Permission 2 Play........Crayon Printing Class

Permission 2 Play

had a great time Melting Metallic Crayons

You can check out all the fun we had...

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Thursday, April 28, 2011 @ 1:00

JanniLou Creations Quilt Shop

Philomath, OR

No Experience is Required

All Supplies are provided for Everyone

Permission 2 Play.....Melted Metallic Crayon Printing

February 2010 Class

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Melted Metallic Crayon Printing Class

Instructor: Virginia Gregory

How much fun can you have with Metallic Crayons?

We will show you!

Shaving off pieces of the metallic crayons

Look what happens to the crayons when they are put into a warm electric skillet

220 degrees.......no hotter.

Black Cotton Fabric is placed on top of the melted crayons.

Pull the cotton off the crayons to reveal your print...

This print was made from the melting crayons in the frying pan above.

Kathy's crayon print

Virginia's Crayon Print

Cindy's Crayon Print

Glitter Glue was used to embellish the crayon prints

Martha is using a hair dryer to dry the glitter glue

Emily embellished her print with glitter glue and hot fix crystals.

Tulle was used to embellish crayon prints

Cindy & Kathy melting crayons in the skillet

Martha's Show 'n Tell

We all loved her pink bag created from clothesline and fabric strips!

She also brought in a couching project from our January class

3 Burner Stove

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Permission 2 Play meets the 4th Thursday of every month at 1pm at JanniLou Creations Quilt Shop in Philomath, Oregon

Questions? Contact LuAnn Kessi at kessi@pioneer.net

Textile Art Workshop in Idaho

Make a Smilebox slideshow I traveled to Idaho last week for a Permission 2 Play class. The students played with Jello Printing, Shaving Cream Printing & Melted Crayon Printing. This is a slideshow of our day! May Your Bobbin Always Be Full, LuAnn To see my New Work CLICK HERE To see the Thread Shed CLICK HERE To see my Exhibit Quilts CLICK HERE To see Tutorials CLICK HERE

Play Day......Mark it on the Calendar

I was cleaning out image files this morning and found these photos taken at a PLAY DAY last February. As soon as I saw the photos, all the wonderful memories of that day came flooding back to me..........

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We marked it on the calendar.........PLAY DAY........we looked forward to the date for weeks. When it finally arrived, we gathered up all of our supplies and met for a fun day of playing, experimenting and creating art.

The majority of these supplies came from thrift stores. The Goodwill is one of my favorite art supply stores!

We brought supplies to play with Shaving Cream Printing, Melted Crayon Printing, and Jello/Gelatin Printing techniques. You can find a tutorial on this blog for Shaving Cream Printing if you CLICK HERE.

Most of these stamps came from thrift stores....we used them in the jello printing technique.

This orange and green print on silk was made using the shaving cream printing technique. If you have never tried this.........it makes for a very fun play day!

This orange and purple piece is also a result of shaving cream printing.

We don't get too serious when we are playing and experimenting..........the key words here are playing and experimenting.

Everything you create may not be a magnificent piece of art, but at the end of the day you just might end up with one or two pieces that have real potential, that get you enthused and inspired to turn them into a terrific little journal quilt. This is an excellent way to try out new techniques on a small scale and see if you like the particular technique, or see if they will be useful in larger projects in the future.

Purple and Black shaving cream print.

This print inspired me to put it into a journal quilt.

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Melted Crayon Printing Technique........TREE

CLICK HERE to view the completed quilt.

At the end of our PLAY DAY the counters and tables are covered with our experiments. We work in a 9x12 inch size, so the prints can eventually be finished as journal quilts, or sewn into larger pieces.

As I look at my calendar........I see in July I have a PLAY DAY scheduled with my friends. I promise to post our little experiments on this blog.

Remember.......set a date with your favorite friends.......mark it on the calendar!

It is one of the best things you do for yourself.

Here's another link to a Shaving Cream Tutorial....CLICK HERE.

May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn

To see my New Work CLICK HERE

To see the Thread Shed CLICK HERE

To see my Exhibit Quilts CLICK HERE

To see Tutorials CLICK HERE

The Imprint

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The Imprint

Trees remind me of my grandfather, Nicholas Fusco. Born in 1898, an immigrant from Italy. I remember as a child holding his hand as he lead me through his vegetable garden; sitting under the grape arbor with him and eating grapes warm from the sun. Grampa could make anything grow.

This father of 11 children worked three different jobs to support his family. One of which was landscaping. Over the years he planted many trees in his town.

When I go back home to New Jersey to visit, I enjoy traveling through grampa's home town to see those big, beautiful trees he planted. I feel as if I am visiting with a little bit of grampa's soul.

Today when I plant my own garden, flowers, shrubs or trees, I think of grampa and how much he loved his home and garden and how, in his own loving way, he left his imprint on the landscape.

Journal Quilt Created by LuAnn McDonald Kessi, Harlan, Oregon 2009

Art Quilt Technique: Melted Crayon Printing

Instructor: Virginia Gregory, Corvallis, OR

This quilt is part of the Living w/Cancer and Healing through Quilting class, better known as "Permission to Play". I have mentioned it in previous blog posts. Please contact me if you would like more information about this gift giving class. I would be happy to give you advice on starting up a class in your area. Please click on the comment link right below and leave me a message.

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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn