What a nice way this would be to break free for those among us who are
afraid to do their own thing. I'm one of those people. Although I know
it's silly, I agonize over having to change something on a needlework piece.
My first thought is if the designer wanted me to do my own thing she/he
would have said so. I do change small things some of the time, but it takes
a lot of angst to do it.
Lucille


"Mirjam Bruck-Cohen" wrote in message
...
Dianne , i think we were `dancing` around this subjevt every several
months on this group ,.... I believe every person has a story to tell
and his / her own way to do it ..... maybe one should let go of some
of 'You Must do it THIS way and not That way attidtude ???"
Maybe really listening to those who come with another culture = thus
other point of view , might open up your ability to BE YOU Dianne ,,,,
This onece in ages person ,,,, take all those wonderful techniques you
know so well .... take a piece of cloth ..... and Embroider DIANNE not
the portret but the concept .... Just Embroider you name ,,,,birth
date , other important dates in you life ,, you kid`s names etc,,, see
where this leads you ,, choose a specail color for each person and
each date ,,,, See where this leads you .... mirjam
:

I think more than a few of us need a "directed" push. We can't look at
a plain canvas and do it. And even if we *can* put *something* on that
plain canvas, it ends up being trite. That may not be the right word.
More akin to: been there, done that, nothing original.

How I wish there was some way I could get into a fiber class that
demanded of us in such a way that - sweat pouring down brow - it could
eek out my inner self.

Watching this conversation: Yesterday I looked at a piece I'm doing,
and I noticed the petals in the flower. I definitely have my "own way"
of drawing, but I don't know how to break out and make it really say
something. Everytime I look at it, I think: Oh, but artists do it so
much better. I *know* that's not exactly true in the deepest sense, but
that's a tape recorder that's hard to overcome.

Dianne

lula wrote:

Hi Anne,

As I figured, you're a very creative stitcher......just needing a few
pointers in the right direction now and then! We all benefit from these
creative "pushes" from others periodically.

It's wonderful that you're going to continue to do more fun
characters......those names you title them with add that extra bit of
fun to the imagination! Like having a cherry added on top!

Have you thought of making these embroideries into three dimensional
figures such as cloth "dolls"?

I literally dance around with joy whenever I come up with a workable
new
over the top character........it's a major accomplishment being able to
capture the just right expressions of these "funny" faces on gridded
canvas.

Today, I decided to stitch a model of Madame La Zora & Co, the over the
top fortune teller with her cat companions......she's the gleeful lady
on the front page of web site......

The only negative is my canvas to stitch is not the beautifully painted
model I did earlier but only a blank canvas that I outlined verey
lightly with a micron pen.......so pretty much, I'm stitching and
designing as I go......

I've already frogged a few inches of stitching in the short time I was
stitching. One can't be faint hearted to "frog" if one wants to capture
the just right expression of the faces, especially the eyes! These
details makes or breaks my whole design as my work depends heavily on
expressive lines.

The fun part was filling a large basket full of pretty colors and
textures of whatever threads I might need to create my "masterpiece"
model!
This needlepoint of Madame La Zora & Co is my "work" stitching......my
FUN stitching is to be an embroidery, a really fun piece titled More
Bitch than Stitch.....there's a computer screen with little puffs of
smoke and tiny flames shooting out......have already done a fun sketch
of the project so far.
I'd like to intergrate humorous text using decorative fonts into the
design along with all sorts of fun embellishments and so on.
---
Lula
http://www.woolydream.com
Needlework Adventures

anne wrote:

lula said


Hmmmm, where did I get this feeling you weren't exactly going for the
ladylike, elegant look for your fan design?


I may surprise us both and buy some fancy threads for that fan one of
these
days. There's a gorgeous design, complete with how to's in a book that
I'm too
lazy to go upstairs to get the name of. Before attempting that project,
I need
to practise laying down an evenly spaced trellis.


hahaha, thanks to you, I decided to let my imagination go
and have some real fun creating my next embroidery.


ooooooh, I can't wait to see what an real artiste comes up with



One doesn't need to use shading to add depth to a design........you
can
use pattern to add depth, for example doing a check border in an
area,
in another, do some stripes, then add some dots, these patterns can be
in bright colors or subdued by using more pastel and close colors .
Many artists will use pattern instead of just shading their artwork to
add depth to their work.


I'm slowly coming to realize that I don't need to recreate the original
exactly
or duplicate the intricate color schemes of cross stitch charts to
create
something that pleases me. FYI, my WIP began life as Clementine
Clothcollector
in a red dress and a blue hat. She's morphed into Velma Vacationer with
a red
hat and turquoise dress ;-)

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