Shot down!

The painting instructor didn't want me to pursue the stepping stones. She felt it was too close to my comfort zone. So we've selected another picture--not one of mine but rather one of my sister's. ( Beth, do I have permission to play with one of your pictures?) This is really out of my comfort zone, but I'm in the class to learn so will forge ahead. It is a portrait of my husband. We've agreed that we can abstract it a bit, if my technical skill isn't up to an accurate representational piece.

But I'm still wanting to try the stepping stones in a fibre context. I've been thinking about the gradation dyeing and wondering if I might to have better control if I were to use fabric paints instead. I want there to be a value change within the outlines of the stepping stones and not just between them--which would be too easy and a bit contrived, IHMO. Actually the final result might be a combination of the two.

Yesterday I was given permission to use my arm a bit more ( I start physio on Monday). There are still restrictions, and I'm still to wear the sling when the arm is tired or painful, but I see a light at the end of the tunnel. Today, I want to get into the studio and clean up a bit, so that I can actually start the fabric painting, for the stepping stones. I also have to make some fabric paper for a class at the end of the month. None of these three tasks will require fine co-ordinnation, so might very well be the first step in getting myself going.