HEDGEROWS
Inspired by the scarlet poppies my second piece rapidly underwent a change of colour scheme and I finished it with band of crimson. The art of being flexible and open to new ideas is a wonderful thing and I am always ready for a dialogue with myself and work to make beneficial changes. Sometimes if something is not quite balanced or harmonious I will leave the room for a while and simply return to adjudicate and see what changes (if any) I can make.
The dog roses are so very beautiful at the moment and a few weeks ago I found a tree with both pink and white blooms attached and scrambling into its topper most branches. I quite liked the textures of the bark patterns and assorted lichens which led me onto a little exploration with machine felting, French knots and some threads made using water soluble and machine embroidery. I particularly liked using different coloured threads on the top and in the bobbin of my machine to create bi coloured thicker threads which gave a pleasing effect to the piece. I have worked in a very similar style to this a while ago but it was enjoyable revisiting some of the techniques.
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