a day, a week, a month and then two
i wouldn't have believed it if you'd told me
this month especially has flown by
the leaves are yellow and red, glorious against the bright blue sky, falling at the barest hint of a breeze
winter is not far off...
fall is without doubt my favourite time of the year, especially when it's slightly damp and there's a wooded area to walk through... smoke curling in the sky, peek-a-boo views that have been hidden since spring
i try and get out for a walk every day and though i easily managed that in the summer, this month tells a different tale
it isn't daily right now but it's as often as can be and i love it
i do my best creative thinking when i'm walking outside - just need to start carrying a pen and paper with me so i can jot some of that "brilliance" down - ha!
stitching time has been all about little pieces, tiny bits that are fiddly beyond belief but give very satisfying results
i am making cards these days, to sell at the shop where i work part-time, and have been experimenting with a few different things
below is the first one i did and though i love it, i won't be making them to sell there - for what i'll get paid, this takes way too long to do so i'm working on a simplified version
i do love little houses though, especially those made out of fabric so i'm working on a re-vamp of the design, simplifying it, wanting something equally as charming but a little quicker - maybe one house will do the trick?
I'm also wanting to make some abstract ones, cards that aren't necessarily seasonal or occasion-themed
art cards i guess
that idea is still percolating but has been fueled by something else i made a while back
the piece below is all sorts of tiny scraps of silk and lace, loosely stitched with a simple grid and now cut into three pieces
i've done a bit of stitching on one of the pieces already but am thinking that it might be worth trying out a few ideas on one of the two remaining
i love the colours and all the textures, the looseness of it all
and how fragile they feel in my hand
stitching on them is a huge challenge but i am reluctant to try and stabilize them in any way as I just don't want to detract from that soft fragility
careful experimentation then, with a light hand
i will be back, with more to show, and sooner rather than later...
