dot art

While browsing around Textile Fabrics a few days ago, snipping swatches of pinks and blues to tuck away for future use, i came upon this amazing circle patterned silk fabric. i had to have it. it was expensive, so i bought only 1/4 of a yard and decided i could make it work for something. the colors and pattern seemed a perfect fit for our bedroom, and we've been needing some more pieces to liven the walls in there.

at home, i found a couple of old canvases in the basement, splashed with an odd mixture of paint from one of my failed artistic attempts. i stacked them, and jeremy nailed them together for me to make one thick canvas that would jut out from the wall. i covered it first with a thick cream fabric to give it some padding, and then set to work shredding and re-designing the silk and stapling it to the frame. here is the finished product. total cost $6.


i think it looks nice with our pillows and sheets.