Plenty in a time of plenty. Quite a different style from my last project. As I mentioned it, I started it when I was in Turkey and had a flu which is a strange experience in 100° F. When I added more carnations, I found that the colors stand a little isolated and do not really cooperate; so I started balancing them out with smaller blossoms and vines. It now starts looking like a 17th century piece, close to my intention in the beginning.You can see the experimental nature of the project in the sketching -- some parts show a geometrical border which I discarded. For the sketch, I used a water soluble pen, and I do hope I will be able to rinse it out...
In the close-up, you can see well how irregular the old linen fibers are.
6 comments:
Please - to everyone who looks at this: you have to zoom in to fully appreciate the beauty of this piece! Amazing!!
Gorgeous work! When you zoom in you can see how incredible it is.
What a luscious bouquet! I can almost smell the fragrance. Michele
Oooo what a wonderfull work again, Eva! You are stitching SO regularly, I love it!
Do you know the Dutch textile-artist Tilleke Schwarz? Wonderfull embroidery too!!
Els.
this rich piece is getting even richer! Beautiful.
Very beautiful, Eva! I like the blue lines as an element of the piece - it's nice to see them in the edges - the path the growing colors will follow.
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