R & R
A very small piece of paradise at 3 x 4 inches. You could almost be there…if you hold it right up to your face : )
There’s a little bit of everything here, in terms of techniques. The sky and sand are painted, but the mountains are a torn-off piece of dark blue acid-free paper that shows through the silk from behind.
The clumps of trees are mostly free motion machine embroidered, but the ironwoods on the right are thread lint stuck on with glue (ah, that ancient art of sticking on), and the palm is hand-stitched. The hut’s a piece of cotton, hand-painted. There’s also some detail worked using fabric pens, paint and pastels in the background.
The beach plants in the foreground (I think tree heliotrope) are what made me choose to create this scene, as I could imagine machine embroidery making these “grow” quickly on a painted background of sand.
Now for just a little rest and relaxation of my own, before going on to my next picture!