What a workout! The weekly life-stuff nearly got in the way of creating this piece! Too many health issues to deal with causing a near collapse under the weight of it all.Anyway, the background is a piece of 5x7 inch ochre color Kunin felt. The center area is painted pellon with machine stitching, a strip of gold netting and a dried Plumeria flower that has been dipped in gel medium to preserve it. The edge stitching was so problematic that I ended up covering it with dimensional paint, black, with highlights of Treasure Gold. The piece is backed with canvas fabric which did help the felt from going wonky like it usually does, but the stitches were awful! A friend recommended a Satinedge foot that hopefully will improve the edge stitching. I think that a lot of my problem has to do with eye sight.
For Paul Newman, you will be missed!
Quotes: People stay married because they want to, not because the doors are locked.
Who's to say who's an expert?
You can't be as old as I am without waking up with a surprised look on your face every morning: 'Holy Christ, whaddya know - I'm still around!' It's absolutely amazing that I survived all the booze and smoking and the cars and the career.
You only grow when you are alone. Paul Newman
3 comments:
This piece is gorgeous! I love what you are doing with fabric and stitching.
Beautiful work Gail! I really love the flow, color and stitching. The artistic edge is wonderful! Truly. I can see you are enjoying yourself. I know I am enjoying your creations!
~Christina
Thanks Carol and Christina! Small pieces are fun to work on.
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