I found a remnant of what I think is handblocked Japanese fabric, black design on grey background. I used another piece of this in an earlier exhibit piece, using the front of the fabric, but looking back at that, now found it okay, but much more timid than what I propose here.
I've stretched this, and plan to use the back of the fabric, and work on the top of the frame, artist style, not the back of the frame, stitcher style, so that the piece will be ready to hang as is, once completed.
You see the chalked-on design, nice curved shapes, and this reminded me of some goldwork samples I made when I was first learning goldwork, teaching myself, and here would be a place to applique them and they'll work.
I backed them with stick-on plastic, to preserve the edges from fraying, then cut them from their original fabric, and here you see them placed temporarily in what might not be their eventual home. The white edges will support additional stitching. I might still dye the pieces, too, because the gold threads will shine through well. It would have been good to think of dyeing it before I cut it out, but oh well.
And I've put out a selection of gold and silver threads, including some real gold threads, finally using them, the ones you see on the cardboard tubes, already rolled and ready for action.
So this is what happens when you don't plan to make art. This piece is currently known as No Name, until it develops to where I know what it's about.
I also finally did some moving of lights, so that the table can be useful as a workplace, and the sofa as a nonwork spot.
I just moved the dining table lamp and switched it with the tasklight I had set up over the sofa. I think I'll have less competition from cats if I work at a table.
