In my mixed media art I use several Powertex products and techniques to create texture and there are many ways to do it. Here I’m sharing my favourites but the possibilities and combinations are endless so it’s good to try things until you find your own favourites. I create a Read more…
Creative Secrets this month is with Powertex tutor and artist Annette Smyth. She is a member of the Powertex UK Design Team, runs Powertex workshops from a dedicated studio in Leamington Spa, UK and has an extraordinary variety of work.
Powertex fairy houses Powertex fairy houses are a fun way to get started with this versatile product. A jam jar (or similar) and some old cotton and natural fabric scraps can be turned into a fantastic little fairy house. The screw lid creates a base for the “roof” and can Read more…
This pocket watch project originally appeared on the Powertex UK blog during a Wonderland themed month. (more…)
This Powertex treasure tree was originally made for the Powertex design team and appeared on the Powertex UK blog. The theme of the month was keepsakes. (more…)
I was asked for some tips on adding colour to projects made with Ivory or White Powertex. A customer had made a fabric sculpture but was unhappy with how the colours looked. When she explained, I knew exactly what she meant because I’d had the same problem!
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Using Powertex with an MDF base for Powertex This lovely Powertex seahorse project uses two simple techniques to make amazing textures and stunning colour effects. I’m using a pre-cut MDF base from Powertex UK in the shape of a seahorse but this project will work with any shape template. This Read more…
Donna McGhie from Art and Murals I met Donna McGhie as a Powertex tutor but she has many strings to her creative bow and runs a wonderful social enterprise in Hampshire, UK. Donna is the heart, mind and soul of Art and Murals and Art 4 A Heart and I want Read more…
Using Powertex with MDF kits The Powertex Owl Project Pack is just one of the brilliant projects over at Powertex UK and the Powertex UK Design Team 2018 have been busy blogging about them. This was my first blog for the design team. I was given the very generous project pack Read more…