Shelley Brucar
Layering of fabric, paint & mixed media; screening; monoprinting; silk ribbon embroidery. My new Weathered Wall series references the many layers of life. Cracks in the bark of a tree, chipping and peeling paint, lines in a prson’s face, weathering of a brick or stone wall…these things allow us to see the effects of aging,Continue reading “Brick Wall with Vines
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Shelley Brucar
Hand-dyed & painted fabric. Machine stitched.
Shelley Brucar
Layering of fabric, paint & mixed media; screening; monoprinting. My new Weathered Wall series references the many layers of life. Cracks in the bark of a tree, chipping and peeling paint, lines in a prson’s face, weathering of a brick or stone wall…these things allow us to see the effects of aging, the layers ofContinue reading “Brick Wall with Bicycle
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Shelley Brucar
Hand-dyed fabric, raw-edge appliqué, machine stitched.
Shelley Brucar
Layering of fabric, paint & mixed media; screening; monoprinting. Desert varnish, composed mostly of manganese and iron, is the dark coating found on exposed rock surfaces in arid regions. One hypothesis of how desert varnish forms, which is gaining more and more supportive evidence, involves biological activity, specifically that of bacteria, over thousands of years.Continue reading “Desert Varnish
Shelley Brucar
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Shelley Brucar
Hand-dyed & painted fabric. Machine stitched.
Shelley Brucar
Layering of fabric, paint & mixed media; screening; monoprinting. My new Weathered Wall series references the many layers of life. Cracks in the bark of a tree, chipping and peeling paint, lines in a prson’s face, weathering of a brick or stone wall…these things allow us to see the effects of aging, the layers ofContinue reading “Mysterious Doorway
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Shelley Brucar
Hand-dyed & painted fabric. Machine stitched. Northern skies have the Aurora Borealis. Sometimes in Chicago we get to view our own spectacular sunsets, one of which inspired the “southern lights” series.
Shelley Brucar
Layering of fabric, paint & mixed media; screening; monoprinting. My new Weathered Wall series references the many layers of life. Cracks in the bark of a tree, chipping and peeling paint, lines in a prson’s face, weathering of a brick or stone wall…these things allow us to see the effects of aging, the layers ofContinue reading “4th of July
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