Tyvek is one of my favourite materials to play with.
It is so easy to use: painting, stitching and distorting with heat all give great results.
I find lumiere paints give a rich effect and respond well to heat.
Organza ribbon and a fabric flower are added to this piece.
This tiny face was also painted with lumiere.
I used copper wire to create some structure behind this and the organza ribbon is combined with metallic angelina fibre.
This also has copper wire on the back and the hair is made from silk tops.
Today has been really strange. Warm and windy this morning and now cold and raining with thunder and lightening. Well that's Melbourne I guess.
I went to a sale today at place that makes knitwear out of merino wool and possum fur. Gorgeous warm jumpers and scarves and gloves and berets. Yes I shopped. Once winter sets in here it is very cold so I needed some new woolies.
I have taken a photo of some of the tyvek fairies I made some time ago. The tyvek was painted with lumiere paints and then heated with the heat gun. The faces are made of air dried clay and painted with lumiere metallic paints. The hair is silk tops or wool fleece.
