Another desert door collage

Another desert door collage is under way! I started by printing this photo onto white cotton fabric with my home printer. I backed the fabric with a letter-size peel-off label (the kind that you print with your computer) to make it stiff enough to go through the printer. I took the photo a few years ago in one of Tucson's colorful old barrios.

It's not done yet. I think I'll bead a coral colored spiral above the door and maybe do some big hand stitching somewhere.

I painted a sky blue background with Setacolor transparent fabric paints and pulled out some old crinkled sheers that pick up the colors of the door and steps.

The fabric dried in about 15 minutes outside because ...

I'm using Mistyfuse to adhere everything together. It works great on sheers because it keeps them soft and transparent. That will also make it easier to stitch through.

I used parchment paper to keep the fusible from getting on the iron and ironing board.

The photo and sheers are now all held together, so I can move them around the background as one unit until I decide on exact placement. Now I'm itching to hand stitch and bead!

Here's the link to my first desert door piece: 

desert-door-art-piece.html

Have a colorful day