Today's art adventure and planning, complete with international friendship and art, executed and planned, is here:
http://fieldfen.blogspot.com/2013/10/diwali-comes-home-to-dollivers.html
The chalk drawing might be a future beaded design. Just sayin'. Good sign that I'm reviving in energy to the point of being able to plan art.
Art, the Beautiful Metaphor, a gallery of original artworks by Liz Adams, and an ongoing work in progress, showing works in progress! My other blog is http://fieldfen.blogspot.com for opinion, commentary, books, food and movies All works by Liz Adams are copyright to her only, and may not be used in any form without explicit permission. Thank you for respecting my ownership.
Saturday, October 26, 2013
Wednesday, October 23, 2013
Blog on hiatus recently
Why I haven't been in here for the longest time since I started blogging, years ago, go here:
http://fieldfen.blogspot.com/2013/10/been-on-hiatus.html
http://fieldfen.blogspot.com/2013/10/been-on-hiatus.html
Wednesday, October 9, 2013
Needlework for the Feeble
I've been struggling with fatigue and what seems to be a combination of bronchitis, bubonic plague and a touch of footrot. I am Not Well. I'm making soup, coughing, forcing fluids, sleeping, coughing, doing very simple stitching, not too demanding for my tired brain, canceling events I was supposed to attend, over the next few days, coughing, sneezing and reading the No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency, obligingly offered via my Kindle, no traveling required.
I'm getting a bit tired of this, not used to being unable to do everything I have in mind without collapsing the whole time. My voice is shot, too, but the cats don't mind. I wonder if this sort of collapse is Nature's way of telling me I'm doing too much. One of my friends made this point last week and I said airily, oh no. Ha. I think I might have to rethink my speed and number of operations.
Okay, end of organ recital, but here's the nice little piece I made, pattern from one of the mags I was given. This is worked in no 3 perle, on black aida. Supposed to be done in cross stitch, but I found I liked it like this, no need to cross all the ts.
It's an ornament, not my usual thing, but why not have a little detour now and then from the serious stuff. Finishing it will take its turn with the various other stitched items I have to frame, stretch, and generally fiddle with. But not today. Off to lie down now. Dangit.
I'm getting a bit tired of this, not used to being unable to do everything I have in mind without collapsing the whole time. My voice is shot, too, but the cats don't mind. I wonder if this sort of collapse is Nature's way of telling me I'm doing too much. One of my friends made this point last week and I said airily, oh no. Ha. I think I might have to rethink my speed and number of operations.
Okay, end of organ recital, but here's the nice little piece I made, pattern from one of the mags I was given. This is worked in no 3 perle, on black aida. Supposed to be done in cross stitch, but I found I liked it like this, no need to cross all the ts.
It's an ornament, not my usual thing, but why not have a little detour now and then from the serious stuff. Finishing it will take its turn with the various other stitched items I have to frame, stretch, and generally fiddle with. But not today. Off to lie down now. Dangit.
Monday, October 7, 2013
Stitching days
Yesterday was the monthly general meeting of the embroiderers' guild, and to see the adventures, go here:
http://princetonega.blogspot.com/2013/10/october-general-meeting-of-our-guild.html
That butterfly project, here's my WIP on that subject.
As you probably guessed, goldwork got into it. And There Will Be Beading.
http://princetonega.blogspot.com/2013/10/october-general-meeting-of-our-guild.html
That butterfly project, here's my WIP on that subject.
Thursday, October 3, 2013
Red Flower Finished.
I learned a lot in the course of this piece, which I can apply to future work. Which I now have to decide on...so many choices, so little time.
The thing I like about this one is the shaggy, wild sort of effect. I didn't want a solid block of stitching, because it seems to me that movement is important in this sort of otherwise-traditional concept, and I wanted the effect of a wild flower flying about in the wind, your wilder rose as opposed to the tame garden one.
Well that was the idea, anyway.
The thing I like about this one is the shaggy, wild sort of effect. I didn't want a solid block of stitching, because it seems to me that movement is important in this sort of otherwise-traditional concept, and I wanted the effect of a wild flower flying about in the wind, your wilder rose as opposed to the tame garden one.
Well that was the idea, anyway.
Tuesday, October 1, 2013
The Intersection of Freecycling and Art Opportunities
For a lovely freecycle that happened this morning, and what will happen next, go here:
http://fieldfen.blogspot.com/2013/10/freecycle-meets-embroidery.html
My stitched red flower is waiting impatiently to get her stem and leaves -- and I just got a couple of great ideas for them -- while I play with these new toys!
http://fieldfen.blogspot.com/2013/10/freecycle-meets-embroidery.html
My stitched red flower is waiting impatiently to get her stem and leaves -- and I just got a couple of great ideas for them -- while I play with these new toys!
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