More Trees

Yesterday, I made another small (8" x 10") piece with trees. These trees were free-motion embroidered on a light weight fabric, and then cut away using an exacto tool. Finally, I stitched them to the background.

After drawing the trees on sketch paper, I traced them onto the lightweight fabric, and put the fabric in a hoop. I used a straight stitch, whereas in the previous example I used a free-motion zig-zag. I like the way they look, but the free-motion embroidery is too labor intensive to use for anything larger. I'll keep looking for another way to make trees, so that I can make larger pieces with trees as the theme. I suppose I could just make simpler trees!

Trees

In my drawing class, we've been drawing trees. So, I figured I'd try a little (8" x 10") embroidered piece with trees. My goal was to make the trees recede or come forward in space. I think I succeeded.

Where I've Been

I spent a week with my sister in Jonesborough Tennessee, and she helped me (ok,ok, she did most of the work!) do this mosaic. It's called "We See You, Too." I drew the design on plywood, and we used broken stained glass to make the images. The black is grout, not leading. It's not translucent like stained glass because it's on a wooden support.


And I've finally finished and delivered this dresser. I donated the labor to a fund-raising auction, and this is what they wanted. The owner gave me a mug which had belonged to her mother to use for the design, and I'm pleased to say that it matches well. We delivered it this afternoon, and the owners are tickled with it. I always have palpitations before I deliver something, whether the owners have been involved in the design process or not!