It seems that nearly everything I’m working on at the moment has been inspired directly or indirectly by the Baffin Island artists I mentioned a few weeks ago. At first glance their work seems very simple, but it’s so inspirational that I find it difficult to stop thinking about what they do and how they interpret their subjects.
A loon from Baffin Island
This is a loon drawn by one of the Dorset Bay artists in a very unconventional pose. To be honest I’m not sure how realistic the pose is, but then I don’t know much about loons! But whether or not it’s realistic, it’s original and interesting, so I used the same pose for a drawing of a brightly-coloured bird among flowers.
The loon translated into a summer bird among the flowers
This is another one of those pieces where I’ve played around with loose stitching to make a “lightweight” background to the main subject. The bright colours are probably a reaction to the long-drawn end of winter that we’ve been experiencing, and an expression of hope that the spring and summer can’t be too far away
Hi Mia, I love your new bird with the unusual pose and the transparency of the stitched flowers that allows one to see glimpses of your hand painted background fabric. Your thread artistry is always so awe-inspiring.
Hello Mia
Belle numérisation
Un beau souffle de printemps
Love it! Aways intrigued at the unique ways you create beautiful art with embroidery and especially enjoy your birds.
Beautiful choice of colors and I love the light ,airy background! My daughter lived on a lake with loons that nested there every year and has a collection of loon art, a little of it is abstract, so I think your pose is fine. It makes me think the loon is about to touch down in the water or about to take to flight!
Love it
Great use of color! I think it will make Spring hurry to visit.
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Taking flight, is how I see this bird…great work and really nice lines…
Love your bird, beautiful as always. The textured stitches on your bird really give it depth and life. The stitches on the body for its feathers to the satin stitches on the wings. Just beautiful. The background stitching and colors really does welcome spring.
Wow, that is beautiful Mia!!