Next Batch–as you can see, I have been spending my time stitching and not posting.
I: vintage linen napkin applique, needle punch (hate it), fabric paint, chain and running stitch.
J: Applique, satin stitch and a Clean House marathon.
K: turned edge applique, stuffing
I am mostly on target with my one square every three days, and will be pushing especially hard this next week to have heaps of new work for my crit on Thursday.
C: I am so not a fan of crossstitch, but I am a fan of Abby, who lent me DMC 4050 when mine ran out, and also Audrey, who offered hers.
F: applique with silk floss. My F choice was a total no brainer, except the logos are almost anonymous. Any guesses? Hint–it’s a two-fer, I am only showing one.
Unlike other W.I.P.s, I cannot work on this one forever, i must be finished with all of the pieces and have it assembled in a very short time. I am not sure I want to give everything away right now, so here are a few details…
chain stitch and silk ribbon embroidery
very velvet and chain stitch
satin stitch
This is a new project I have just begun. I need to be ready to hang by January 6.
Zoinks.
Congratulations, again to Courtenay Bouvier for her winning moniker entry for the art project also known as 8*1*8. The creme filled golden sponge cake is Pammy, after Pamela Anderson, an equally synthetic pop culture phenom. As you can see, neither Patty nor Pammy has changed much. These pics were taken on Aug 21. Patty the cheeseburger was purchased on July 29, Pammy the creme filled golden sponge cake was purchased on August 1. They have been stored at room temperature in an organic granola bar box, Patty is wrapped in her original orange paper, Pammy is naked (shocker!).
It is nearing the end of the term and I am stitching and painting like a demon, which involves listening to endless podcasts–I think Ira Glass is going to send me a bill when I am done with my MFA. Sometimes Hurricane/ sometimes Tropical storm Flo is whirling around us right now with a powerful warm wind and a near biblical amount of rain. I can’t begin to describe my bliss at experiencing this weather in a brick house on a continent as opposed to previous encounters with similar weather in the middle of the Atlantic, hundreds of miles from shore.
This is part of a new project I haven’t named yet. You’ll get to watch it unfold.
I am also looking for old cloth napkins, the ones too stained to use, or who lost their mates. If you have some to send me, please leave me a note in comments and I will email you my address. All donations will be reimbursed with Wacky Packages.
sigh,
i will finish this soon.
I couldn’t get through these thousands of French Knots without audio entertainment from Ira Glass and his story crafters.
My goal is to stitch for 90 minutes each day.
FYI: this i sabout 13 inches wide by 9 inches high.
Oops, not the best photo quality for these almost done pieces, but even when they are done, they won’t really be done, since they are part of a larger piece called “Value Added.” Stay tuned, school is in session, and after more than a year, I will be making my own work again–YAY!
Okay, as much as I love them, French Knots don’t work everywhere. This is an old wool that belonged to my grandmother, Battista Battista (her real name). It is a very loose weave so was tricky to stitch into. Also, I used a hoop this time, which I never do anymore, I mostly work with a heavy stabilizer behind my fabric and prefer it. Also, just to make these knots harder, I used Frosty Rays, which looks great, but can be persnickety. Also, I worked on the knots in a waiting room filled with the sound of old style Muzak.
I cut off my knots, kept my Frosty Rays, and went with a running stitch.
It feels like I’ve been working on this forever, and I almost have been. I started it sometime last summer but didn’t touch it for about 6 months. The letters are filled in with teeny tiny french knots. I have a few long plane flights ahead of me, so I am hoping to get a few more letters filled in by the end of the month.
I based this logo on the hot dog truck we saw in Toronto last summer.
So far this term at school, I have no work of my own to show. This is disappointing because I have been chomping at the bit to get into my own stuff, especially after 10 months of making which only involved making food. One class is theory and discussion based. My other class is very interesting. We are working in conjunction with Union Mission of Savannah and their program called Growing Hope, which is one of only a few art programs for the homeless in the whole country.
As a class, we were challenged to work with the clients of Union Mission to come up with design solutions for bedding issues. Our focus has been split into three groups: the needs of the people sleeping rough on the street, the needs of those living in a shelter and the needs of those in transitional housing, trying to get back on their feet. My group is charged to work with the group in transition.
After several conversations, we have determined that the needs of this transitional group are significantly more psychological than any of the others. They are looking for privacy and escape, within a group and without substances.
With this in mind, we have created ACME better bedpods. For more information and more pictures, please check out our blog.
This is classmate Joemy Buschur and I setting up our ACME better bedpod for a critique. This is still very much a work in progress. We have a long way to go before we head to ICFF (International Contemporary Furniture Fair) in New York City next month.
