Life has been pretty boring recently, because I’ve been spending all my time trying to produce a huge number of Christmas cards for the people who ordered them at our recent NEOS exhibition. I would always prefer to digitise rather than stitch things out, and when it comes to stitching out a HUGE number of identical designs, my patience runs out
Oh well, I shouldn’t complain, because at least my embroidery machine is back from being repaired and it’s nice to be able to use it again
But I don’t have much to post here, because all the Christmas card designs are old: you’ve already seen them in past posts and I haven’t had time to produce new ones. So here are two more (non-Christmas) pieces that I exhibited at the NEOS show.
This one is yet another tribute to the Celtic school of art that is one of my favourite decorative styles. The intricate curls that are so typical of Celtic design seemed perfectly suited to the depiction of a tree with interlaced branches and roots
The Celtic oak
And here I retreat to my favourite theme of birds. We have huge flocks of pigeons around here, and they’ve been spending the autumn scrabbling for food in the harvested fields. So I drew a flock just rising from the ground with the flurry of wings that always accompanies them
A flock of autumn pigeons
I will probably be late with the next freebie (again) because we’re going to spend spend some time in Glasgow – I’m being taken for a long trip there to visit the wonderful museums in the city. But I’ll be back eventually with a couple of more freebies
I can understand your getting bored with doing so many of the same things. I feel the same and I usually only do two or three because family members see it and want it.
The Celtic tree is something everyone likes, so I can believe it is very popular. The pigeons is one I particularly like because I grew up in the city and pigeons were a particularly familiar visitor. Yours looks very good, like just being in flight. Just like when i used to chase them and they would all take off at once.
One day I wish you would do a small one 2 inches or so, just standing still. To put on the front left of a shirt. Like a logo reminder of those days. The noble city slicker you could call him.
Go enjoy your trip, take lots of photos for inspiration, and enjoy it all.
Linda V.
The Celtic tree is perfect! I love how simple and yet how complex it is at the same time, typical of Celtic designs. And, your birds never fail to delight; these guys mid-takeoff (or landing) are no exception to that rule.
vos dessins sont fabuleux merci