Heavy Metals!

In-between the hand stitching, I would swivel my chair around to my sewing machine and work on a few other pieces (okay, 5 of them.)

One of them is being done in metallic threads (always a challenge to get flowing smoothly through all the threadings on the machine) but I am really enjoying how it is coming together and approaching my vision of it.

In the beginning -
a piece of printed gray velvet that I coloured blocks of gold, copper and silver onto...

then I started adding layers of threads...
(I did actually start with a layer of hand stitching between all the colourblocks.)

and layers and layers...

The gold is done:

the silver is halfway:

and the copper is on the first layer:

Still working away (and missing a lot of the gorgeous spring weather outside) but deadlines are calling!

Velvet on Canvas

One thing that is taking up all my waking hours, on the hand stitching side, are these lovely 6" x 8" squares. A piece of velvet, in various shapes, has been appliqued on painted canvas and then hand stitching in hand-dyed threads (silk or wool or cotton) covers the sides.

But you would not believe how many HOURS went into each of those little pieces!

March already!

MARCH already!
How did that happen?

It's not as though I am not busy, I just haven't taken time to post about all the wonderful new pieces I am working on.

(I do love to work towards a deadline!)

I am currently working on 10 new pieces for the April Calyx Distinctive Show and Sale and another 3 for May's first showing of Articulated Material: Bridging Waters which is starting its cross-Canada tour for 2013 in Winnipeg. See the side bar for other future locations and events.

Here is a sneak peak...
More to come.