Its cold, wet and dark outside. I woke with a start at 3.00 am, but only made it as far as the TV room. Snuggled under a quilt I promplty fell asleep again. I have a very early meeting today so that's the reason, the body clock was on alert. I've just wandered to the…
Category: Capture & Create
The Houston Project.
In this piece, I'm featuring her hands, her face, her walking stick and rosary beads…. the rest will be a painterly effect. As you can see, her face is single thread. the garment is free-motion zig Zag. I didn't know if I could do it justice, but if I manage the hands correctly I think…
Color, Color, Color.
The pictures tell the story. Dietlind Wolf one of my favorite photographers
Houston Project.
Well, its 1.30 in the afternoon and its taken me 3 hours to do this much. I have a little more detail on the bridge of the nose…. but I'm happy so far.
The Houston Project.
The stitching on the face needs to be small tight stitches because of the angles… but I can open up the stitching on her scarf. You need to be aware of the way the fabric would sit on her head… because the stitching is more visible than a flatter painted image. Right now I'm stuck……
The Houston Project.
I'm using a thin cotton batting from the Warm and Natural company. I've also used a plain back so the thread will be visible from the back as well. It should form its own picture. I've sampled a few different types of thread. I tried a polyester (so fine) but it split constantly. The reason…
The Houston Project.
I'm gradually working through the list. I've decided on a project for the Houston silent Auction and I thought you might like to see it in production. The subject I've chosen is "The Fisher-mans Mother" by Helen Mabel Trevor and I saw this picture in The National Gallery of Ireland I wanted to have an image…
Bayeux Discipine
Trying to fit everything into a normal day has been a little challenging over the past couple of days, with grandies, 4 dogs, Dr's appointments for littlies, a new baby and special lunches. etc. Two more days and I begin my Bayeux Discipline again. It sounds like an exercise routine. Well in reality it is…
The moral of the story…. don’t mess with this Mother.
Yesterday was our daughter Callie's Birthday. We had a girls lunch, and there were lots of babies in attendance too. I was ordering my lunch at the counter, I had noticed two business men (in their suits) sitting in the middle of the restaurant. So picture a busy restaurant. Two men sitting and eating lunch….
The story of a quilt.
I think I hit the wall yesterday, the getting up early isn't a problem, but what I'm trying to fit in a day is. So I slept in the afternoon for a few hours, then went to bed at 7.00 pm and stayed there till 4.30 am, now I should have plenty of oomph for…