Tuesday, 10 July 2012

Progress Report


You may recall my attempt to translate this drawing into a textile piece - progress so far
First I taped a piece of tea dyed cotton onto a piece of board and traced/drew the planter on with a fine tipped permanent marker pen and added some shading with Inktense pencils.
 
Then I spattered it with fabric paint to simulate the lichens growing on the planter.

I layered it up with some wadding and added free machine stitching.


Here are a couple of close ups.
By closely stitching the path the planter area is still puffy and stands out.



I am going to add some hand stitching to add to the crustiness of the lichen growth and experiment with making leaves to frame it with.
I've got a 20x20cm stretched canvas so I am going to attempt to mount it on that.
Meanwhile, back to the drawing board.
Keep dry,
Jill



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11 comments:

  1. ju-north10 July 2012 at 17:11

    This is so beeautifully done - it combines your talent as an artist with your stitching skills!

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  2. Marigold Jam10 July 2012 at 17:24

    Jill it is beautiful! You are so talented. I look forward to seeing the finished article with the added stitching on the lichens.

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  3. Maggi10 July 2012 at 17:28

    It looks so effective and very three dimensional

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  4. Gina10 July 2012 at 21:05

    Looking good!

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  5. Clare Wassermann10 July 2012 at 21:24

    I think that is amazing. Combining your love of stitch and paint like this is the way forward. Keep us posted.

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  6. LAC EMP 202010 July 2012 at 22:03

    Jill, this is fabulous. You are creating lovely depth and texture with the machine stitching and the hatching with thos pencils. I shall be intrigued to see how you mount it on a canvas for display.Do show and tell when it is finished please. Is this one destined for your shop or your walls at home I wonder?

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  7. menopausalmusing11 July 2012 at 06:34

    I am loving watching this piece evolve! The texture is just lovely,

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  8. Barb Cady12 July 2012 at 19:16

    I love your blog and always click in. Your C and G work is amazing and this piece is my favourite, really awesome! Thanks for inspiration x

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  9. Joanna15 July 2012 at 11:41

    Mmmmm, this is looking SO good! It's got such great dimension and crustiness.

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  10. Liverpool Lou (Anne)17 July 2012 at 13:44

    It's looking great so far Jill :-)
    Anne x

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  11. emma-alittlebitofeverything18 July 2012 at 09:39

    I feel a french knot or two. Love that this is a close up detail - delicious!

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