After a small delay, my latest piece, New Ideas, is finished! New ideas form and then join together to make more new ideas in this slice of the brain. The white, glow-in-the-dark neurons carry the energy through the gray matter. I free-motioned the squiggles of the brain first, in a solid gray Sulky cotton thread. Later, I went back and stitched the neurons and around each idea (circle) with Glowy (glow-in-the-dark thread). And, yes. You read that correctly. All of the white stitching does really glow in the dark! Here's another detail picture. I really like all of the texture in this piece. The hand-appliqued circles really pop out of the background and the two different layers of free-motion stitching really create some depth.
This piece was fun to create! A little different from my traditional landscapes and just a tad scientific! ;)
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I have had an idea rolling around in my head for a new piece of fiber art. It's different, especially for me. It's not a landscape, not that realistic is the true sense of the word, and I've been working through it in my mind for a while. I knew I wanted a gray background. The off-white circles you see are actually templates for applique. In the picture above, I was messing around with sizes and placement. Next step? Picking the colors for the circles and then the coordinating threads. Then to pull it all together, I picked the quilting thread colors. The white thread you see on the spool, holds a special surprise! All of the threads I use are from Sulky, of course! :) After making all of my circle appliques, I auditioned them on the background to confirm placement. The threads you see scattered,
are the "tails" left over from making the circles. I will use those to hand-applique the circles to the background. You'll have to come back soon and see the next steps that lead to the finished piece! |
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