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Monthly Archives: March 2014
Mystery of the Cloth #1
Layers of meaning, giblets felted into a layer of roving and scrim and almost obscured, then stitching over and beside those marks, more felting, more stitching– the cloth becomes a palimpsest of present and former marks.
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Winter Tree
We recently had a very rough winter here. There are some who live further north who would shake their head and say, “If you think YOU had a rough winter . . .” But, it’s all relative. I sat stitching … Continue reading
Conversation by Brook
My favorite ground for stitching is made of layers of soft fabric. To this end I save scraps of every fabric that comes into the studio, no matter the color or fiber content. The pieces can be painted or tinted, … Continue reading
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Red Trees
At the outset I must confess: I do not like orange. This landscape is built on a piece of nuno felt that has been stitched, unstitched, had portions of needle felted velvet unceremoniously ripped away, cut into two pieces … Continue reading
Blue Meadow
The cottage commands a sweeping view of hand-tinted vintage lace, bead and button flowers, and a curious blue and yellow-green river flowing beneath all. A blue orchard bearing vintage silver Japanese seed beads shares the horizon with the red-roof … Continue reading
March 28 2014
I can either follow my creative interests in a happy, messy sort of way, or I can rein myself in and write about it. I don’t seem to do both very well or even happily. My son FB’d today that … Continue reading
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The Scrim Queen is IN! 