FUSIBLE

Sometimes life just does not want to cooperate with your artistic endeavors and this week has been that way for me.  Many distractions, some good some not so good, but all keeping me out of the studio.   It happens, there is nothing you can do about it but wait until "the dust settles" and move on.   Today I finally have time to begin again.

I selected all the fabrics I will use for this rooster and then decided to work on the head first even though it is one of the last things to go on.   I think it will motivate me, knowing it is finished, as it is what gives this guy life. 

Then I traced all the parts to the head from my drawing to my fusible...of course they are are the reverse side of the drawing so that once fused onto the fabric they will face the right direction.

As you can see, there are many parts...most of them are shadows or light.  Now to put them all together and find out what he looks like and what personality he has.

THE ROOSTER

I apologize for the difficulty in seeing my sketches but it is of a rooster crowing.  I am doing another rooster because I like doing chickens and roosters.  This one if larger....36 " X 28".
I am planning on adding a border this time ...unless after he is finished I change my mind. 
It excites me to do another bird....have not done one for a while.  I have always enjoyed doing them so much. 

My background is totally quilted as usual.  Liked this fabric  and the design looked like eggs so I thought it appropriate.  This rooster is very colorful so I think it will stand out nicely on this piece.

Hope you can join me on another journey.

Background

I have been working on my background for my Cockadoodle Piece.  I want this to be sort of a controlled collage type of background.  While I am building and fusing the pieces on, I continually place my drawing on the background so I know when I want the sky to lighten and the sunrise to begin.

 

This is the final outcome.  Now I will quilt this and then begin the Rooster.  

Cockadoodle

I drew a rooster this morning.  I knew I had to get him right first before starting the background .
I hope you can see him okay.  His face took several attempts at "character" but now I think I have it down.  This is how I begin my work.  Now I can get started working out a really nice background for him to be on.  I already titled this "Cockadoodle". 

Hint 2 - Sketch

I have my sketch ready to go and here is your hint.  I had to enlarge it so I used my grid system but I sure wish I had a projector to do this instead.  I should look into finding one that I might use at the library or school.  Otherwise I may just go to my printer and see exactly how much it would cost for them to do it for me.  It may be worth it.

So...now to get started selecting fabric and getting some of these shapes onto my fusible. 

Doodling

 Fish Doodle

Bumble doodle

Ozzie asleep doodle

Tulip Doodle

While watching American Idol and trying to pick the top 10 in order of elimination (I am in a pool) I doodle.  Sometimes one of them works out and becomes something.  It makes me feel like

I am not totally wasting time.

Tomorrow I will show you which one is the one.