7"x8", fabric created by loose drawing of a ruin (archaeology magazine) with water soluble ink and following lines with freestyle machine stitching with addition of embroidery.
6"x8", circular bronze stamp, free style machine stitching and assorted embroidery stitches
6"x8" assorted pieces of cloth, scraps and printed papers. Free style machine stitching and variety of embroidery stitches.
I began this exploration using fabrics gifted to me by Constance Rose , letting the cloth with its mottled markings speak to me as I followed these shapes with my freestyle sewing attachment. it was like driving with little steering and no brakes...fun and the shapes rather loose and interesting. I added varied amounts of embroidery and the piece in the middle became moving shapes of wings and butterflies. The bottom one with added papers became a wall to me, old and held together by time. The third and top piece is a drawing i made with a water soluble ink pen of an old ruin. I started and stopped many times with all three pieces which left me feeling unsure of myself and direction. Now that these three pieces are complete, I'll connect them and frame as one piece. Sometimes I just need time away from the work to get a better perspective. I know I liked the freestyle stitching but not sure how that will fit with the next project. Onward to June!
6"x8", circular bronze stamp, free style machine stitching and assorted embroidery stitches
6"x8" assorted pieces of cloth, scraps and printed papers. Free style machine stitching and variety of embroidery stitches.
I began this exploration using fabrics gifted to me by Constance Rose , letting the cloth with its mottled markings speak to me as I followed these shapes with my freestyle sewing attachment. it was like driving with little steering and no brakes...fun and the shapes rather loose and interesting. I added varied amounts of embroidery and the piece in the middle became moving shapes of wings and butterflies. The bottom one with added papers became a wall to me, old and held together by time. The third and top piece is a drawing i made with a water soluble ink pen of an old ruin. I started and stopped many times with all three pieces which left me feeling unsure of myself and direction. Now that these three pieces are complete, I'll connect them and frame as one piece. Sometimes I just need time away from the work to get a better perspective. I know I liked the freestyle stitching but not sure how that will fit with the next project. Onward to June!
I really like these a lot! Hope you have a wonderful weekend. I'll reply to your email in the next few days. Hugs.
ReplyDeleteThank you...I like that each piece began with some of your fabric pieces.
DeleteI especially love how *free* your work always feels to me. I know you probably don't feel that way about it but there is something about your unstructured (for lack of a better word) piecework that leaves so much room for BREATHING .... so as the viewer there is a real ease about the work. Really good stuff!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much...I've read and reread this comment in order to 'take it in'. Hard to know how others see our work...I do know, I reached a point in art making and in being alive that gave me a lot of freedom of personal expression.
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