Attraction
This is a view from the seawall in downtown Vancouver. I see the water and the rocks as reaching out to each other.
The water is painted on silk and then the pebbles/rocks are free motion machine embroidered. There’s a little bit of hand-sewing of shiny or “invisible” threads that can only be seen in certain lighting and helps make the rocks look wet where they touch the water. Oh and a tiny bit of hand-sewing of foam on the water in the foreground.
I got myself a daylight lamp and I love it. I’ve been struggling to get enough light in the right position to do artwork after sundown in what I’ll call my (ahem) “work zone” in our new apartment. 100W equivalent baby! Only wish I’d gone for it sooner.
August 16th, 2011 at 2:25 am
Just one warning about the daylight lamp – if you have trouble sleeping, it might make matters worse. I’ve found I don’t settle to sleep if I’ve been stitching right up to bedtime.
Love your seashore!
August 16th, 2011 at 11:55 am
Thanks for the tip Rachel! I’ll make sure and have some non-stitching time in between. I’m still loving my lamp’s interrogation vibe.