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
My weekend away was just lovely, very relaxing and just what the doctor ordered, only four days to go until I break up for two weeks holiday, I am so excited!!!!!!!!! It will probably take two weeks to catch up on all the housework but who cares....it's christmas!
11 comments:
Of all your gorgeous work, this may be my favorite. I really like how each flower petal offers something new and special, and your stitching is perfection!
this is really exciting. there is new found energy here.
Karen this new piece is wonderful... I love the colours - you do them so well.
i really, really, really love the actual piece. much more than the drawing. sometimes it's hard to tell which will be better, the idea or the actual end result. in this case, the end result wins! i still, of course, remain a huge fan of your previous less embroidery work, but i like this too.
i cannot wait until i get a job so i can purchase items from your etsy shop. at the moment, i have just about enough for a bus ride, a dinner meal, and maybe some candy. :)
Wonderfull, beautifull, pretty, pretty, pretty - I can't decide what word to choose for your work. This is a beauty, Karen!
Karen this new piece is sovery beautiful! I love this flower !! I remember that you enjoyed the video from Gothenburg last Christmas :-)
I love the way all these petals and the different techniques all fit together. The colours are gorgeous
The colours work so beautifully and make all the petals individual yet connected. As always gorgeous.
It's interesting to see how it alters froms doodle to actual piece.
Love how it's taking shape....each petal seems to add a different dimension. Simply beautiful.
Darlene
I love the stitches inside the button holes, It's lovely to discover different stitches hidden in the cloth.
Have a lovely Christmas too, yipee I am off school too so hopefully more sewing.
Oh and I have listed you on my goggle reader thing.
Best wishes
Michala x
it's lovely to see sketches come to life. really lovely work.
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