Carol WiebeMay 15, 20121 minMaking Things Easy For MyselfI’m working on a face I painted, took a photo of, printed out, and having been stitching. I didn’t quite finish. The hole in the face is...
Carol WiebeMay 10, 20121 minA SampleThis is the “sample” I am creating for my Open Book workshop. Triptych So Far It is a triptych, painted, collaged and now ready to accept...
Carol WiebeOct 28, 20113 minDream Class. A very good case is made for assembling a dream team in “Making Your Dreams Come True,” by Marcia Weider: You want to simplify the...
Carol WiebeOct 21, 20111 minEngagedJanuary, 2011, I decided to join the Sketchbook Challenge. I did so, quite frankly, with reluctance. Why? I am driven to pick up on and...
Carol WiebeSep 9, 20111 minA Running ChanceFences. They protect and they hide. They can be quite decorative, or hideously ominous and imposing. Some of us feel fenced in, others...
Carol WiebeJun 16, 20111 minFree AltogetherI have ordered watercolour paints, which will be delivered by Curry’s shortly. I am looking into getting a dough spreader (one of...
Carol WiebeJun 7, 20111 minGrungy LookingI’ve added some paint to one of the two page spreads for my new journal. A bit of collage as well and stamping as well. It’s a good...
Carol WiebeMay 30, 20111 minSingular Sold . . . .I mentioned an invitational art show in April for which I created a painting as a donation to The South Grey Bruce Youth Literacy...
Carol WiebeMay 25, 20111 minThe Last InstallmentStitched and Painted Collage has seen many changes. One thing about painting–once you cover up a layer, it is gone. What you see on the...
Carol WiebeMay 23, 20111 minKeep It Simple, Sweetie.I took the painting from It’s Never Just Black and White into my favorite program, Photoshop Elements and we did a little dance routine....
Carol WiebeMay 22, 20111 minIt’s Never Just Black and WhiteI worked all day on Finding the Door to My Secret Garden, but am not ready to show it yet. There are a few little details that are...
Carol WiebeMay 20, 20111 minRed ArmsI painted this today. Don’t ask. I don’t know. Wait . . . . I take that back. I still don’t know, but I love it when you ask! #painting...
Carol WiebeMay 18, 20111 minFinding a Door to My Secret GardenOn May 5th, I showed you this painting: Quite a few layers have followed, and this is the latest result: Finding a Door to My Secret...
Carol WiebeMay 4, 20111 minStitched and Painted CollageI stitched together an array of shapes, mostly in blue, which I then covered all over with a transparent yellow. There were some red...
Carol WiebeApr 29, 20111 minThe SleeperThis is a new hybrid: I painted a background and very rough figure, which I then refined, somewhat, in Photoshop Elements, using the...
Carol WiebeApr 23, 20111 minSuspendedThis design came from the painting Knock Four Times. Suspended I have done some stitching on a version of it, which I’ll scan tomorrow,...
Carol WiebeApr 21, 20111 minI Didn’t Know I Was Such a Grid GirlGrids and circles, circles and grids. When I go to paint, that’s what I do. Perhaps it’s reflecting my life right now, which seems to be...
Carol WiebeApr 15, 20112 minBrokenThis is my entry for the 2011 Grand National Quilt Show, that will take place in The Joseph Schneider Haus in Kitchener, from May 15 to...
Carol WiebeApr 10, 20111 minThrough the GateWhenever I create a few new paintings (4 last week, 3 this week) I end up with a whole raft of digital images. Yum, yum ~ collage goodies...
Carol WiebeApr 10, 20111 minDressThe truth be told, I don’t like the Lightning Strike original painting all that much. Nevertheless, I found many beautiful designs in it,...