You're right Mirjam and I shouldn't try for perfect every time. But it's
hard to do, even when you know it's not that important to be exact.

Every so often I do break out and do something that does mix things like a
tablecloth with embroidery and crocheted doilies and patchwork spots, so I
do try.

Lucille

"Mirjam Bruck-Cohen" wrote in message
...
Lucille , i would never advice to break out of road regulations ,,,,,
But needlework isn`t the road , if you `break` the `law` nobody will
get harmed ,, only some old fashioned Accepted Rules ,,, one lady
quite known for her textile works , came into my solo in Ein Harod
Museum ,,, and said ,, " How DARE you mix embroidery weaving , crochet
etc,,, ? " I wondered waht the term DARE made there at all ,, I
honestly told her i felt that this was the way it should have been
done ...." she raised her Nose,,, and said " You are a Shame to every
textile worker !!!!!" 4 months later , at least 1000 visitors in
organized groups , and 100s in non organized groups , when my
exhibition , broke the doors of ignorring fiberart , and all
newspapers `suddenly` started to write about Other fiberart events as
well,,,, she admitted , that maybe My `scandalous` work did aome good
to all ..... Nothin g scandalous about my work , i am an artist that
happened to choose fiber as my medium ,,, I use the techniques for my
expression , as my Pallette , i don`t let the techniques control me.
Thus since there are No rules anymore .... just spill your thoughts
and feelings on the cloth you have ... it will come ...
mirjam
... On Tue, 23 Mar 2004 11:55:03 -0500, "Lucille"
wrote:

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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