by Lisa Marie Sipe | Sep 15, 2013 | 30 Art Experiments in 30 Days
Before I started the 30 Art Experiments in 30 Days project I asked people on Facebook to challenge me with an unconventional material. One of the materials suggested was colored toothpicks. Today I used those colored toothpicks to create a piece of artwork. I worked...
by Lisa Marie Sipe | Sep 15, 2013 | 30 Art Experiments in 30 Days
My sewing machine keeps calling me. For day 13 of 30 art experiments in 30 days I created a collage with a National Geographic magazine and my sewing machine. I have a stack of old National Geographic magazines and for my experiment today I grabbed one randomly from...
by Lisa Marie Sipe | Sep 15, 2013 | 30 Art Experiments in 30 Days
When I started college my major was fashion design. I’ve had some fabrics in my studio since then and I’ve been wanting to use them for something. My experiment for day 12 of 30 Art Experiments in 30 Days combines potato printed fabric with sewing machine...
by Lisa Marie Sipe | Sep 13, 2013 | 30 Art Experiments in 30 Days
The potato is an alternative material to print with but there is nothing new about it. I don’t remember ever doing it so I grabbed a potato from the pantry and picked up a paring knife to see what kind of stamp I could create. Here is my potato before printing:...
by Lisa Marie Sipe | Sep 11, 2013 | 30 Art Experiments in 30 Days
I love a pair of beautiful high heeled shoes. I love the way they make me taller and my legs look leaner. It’s a bummer I can’t wear them anymore because I have a broken sesamoid bone in both of my feet. This means I don’t wear fancy heels anymore....
by Lisa Marie Sipe | Sep 11, 2013 | 30 Art Experiments in 30 Days
Today is the last of the mum’s I created in the workshop I taught on the Pacific Northwest coast. Tomorrow I’ll be back in my studio and have access to more supplies so I’ll be able to get creative with my materials again....
