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
3 comments:
It can be rather easy to end up with more ideas than decision-making energy, I know. But all of this is looking interesting, and it all seems to be in conversation with itself. I think any direction you take will work!
Oh, Jillayne -
I'm looking forward to watching your progress on this piece. I'm intrigued! Happy New Year, dear.
xoxo
Donna
“the fold lines may disappear and it will be as if they were never there” - just as marks and lines and tucks and folds appear in the landscape and then disappear under another layer of snow or shift in the water patterns… just as if they were never there.
Your thoughts and explorations around these surfaces you are creating change with each piece, sometimes dramatically, sometimes incrementally.. just like the changing surfaces of the land in snow and ice and the water in rivers depending on the weather affecting the surface. Each different and each just as beautiful. And, no doubt, some becoming the favourite when newly finished just as we stand and gaze at the landscape thinking this is the most beautiful we've seen it though we thought that the last time and before then too.
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