Hand Stitching
Hand stitching is slow. I appreciate the unhurried pace. Sometimes as I create a piece I feel it needs a bold stroke of color, which, if I were painting, I would create instantly with brush and pigment. With hand stitching I must cut it from fabric or stitch it slowly across the piece. It is a process that forces me to think and feel beyond impulsiveness. To sit patiently with each stitch as it unfurls and each scrap of fabric as it joins the composition. It’s a slow, thoughtful conversation.
I have no past experience with embroidery or sewing methods. I have grown into this new way of expressing myself through hand stitching. I carve out time to sit quietly, head bowed and let color and texture tell a story. My pieces are influenced by Aboriginal art, nature, birds, home, fear, whimsy, the joy of circles. Frayed edges, holes, stains, knotted threads - all these “blemishes” become intriguing characteristics of the piece; the appeal that draws me in and makes the piece more relatable.
I have no past experience with embroidery or sewing methods. I have grown into this new way of expressing myself through hand stitching. I carve out time to sit quietly, head bowed and let color and texture tell a story. My pieces are influenced by Aboriginal art, nature, birds, home, fear, whimsy, the joy of circles. Frayed edges, holes, stains, knotted threads - all these “blemishes” become intriguing characteristics of the piece; the appeal that draws me in and makes the piece more relatable.
60 Circles Around the Earth
I created this hand stitched project during my 60th year... paying homage to each unique season I've passed through,
circling through adventures, discoveries, pain, loss, change, beauty, and surprising intimacies.
circling through adventures, discoveries, pain, loss, change, beauty, and surprising intimacies.
