Wash Away
When I see any ideas using fabric scraps I investigate further. I have scraps! I like to reuse when possible. I saw this product, Avalon...
Donna Castelluccio
Fabric artist mixing vintage materials and making one-of-a-kind pieces.
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Donna Castelluccio
- May 1
- 3 min
So, about that sewing...
I don’t like hand sewing and I hate the sewing machine but both are integral to the projects I create. Back in the day, we had to take...
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Donna Castelluccio
- Mar 5
- 2 min
Because I FELT like it!
When I see felted projects on line I love a lot of them. Felting blends the fibers to become a whole. They look awesome so, of course, I...
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Donna Castelluccio
- Jan 21
- 2 min
Ins & Outs of Weaving
I was part of a start-up trying to initiate a fiber arts group. I do fabric collage and was excited to meet people of like mind. What I...
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Donna Castelluccio
- Nov 29, 2021
- 2 min
A Collection is Born
I have become a collector of vintage baby clothes. It was incidental/accidental but isn’t that how most collections start? I now have at...
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Donna Castelluccio
- Oct 1, 2021
- 3 min
Badass Chick
A fellow artist was working on a manikin for an exhibit, so, of course, I was interested. She wound up calling me for advice on using...
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Donna Castelluccio
- Aug 14, 2021
- 3 min
All in a Day's Play
It’s 8:30 am, not too hot & humid, so I felt like doing. Sometimes I get into what I call a creative frenzy and I have all these ideas...
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Donna Castelluccio
- Jul 1, 2021
- 2 min
Purple Piece
The inspiration/motivation for this piece was a bag of quilt fabric pieces a friend gave me. Not sure if it’s vintage, it was faded, but...
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Donna Castelluccio
- May 31, 2021
- 3 min
Pounding Flowers
Pounding, flower pounding, hammered printing, they all equal fun prints with plants. It’s always fun & exciting to see the results. I do...
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Donna Castelluccio
- Apr 11, 2021
- 2 min
Chandelier Upcycle
I enjoy flipping through decorating magazines and every time I see an upcycled chandelier I love it. My style is shabby chic, romantic &...
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Donna Castelluccio
- Mar 4, 2021
- 2 min
A Journey to the Breast
I went to an art opening at Women’s Work for the show , ‘Women at Work’. I had one of my vintage vignettes hanging. The show was...
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Donna Castelluccio
- Jan 26, 2021
- 3 min
Sketch
If you had asked me last month if I sketch out my ideas I would have said no. Now I’m looking through some old journals and I see...
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Donna Castelluccio
- Nov 11, 2020
- 2 min
Embossing Techniques
I like to play and experiment with art. I look for new techniques and things I like and try them. I probably spend most of my time trying...
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Donna Castelluccio
- Sep 26, 2020
- 3 min
Eco-Printing
I saw an eco-printed shirt at a gallery shop & I loved it. It turned out I knew the artist and she was there at the opening. I bought the...
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Donna Castelluccio
- Aug 8, 2020
- 3 min
My Process
I want to talk about my process for fabric collage. I think it’s fun & interesting, hope you do too. I usually start with an image or...
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Donna Castelluccio
- Jun 14, 2020
- 1 min
Free-Motion Stitching
I’ve been wanting to get a free-motion foot for a while because I see projects I want to try. I was too cheap to buy it until now. These...
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Donna Castelluccio
- Apr 27, 2020
- 2 min
Who ARE these little characters?
This project is still evolving; clearly I had no plan. The cover is from a pocketbook I bought last year at the Holmes Whaley Lake Civic...
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Donna Castelluccio
- Mar 31, 2020
- 2 min
Easy Decorating with Vintage (or new) Materials
As a fiber artist, I am drawn to vintage materials, and I seem to have acquired quite a collection. I even think about opening a vintage...
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Donna Castelluccio
- Feb 17, 2020
- 1 min
Geode Paint Pour
Recently I saw a class to do a geode paint pour – I loved the image and signed up for the course. Sometimes I take a class, read it in a...
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Donna Castelluccio
- Nov 15, 2019
- 3 min
Dyeing Fabric
I decided to go through my older work and start weeding out. 3 pieces I took apart for reuse (most of what I do is upcycling). Other...
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