New work for exhibition

I have been working on some new pieces for an exhibition I have booked for August in Orewa.

 

I just love Long and Short, I could do it all day!

Lips are always my hardest part, these needed a nights sleep and a cup of tea before I decided on a colour, still maybe a bit pink but in the end not bad.

Skull quilt finished

This is my skull quilt, all finished, I have called it Beautiful Bones. I have submitted it to Houston so I will see if it suits their exhibition. If it doesn't get selected I will have it on show in Levin when I am guest artist in October. In the mean time I will enjoy it being pinned up in the studio.

new silk shading sample

I teach silk shading or Long and Short stitch quite a lot around the country so every so often I get board with my sample and have to stitch a new one. This time I have tried to make the design a touch more modern but still have all the elements that the students need to learn, and have a nice looking piece of work to take home. I will be teaching this new design first in Whakatane, NZ in May

 All worked in 1 strand of a stranded cotton, the background is tea dyed silk.

contemporary sttch sampler

I have just finished another bus queue, this design will be a 1 day stitch sampler class. I am just arranging the date. I simple design that will cover the main embroidery stitches so good for someone getting into surface stitching or someone new.

Quilt top almost done

I have finished stitching down the skull and flowers, I had to add some more leaves as the ones I had just disappeared when you were looking at the quilt from a distance. I am pleased with how its looking, I will get those leaves stitched down next week, then on to the quilting, by hand of course and lots in the ditch I think.

class is Berry

Berry Quilt and co have now got details on their website www.berryquiltandco.com.au  about the head class I am teaching for them in April. I met the new owner of this shop when I was teaching in Melbourne last year so it will be really cool to go over and see how her quilt is coming along.

latest piece of long and short

 

I started this piece when I was guest artist at the Christchurch quilt and craft show at the end of last year. It has been waiting to be finished since then. I decided to give it a fabric border and make it up like a tiny quilt.

The idea behind it is that if we only ever listen or look at things we choose we have a very one sided view of the world, rose tinted maybe! I read a book a while ago about how google searches are different for different people depending on what google thinks you want to see. I much prefer the library where you come across random bits of info in the process of looking for something else. Or listening to the radio where you get a collection of music some of which is very cool that you have never heard of.



 

 

 

Rose Tinted Glasses

I just love satin stitch lips!