Category Archives: Art

Wailing Walls by Dan Witz

  By sharonb | April 8, 2013 - 8:19 am |
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In Wailing Walls street artist, Dan Witz, collaborated with Amnesty International to highlight the injustice of people imprisoned for their political views. The pieces combine elements of street art, social media and QR code technology to create an engaging experience for viewers.

This is slightly off the topic of textiles but I found this art project thought provoking and interesting. So I thought I would share.

5 Simple Design Elements

  By sharonb | September 27, 2012 - 6:43 am | , , ,
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Dan of Empty Easel has produced an excellent video tutorial about using Design  to improve an image. He aims his advice to painters, but any fiber artist, art quilter or embroidery designer will find that applying these design elements to their work will make their work stronger and more interesting to look at. Make a cuppa,  take 10 minutes and watch the video.