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inspired by Joseph Cornell & wanderlust
My friend & international museum & gallery patron; Nancy at Mondegro turned me onto this challenge put out by The Royal Academy of Arts in conjunction with their Joseph Cornell exhibit. With my own fascination for shadowboxes, cabinets of curiosities … Continue reading
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Tagged art, artist, autobiography, Benjamin Wieler, bookBW, cabinet of curiosities, Canadian artist, challenge, chip, collage, cornell challenge, Gallery, handmade, instagram, Joseph Cornell, maps, origami artist, paper artist, shadowbox, The Royal Academy of Arts, Toronto artist, visual arts, wanderlust, wunderkammer
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sketchbook challenge… the end?
While this is the last sketch of my sketchbook challenge, I think it has been a positive experience & I need to move forward. So I’ll keep going but with another focus. I’ve loved the process of making all of … Continue reading
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Tagged art, Benjamin Wieler, black, books, Canada, challenge, embroidery, hand, Paper, sketchbook, stitching, thread, Toronto, typography, visual arts, white
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sketchbook challenge – second last post
Today’s sketch is a hand stitched phrase in ombre colours on a beautiful grey paint chip. It’s been about a month & this is the second to last post for my sketchbook challenge. It’s been fun & I think I’ve … Continue reading
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Tagged art, Benjamin Wieler, books, Canada, challenge, chip, color, earned, embroidery, hand, literature, medal, multi, ombre, paint, Paper, Sarah Richardson, sketchbook, stitching, stripes, textile design, thread, Toronto, typography, visual arts
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sketchbook challenge – when the wrong side is better
I tried my best to execute a piece of hand stitched embroidery with a similar unfinished quality as the reverse face of yesterdays’ sketch and still maintain a readable message. Normally I would have done this in black & white … Continue reading
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Tagged art, ARTiculations, Benjamin Wieler, books, Canada, challenge, chip, color, deconstructed, embroidery, Gallery, hand, literature, orange, paint, Paper, raw, Sarah Richardson, show, sketchbook, stitching, textile design, thread, typography, visual arts
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sketchbook challenge – thread
Is this a saying you use when you are about to complete a project? No? Just for the sewing trade? Or is it doctors? This month long sketchbook challenge is to coming to an end soon. For this sketch I … Continue reading
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Tagged art, artwork, Benjamin Wieler, blue, books, Canada, challenge, chip, color, embroidery, hand, health, literature, multi, paint, Paper, recycle, Sarah Richardson, sewing, sketchbook, stitching, textile design, thread, Toronto, typography
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sketchbook challenge – diet
After being so full from yesterday & dining out the night before that… the first Monday in May seems like a good day to start a diet. So I cut the weight of all my letters in half today. Do … Continue reading
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Tagged art, Benjamin Wieler, books, challenge, chip, diet, embroidery, font, grey, health, home decor, letters, literature, paint, Paper, purple, recycle, Sarah Richardson, sketchbook, textile design, thread, Toronto, typography, visual arts, white
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sketchbook challenge – I’m full
This was an exercise in covering the paint chip with type that I cut free hand from the J Crew catalogue. My goal? Fill it up! I like the unbalanced serifs! Tomorrow is the 1st Monday in May, a good … Continue reading
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Tagged art, Benjamin Wieler, blue, books, Canada, catalog, challenge, chip, cuts, cutting, flowers, j crew, paint, Paper, para, recycle, Sarah Richardson, sketchbook, textile design, Toronto, typography, visual arts
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sketchbook challenge – may I suggest some art for your bare walls?
I was feeling cheeky & decided to write on the bare walls. By write I mean hand stitch, and by bare walls I mean the beautiful but minimally stenciled red wall in this photo from the Benjamin Moore booklet. This … Continue reading
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Tagged art, artwork, benjamin moore, Benjamin Wieler, books, Canada, challenge, decor, design, dining, embroidery, food, home, interior, paint, Paper, recycle, red, room, sketchbook, textile design, thread, Toronto, typography, visual arts, white
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sketchbook challenge – loose threads
I’m reminded of a story by a clothing designer. He had designed a collection with a deconstructed theme which included raw edges & loose threads. A few of his pieces were taken to the cleaners to be professionally steamed before … Continue reading
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Tagged art, Benjamin Wieler, black, Canada, challenge, chip, embroidery, game, hand, literature, paint, Paper, para, sketchbook, sketchbook challenge, stitching, textile design, thread, Toronto, typography, visual arts, white, word
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sketchbook challenge – it was a gamble
Yes, it was a gamble & who knew I had a 1 in a billion chance to win $20 000 000 or so? I bought the ticket & the hand stitched affirmation says it all: in it to win it! … Continue reading
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Tagged art, Benjamin Wieler, black, blue, books, Canada, challenge, embroidery, literature, lottery, OLG, Paper, recycle, red, sketch, sketchbook, textile design, thread, ticket, Toronto, typography, visual arts, white
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