Things have been so hectic recently that I’m afraid I missed posting last week. The sales at our local exhibition have been good, and I’ve needed to spend all my time stitching out replacements for things that have been sold, and because that has meant re-stitching old designs I haven’t had the time to do anything new. This is very frustrating as my list of new ideas just keeps getting longer!
But I did find this stitchout from a while back. It was one of the experiments that I did drawing birds with their wings pointing down – this got done at the same time as the big heron from a few weeks ago. This one’s a little hawk, and you may be able to see that there is the text of a poem written on the feathers. The poem is "Windhover" by Gerard Manley Hopkins, and I thought it went well with the bird. Of course you can’t really read the text because the letters are so faint, but I like the idea that it’s there all the same, even if it can’t be read
And after missing last week’s posting I’m afraid that I’ll miss next week’s as well, because we’re off for a few days R&R in Edinburgh. I’m really looking forward to visiting a few galleries and seeing a couple of shows, and hope to come back with some new ideas for designs. So as a result of all this, I’m afraid June’s free design will be postponed for a week, but I’ll get it posted in the second week of the month
Stunning! The font used for the poem gives real feather feel. Love it
Amazing!!
Love your hawk, the poem adds to the design. Don’t worry about missing a few post. We understand.
That’s wonderful that you’ve sold so many pieces that you have to spend all your time stitching replacements! But I do understand how frustrating it can be to want to move on to new works when you have to produce for the gallery.
I love your hawk. The lettering really does go well in the piece.
Have fun in Edinburgh!
Hi Mia, Congrats on selling so many of your pieces that you have needed to replace them with new ones. I love your little hawk and the font that you used for the poem on the wings which from a distance blends in to the feathers while one can read it perfectly up close. To me there is the appearance of the jewelry and/or headpieces worn by the queens of ancient Egypt giving the hawk a regal or royal look.
This is an amazing bird! I love it!