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Sunday, June 5, 2016

Stitchy Stuff Part 1

Kate G.: Cover for stitch portfolio. (Spring Hand Stitching class)

I've been so caught up in putting together my new Power Point program on hand stitching (that I gave last Thursday night) that I haven't had time to post all the stitchy stuff! I hope that you saw yesterday's post about the hand stitching workshop. Here I'll post highlights from the final Hand Stitching (spring) class. Tomorrow I'll focus on pieces I borrowed for the program (new pieces since the winter class).

First up....Spring Hand Stitching...

Peggy G.: Clouds using cheese cloth.

Peggy G.: Clouds using dryer sheets.

Christina H.: Line sampler.

Susan P.: Inside cover design (Spring Hand Stitching class).

Susan P.: Layers for outside front cover design.

Claudia E.

Some great work, class!

Sunday, May 1, 2016

A Full Wednesday Part 2

Susan P.: Line sampler

I'm finally getting a chance to sit down and write about Part 2 of last Wednesday! In Wednesday night's Hand Stitching class, we worked on the theme of Pattern and Rhythm. I will be showing you some finished samples next week. Students brought in their Line sample and challenge pieces this week. Some great pieces and explorations...

Susan P.: Line sampler

Susan P.: Line challenge base on one of her Journal Prompt drawings.

Susan P.: Line challenge

Christine H.: Line sampler

Christine H.: Line challenge using her hand-printed fabric.

Christine is a painter so she decided to experiment with stitching into one of her painted canvases.

Claudia E.: Line sampler

Claudia E.: Line challenge. Claudia is interested in using stitching as a form of drawing.

Kate G.: Line sampler

Kate G.: Line challenge. In this piece, Kate distorted the Stem stitch.

Kate G.: Line challenge. I love how she shows movement in this piece.

One of my students, Peggy G., is taking the class for the second time and is doing it as an independent study. Her theme is clouds and she is looking at both actual clouds and interpretations of them in art, including Asian art. Here are a few of the fabrics that she painted and printed in Class #1.

Peggy is trying out a few ideas. I love the little sampler of different stitches in cloud shapes. She is going to use that sampler as a guide to experiment in a larger format.