my newest piece: feels smack dab in the middle of a miracle I’ve made progress on this piece this week (beyond what is in the photos) but I am struggling to make this feel whole and “right”. Something about it seems so severe and forced.
Posts Tagged ‘Kantha’
in progress
Posted in Embroidery, Quilts and Pieces, tagged Kantha, path, Stitching on October 16, 2008 | 3 Comments »
about an hour ago
Posted in Embroidery, Quilts and Pieces, tagged collage, facebook, Kantha, Stitching on October 14, 2008 | 4 Comments »
This is the newest piece in my facebook mapping series. . . . . is preparing to go “all in” detail of the path I love the raggedy bits in this piece and love the way they looked when I tacked them down. In one of the samples I did last week I really responded [...]
continuing to map
Posted in Embroidery, Thoughts, tagged facebook, Kantha, maps, summer on September 14, 2008 | 8 Comments »
Here I am again after several weeks of blog silence. It feels good to be back! In real life I have been busy finishing the Summer quarter, trying to get all the summer projects done at work, enjoying the end of the summer warmth (heat index. . . .), and having my wisdom teeth out. [...]
under the influence
Posted in Embroidery, Thoughts, tagged baking, Kantha, maps, Stitching, time on August 3, 2008 | 5 Comments »
My work these days is heavily influenced by two things- a fascination with maps and the tradition of kantha cloth. It’s funny how the more I explore there things the more I see them without even trying. For instance I get a monthly e-mail from the International Quilt Study Center & Museum (Lincoln, NE) and [...]
