Revisiting a Fabric Collage Finish Line: Celestial Edition
Tom and I wish all of you a wonderful holiday season. From the week preceding Christmas through the week after New Year’s Day, it’s a busy time of year for … Read More
Susan Carlson Fabric Collage: Fly on the Wall: Sunshine Oma Fanciful Portrait Work-Along
Starting January 5: Come be a “Fly on the Wall” of my studio as I work on a fabric collage portrait! In January, I’ll host a special, 4-week “work-along-with-me” Fly … Read More
The Eyes Have It: A Gallery of Fabric Collage Eyes
“Almost nothing need be said when you have eyes.” ― Tarjei Vesaas, The Boat in the Evening In the fabric collage portraits I specialize in—those of animals and people—one of … Read More
Susan Carlson Throwback Thursday: An Eye for an Eye
You may have seen this post before: how to create an eye in fabric collage. Forming the eye as a unit, starting with the pupil and working “t0p-down, bottom-up” has … Read More
The Return of Oma’s Pumpkin Patch—A Holiday Sequel Re-Post
Just a couple months plus two years ago, we published the first post of Oma’s Pumpkin’s Patch—in a (somewhat) desperate effort to find homes for the repurposed fabric pumpkins that … Read More
NOT On the Road: November 2022 Live Online Fabric Collage Class—Part 3: Hodgepodgers
As I look forward to my Live Online fabric collage classes, one of my most interesting tasks is to assign people to groups, which in Zoom are called breakout rooms. … Read More
Throwback Thursday: The Return of Oma’s Pumpkin Patch—A Holiday Sequel
Just a couple months plus two years ago, we published the first post of Oma’s Pumpkin’s Patch—in a (somewhat) desperate effort to find homes for the repurposed fabric pumpkins that … Read More
NOT On the Road: November 2022 Live Online Fabric Collage Class—Part 2: Doggone-Its
In my latest Live Online Class I had the highest ever percentage of canine subject matter. Of the twelve students, eight of them were creating dog portraits. Eight dog noses! … Read More
Fly on the Wall: Susan Carlson Studio Watch Returns Tonight
New Series Starting Tonight! It’s not too late to register. Come be a “Fly on the Wall” of my studio as I work on fabric collage quilts! The purpose of … Read More
Fly on the Wall: Susan Carlson Studio Watch Returns for December and January
Starting next Thursday: Come be a “Fly on the Wall” of my studio as I work on fabric collage quilts! The purpose of my Fly on the Wall series is … Read More