looking through drawers and boxes, for work done before that could inform work being done today
images of folded, painted paper floated through my mind
textured silk with machine-stitched parallel lines followed
as did those of rough linen
more stitched lines, this time with two strands of thread
first the back
below, the front
these are what I think of as "base lines"
a first pass with a thread that matches the linen
next will be another pass over top, this time with something different - a slightly different colour
to add depth and shadow
papers painted a while back
folded and stitched
by the time I basted them all I decided the stitching flattened the folds and if I add textured stitching
(as on the fabric)
the fold lines may disappear and it will be as if they were never there
letting the idea and the thoughts sit for a while...
textured silk, with machine-stitched lines
failed pin-tucks from a while back, kept just in case
not sure I like the straightness of the lines but when I'm developing an idea I like to consider all that comes to mind and this is more about using textured silk as a base fabric than the use of straight lines
though you never know
looking at the textured silk made me think of some tissue paper collage I had also done a while back
the look is very similar to that of the silk though the paper somehow lends itself more to looking like ice than the silk
there is also a "fragility" to it that I like
but that also makes it more difficult to hand stitch
which then led me to did out a piece I made where I combined small pieces of scrim with the tissue paper
similar look, stronger result
much to look at, and to think about
I like this stage of the process but I can also easily get caught up in it and try all sorts of things and overwhelm myself with options
knowing that, I plan to keep myself somewhat on the straight and narrow
try a few things, make a decision, get on with it
before the ice melts and my interest floats away with it
