For centuries women have used cloth as a tool of comfort and as an expression of beauty within their homes. Creating cloth for warmth, cloth for shelter, our female predecessors embellished these linens with hand stitch using laborious and time consuming techniques thereby enhancing the functional beauty of objects which enveloped and protected their families. Inspired by these women I hope my creations pay tribute to and recognise the devotion expressed in cloth by our female ancestors .
''the use of traditional often time consuming process alludes to the devotion of a mother''. c K. A. Ruane 2007
8 comments:
Congrats, Karen!
and thanks for the links
Can't wait to see where your next journey will take you. I'm circling round an idea too, but have even less to show than your pencil sketches.
Congrats on the guest posts-may they also lead to new ideas.
i really have come to realize the relationship between my sketching and my sewing. it is very healthy to do both and let them speak to each other.
The confidence will soon come. Looking forward to seeing where these sketches will lead
Look forward to your sketches.
I find my drawings are sometimes just like stitches.
Congrats on all the blog features, they are wonderful!
I love seeing the sketched elements next to your work.
Thank you, Karen! I'm honoured to be mentioned in your guest blog with such great artists! (and secretly wondering how I ended there).
Hi I'm new to your blog and just wanted to say how much I love your work , it's truly inspirational! It's been a while since I last embroidered anything but I went out yesterday and bought some gold plated needles! Hope I've not forgotten how to use them!!
Post a Comment