The Gypsy that Never Was

Yesterday I printed my watercolor experiment onto cloth and began to embellish 'her' with beads, machine stitching and embroidery.  If I had little bells, I'd sew them on as she is beginning to take on the life of a gypsy, to me.  Either that or a hallucination of Whistler's Mother LOL.  I realize looking at her, my affinity to these colors is no doubt a result of my recent trip to Mexico where 'color' is as much of scenery as the ocean is.

Here's a few 'macros' to showcase my progress with her so far...

Here she is with the early morning sunlight casting shadows on her as she waits patiently for me to adorn her.  She may have to wait awhile as the weather looks promising today and I will be venturing outside to experiment with applying turpentine to National Geographic pages, a technique I've been waiting for warm weather to try.

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