day two, we headed off to Hearst Castle and then off to see the Elephant Seals.  You can see two bulls fighting, either over territory or most likely a female seal.

Took some walks along the beach and even captured a seagull in flight over the water.

Found a cave.  Yes, an actual cave although it didn't go very far.

Last day before leaving, I was able to get a picture of a beautiful sunset.  I think this picture is worth more than a thousand words.

Scherenschnitte - The Art of Paper Cutting

I took an art class a couple of years ago and learned how to do paper cutting.  I fell in love with the art of paper cutting known as Scherenschnitte.  I combined my love of Zentangles with my my new found love of paper cutting and this is what I came up with.  I love the process of the cutting.  It's puts you in sort of a zen state, as with Zentangles.

ZenDoodle: Tons of Tangles

A new Tangle book is coming out October 11th, called "ZenDoodles:  Ton's of Tangles", which is featuring some of my Tangled Artwork.  I will have ten, yes, ten of my pieces in the book.
One of my images made it on the front cover and the other on the back.


Front Cover

Back Cover




Tomatoes are FRUIT

This one I had already done awhile back, so I thought I'd go ahead and post my fruit.  And yes!  Tomatoes are fruits NOT vegetables like everyone thinks.  Tomorrow I will post for, all of you out there that think tomatoes are vegetables, real fruit.
I had done this at a class I took at CREATE from Cloth Paper Scissors and came home and journaled.