A new venture

Last week I had the opportunity to babysit my friend's studio-shop 'Fibre' in the Manchester Craft and Design Centre. During this time I boosted my stock of handmade greetings cards, trying out various designs to fit with different occassions. Here are a few images of my designs.

Finished Canvas

I am really pleased with the finished piece and fortunately so are my clients. I used grey thread to imitate the strings of the guitar, keeping my embroidery background present in my other works. I'd forgotten how much I enjoyed painting and I plan to make more ready-to-buy canvases soon.

A Long Overdue Update...

I have neglected my blog over the last few months, however I have resumed my creativity and thought it was about time to share it.
I received a commission for a painted canvas, specifically for their music room with a guitar image and sunburst and using three colours of wood brown, white and black. I haven't painted for such a long time and, having started the piece, it has really made a change from my university style of work. This image is a second sketch idea of what I envision the final canvas to look like.

Finished Works

My eight finished pieces on display at my 2010 BA(Hons) Embroidery Degree Show.

Goosey Goosey Gander

This piece is directly respondent from the original drawing, creating a painterly texture with individual stitched marks. Varying tone creates depth in the piece and the Geese are subtle in form and colour. This piece will make an appearance in my final degree show.

Fly Away Petal

Using french knots to resemble blossom petals which turn into individual chain stitch as they fly away on the spring breeze. Where they go is anybody's guess...

Recycling bank and shopping trolley

The sense of communication between the two objects brings a different element to this piece. The varying textures and line qualities add eye-catching patches of interest.