My apologies for not posting last week – things have not
been going to plan. My biggest problem is that my usually trustworthy Innovis-i
machine finally made it clear that it desperately needed a clean and service,
so whether I liked it or not, it had to go back to the dealer’s in Edinburgh.
This means, of course, that I haven’t been able to stitch anything out for some
days now. Add to that the fact that my camera has broken (meaning that I can’t
photograph anything for the blog) and you can see that my style has been
severely cramped
However here’s something from the back files, made when I
was experimenting with printing backgrounds for embroidery. As always with
these first stitchouts, this is more of a sketch than a finished piece, but all the same I like it
(even though the background rather reminds me of cheap 1960’s wallpaper). The
background is just blotchy yellow acrylic paint on cotton, and then the leaves
were added with a carved printing block. This is quite a large piece and I think
will look good when framed
Three birds in the jungle
I may have to take a couple of weeks break now. Our NEOS
show is coming up shortly and a lot of work has to be done to prepare for that.
And then there is the show itself, which is two weeks this year, and I need to
be there every day to demonstrate how the embroideries are made. If you’re in
the area, do drop in. The exhibition is “Art in the Buchat”, and you can find
details in the NEOS catalogue, which is available online or free from many
places in Aberdeenshire