tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13353651197262509442024-03-14T10:15:03.595-07:00One Girl and Her Sewing MachineAngelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11208995018998500943noreply@blogger.comBlogger122125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1335365119726250944.post-64524166679387377212012-03-24T08:33:00.000-07:002012-03-24T08:33:05.815-07:00StalledI've kind of stalled a bit on the course this last week or so. I'm really struggling with the Grinling Gibbons stuff. It's not really grabbing me. While I can appreciate the beautiful work and the amazing attention to realistic detail it just feels way beyond my skill.<br />
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I didn't really feel comfortable doing the sketch work (sorry you'll have to twist your head a bit to get the idea this photo didn't upload correctly)<br />
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I don't know what it is I just don't feel inspired. I've also been struggling to gather the things I need to come up with my own composition for the stitched piece in this style. I'm thinking I might have to cheat a bit. On my wall I have this lovely doll that I picked up on a holiday in Greece a few years back.<br />
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She's holding this really pretty posy of roses, which reminded me a little bit of the Grinling style of wood carving. So I might just do a sketch and stitched piece based on this. We'll see I'll mull it over.<br />
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While I'm mulling I think I might move on to the next exercise for a while and come back to Grinling else I could be stuck procrastinating around this one forever. (By the way isn't Grinling such a fabulous name, I love it!!!)Angelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11208995018998500943noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1335365119726250944.post-20383709631166040072012-03-17T05:28:00.001-07:002012-03-17T05:28:53.888-07:00In the style of ... sample 3 finished<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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After another long week at work which left me pretty drained and not feeling like I wanted to do much in the evenings, I hit the machine this morning and got round to finishing the last 'In the style of Cefyn Burgess' sample.<br />
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I'm much happier with the way this one turned out. After a bit of a rocky start, I decided to cheat slightly and sketch some rough placements in pencil on to the fabric to give me a bit of a guide and this helped me get things a bit more where I wanted them.<br />
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For something that looks so simple in style, I have found it quite difficult to get to grips with. I do like the style though and its something that I hope to find time to explore some more in the future. For now though it's time to move on to Grinling Gibbons<br />
<br />Angelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11208995018998500943noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1335365119726250944.post-90718818509273012902012-03-12T12:56:00.000-07:002012-03-12T12:56:37.583-07:00Slow goingIf anyone tries to tell you that exercise is good for you, my advice is don't believe them. On Friday I took a new class at the local gym and oh boy was it hard work. I used muscles that I didn't even know I had, I was barely able to move all weekend!! Hence stitching has been slow, my shoulders and back were so stiff I was only able to sit at the machine for 5 minutes at a time.<br />
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Some progress on the third Cefyn Burgess inspired piece but not much<br />
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Am hoping to have it finished tomorrow, I'm already feeling less achey today so am hoping to be fully fit again and able to sit at the machine for longer.Angelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11208995018998500943noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1335365119726250944.post-89064749951492131582012-03-06T13:46:00.000-08:002012-03-06T13:46:29.732-08:00Trying to think differentlyToday I haven't had any time for stitching, but I have had plenty of time for thinking as my mind went a wandering while I was sat in a work meeting today.....oops. I was thinking about the images of Cefyn Burgess' work that I added to my sketchbook, and the things that I liked about them. <br />
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One of the things that struck me about them was how much variety and detail he includes in his pieces, and so far I've tried to keep my compositions quite simple, including only a few elements in each.<br />
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So this is where I'll be going next<br />
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I've tried not to worry so much about getting proportions right, about making an accurate representation. This time I'm trying to think more about shapes and filling the space on the page, I'm reasonably happy with the sketch that I've come up with, I'm looking forward to seeing how this comes out in stitch.<br /><br />Angelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11208995018998500943noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1335365119726250944.post-70461988354625974522012-03-05T14:13:00.001-08:002012-03-05T14:13:45.229-08:00In the style of Cefyn Burgess - part twoStraight back on the horse, well er the sewing machine, after yesterday's disaster, for another attempt at working in the style of Cefyn Burgess.<br />
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A couple of weeks ago my lovely colleagues bought me some flowers to celebrate 10 years at my place of work, they have lasted really well and are only just getting to the point of needing to go to the garden recycle bin :) So before the petals disappeared completely I thought I'd do another kind of recycling with them first.<br />
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My sketch</div>
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Translation in to stitch</div>
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Much better than the first attempt, yay! The lines are a lot cleaner and less heavy, and I've managed to get the proportions slightly better, though that is still something I need to concentrate and work on.<br />
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I don't think I will have time to get another complete piece done tomorrow night, but I will at least make a start.Angelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11208995018998500943noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1335365119726250944.post-74381521010637757932012-03-05T03:00:00.000-08:002012-03-05T03:00:17.844-08:00The Cefyn Burgess DisasterDon't you just hate it when things go pear shaped? My attempt at the next part of chapter one certainly has. The task was to have a look at the embroidery work of Cefyn Burgess,( you can go take a look <a href="http://www.cefynburgess.co.uk/">here</a>), create yourself a little still life, then sketch and stitch your design in the Cefyn Burgess style.<br />
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This is my still life, created with some bits and pieces I picked up on a lovely walk around and about Castle Combe yesterday. <br />
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This is the sketch ...... looking at it now I can see I got myself in a right muddle, nothing is in proportion and it all looks generally awful.<br />
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From awful sketch to even worse translation into stitch, yuck!!<br />
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It's even less in proportion than the sketch, nothing looks quite right and it's all so heavy and horrible, nothing like the feel of Cefyn's pieces at all.<br />
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I will try again tomorrow. I think sometimes things go this wrong because I'm always trying to cram lots of work in to the weekend. I'm so conscious that I took way too long to complete the first module and I need to speed things up, but it's hard to find the time to space things out well when you work full time in the week. The trouble is the more you try to cram in the more the concentration goes and stuff like this tends to happen.Angelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11208995018998500943noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1335365119726250944.post-44779655562898133712012-03-04T04:24:00.001-08:002012-03-04T04:24:49.650-08:00Thread sketchingSorry I know I've been quiet here and it's been a few days since my last post. Have had an up and down week and didn't manage to get as much as I'd hoped accomplished....isn't that always the way, life is just so darn busy. <br />
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I did manage to finish collecting my resource pictures, and this morning has found me busy sketching away for the next exercise in the chapter. Don't you always find that moment when you put thread to a nice blank
piece of cloth really exciting and scary all at the same time. I'm
always eager and apprehensive to find out whether I can translate the
image that I have in my mind.<br />
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I don't think that I set myself a particularly easy task with the image I chose in the end, the flower petals were all different shapes and most of the shading and darker parts of the picture were at the middle and outer edges of the flower. However I think it came out ok in the end.<br />
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I'm not convinced that my drawing is really a good accurate representation of the flower, but I think my thread sketch came out very similar to my drawing which is a good thing ..... I think?Angelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11208995018998500943noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1335365119726250944.post-17535253580623133292012-02-27T05:28:00.000-08:002012-02-27T05:28:34.644-08:00Collecting ContinuesI had a lovely, but busy, weekend away in Glastonbury so I'm afraid things haven't moved very far with the chapter yet.<br />
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I have though finished collecting my images and have begun to group things in my sketchbook. I won't show you all the pages yet, as they'll get shown properly when I do my submission post at the end of the chapter, but for now here is a quick glance at one or two.<br />
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I have a few more pages to complete. Am back at work now so not as much time to spend on coursework, but am hoping to have these done by mid week and then I can move on and see what the rest of the chapter has in store for me.Angelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11208995018998500943noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1335365119726250944.post-21335640490767207782012-02-25T07:05:00.000-08:002012-02-25T07:05:00.580-08:00Books Glorious BooksThe start of a new module is a good excuse to get treating myself to some new books - not that I really need much excuse I'm a bit of a bookaholic. These are the books I've treated myself to off this module's recommended reading list.<br />
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Lots of good reading for me to do there. I also have a few other books and things that will be useful through this module I think.<br />
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The Trees book is one that I recently bought, I tend to keep a whole bunch of things that I would like in my amazon basket and then keep an eye on prices, if anything goes down low then I'll get tempted in to buying. The David Attenborough I picked up at a local charity shop. The National Trust garden calendar was gifted to me by my lovely friend Sue, it has some great garden pictures. The Garden and Cosmos book is also on loan from Sue, the details and patterns in the paintings in this book are incredible.<br />
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I certainly shouldn't lack for inspiration for this module.Angelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11208995018998500943noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1335365119726250944.post-88978599437660654172012-02-24T01:46:00.000-08:002012-02-24T01:47:26.223-08:00The 'D' WordIsn't it funny how powerful words can be, just a single word can provoke a smile, or a feeling of fear. My favourite word is cheese ..... don't ask me why, it's just fun to say, and of course it has the associations with happy family holidays when you're all made to stand in front of the camera and say it to provoke some smiles. Or maybe I like it because if you add a simple four letter word to the end you get my all time favourite pudding ....... Mmmmmm cheesecake. Anyway I digress and I'm drooling all over the keyboard at the thought of pudding.<br />
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The real point of my post is to think about another word, one that fills me with dread, and one that has been mentioned several times in this first chapter already ... draw. And it seems I'm being asked to do it ...... aaaarrrrggghhh.<br />
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I know it is pretty unrealistic to take up any kind of creative course and not expect to be asked to put pencil to paper at some point, but it's an idea that fills me with terror. I think it stems from all those awful art classes at school in which I was constantly being told that I had no talent for drawing. So now I have an aversion and the idea that I have to sketch and show the results here in public just fills me with fear.<br />
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But one of my promises to myself for 2012 was to be brave. When I told myself this I wasn't thinking about it in the heroic 'jump into a burning building and rescue someone' sense, but it was more about pushing my boundaries, doing new things and putting myself in situations that wouldn't necessarily feel comfortable.<br />
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So deep breath, here goes I'm sharing the first of my module two sketches .... please be kind to my fragile ego when it comes to this drawing thing, and if you have to laugh can you try and wait until you leave the room and are somewhere that I can't here you. ;-)<br />
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<br />Angelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11208995018998500943noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1335365119726250944.post-64941394630040585792012-02-23T01:00:00.000-08:002012-02-23T01:00:03.716-08:00Module Two beginsModule two is entitled 'How does your garden grow' and chapter one is all about collecting resources and looking at shape and form.<br />
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At the moment I've only gotten as far as collecting a big pile of images, but it's a start :)<br />
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<br />Angelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11208995018998500943noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1335365119726250944.post-54418690908526618352012-02-22T04:35:00.002-08:002012-02-22T04:35:22.607-08:00Tidying upAfter some really lovely feedback on my work from module one - thanks Janet - I'm excited to get started with module two.<br />
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Before I get cracking this is just a quick post to explain that I have tidied up the labels in the side bar a bit. As you know I like to blog 'chatter' posts as I'm progressing through the module, this way I can keep posting regularly without having to wait until I've finished each chapter. <br />
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You can click on the labels in the side bar to take you to all posts relating to a particular chapter. I thought this labels section would start getting a bit overwhelming if I left everything in there. So in the sidebar I have now hidden the links to the chatter posts for module one, and will put up links to the module two chatter posts as I progress through.<br />
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I have left the labels in to link to the submission post for each of the module one chapters and any general stuff that I blog about so anyone passing by can still pop by and look at those quite easily if they wish.Angelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11208995018998500943noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1335365119726250944.post-9709071282301564552012-02-08T10:36:00.000-08:002012-02-08T10:36:17.313-08:00The end of Module One<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Although I have already done my submission post for the final chapter of module one, just in the interests in rounding things off. This was the final sample that I stitched up based on my design inspired by the Japanese ceramic. And this is the one that I chose to submit as my resolved piece.<br />
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I've really enjoyed the first module of the course, with a house move and a broken sewing machine, it took me longer to get through than I imagined but hopefully things will speed up a bit from here on in.<br />
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I'm looking forward to starting module two in a while but for now there will be a short break in transmission. Hope to be back soon. X<br />
<br />Angelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11208995018998500943noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1335365119726250944.post-3246654620166467662012-02-05T05:35:00.000-08:002012-02-05T05:35:25.565-08:00Module One Chapter Ten - Submission of Work<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Angelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11208995018998500943noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1335365119726250944.post-21787422859570754932012-02-03T02:30:00.000-08:002012-02-03T02:30:01.359-08:00Number Two Experiment number two started with some transfer printed satin.<br />
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To keep the fabric from moving around too much I stitched this sample in a hoop. I'm not a big fan of stitching in the hoop. I know it serves a purpose, I just find it a bit cumbersome.<br />
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The finished piece looks like this .......<br />
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Again I like how it turned out. I do like how the colours sing out against the white background, they look really fresh and vibrant. The one thing that I don't like so much is the effect of the stitching gets lost a bit on top of some of the printed sections. I stuck with the same threads that I picked out when working the first piece on the black, and this might have been a mistake, particularly in the orange and yellow sections. The thread is such a close match to the paint colour that the pattern of the stitching really doesn't stand out .... and that was one of the things that I loved about the first sample.
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Here are the two samples laid out side by side. I have one more idea to play with, I hope that by stitching again on a white felt background I'll be able to combine the things that I love about these two samples and combat the things that I'm not so keen on.Angelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11208995018998500943noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1335365119726250944.post-89958730853584790222012-02-02T03:00:00.000-08:002012-02-02T03:00:13.678-08:00Number One<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I'm actually pretty pleased with the way that it turned out. I think the different stitch patterns have created the look of different textures in each of the sections, but keeping the same stitch patterns for each colour has provided some cohesion to the piece as a whole.<br />
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The only thing that I'm not sure about is the purple, I don't if it stands out from the background enough .... but it is growing on me. I think the piece needs a darker colour for a bit of balance. I'll live with it for a while and see.<br />
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I started with the black felt background as I thought that of my three ideas for working the design this was going to be my least favourite but now ...... well I'm thinking that this could end up being the one I submit as my resolved piece. I'm still going to try the other ideas though so time will tell.<br />
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<br />Angelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11208995018998500943noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1335365119726250944.post-20303253331073328972012-02-01T02:30:00.000-08:002012-02-01T02:30:03.939-08:00Finding the way forwardSo after coming up with my design the next thing to think about is the execution.<br />
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I like the white background of my sketch, am thinking white felt would be good as there will be lots of stitching in the individual sections and I know that felt tends to hold it's shape well ....... but will white really make the colours sing?<br />
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I like the depth of colour in the individual spaces in the sketch ........ but will I be able to achieve this with stitch alone. Maybe some transfer painted fabric could give the extra depth of colour?<br />
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I've also enjoyed working on black felt throughout this module ...... but working on a black background might change how the design feels.<br />
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I think the only way to decide how the final piece will work out best is to try all of the above.<br />
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.... painting my design with transfer paints .........<br />
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........ tracing my design on to stitch and tear ..........<br />
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........... picking out threads ......................<br />
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.................. and most importantly of all starting to stitch ..........................<br />
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And just had to show you this last shot. I was too lazy to peel off the bits of stitch and tear that didn't want to come without a fight. I love how it all cracked, like the surface of an old painting, when I stitched the long curvy grid.<br />
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I think it will be a while before all of my ideas for the appraoching the sample are worked up in stitch, but of course I'll keep you updated along the way. Please let me know what you think as I go along and whether you have any favourites as they emerge.Angelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11208995018998500943noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1335365119726250944.post-92138568307428349342012-01-31T03:26:00.000-08:002012-01-31T03:26:21.494-08:00The next step<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This is the design I came up with inspired by that piece of Japanese artwork that I showed you yesterday. I really like how it turned out, now to try and translate it in to stitch.......watch this space as they say.<br /><br />Angelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11208995018998500943noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1335365119726250944.post-78174205804553414702012-01-30T07:50:00.000-08:002012-01-30T07:50:27.075-08:00Getting InspiredMy doodles are all stitched up and have been added to the sketchbook. Time to move on to the second resolved sample, and last piece of work for module one.<br />
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First to look to this fabulous painting - 'Pottery' by Patrick Caulfield for inspiration. <br />
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I ended up with this sketch ........<br />
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..... which I was pretty pleased with as far as it goes. But something is still missing for me. The original painting is so bright and vibrant and my resulting sketch just didn't seem to capture that somehow - even though I drew the shapes and colours from the source painting it somehow misses the mark.<br />
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Time to look elsewhere for inspiration ......... I looked through a tonne of art books (I liked the idea of taking inspiration from a piece of art) and was just about to give up and go back to the Caulfield painting when I came across this image in a book on Asian art. <br />
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I'm pretty ignorant when it comes to most kind of art and this is no exception. Apparently it's a ceramic Fukagawa dish, from Japan dating from somewhere between 1875-1912. It just really jumped out of the page at me. I mean wow, look at all those beautiful curving lines and blocks of beautiful colour. I'm off to do some sketching, I hope I can come up with something I like from this.<br />
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<br />Angelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11208995018998500943noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1335365119726250944.post-19480819722758057042012-01-22T03:41:00.001-08:002012-01-22T03:41:51.438-08:00Doodles almost done<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This week I have been busy stitching up the rest of my doodles from the last post. I'm almost done, one more to stitch and then I'll be moving on to starting to think about my second resolved piece for this chapter.<br /><br />Angelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11208995018998500943noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1335365119726250944.post-8959765729893157242012-01-18T12:13:00.000-08:002012-01-18T12:13:00.321-08:00Online againI'm back online again :) So now all I have to do is make sure I get some regular stitching time and that in turn will hopefully lead to some regular blogging.<br />
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For the moment I'm still working on the initial exercises in Chapter Ten. I've been doing some more doodles <br />
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...which it goes without saying get turned into stitch.<br />
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<br />Angelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11208995018998500943noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1335365119726250944.post-25218185000500706882012-01-13T05:19:00.000-08:002012-01-13T05:19:36.224-08:00Inspiration everywhereI can always tell when I'm into working on this course as I start looking at the world differently. My eyes take everything in when I'm out and about and all of a sudden a group of reeds at the edge of a pond, an amazing architectural feature on a building, or a crumbling ivy covered wall lit brillinatly by the sun become lines, swirls and textures that I want to translate in to stitch.<br />
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Happy Days :)Angelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11208995018998500943noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1335365119726250944.post-90783647148504761172012-01-11T09:25:00.000-08:002012-01-11T09:25:00.644-08:00Naughty but hopefully niceI've been working on the second exercise of chapter ten, some more work translating doodle to stitch. The suggestion in the course notes was to use red and gold thread on black. But I've been a bit naughty. Red and Gold are a bit christmassy and I wasn't really feeling that for the new year. I've had this lovely orange and black variegated thread that I've been itching to try out so I went for that instead....<br />
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I've chosen to go with a white background so the colours really stand out......<br />
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.... looking good so far (well I think so anyway!!)Angelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11208995018998500943noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1335365119726250944.post-12201206100265952252012-01-10T09:24:00.000-08:002012-01-10T09:24:00.728-08:00Sketch to Stitch<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The rayon threads that you saw a peek of in the last post, were used to stitch up this. The first sample of chapter 10.<br />
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I had plenty of fun with this one. Some of the lines were easier to stitch than others, even the ones that I found tricky at the start got easier as I tried to convince my poor brain to move the machine needle in the same way as I did the pencil when sketching out the lines ...... a skill that I certainly need to keep practising!! <br />
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