Les papiers découpés de Matisse à Londres : "Mes courbes ne sont pas folles !" Cet article date de plus de sept ans. La Tate Modern de Londres a décidé de rendre hommage à la dernière période de la vie d'Henri Matisse, celle où il ne créait plus que par le truchement de papiers découpés, les "Cut-Outs" comme disent les Britanniques. A très juste titre, l'institution londonienne considère cette période comme un chapitre majeur de sa longue carrière, très loin d'un pis-aller. Article rédigé par Publié le 24/04/2014 17:29 Mis à jour le 06/12/2016 06:30 Temps de lecture : 1 min. Voilà ce que disait Henri Matisse à propos de ses papiers découpés. Il faut le voir attaquer le papier coloré à la gouache de ses grands ciseaux pour comprendre son énergie ! Il faut le voir juché sur une chaise dessiner les vitraux d’une chapelle à l’aide d’un fusain fixé au bout d’une longue tige, en vraie grandeur !... Matisse s’acharnait à produire du plaisir et du bonheur pour les autres, là où un autre se serait lamenté de frustration. Partager : actualités analyses vidéos
Crafts — Page 2 Irresistible by DaisyCrafts In Little House knitting news, I was halfway through knitting a second sock yesterday when I put down my needles and took up another set of needles. Tiny ones, size 1. When I’m in second sock mode I sometimes need a little break, not from knitting, but from that pair of socks. Read the full article Make a Felted Wool Rose These are so easy I wanted to share them with you. Read the full article Matisse sculpte la couleur avec des ciseaux : les découpages à la Tate Modern A la fin de sa vie, Henri Matisse s'est consacré à des découpages, remplaçant le pinceau par les ciseaux pour développer une nouvelle technique qui libère un peu plus sa créativité et lui permet littéralement de sculpter la couleur. La Tate Modern de Londres consacre une grande exposition à ces œuvres tardives, dont nombre sont réunies pour la première fois (jusqu'au 7 septembre 2014). Opéré avec succès d'un cancer en 1941, Matisse retrouve toute son énergie créatrice, entamant ce qu'il a appelé lui-même "une seconde vie" qui va durer quatorze ans alors que les médecins ne lui donnaient que quelques mois à vivre. Mais il est diminué et travaille en chaise roulante, remplaçant le pinceau par des ciseaux : on lui prépare de grandes feuilles de papier colorées avec de la gouache, qu'il découpe directement, comme s'il sculptait la couleur, résolvant, dit-on, le traditionnel conflit entre le dessin et la couleur. Du mur de l'atelier au tableau Quatre nus bleus réunis
sewing Last week it took a melt down for me to carve some time for selfish sewing. I’ve been really busy with black friday business for I Still Love Calligraphy, prepping for Alt Summit and taking care of kiddos. No complaints though!! In addition to being busy, it’s been cold around our neck of the woods. I found this crochet-like sweater knit several months ago. I used the oatmeal for a lining (this hoodie is technically reversible), for the cuffs and the hood. The briar sweater pattern fit the bill for this piece. This hoodie took some time to complete since I lined it (sewing both inner and outer tops separately, then connecting them with the hems). I also sewed the leggings from the block I made back in September (you can get a PDF pattern here, too). I just love the striped patterning in the texture!! What are you wearing non-stop this winter to stay warm? Outfit details: Looking for similar sweaters?
Patience et splendeurs chez une papetière Dans ce portrait en forme de reportage, « l’âme de la feuille », dans le cadre de la série « Passe Moi Les Jumelles » de la RadioTélévision Suisse, Antoine Plantevin va à la rencontre d’une des papetières les plus expertes d’europe : Viviane Fontaine. Cette artiste suisse travaille le papier depuis la fin des années 60. Elle a été se former au Japon pendant de nombreuses années avec un maître du Washi, et elle a enseigné ensuite, à divers niveaux, l’art du papier. Elle crée des compositions aériennes de fibres végétales en allant ramasser elle-même les plantes dans la campagne suisse de la Gruyère. Elle raconte la patience infinie, pendant qu’on la voit séparer des branches de leur cambium où lentement déshabiller des feuilles pour n’en laisser qu’un fantôme de dentelle.
Whirl-it lampshade - Whirl-it lampshade - free DIY tutorial We really needed a new lamp, and we´ve planned to make one for months. This week we finally got around to it. It takes a bit of different materials, but it´s really easy when you´ve started. We recommend making it outdoors, as it gets quite messy. The result is pretty neat, especially at night when the threads cast shadow on the walls. We planned to make the lamp using the yarn Garnstudio Ice, but it ran out really quickly, and we had to improvise by using a thinner yarn to complete it. What we used One big, round balloon. How we did itGather all the materials.Put the yarn into the glue and mix properly. Fill the balloon to a desireable size. Hang it and start whirling. Whirl pretty tightly.
How To: Make Typographic Gift Wrap » Man Made DIY | Crafts for Men « Keywords: gift, christmas, wrapping, gift-wrap This year, I vowed to only make or buy handmade holiday gifts for my friends and family, and I've kept to it so far. But wrapping these gifts in commercial paper didn't seem to make much sense, so I wanted to create some handmade gift wrap to match. I happen to think a gift wrapped in newsprint is actually quite attractive, and love the look of text on a package, but wanted to put in a little more effort. So I came up with a cool option that's clean, masculine, and maintains the typographic look of the newsprint. Plus, it eliminates the need for any "to:/from" tags, as the recipient's name is right there in tasteful type. Once I figured it out, it was actually quite easy and quick - less than ten minutes per gift. Here's how to do it: Materials and Tools 1. 2. 3. 4a. 4b. 5. 6. Happy Holidays!
Stormdrane's Blog JUNK CAMP A picture of Ron, my UPS man, would have been a better shot. The packages laying on my front stoop will have to do. What's in them you ask? Well it is Friday, and I am scratching my head once again asking myself what in the heck happened to the week of August 4th 2008? As not to bore you with the insignificant details, I will offer up the highlights of this past week. Monday August 4 2008 *Rented Gary's Firetruck for the Bonanza. Tuesday August 5 2008 *Reorganized storage locker with Muffys' help. *Decided on a logo for my new company, Junk Revolution. Wednesday August 6 2008 *Had a phone meeting with Kelly at Country Home discussing December column. *Discussed T shirt bodies and colors with my daughter in CA (the fashion police) for my new line of junkers apparel to be available online this fall. Thursday August 2008 *Collaborated with the Junk Bonanza posse on vendor procedures, logistics, details, paperwork and PR.
gift tag no. 3 - popsicle sticks Here is a new gift tag/gift decor project for the series that I'm creating because of the holiday season. I didn't use any paper for this one. I'm trying to use what I have so this version is using a tiny part of my popsicle sticks stash. The design is fairly simple - one stick to use for a holiday message, another for "FROM" and the last one for the "TO" information. Materials:- 3 popsicle sticks- yarn (enough to make it around the gift about two-three times.- drill I drilled a hole on each end of the sticks (1/4" from the end). What the back looks like. The diagram below shows the way I wrapped the yarn around the gift. That's it! Hints + tips:- There are wider craft sticks that can be used for this. EDIT - Tonia gave me the following tip regarding the cracking in the comments below. Thanks Tonia!
tutorial Since the busiest gift giving season will soon be upon us (whether we want to believe it or not) I decided to create a set that shows you how to combine different tools to make gift embellishments and a card idea. Keep in mind that the flower idea can be made with many colors and even be a useful way to use small scraps (you know I enjoy those projects). Flower The Martha Stewart Punch Around sets are a great way to add a decorative border to any project. But instead of showing you how that works (you can see that here) I decided to make something that uses them in a different way. set - One letter-sized sheet of dark blue paper - Paper trimmer or scissors - Glue - Button Steps: - Using the paper trimmer cut 20 - 1/2" x 3" strips of paper and 3 - 1/2" x 2" strips of paper Note: If you have a different corner punch design, experiment with the width of your strips to see what makes the most pleasing design for the tips. Rosette set - Martha Stewart Crafts Mini Scoring Board - Glue ) - Glue