One advantage in being immobilised for several weeks with a
back problem is that you can get a lot of drawing done – I counted up
everything I’d done and there were 28 finished sketches. A lot of them were drawings in the Celtic
manner. I’ve always loved Celtic art and have tried for a long time to master
the style. I’m still not all that good but I’m beginning to get the feel of it, and
worked out several ideas which I’ve since digitised and stitched out
Celtic hunting dog
Here’s the first one – a running dog in a “pure” Celtic
style. I’ve stitched it out with my current favourite applique fabric – Fairy
Frost Glitz (from Michael Miller) in a muted blotchy gold. The subtle gold
glint goes well with the subject. I thought for a while about perhaps stitching
the scrolls with a metallic thread, but in the end decided that it would be a bit
over the top and perhaps distract from the basic shape of the dog
I like your effort very much and i think you have done a very good job but i think you should pay attention towards the sketch of image no doubt color combinations and the stitches are dam good