HOW TO USE TEXTURE TO IMPROVE YOUR ART

 The angel body and flag are appliqued with wool,

Texture can positively improve almost any work of art, by giving it movement, interest, and depth.  With this angel the first step to give the art interest was to applique the angels body and flag with wool which helped to creat the effect that the body and flag were folded within the wings.  This step was effective because the wool was a thinner material which had a shorter depth than what the wings had.

punched the background in circular motion

The next effect used was to punch needle the wings in two different lengths.  The inner side of the wings are punched with level #1 (using the ultra punch needle) the feathers on the wings are done with #2 depth which is a longer pile giving the effect that they are way out in front of the flag. Having 2 different depths within the wings helped to give depth to the wings and helped to give the effect that the wings are wrapped around the flag.  The background is punched next using level #1 with a verigated thread in a circular pattern to create movement and a feeling that the angel was floating and not grounded to the earth. Using the level #1 makes the background appear to be behind the angel and brings the wings further forward.

I decided to frame the needle punch on a board with multimedia artwork

The multi media board was a fun project that added even more texture.  It has about 5 layers of paper and paint on it.  There were several days of painting, applying layers of papers  and auditioning the needle punch before an ideal design really highlighted the effect that really brought the art work together. Using texture really brings the creative juices to the foreground. 

a good up close of the layers

After attaching the angel piece to the board, there seemed to be something missing still that would pop the angel out more and make her center stage. There needed to be something that divide her from the frame.

added a braid around the  needle punch

A braid that had the colors in the needle punch and some gold thread was added around the piece to pull it forward off the board, another level of depth was added to the piece.  This added depth made the needle punch piece look framed better upon the frame itself.  Texture just makes a piece really pop.