Why is it that the year starts in September, even for those of us who don't have anything directly to do with school? Is it old habits? Is it many years as a student and as an educator? After a hot, dry summer, September seemed to be time for a fresh start with new energy. Although the leaves began to show color, everyone was energized.
Technical Details:
The foundation is Lacy's Stiff Stuff painted with green Dye-na-Flow.
For this piece I used some stone (maybe they're stone) chips that had been looking at me for quite a while. There are also 6/0s, 11/0s, 15/0s, Delicas, triangles, tiny cubes, and hexes.
The backstitch, the stop stitch, and couching were used in this piece.
The size is 2.25 inches by 3 inches.
I used size A olive C-lon thread.
What I Was Thinking:
I'm a monochromaticist (I made up that word), but it's interesting to work with more than one color every once in a while. The salmon-pink and green of the stone chips and of the metallic iris olive-pink size 6/0s was a satisfying combination. Maybe I should re-think my career as a monochromaticist.
Issues That Came Up:
This piece was difficult to photograph. It really is dark olive, with the salmon-pink highlights of the stone chips. I tried to do some color adjustment on the computer, but the colors may look different on your monitor than they do on mine.
1 comment:
Just beautiful.
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