It’s been far too long since I’ve posted here, which was because of some health problems that stopped me from sitting at a computer. But luckily things seem to be getting better, so here I am again! Unfortunately just at the moment I don’t have much to show here, but there is a BIG project that’s been preoccupying me for a long time.
I don’t suppose many readers will know the city of Dundee, in Scotland, but if you do, you might have visited the little port town of Broughty Ferry, which isn’t far from the big city. There, not far from the banks of the river Tay, is a little cafe where we often have lunch. What I really love about this cafe is that the entrance hall is lined with shelves, which are stuffed with pot plants of every description
The Wall of Plants (or parts of it)
This is only a small section of the wall, but you can see what it’s like, and see that a whole room lined with this kind of display would be spectacular!
So I got to work. I drew a big collection of plants in pots, all of different sizes and proportions, digitised and stitched them, and fitted them together into a rectangle. All together I used 19 little designs which, when stitched together, made a wall hanging of about 24 inches wide by 16 inches tall (61 x 40 cm)
And here is the result – at least the result as it is at present
Well, it’s a start…
You can see there’s a lot still to do. A few of the squares need straightening, the little boundaries between the individual designs need to be stitched in, and there needs to be a wide binding around the whole thing.
And one other thing is niggling at me. Since this has involved such a lot of design and digitising work, perhaps I should have made the whole thing a lot bigger. It wouldn’t have involved much extra work, and the result would have been a lot more eye-catching. Oh well, there’s time yet and I might just get round to doing a big version. Meanwhile there’s a lot of other things to catch up on, and a lot of new blog posts to plan. I hope it won’t be so long next time!
I love the start of your project. If it’s too big what will you use it for? You are so talented with your embroidery designs!
Great set up for your big designs. I like that you have a variety of plants.
The hanging ones really make a good balance. How about a potato in a jar, or an avocado seed with toothpick holding in a small glass. And, maybe a worm sneaking his head out from behind a pot?
A buzzy bee might enjoy a spot or two.
You have a ton of work in that and it looks wonderful.
Linda
I hope you can conquer the health stuff soon. I know having that crop up can be really frustrating. Hoping you make headway!
L
very nice
Amazing and so creative! I dont know much about embroidery – I stumbled upon your blog while looking for examples of zoomorphic calligraphy in English (I teach linguistics and we are comparing and contrasting zoomorphic calligraphy from a number of different world scripts), and wow! I cant stop looking at your work and reading about you and your creative projects! I hope your health is on the mend. The world needs your beautiful art and your perspectives and journey. What a delight! Thank you!
–Dawn from New Hampshire, USA
I enjoy viewing your talent!
Thank you for sharing 🙂