Although there were many negative sides to “lockdown”, for many of us, there were also lots of positives. On the one hand all of my classes, exhibitions and shows had to be cancelled which was very depressing. One the other hand, it meant I now had unlimited time for walking with Maddie, my staffy boxer cross, which was uplifting. I’m sure a lot of us started to notice things we would otherwise have simply passed by, like these wonderful shadows cast by the trees.
I decided to use these shadows as inspiration for an abstract wet felted Wallhanging. The fibres used are Merino and Viscose and it’s been embellished with free motion stitch, hand spun yarn (my first attempt at spinning!) and Colonial Knots. The finished piece is mounted on board and measures 42cm x 58cm. It will form part of my “Fabric & Fibre of Nature” exhibition at The Quilt & Stitch Show, Uttoxeter in April 2021.
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Congrats on being successful with your shadows as an exhibition piece.
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Thanks Antje, the NCCD is a wonderful venue for arts and crafts so I’m looking forward to seeing the rest of the exhibits.
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Great interpretation – good luck with your submission!
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Thanks Kim. I’ve had a phone call this afternoon to say it’s been accepted for the exhibition and it will be going on display from this Thursday so I’m thrilled!
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Fantastic news – well done!!
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This is wonderful and I love that the inspiration was from trees.
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Thanks Ruth, it was an interesting one to work on.
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Just wonderful. I especially love the shadows given by the trees. Thanks for sharing these photos.
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Glad you liked the photos Geri, thanks for stopping by!
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Fab Karen. Great design, colors and texture!
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Thanks Marilyn. I’ve just submitted this piece for consideration as part of a local exhibition. It’s at the National Centre for Craft and Design in Sleaford which is fabulous venue so fingers crossed!
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I’m sure it will be a hit!
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That’s gorgeous as usual. I love the colonial knots addition – a stitch I keep telling myself I’m going to have to learn!
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Do it Alex! You will love using them.
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Magnifique Karen
Love love love it
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Thanks Antje, glad you like it!
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I meant to ask….what board have you mounted it on & how have you attached it?
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It’s a backboard from a picture frame Antje. I’m a big fan of recycling so have a stash of these boards from frames that have lost their glass, or which are a design I simply don’t like any more. I make a policy of never gluing my felt so if I make something very sculptural or stiff I make pairs of holes in the board, stitch through the felt, through the hole and tie off at the back to hold everything in place. With a picture like this one I “lace” the back using crochet cotton to hold it taught.
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Thanks Karen for the info.
Some of these backboards have hanging devices built in….so a great idea.
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I like your interpretation of tree shadows. I have noticed them as they stretch across a pavement, and wanted to do an interpretation using fabric. But I just couldn’t get started.
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Thanks Laura. I kept my interpretation very loose and thought about several shadows layered on top of each other, with different colours and textures. Another way to approach it might be to think about the negative space between the shadows and make more of that.
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Beautiful! Love the design and colours.
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Thanks Lyn
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Oh, your latest piece is so cool. I must look more at all your work. Wowza. Thanks.
TRISHNOBLESANDE
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Thanks Trish, hope you see more work you like!
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