And again another piece done for the gallery, a deceptively simple one. At first glance it looks quite straightforward – just a yellow-brown hawk hovering in the air. But actually it’s quite complicated – it’s made with several different colours and textures of applique fabrics and a lot of different colours of threads.
Sometimes the shifts in colours are so subtle you can hardly see them, and as I was doing it I wondered sometimes if it was worth all the effort of changing colours so often. But in the end I think it does work better than if it had been done more simply. Although you can’t always see the difference between the tones, all together I think it adds up to an interesting image that catches the eye. My only criticism of this piece is the background – it’s way too simple and needs something else than just a plain blue. But maybe the hawk itself would go nicely on a jacket back or something like that
The hawk is beautiful. I can also see it as an eagle with a few tweeks. Thanks for sharing.
Jane
Magnifique
Je le vois bien effectivement sur une veste ou une chemise
Quel beau travail Mia !
Hi Mia, when you click on your hawk design it magnifies it and one is able to see a number of the different thread variations and tones in color besides a lot of the various stitches and fills that you used. You created a magnificent bird and design as always. I agree that the blue background fabric seems to be more simple in tone and color than the background fabrics that you usually use in your designs. Have a great weekend!!
Dear Mia,
it looks so great to me! Nice and peaceful background helps to catch an eye on the well done bird. We say something like simplicity is beauty. Yes, according to my opinion your masterpiece is GREAT as it is!
My feeling when watching it – peace and sunny summer :o).
Thank you for sharing.
Lenka
So regal! Love the feather details. Great work- again!
The thread variations are great. It really does shine in a close up. It’s always the details that set things apart and I wish the texture could be seen in 3D on the screen. Lovely.
I love the thread variations in your Hawk. I think without them, the hawk wouldn’t be as beautiful as he is, as someone else said, its the details in the texture that make him a definitely one of a kind. and Yes he would be beautiful on the back of a jacket. I would wear him proudly.
Oh my I could reach out and touch the feathers.
I saw your Hare in the Moon. The Hare looks so soft all curled up in the moon
Shirley
Love your hawk especially the colors you used, and the way the light comes from the left to the right looking darker. The feathers are so real looking.
Oh, he is indeed quite gorgeous. The color palette is perfect and the design is divine.