Donna CastelluccioMay 13 minSo, 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...
Donna CastelluccioMar 52 minBecause 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...
Donna CastelluccioJan 212 minIns & Outs of WeavingI 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...
Donna CastelluccioNov 29, 20212 minA Collection is BornI have become a collector of vintage baby clothes. It was incidental/accidental but isn’t that how most collections start? I now have at...
Donna CastelluccioOct 1, 20213 minBadass ChickA 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...
Donna CastelluccioAug 14, 20213 minAll in a Day's PlayIt’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...
Donna CastelluccioJul 1, 20212 minPurple PieceThe 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...
Donna CastelluccioMay 31, 20213 minPounding FlowersPounding, flower pounding, hammered printing, they all equal fun prints with plants. It’s always fun & exciting to see the results. I do...
Donna CastelluccioApr 11, 20212 minChandelier UpcycleI enjoy flipping through decorating magazines and every time I see an upcycled chandelier I love it. My style is shabby chic, romantic &...
Donna CastelluccioMar 4, 20212 minA Journey to the BreastI 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...
Donna CastelluccioJan 26, 20213 minSketchIf 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...
Donna CastelluccioNov 11, 20202 minEmbossing TechniquesI 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...
Donna CastelluccioSep 26, 20203 minEco-PrintingI 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...
Donna CastelluccioAug 8, 20203 minMy ProcessI 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...
Donna CastelluccioJun 14, 20201 minFree-Motion StitchingI’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...
Donna CastelluccioApr 27, 20202 minWho 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...
Donna CastelluccioMar 31, 20202 minEasy Decorating with Vintage (or new) MaterialsAs 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...
Donna CastelluccioFeb 17, 20201 minGeode Paint PourRecently 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...
Donna CastelluccioNov 15, 20193 minDyeing FabricI 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...
Donna CastelluccioNov 15, 20191 minStitchingThe following series of 3 was me working on stitching to see what it could do for my art. Above: I did some embroidery, on the pink/white...