Welcome to my colorful world of Fabric Decollage!
I'm Debbie Jones, from Venice, Florida.
Fabric Decollage is an original technique that's a cross between collage and decoupage, created by bonding many fabrics together in layers. Almost every kind of fabric can be found in these decollages, including commercially available and hand-painted pieces, ranging from cottons and silks to ultrasuede and metallics.
Sometimes I start with a single piece of fabric that inspires me and then build a collage around it. More often, I start with a color scheme in mind and then choose various fabrics, cutting them in a free-form manner and building the layers as I go, envisioning landscapes or underwater seascapes or even perhaps a "dreamscape". Each decollage is one-of-a-kind.
Once the fabrics are glued in layers, the finished artwork is then placed in a large press that applies high pressure and heat to flatten and bond it to a sturdy, acid-free surface. The result is two-dimensional artwork that resembles a painting -- a "fabric painting"! Most of them are matted and framed, although they can be quilted rather than being mounted and framed. This is a unique way of working with fabric that I've developed over the past fifteen years, after injuries from an auto accident left me unable to machine quilt for a long time.
Please take a look around to see examples of this distinctive art form and let me know if you're interested in purchasing my work or commissioning me for a custom design. Your comments would be most welcome.
Thanks for stopping by my website -- I hope you enjoy your visit!
Debbie
Debbie
"Consider the Lilies" Fabric Landscape 25"x31"
"Enchanted Ocean" Fabric Seascape 19"x30"
The latest news:
Fantasy Fish Wallhanging
Pattern is now available!
Finally, my Fantasy Fish Wallhanging Pattern is in print!! With 41 fish designs and 10 different sea plants, you could make several wallhangings and all the fish would be different. There are 23 pages of instructions with pictures and templates. This includes the special fusing technique that is used in all my fabric decollage pieces, including landscapes.
$15. Shipping in the US is free if ordered by May 31.
Click here and scroll down to see more info about this new pattern; there is a link on that page that shows the pattern's front and back covers, with the supply list. Click here or on the Fantasy Fish photo on the right to see images of several Fantasy Fish Wallhangings and closeups of some fish.
Classes & lectures are scheduled ...
Jacksonville, FL: May 19 - Fabric Seascape Class.
Venice, FL: May 25 or 26 - Fabric Painting Class.
The Villages, FL: June 6 - Fabric Seascape Class.
Coral Springs, FL: June 27 - Lecture: Fabric Scraps
Become Fine Art!
Coral Springs, FL: June 28 - Fabric Landscape Class
West Palm Beach, FL: July 28 - Fabric Jewelry
Class and Fabric Decollage Lecture.Brandon, FL: Sept. 5 - Lecture for the American
Sewing Guild.
Students' work in recent quilt show!
Four of the quilts displayed at the Gathering of Quilts 2012 Show in Punta Gorda, Florida, were quilted Butterfly Bouquet Wallhangings started in my class last summer for the Disconnected Piecers Quilt Guild. One of them was an award winner -- congratulations to Margaret McConnell! I'm so proud and happy for all four of these artists! Two of the quilts are pictured on the new Student Gallery 6 Page, so you can click here to see them!
(If you've made a fabric decollage in any of my classes, please send me a .jpg picture, and I'll add it to the Student Gallery.)
Slide show of my recent work ...
My two underwater scenes can be seen by clicking on this link, which takes you to a Smilebox slide show with photos of both pieces and step-by-step pictures of how they were made. The turtles and some of the shells were done with Tsukineko inks to achieve the desired shading. With water fabrics, those turtles really stand out. I hope you enjoy the show!
Slide show of a Landscape Class ...
This is a great slide show that Lynn Suhr put together during my Fabric Landscape Decollage Class for the West Palm Beach Quilt Guild in July, 2011. Beautiful work by all these students! Love the step-by-step pictures of Lynn's fabric landscape. Click here to see the show!
Facebook!
I'm on Facebook now, and hope to be friends with you there. It's a great way to keep in touch and get the very latest up-to-the-minute news. Just click the link at the top of this page, or here:
Lots more fun things are in the planning stages! Please check back soon for the latest updates.
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All content and images on this website are copyrighted
by Debbie Jones, 2005-2012. All rights reserved.
Please do not copy any content or use these images in any way, unless you have first obtained written permission from Debbie.
Thank you.
Debbie Jones
PO Box 56
Venice, FL 34284
phone: 941-492-4314
email:
debbie@debbiejones.com
Butterfly Bouquet Wallhanging
See close-ups of some of the butterflies and dragonflies
This design is included in the pattern, along with the Butterfly Garden design and lots of templates to make your piece unique.
Here is my latest Fantasy Fish Wallhanging,
as featured in the new pattern!
Click here to see a larger image and close-ups of the fish.
Click here & scroll down for some made by my students.
