I printed another photo for the next in my series of desert photo/fabric collages. I took the picture of this giant saguaro a few years ago when Barb and I started hiking on a cloudless day and all of a sudden storm clouds appeared on the horizon moving rapidly toward for us. We turned around and high-tailed it back to the car, getting there just before the rain overtook us.
I printed the photo on white cotton that I backed with an 8x10 blank adhesive address label, which stiffens the fabric enough to go through the printer. The picture shows how the label gets peeled off afterward.
I don't normally work with these earthy colors, but I managed to pull out enough fabric from my stash that I won't have to try to paint any. I'm not used to mixing those subdued colors of paint.
I can even use some of the wooden beads that I bought last week. Look at how that one strand of green matches the cactus! I can't wait to get started, but it'll have to wait until I get back from visiting family and friends in Washington.
Here are some other photos that I might print on fabric:
The one above is just behind my neighborhood and the yucca below is in my back yard.
The tangle of saguaro limbs is from a hike in the Tucson Mountains west of the city.
The sunsets are from my front courtyard with the Tucson Mountains far in the distance.
In preparation for my trip, I decided to make some pants more comfortable for my apple figure. I cut off the old tight elastic waistband and added a new one with five extra inches. Oh, what a relief when I put them on! I think I'll have to do this with a few more pairs, instead of hoping that I'll lose five pounds just in my stomach. Those of you with pear figures have no idea how we apples suffer with constricting waistbands! If we buy pants that fit our waists, they're enormous around our hips and legs.
Have a colorful day
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