Mounting Art Quits on Painter's Canvas: Part 2

Mounting Art Quits on Painter's Canvas: Part 2

I finally finished my first attempt at mounting a small art quilt on Painter's canvas.

The piece, "Winter Sycamore", is about 9"x11".  I mounted it on an 11"x14" canvas. 

I painted the canvas with 4 different colors of Jaquard paint, mostly metallic. Then I glued down angelina scraps to represent the fallen leaves that surround the tree all winter.

Here are pictures that show the whole the finishing process.

 After painting the canvas, I decided to see if I could put a better finish on the edges of the art piece. The silver edge just didn't finish it right. I decided on using a variegated ribbon yarn. 

 

 I had to apply the ribbon yarn by hand. I could have done it by machine but I had beaded too close to the edge to use the machine.

The colors in the yarn really pick up the colors in the piece and connect all the design elements.

 

I sewed the piece into place using black quilting thread.  Now I'm trying to decide if I should add hanging wire to the back or just a little hook for hanging the piece. The picture was taken on a black design board.

 

Close-up of the thread painting stitching/quilting, over the heat bonded silk roving. Angelina fibers were needle punched into the base of the tree.

Here's a close-up of the heart of the tree. It's a blister pearl that has been captured with 2 strands of delica seed beads.  The gold seed beads represent the seed pods that hang on the tree all winter.

I think I'm going to be using this mounting process a lot in the future. It really gives a presence to the smaller pieces and makes them easier to hang or place on an easel.  In fact, I have 2 more smaller canvases painted and ready to have the postcard size pieces mounted on them.

The canvases can also be covered with fabric but I like the effects I get with paint.

I'm going to experiment more with different ways of attaching the pieces to the canvas.

Hopefully, I'll be posting something more about all of that in the next week.

In the meantime, I'm having a very difficult time actually spending much time in the studio. The warm weather is causing havoc in the garden and there have already been many hours spent outside trying to have some kind of order put back into place.  So far, I'm way behind in the game.

Remember to feed the muse,

Karen