CRAFT Volume 02 hit newsstands back in January of 2007, and one of the featured major projects was the above-pictured lovely “Crafty Masterpiece” by Tricia Mills Gray. And oh-so-crafty it is! Ironically, Trish never fancied herself a “crafter,” per se, but rather was just coming up with a solution to a problem. You see, Trish has been the senior development manager for the O’Reilly School of Technology for over a decade, helping folks reach their I.T. career goals. This programming goddess was merely trying to come up with the perfect wall hanging to match her living room furniture. She saw a painting by Emanuel Vardi she fell in love with and decided to pay homage to this fine artist by creating a fabric version (which quite perfectly fit the theme of Volume 02: Creative Clones).
Using her trusty laptop and a projector, she cast a downloaded image of the painting onto a wall and traced it onto posterboard. Essentially, she then cut out the shapes, covered each in a different fabric, put it all together, and added finishing touches, proving that necessity truly is the mother of invention. Pretty craft, Trish!
Here’s a look at the project in our Digital Edition.
Learn how to make this fabric masterpiece, along with a crocheted retro purse, Hawaiian quilt, circuit board cabinet, needlepoint sandals, kombucha tea, freezer paper stencils, felted fruit, blue jean slippers, and more in CRAFT Volume 02.
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