Carol Wiebe

Well Worn Glory has gone from the Yupo original, to a partially stitched version, to the totally stitched version. Well Worn Glory Well Worn Glory, stitched to the max At this point, it is hard to see the original image. However, now I will get out the acrylics and have fun painting with all this yummy texture. #yummytexture #WellWornGlory #CWWOL20110701 #tothemax #stitch #Yupo #stitched

I took the Yupo version of Well Worn Glory and scanned it, then printed it out onto ordinary white paper. Well Worn Glory Now I’m stitching it (surprise, surprise). I suppose I could try stitching the Yupo itself. That would be challenging, but I LOVE stitching copy paper. I am trying the tried and true first. We’ll see how it turns out, and then I’ll consider if I like the look (and feel in my hands) of stitching Yupo. "Well Worn Glory" is being stitched #scan #stitches #Wel

I have ordered watercolour paints, which will be delivered by Curry’s shortly. I am looking into getting a dough spreader (one of Zappha’s favorite tools for Yupo). I will pick up a few eye droppers tomorrow. In short, the Yupo bug has been caught and I am eager to experiment. I am contemplating miksang. Miksang is a Tibetan word that translates as ‘Good Eye.’ When steady mind, clear vision and soft heart come together in one single moment, ‘Good Eye’ manifests. It is vision

Yupo is a fascinating material. More accurately, because of it nature, using your usual materials on it causes unusual things to happen. Or not. You can choose to ignore what Yupo can do, and impose your usual methods, but Sharon had ample examples to inspire us to the playfulness inherent in embracing Yupo-ness. I was determined to drop my hard-earned, well-learned processes and techniques, but that is easier said than done. Try walking differently than you usually do. As we

I can see how painting with Yupo is going to aid the loosening up process. I paint pretty loosely most of the time, but then I like to tighten things up in Photoshop Elements. Perhaps too much. I have to decide for myself how loose or tight I want to be, because I paint for me. There’s a poem in there. For instance, yesterday’s painting in progress got the Photoshop treatment . . . and ended up like this. Of course, it only looks like that in the digital universe. The actual

I had some challenges “not painting” like I do with acrylics ~  just going with the flow and letting Yupo and the materials interact. You can see a little of both here, a pulling and tugging between the two. Fleur d'eau I decided to try a face, and see how that went. Having seen Tangled with my grandchildren not long ago, I painted this work in progress: Work in progress Then, at the end of the day, I painted this in 20 minutes: Until Hope Comes It will take another post to t

The first day consisted of getting used to Yupo and how it reacts to various materials. It was a challenge, but Zappha was up to it ~ guiding us, making suggestions, showing us demonstrations. I made these two pieces: Life Springs Forth Well Worn Glory #workshop #Southampton #glory #spring #flowers #Yupo #SharonBarfoot

It seems to me that Merle Rosen is doing exactly what she wants to do. For one thing, there is a wide variety in her work. She is breaking that rule about getting really good at one thing. Her acrylic work, alone,  is applied to plywood, paper, yupo, multimedia board, Lanaquarelle, clayboard, and who knows what else. But what really caught me was this video on YouTube about her collage and painting process. She begins by quipping: “If you were in here  you’d probably be askin