by Fred Campos | My Art, Painting, Quilting
This quilted painting was inspired by a dream I had. I blogged about it previously, before I even did any quilting, but the color in the photo turned out too yellow. Now I’ve got a photo that I’m satisfied with! I couldn’t really paint exactly what I...
by Fred Campos | My Art, Painting, Quilting
Here’s another quilted painting (I love doing these!) except this one is on silk, and I used a method of batik to preserve the white areas. I also quilted it by hand using embroidery thread, which took about 10 hours…I was sooo nervous about using the...
by Fred Campos | My Art, Painting, Quilting
I’m having difficulty photographing my new quilted paintings…it’s a challenge to light them exactly right, to bring out the three-dimensions you see in “real life” viewing. This quilted painting is about 9×11 inches (including...
by Fred Campos | My Art, Unconventional Media, Wearable Art
While typing the title for this post, I accidentally typed “udderwear”…which is a completely different topic altogether. Perhaps one day I will make high-fashion garments for all the sophisticated and fashion-conscious cows out there—but not...
by Fred Campos | recycling, Unconventional Media
Mmmm! I’ll have mine with a side of packing peanuts. Plastic and I sorta have this love/hate relationship going on. (It’s presence has saved human lives through technology and medicine, yet it’s sheer abundance has created a deadly “plastic...
