sketch club

Renata - a ten minute sketch

weekend done and dusted

Had a busy weekend one way or another  - I sat on the Embroiderers' Guild NSW information booth/stall on Saturday and had  a good time gas bagging to one and all.  I didn't take any stitching with me and ended up buying a jumbo crochet bag kit and started it (with a bit of help from Catherine - ta).   It was a bit like wielding a crow bar  -  I am tempted to look about for a hook that is a better crafted - the one that came with the kit has no shape to it and the fabric strips were difficult ti ease off the hook as I tend to be a bit tight with my tension.\

And I have been drawing again and tried playing with a pattern from the pear  I spoke of earlier in the week - I will keep at it  -  never know what might come up.
And  of course I drew a bit more fruit ...

 And I worked on a piece for the MAPS exhibition  I will put a photo up when I am happy with it..

shadows

Had a pear on the table this morning and was captivated by the shadows cast by the overhead lights - think I need to darken th shadows a bit more but this will do for the time being  -  I could do another I guess and see how it goes.

The shadow lines  and patterns could be echoed very nicely in appliqué and  stitch  - I should try that too I guess :-)  I haven't posted much embroidery of late but have been working on a number of pieces for an exhibition which opens at the end of the month.  For more on this visit the MAPS link on the side bar.

painting

I went to a free introductory drawing and painting class with Art Est today and was challenged by apples and a limited palette of Blue and burst sienna.  Had a fun time.

more collage

sketching

Tuesday night is sketch club night.  I have only been twice this year and, as I only draw that night,  I am right out of  practice.  I was happy with one quick sketch and am wondering how I can employ stitches to render a version of it. 


I have been reading a couple of interesting books which have got me thinking - one on the history of crewel work and another called Embroidery Studio (Embroiderers Guild).  Embroidery Studio  features a number of textile artists who consider an old embroideries or textile and the pattern, stitch , composition etc and interpret and creation of new works inspired by those textiles.

more collage

Still reading Gerald Brommer's book and being inspired to play with bits of paper and glue ... it is now officially confirmed that I am a bit of a hoarder ... I used papers that I painted at a workshop a couple of years ago  for the little fish below - the paper has been tucked away since then.  

I also collect postcards/flyers that come out for exhibitions and have added a couple of elements from that source to create 'Tom peeping' below:

I am having fun :-)