Another Vilene stitching, taken from my line drawing, is done and pinned here in a temporary place while I think about how these pieces will work best, and whether to make more. They may eventually be higher on the artwork, with supporting motifs below them. Not sure yet. Also, I want to keep them only lightly tacked on, so as to get the advantage of the shadows they cast. not applique them tightly all around. I like the notion that they might be in a wind, or might fly off any time.
And drawing for #drawingaugust continues apace. Today it's about food and peeling farm tomatoes, so they got their few minutes of fame here, while waiting for the water to boil for them.
The drawings I've been posting on Twitter are getting some very kind responses. And I'm seeing a lot of good art being produced daily up there.
My houseplants love their summer on the patio. It's like going to camp. They flourish, and there's a new problem in the fall, how to accommodate them, much bigger than back in June, back in the house, but that's for September to figure out.
Meanwhile, the spider plant has put out a ton of new little spiders. The drawing is selective, as drawing has to be when it's not meant to be a photographic rendition.
I put this up on Twitter, and to my amazement, it went through. Twitter has such masses of entries that I gather it takes a while for a new account to take hold, and my tweets have been working, but not my hashtag entries. Something to do with selection at the sharp end, I think. And possibly the ineptitude of the poster, no that can't be..
This is a drawingaugust entry, not intended as a template for embroidery, though. Just a little standalone.
Today's the Annual Grow Your Blog day, organized and created by Vicki at Two Bags Full, much applause to her, and see the button on the right indicating this.
Welcome to new readers, and welcome back to current readers and followers. My screen name is Boud, by which I'm often referred to, but my real life name is Liz. This is my art blog (I also have a general purpose blog, Field and Fen here )
Art the Beautiful Metaphor, a joke relating to soccer, the beautiful game, is the blog where I show my current and past art in a range of media, monotypes
drawings
tapestry weaving
ink and wash watercolors
Portrait of the Artist
embroidery
knitting
sewing
artist's books
handmade paper
here with reverse drawing on glass
stick weaving
beadweaving
my exhibits
what's up in the studio
where I also review other people's exhibits
Homefront, a wonderful local organization helping with homeless emergencies and with people's need to restart their lives and whose artists show great work
Ellarslie, Museum of the City of Trenton
Mercer County College
and generally give an artist's eye view of the world and gladly welcome input from readers and observers, artists or not.
Sometimes I'm accompanied by my character dolls, the Dollivers, seen above modeling a handknit scarf I designed and made for a friend, five knitted creations with a large wardrobe each, to exhibits and to hindrance in the studio...they mainly live at Field and Fen, though, and if you like them, you can wander over there to see more of their exploits.
There will be a small giveaway to a random commenter on this blogpost, and to see it, scroll back a little way for a picture and description. No need to have a blog in order to enter, no need to do more than comment in here and you're in. I'll do the drawing on February 15 and announce the winner in here and get an address from him or her to ship the item to.
Meanwhile, browse enjoy, ask, comment, and thank you for being here.
