about me

Powys, Wales, United Kingdom
I am at my happiest when I'm creating something/anything....I'm of Welsh heritage, born in Canada, and have lived a quite curious life so far.....
Showing posts with label sketching with embroidery. Show all posts
Showing posts with label sketching with embroidery. Show all posts

Tuesday, June 26, 2012

from source to surface pattern............

here is a page from my Fish Board sketchbook.....

the starting point is the photo (bottom right corner) which came from an old Aquarium magazine

this would be a pattern I would consider using for interiors

A3 sized page with ink, acrylic, watered down emulsion, plaster filler and cotton thread, there is actually some texture here, created by mixing the plaster filler into the acrylic paint for the heads of coral

never feels quite finished until there is a little thread involved somehow......

Sunday, July 10, 2011

sketching with hand and machine embroidery

I did this embroidered sketch a couple of years ago but misplaced it until I was looking through my fabric stash yesterday, I had  wondered where I had lost it! I think it is time to really sort my workroom out now as I have also lost a block I've carved and one of my sketchbooks. Hope the rafters in the loft can take more storage!