October's Eve, 2012 |
This is one I will likely not do again, simply because of the sky. This one was hand painted/dyed and just happened to be so fitting for this piece. It was perfect, and completely accidental! I nearly tossed the sky until when I realized how strongly it resembled that night.
Onward...
Here's a wall hanging I've been tossing around in my head for two years now. It's a topography of the South Saskatchewan river & the farmers' fields. I did one before in raw silks, though there was no river in it. This is just the audition - all the pieces lying on the table. So far I like it. This is how I'll be using all those blue decorative yarns eventually. The fabric pieces you see are all taffeta.
Topography II |
You need to imagine that with lots of stitches : ) It's pretty big compared to my little embroideries. It's maybe 20x30 inches or so?
And then I did a silly thing. I signed up to make 'I Believe in Faeries' postcards for the PostCard Cottage swaps. ugh. I swore I would take a month off because I have so many commitments in March, Oh March. It's pretty much ridiculous. Sooo many commitments. Sew many.
Happy Groundhog's Day!
13 comments:
moniker,
Love how that piece turned out! I like your Sask concept but it needs some green - it seems like Sask from the air in the fall without the wonderful green lush grasslands. That is , of course, my opinion. Glad to see the size and scope of the project.
Bernie
Magnificent finish!!!
Stay inspired!
I love your finished piece, the sky is amazing - in fact it is all amazing.
It's funny how the pieces we think are toss-able sometimes become the best ones. i think this might be one of my favorites that I've seen you do.
Your beginnings with the taffeta looks intriguing.
You continue to amaze me with your "art-scapes"! This one is just beautiful! What a wonderful idea to do an aerial view...I always love the view from the plane when I visit your province!
i made a 'saskatchewan-from-the-air' vest for one of my nieces several years ago. a couple of days ago i found the scraps from that project and had just been thinking that the concept would translate well into a quilt for my grandson...funny how brains sometimes work synchronously! and i truly love that finished piece...simply glorious!
cheers
molly
This new finished piece is so unique. It just seems to glow. The hand-painted sky and the shimmery water give so much light to the picture. I could look at it and discuss the the wonders of its composition for hours.
I also like this piece. The texture is amazing! I was actually thinking of you when I posted a winterscape on my blog. You'll get me doing these yet! TGIF!
WOW! Love the bare trees...If it were more green, it could easily be a scene from the Louisiana swamps that I grew up close to. They really look like cypress trees. That river and farm field is such a wonderful idea! I can't wait to see it develop!! Thanks for sharing!
Your finished piece is fabulous and I have been secretly wishing for you to do a water reflection. It turned out perfect.
October's Eve is wonderful.
its beautiful i would love to be able to do that
Really really really like your October piece!! It's all those little details that make it!! And that sky. Reminds me of a winter sunset for sure! Also, neat start to the topo piece.
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