I am back from teaching at The Great American Scrapbook Convention and oh my goodness gracious. Those scrapbookers? They know how to play right into my obsession for neat, orderly and functioning workspaces. Scrapbookers seem to really like efficiency. And they have some toys, inks and supplies. They use punches, gadgets, embossers, and the inks!Continue reading “Soft Light”
Author Archives: Melanie (Melly) Testa
Sew-plies Polka
I am off to teach at the GASC in Arlington Texas. I have my hand sewing and embroidery work all packed and ready to go. I, of course, am bringing all 3 Sew-plies purses. I am attached to them right now, I love them-they have become tiny backpacks with specific intention-to help me sew. IContinue reading “Sew-plies Polka”
Exponential Sew-plies
This weekend I became obsessed with making a Gather your Sew-plies purse for each day of the week. You can see, I am well on my way. I have been settling into a new form of textile art, which isn’t clearly defined yet but it seems to have something to do with cloth, dressing myself,Continue reading “Exponential Sew-plies”
Making!
Boy am I having fun over here. This purse is coming out really well. I want one for every occasion, I want to wear this or one like it everyday. My next creative path has opened up to me and this feels like a very formative and expansive time creatively. Last fall, I stood withContinue reading “Making!”
V2
Today my man and I celebrate his Birthday by going to a Mets game. I, of course, need a project. I have decided to reinterpret the Gather your Sew-plies purse. I am now perfecting and expanding this pattern! I would love it if you would make one and show me how you put it together.Continue reading “V2”
Positively Flash Card Friday
Here is another contribution to Flash Card Friday. Last week we talked about Negative Space, this week we talk about Positive Space. Positive space is object itself. Positive space is the person, place or thing that you are drawing. In the last post, I painted the negative space around the chair, in this one, I paintedContinue reading “Positively Flash Card Friday”
Embracing Ambiguity.
Two weeks ago, David and I went to Kripalu, a yoga retreat center that we visit regularly. Of course I packed up my travel kit, journal and special treats and I took the time to find a flower to two to draw and paint. While drawing the orange flower I was bit by a nastyContinue reading “Embracing Ambiguity.”
Sew-plies updates
The cinch sack pictured was the trial cinch sack, I think it pretty but ultimately, too small and a bit clunky. The cotton lining is stiff and the lil thing does’t close well. Resultant to which, I lined a new larger cinch sack circle with an old silk habotai and found this to be justContinue reading “Sew-plies updates”
Whirlwinds
This should be Flash Card Friday, but it is not. I called a fun day. I went to my monthly appointment, my Man accompanied, very helpful-the lad. A memory of the day, not fully explained: X-ray box, perforated paper, square head man face, front top quadrant of the page-drawn by David. Me: Flipped, vertebrae, ribs,Continue reading “Whirlwinds”
Of palettes, paint and refills.
Sticking to the theme of maintaining a watercolor/travel palette, I created the video above. The watercolor box you will see in the video was originally a Cotman Watercolor Compact Set set, that I reclaimed, replacing their palette with colors I know and love. Cotman is Winsor Newtons’s student grade paint set. Empty travel palettes can be quiteContinue reading “Of palettes, paint and refills.”
Melanie Testa 