New Work in Progress

I finished painting my Wordle puzzle patterns on the backside of the fabric last night. This morning I turned it over and here is how the paint soaked through lighter on the front. Next I will start painting the stitched grid to highlight either each puzzle or the bottom rows, or possibly both. And I will also paint the tiny squares in the junction between each of the stitched squares.

New Work in Progress

 

While watching (mostly listening) a town meeting on Zoom this evening, I was able to finish painting the Wordle puzzle patterns on the backside of the fabric so it soaked through lighter on the front. In the morning, when it’s dry, I’ll turn the fabric over and do more painting on the front side, possibly (hopefully) Wednesday night.

New Work in Progress

I’m almost finished painting the puzzle patterns on the backside of the fabric so it soaks through lighter on the front. I really love how the fabric paint soaks through and is resisted by the black paint that’s already there, in a batik sort of way. If I have time, I’ll paint the white squares that are left after work. Then I’ll turn the fabric over and do more painting on the front side. I keep dreaming about it and I can’t wait to do it.

New Work: Mushy, Camel, Faint, and Many More

 

New work in my Wordle series, Mushy, Camel, Faint, and Many More.

The colors (not the letters) in each of the squares in the grid are from the results of my finished Wordle puzzles. 

The dates of the puzzles are from September 1-11, 14-16, 20-24. The words those days were: Mushy, Camel, Faint, Stern, Widen, Rerun, Owner, Drawn, Debit, Rebel, Aisle, Broad, Recur, Honey, Smoke, Seven, Teach, Sea, Handy, and Torch.

Mushy, Camel, Faint, and Many More is mixed media on fabric that measures 33.5" x 33.5".

New Work in Progress

 

I am almost finished with the other Wordle painting and I’m working on this one. I’m painting the puzzle patterns on the backside of the fabric (photo two), and the lighter color is front (photo one). I really love how the fabric paint soaks through to the backside and is resisted by the black paint that’s already there, in a batik sort of way. The embroidery threads don’t soak up the paint so they stay their actual colors which is very different than painting over them on the front side.

More New Work in Progress

At the beginning of the long holiday weekend, I was starting to finish up this Wordle painting and working on another. The photo with the orange grid is the backside of the painting in the second photo. I’m especially loving the backside and it’s giving me thoughts for the other painting. Hmmm. 🤔

More New Work in Progress

 

I had a productive three day weekend working on this Wordle painting and I started another. For this one, I carefully painted in most of the grid after handstamping the patterns of my puzzles. I have a four day weekend next weekend and will trim and finish the edges for this one. Then I’ll continue on with the next one.